Neil Milbert

*HORSE RACING: The long-range goal for reigning Horse of the Year Curlin is to run in France's Arc de Triomphe on Oct. 5, and trainer Steve Asmussen is considering the...

Illinois racetracks and horsemen scored a $70 million victory Thursday in an Illinois Supreme Court case. The Supreme Court has freed the amount that was being held in escrow during...

For the time being, trainer Keith Desormeaux can't get too caught up in the quest of his jockey brother, Kent, to make Big Brown the first Triple Crown winner in...

Maywood Park will host the first leg of the World Cup of Amateur Racing on Friday night and Balmoral Park will host the second Saturday night. Harness drivers from the...

In one respect, less has become more during the 30 years since Affirmed became the last of racing's 11 Triple Crown winners, with Alydar battling him every step of the...

*PRO FOOTBALL: The Rush lost defensive back James Sadler, who underwent surgery Friday on a ruptured right Achilles' tendon and was placed on injured reserve. The rehab is expected to...

For the Kentucky Derby to have a foreign element Tomcito must finish first or second in Saturday's final prep, the Grade II $325,000 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland. If there are...

Mike Downey PREDICTIONS Final Four: North Carolina Wisconsin Memphis UCLA Champion: Memphis UPSET SPECIAL Keep an eye on Clemson. That Midwest Regional is there for the taking for the Tigers,...

The nation's No. 2-ranked 157-pound wrestler, Mike Poeta of Illinois, believes the time has come to show he's No. 1. "I have tunnel vision right now," said the junior from...

Illinois-Chicago did a lot of fumbling and stumbling Tuesday night at the Pavilion but held on to defeat Youngstown State 70-59 and move on to the quarterfinals of the Horizon...