Neil Milbert

For the second time in seven years the Northwestern athletic department and Big Ten Conference coaches are spending the 4th of July weekend in mourning. The Thursday night heart attack...

Prompted by horse breakdowns in two races last week, Arlington Park's track crew removed 3 1/2 inches of cushion and checked the track's base from the turn for home to...

The cast on the right hind leg of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was replaced Tuesday at the University of Pennsylvania's veterinary hospital for large animals. "His leg looks excellent; the...

Gouldings Green, a son of a stallion now standing in Japan, was an appropriate winner of Saturday's Hanshin Cup, a Grade III $100,000 race named in honor of Arlington Park's...

Neil Milbert baiduhai A strong case can be made for three horses--Lawyer Ron, Brother Derek and Barbaro. But each has displayed vulnerability. With Lawyer Ron, it's the slowest winning...

Illinois coach Ron Zook is having almost as hard a time keeping assistant coaches as he had winning football games last fall. The latest to leave is Ed Zaunbrecher, who...

The start of the first-round NCAA tournament game Thursday between Marquette and Alabama was delayed 70 minutes after Cox Arena was evacuated because of a security alert. Lt. Robert McManus...

There's a family ties subplot to Thursday's NCAA tournament opener pitting Marquette against Alabama in San Diego. Marquette coach Tom Crean's wife, Joanie, is second cousins with Alabama coach Mark...

The nature of the players' postgraduate military obligation makes Air Force unique among the teams Illinois has faced this season. "They've made a major decision in their lives to protect...

Best singing job Alauren Harris, a 7-year-old from Indianapolis, belted out a stirring rendition of the national anthem before the Michigan State-Iowa semifinal. Do they give scholarships for that? Best...