With the demand for tickets so high, the Celtics are curious to find out whether they will be able to take care of their friends and family.The players will get two tickets for each game on the road in the Finals. “I know my girlfriend is getting one of those tickets or it won’t be […]
Gathering sports media notes two-by-two and measuring them in cubits while waiting for the next downpour:• It’s a big weekend for ESPN/ABC, with the NBA Finals having begun last night and the Belmont Stakes run tomorrow. The playoffs have scored well for the corporate brother networks. Overall, ESPN’s playoff audience was up 38 percent over […]
Todayis the start third and final leg of the Triple Crown, theBelmont Stakes, and we have all the information you need,including the latest odds, post time and top contenders.Beginning with the post time for the 2008 Belmont Stakes - therace will start at 6:25pm EST and you can watch the race live onABC. Initially there […]
By The Associated Press – 7 hours agoLOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Anderson, who played the young George Bailey in the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” died Friday. He was 75.Anderson died of cancer at his home in Palm Springs, his wife, Victoria, said Saturday.Robert J. Anderson grew up in […]
Seems like every day brings some new gizmo that promises to stream high-definition (HD) video from your PC or the Web to your TV. They range all the way from USB sticks and flash cards that plug directly into certain new HDTVs, to network-attached hard disks, to stylish set-top boxes that also let you rent […]
Out of the gate at the 2006 Belmont Stakes. Operating the starting gate is a challenge, since thoroughbreds often grow impatient.Belmont Park will be packed on Saturday as Big Brown, who has won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, tries to win the Belmont Stakes to become the first Triple Crown winner in 30 years. […]
So you were out a little late last night, weren’t you? We figured. Thursday, they say, is the new Tuesday, and you were over-consuming vodka and beer and tequila and Greek table wine . . . and now you feel like a thousand armored rhinos are running the Belmont Stakes in your forebrain.We can’t rewind […]
You are right that we need a national ban on performance-enhancing drugs in horse racing (“Horse Racing and Steroids,” editorial, June 3). Since horses travel in interstate commerce and compete nationwide, the patchwork of state rules on racing just doesn’t make sense. It’s like the use of steroids being banned at Fenway Park but not […]
NEW YORK: Cowgirls Don't Cry led all the way to pull off the upset Saturday in the $150,000 Shuvee Handicap for fillies and mares at Belmont Park.Mike Luzzi was aboard for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin as the 4-year-old earned her fourth win in eight starts. The time was 1:37.31 for a mile on the fast track.Cowgirls […]
Can we stop with the “ACC is the toughest conference in the nation” nonsense? Can we throw the conference and team “Ratings Percentage Index” nonsense out the window, please?Belmont, “RPI” 79, took #2-seed in the West Region, Duke and its gaudy RPI of 6 to the brink of extinction. This was a first-round matchup that […]