Alan Truex: Hofburg can trip up Justify in the third leg of the Triple Crown
Justify has won all five of his races, but his trainer, Bob Baffert, knows how he can lose. The strapping
Read more
Featured Stories
Alan Truex: Roger Penske still the Captain, but otherwise Indy’s not what it was
LLANO, Texas — Growing up in Texas, home of A.J. Foyt, I considered Memorial Day weekend important for one thing:
Read more
Alan Truex: Justify shines through Preakness fog. But is he wearing down?
Wayne Lukas and Bob Baffert form the great rivalry of thoroughbred racing. It’s a friendly rivalry, with much common ground
Read more
Alan Truex: Supreme Court opens door to legal bookmaking everywhere
Gambling and sports have had a troubled relationship, dating at least to the 1919 Black Sox. They threw the World
Read more
Alan Truex: Justify got a lucky break, and the rest will be history
Saturday’s Kentucky Derby was a potential disaster. Three inches of rain pounded Churchill Downs and all the beautiful hats and
Read more
Alan Truex: Gutekunst makes a name for himself as Packers draftmaster
Brian Gutekunst is someone I don’t want to write about. Nothing personal, but his name is such a challenge to
Read more
Alan Truex: Spurs are history, if Pop can’t connect with Kawhi
SAN ANTONIO — This is a small big city, with only one big-time sports team, the Spurs. But for this
Read more
Alan Truex: All-out rush is on for flawed quarterbacks in upcoming draft
This time last year the NFL teams were bemoaning the lackluster quarterbacks they were about to draft. No Andrew Luck,
Read more
Mark Roberson at the Masters: Is Patrick Reed the champion we didn’t want?
AUGUSTA, GA — Another year in the books and the Masters certainly didn’t disappoint. At least, not for the tournament
Read more
Mark Roberson: Bubba Watson is peaking as Masters looms
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger is back. Phil is doing Phil things again . . . and Bubba? He too
Read more