Racing Hall of Fame inducts class of 8
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Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Silver Charm, jockey Jose Santos and trainer John Veitch were elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
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The commander of the mission that deployed the Hubble Space Telescope; an astronaut who once set a U.S. men's record for time in space; the first life sciences mission commander; and the astronaut who led the first assembly mission to the International Space Station, are all to be honored this May as the 2008 class of inductees into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.
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From pacifiers to caskets and nearly everything in between, Americaâs racing fans can show where their true loyalties lie.
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When the 65th running of the Massachusetts Handicap goes out of the gate this afternoon at Suffolk Downs, it will pose an interesting challenge for the thoroughbreds who mark the bookends of the eight-horse field.
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A LEGEND will be fondly farewelled and another will gallop into history in today&#39;s $3 million Cox Plate. Record crowds are expected at Moonee Valley to watch the weight-for-age championship of Australasia.
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The Americansâ eight-man crew posted the second-fastest time â 14 minutes 3.71 seconds â in the eventâs 43-year history.
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Somewhere among nearly 100 horses getting ready to run in the eight Breeders&#39; Cup races Saturday at Lone Star Park, Jerkens the &quot;Giant Killer&quot; has two contenders.
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Allen Jerkens, the 75-year-old Hall of Fame trainer, was long ago dubbed the Giant Killer for training horses that defeated Secretariat twice and Kelso three times.
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Former Washington Redskins team mates Art Monk and Darrell Green were among six players to win election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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Racetrackers are supposed to bet with their heads, not with their hearts. But the tale of 87-year-old horse owner Harry Aleo has to elicit a rooting interest from even the most hardened of railbirds. His speedy gelding, Smokey Stover, goes postward as the 7-2 morning-line second choice in Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint at Monmouth Park.
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Former Washington Redskins team mates  Art Monk and Darrell Green were among six players to win  election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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Clyde Drexler, a nine-time National Basketball Association All-Star, and long-time NBA coach Bill Sharman were among six inductees here Friday into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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U2, Buddy Guy, Percy Sledge, The O&#39;Jays and The Pretenders will become the 20th class to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, the Rock Hall foundation announced Monday (12/13), reports LiveDaily.
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Former Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs , who won five batting titles during his 11 years in Boston before finishing an 18-year career with the Yankees and Devil Rays, is among 12 players on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. Joining Boggs as first-timers are eight-time All-Star Darryl Strawberry and two-time NL batting champion Willie McGee ...
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Darrell Green and Art Monk, former teammates on the Washington Redskins, headlined a class of six players selected Saturday for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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CANTON, Ohio (Ticker) -- Legendary quarterback Dan Marino headlines the list of nine first-time nominees for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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WEYMOUTH - Frank Murano loves to play ball and, at age 86, he not only keeps up a rigorous game schedule across the country but has earned a spot in the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame.