Golden Tempo wins 2026 Kentucky Derby in wild comeback

The 152nd Kentucky Derby is in the books, and Golden Tempo crossed the finish line first, holding off Renegade and Ocelli, who finished second and third, respectively. Golden Tempo, who pulled away at the end had odds of 25-1 at post time. He is trained by Cherie Devaux and had Jose L. Ortiz aboard as the jockey. Runner-up Renegade went off at 5-1. Third-place finisher Ocelli had odds of 75-1. While every Kentucky Derby is wide open, such is the nature of a race with 18 of the world’s best horses — after The Puma and Great White were scratched…

Cody Bellinger, Trent Grisham power Yankees to another win over Orioles

The Yankees entered this winter with two high-ceiling, no-longer-that-young outfield prospects in Jasson Domínguez and Spencer Jones who probably deserved and deserve a shot at extended playing time.  And yet Brian Cashman & Co. filled up the major league outfield by extending a qualifying offer to Trent Grisham, who accepted,…

Jaxson Dart, girlfriend Marissa Ayers stun at 2026 Kentucky Derby

There is no cutting corners for Kentucky Derby weekend, and Jaxson Dart and Marissa Ayers didn’t disappoint. The Giants quarterback sported a white Dolce & Gabbana suit with black pinstripes with a matching Bellissimo hat, as he described on the red carpet at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday. He…

A surprising sunscreen booster may be hiding at your favorite bar

Something exciting is brewing in the skincare world. A new study suggests that a byproduct of beer production could make sunscreens more effective at blocking harmful ultraviolet B rays, which are responsible for sunburns. The finding could be significant, as studies have shown that many products on store shelves don’t…

The Puma scratched from Kentucky Derby due to swelling in leg

One of the top horses to watch in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby is a race day scratch. The Puma will be out of the popular horse race after trainer Gustabo Delgado confirmed swelling was discovered in the horse’s leg due to a skin infection. “It’s just really bad timing,” Delgado told…

Yellowstone’s volcano may be fueled in a very different way than we thought

Yellowstone’s famous supervolcano is likely being fueled in a completely different way from what many scientists assumed. New research suggests that Yellowstone’s volcanic activity is actually driven by shifts in Earth’s crust, rather than a deep well of magma underground as previously thought.This finding could help scientists predict future volcanic…

New-look Mets torture Paul Skenes in Opening Day win over Pirates

Long ball, short ball or ball four, the Mets’ new-look lineup aced the first of at least 162 tests it will face this season. Whether it was Carson Benge and Francisco Alvarez going deep Thursday or Luis Robert Jr. milking an at-bat or using his speed to earn an infield…

Gavin Newsom shades Kamala Harris over his portrayal in her memoir

Gov. Gavin Newsom took a dig at Kamala Harris for twisting the truth of what happened in a supposed texting spat between the two in her memoir “107 days” — speculating there was a financial motive. The memoir, which recounts Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign, only gave “a little shot as…

Pressure mounts on Congress to end the funding shutdown as long TSA lines continue

WASHINGTON — Pressure is mounting on Congress to end the funding shutdown that’s resulted in travel disruptions, missed paychecks and even warnings of airport closures, but lawmakers have yet to resolve the underlying issue of reining in President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operations. Senators are expected to vote Thursday on a Republican proposal that would…

18 million-year-old fossils of ape found in Africa, but in an unexpected place

An illustration of Masripithecus moghraensis, an early Miocene ape. (Image credit: Mauricio Antón)The discovery of an enigmatic ape’s 18 million year-old fossils in Egypt hints that the ancestors of all living apes, a group that includes humans, may have originated in northeast Africa or Arabia, a new study finds.Scientists have…

Mets chase Paul Skenes with first-inning Opening Day barrage

The kind of relentless offensive attack that the Mets had dreamed about and a Pirates defensive effort that sure looked like a waking nightmare co-conspired for a stunning scene in the bottom of the first inning during Thursday’s Opening Day. Paul Skenes, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, was…

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