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This Weekend in Sports: The Indy 500, UFC 160, NBA & NHL Playoffs
"The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" and a UFC heavyweight title bout highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this holiday weekend:
NFL May Make Pro Bowl More Like A Game Show
America loves football, but no one loves the Pro Bowl.
University Lost Money Selling Beer To College Kids
The Big 10 athletic conference is filled with schools like Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State — massive public universities with excellent reputations both on and off the football field. Then there's Minnesota, a BIG 10 school that hasn't won a conference title in football since 1967 and somehow lost money while selling beer to college students at TCF Bank Stadium in 2012...
The 10 Best Indy 500 Finishes of All-Time
The Indianapolis 500 is the world's largest single-day sporting event. Approximately 400,000 fans will crowd the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend to watch "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at the 2.5-mile oval track. While drivers average speeds well in excess of 150 miles per hour, sometimes the race comes down to the final lap. Here are the 10 best Ind
Exhibit Features MLB Parks Built From Legos
The Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory in Louisville, Ky. recently opened its 'Big Leagues, Little Bricks' exhibition. The installation features the work of several artists who have built LEGO replicas of Miller Park, Wrigley Field, Marlins Park, Yankee Stadium and PNC Park...
Canadian Singer Flubs U.S. National Anthem at Junior Hockey Game
Oh, Canada, indeed! Canadian singer Alexis Normand forgot the words of “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to the Memorial Cup junior hockey championships on Saturday in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. As the Halifax Mooseheads and Portland Winterhawks nervously waited for the opening face-off, Normand sang her way into infamy...
2013 NBA Playoffs — Conference Finals Preview
The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks in the sixth game of their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series on Saturday to join the Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs in the NBA's conference finals. Here's a preview of what to expect as these four teams each attempt to advance to the NBA Finals:
Charmin Sponsors Hilarious ‘Stop Skidmarks’ Billboard At NASCAR Race
Product placement and sponsorship can be a precarious situation. Companies who spend millions of dollars on a branding campaign can wind up coming across as too pushy or stiff to relate to consumers.
2013 NBA Playoffs Recap— Pacers Beat Knicks, 106-99, Advance to Conference Finals
Indiana Pacers 106, New York Knicks 99
Lance Stephenson scored 25 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks, 106-99, in Indianapolis on Saturday night to win their second-round NBA playoff series in six games...
2013 Preakness Results — Oxbow Wins Preakness Stakes; Orb Finishes Fourth
Oxbow won the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore on Saturday to capture the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. Jockey Gary Stevens rode the 15-1 underdog into the lead early and claimed the win for owner D...
2013 NBA Playoff Scores: Spurs Beat Warriors, 94-82, Advance To Western Conference Finals
San Antonio Spurs 94, Golden State Warriors 82
Tim Duncan scored 19 points and teammate Kawhi Leonard added 16 points and 10 rebounds, as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors, 94-82, in Oakland on Thursday night to win the best-of-seven NBA playoff series between the teams, 4-2...
This Weekend in Sports: The Preakness Stakes and NASCAR All-Star Race
The second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown and NASCAR's All-Star event highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend: