What to Watch for in the 2023 Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Forte, who was named last year’s 2-year-old champion, has won six of his seven races. He is regally bred, trained by a Hall of Famer and ridden by the nation’s top jockey. So no wonder Forte is the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. But […]

Expert Picks: Who Will Win the 2023 Kentucky Derby

The horses in the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of post position, with comments by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. The morning-line odds were set by Mike Battaglia of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., where the race will be held. Practical Move, Lord Miles and […]

The Rays Are Better Than Everyone. At Everything.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays had just won again Tuesday night, but their architect was flustered by a small crack in the foundation. One of the Rays’ pitchers had taken a line drive off his foot, another had a forearm problem, a few could have used a break, and nobody from the […]

Want to Play Messi’s Argentina? Prepare to Pay Up.

All told, there were around a dozen offers for officials at Argentina’s national soccer federation to contemplate. They came, largely, from the game’s commercially lucrative emerging markets: the United States, China, Australia, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates. The only outlier, really, was an unlikely bid from Bangladesh. Each suitor wanted the same thing — the […]