Iron Honor a slight favorite for Preakness Stakes

May 11, 2026

LAUREL, Md. — With the Triple Crown off the table, there’s another bit of history that could be made in horse racing this week: Is this the most wide open Preakness ever? The morning line odds suggest it could be after Iron Honor was installed as a 9-2 favorite following Monday’s draw. With Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo held out of the race and a sizeable field of 14 horses currently in it, there’s no clear choice to beat. Any number of entrants could conceivably be favored by the time the race starts Saturday at Laurel Park. Taj Mahal (5-1), Chip Honcho (5-1), ...

Hurricanes sweep Flyers 3-2 in OT, advance to Eastern Conference finals

May 10, 2026

PHILADELPHIA — Jackson Blake scored 5:28 into overtime for his second of the game, Logan Stankoven also scored in regulation and the Carolina Hurricanes finished a four-game sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second ...

Harden’s late barrage lifts Cavaliers past Pistons, cuts series deficit to 2-1

May 10, 2026

CLEVELAND— James Harden hit three clutch shots in the final two minutes, Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit 116-109 on Saturday to cut the Pistons' lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Harden bounced back from two mistake-marred ...

Sean Strickland among UFC 328 winners

May 10, 2026

NEWARK, N.J. — Sean Strickland won UFC’s 185-pound championship for the second time in his career on Saturday night, defeating Khamzat Chimaev via split decision in a bout that never rose to the level of vitriol and threats of violence outside the cage both fighters engaged in ahead of the ...

Bobby Cox, who guided Braves to 5 NL pennants, dies at 84

May 10, 2026

ATLANTA — Bobby Cox, the folksy manager of the Atlanta Braves whose teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and gave the city its first major title as well as World Series trips that fell short, died Saturday. He was 84. Cox died in Marietta, Georgia, according to the Atlanta ...

Arsenal stay in control of Premier League title race

May 10, 2026

Arsenal stayed in control of the Premier League title race by beating relegation-threatened West Ham 1-0 thanks to an 83rd-minute goal by Leandro Trossard and a dramatic late VAR call on Sunday. Arsenal restored its five-point lead over second-place Manchester City and will clinch its first league title since 2004 by winning its final two games, at home to Burnley and away to Crystal Palace. Trossard scored off a shot that took a couple of slight deflections and found the bottom corner. Callum Wilson thought he’d equalized for West Ham following a corner in the fifth minute of ...