Van Garderen tops podium in Tour of California

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) -- Tejay van Garderen stayed out of trouble to seal his first professional stage race title Sunday, winning the Tour of California in front of BMC Racing Team's home fans.

U.S. takes bronze medal at the ice hockey worlds

STOCKHOLM (AP) The United States won its first medal at the ice hockey world championships in nine years, taking the bronze by beating Finland 3-2 in a penalty shootout Sunday.

By A Longshot

Most fans watch horse racing for a chance to witness history, but Oxbow's win spoiled Orb's shot at a Triple Crown. Mark Beech explains why the 138th Preakness was still historic.

Cuse lax gets game-winner with 13 seconds left

Redshirt freshman Dylan Donahue scored with 13 seconds remaining to lift top-seeded Syracuse past Yale 7-6 in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals Saturday.

Longshot Oxbow goes wire-to-wire to win Preakness

Orb was an even-money favorite at the 138th Preakness Stakes after dominating the Kentucky Derby, but longshot Oxbow came out of the gates strong and pulled away to win.

Oxbow upsets Orb to win 138th Preakness Stakes

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving the Hall of Fame trainer his 14th win in a Triple Crown race.

Cornell routs OSU in NCAA Lacrosse quarterfinals

Steve Mock scored seven goals and Rob Pannell added two goals and six assists as unseeded Cornell routed third-seeded Ohio State 16-6 in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals Saturday at Byrd Stadium.

Jamaican sprinters rule Shanghai Diamond meet

SHANGHAI (AP) -- Jamaica dominated the sprint races at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai on Saturday, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce winning the women's 100 meters and Warren Weir capturing gold in the men's 200.

Report: Phelps planning comeback for '16 Games

The son of the U.S. national swim team director is reporting that Michael Phelps is planning a comeback for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Rosario experiencing the ride of his life with Orb

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Joel Rosario is on the ride of his life.

Czech Konig wins 7th stage of Tour of California

Leopold Konig of the Czech Republic won the seventh stage of the Tour of California in a mountaintop finish Saturday, and American Tejay van Garderen finished third to keep the overall lead for the third straight day.

Switzerland tops US, faces Sweden for world title

The United States was upset 3-0 by Switzerland in the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship Saturday.

Orb gunning for Preakness win from No. 1 post

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Everything's a go for Orb.

Gary Stevens rides Oxbow to 3rd Preakness win

Gary Stevens came out of retirement for the chance to get back in the winner's circle in a Triple Crown race.

Van Garderen extends his Tour of California lead

Tejay van Garderen raced to a dominating individual time trial victory Friday in the Tour of California to extend his overall lead over Australian Michael Rogers.

Goldencents hopes for historic finish at Preakness

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Goldencents will try for a historic turnaround in the Preakness Stakes after running 17th in the Kentucky Derby.

Lukas still hands on with three Preakness horses

BALTIMORE (AP) -- After being on this earth for 77 years, winning 13 Triple Crown races and totaling more than $100 million in purse money, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has earned the right to sit in an office and let his assistants do the grunt work in the stables.

Orb has potential to bring something special to Preakness

During his career, Orb has only gotten faster, and he's not letting up heading into the Preakness. But he needs a truly great victory to be a Triple Crown favorite, says Mark Beech.

Mark Cavendish wins stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia

CHERASCO, Italy (AP) -- Britain's Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in the 13th and longest stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday. Italy's Vincenzo Nibali kept the overall lead, boosting his chances of winning his home country's biggest cycling race for the first time.

Wiggins and Hesjedal withdraw from Giro d'Italia

BUSSETO, Italy (AP) -- Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal both withdrew from the Giro d'Italia before the start of Friday's 13th stage.

Van Garderen takes the lead in Tour of California

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) -- Germany's Jens Voigt won the fifth stage of the Tour of California on Thursday, and American Tejay van Garderen surprisingly took the overall lead a day sooner than expected.

Orb was just an ordinary horse

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Growing up, Kentucky Derby winner Orb was just another horse who fit in with the crowd.

Fillies take center stage in Black-Eyed Susan race

BALTIMORE (AP) -- A Hall of Fame trainer and the winning jockey in the Kentucky Derby will join forces Friday in the Black-Eyed Susan, a Grade 2 race for 3-year-old fillies at Pimlico Race Course.

Departing presents challenge to Orb in Preakness

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Kentucky Derby winner Orb and Illinois Derby champion Departing played together as foals in the lush pastures of Claiborne Farm in central Kentucky.

Napravnik anxious for homecoming at Preakness

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Rosie Napravnik's motivation for winning the Preakness has little to do with making history.

Grand Central Spectacle

It was an extravaganza worthy of the WWE. 'Rumble on the Rails' in NYC was aimed at trying to save wrestling as an Olympic sport and as Nick Zaccardi explains, it delivered.

Lalovic hopes updates will win over IOC

On Feb. 12, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee voted to recommend wrestling for exclusion from the program of Olympic sports starting in 2020, leaving an uncertain future for one of the oldest, most respected sports at the Games. The sport's international governing body, FILA, which boasts 177 member teams, changed presidents shortly after the announcement, promoting one of

McGaughey's throwback mindset may lead Orb to Triple Crown

Shug McGaughey has a different approach to his training, and Orb reflects it. As the Preakness nears, we cautiously contemplate the possibility of a Triple Crown, says Tim Layden.

Stopped runners at Boston Marathon invited back

Boston Marathon runners who were stopped on the course when bombs went off at the finish line will have a chance to come back and run again next year, race organizers said on Thursday.

Orb was "full of energy" in first Pimlico workout

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Kentucky Derby winner Orb had his first tour of the Pimlico racing surface as he prepares for Saturday's Preakness Stakes.