The head of horse racing’s oversight authority believes Churchill Downs would accept a recommendation to pause racing if necessary as an emergency summit convenes to examine the deaths of 12 horses over the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby.
LOS ANGELES (AP) Bill McGovern, who was an assistant coach for 39 years in the college ranks and in the NFL, has died. He was 60. UCLA announced McGovern died on Tuesday due to cancer. The family informed the school of his death.
NEW YORK (AP) Eleven former Twitter cleaning workers at its New York City offices sued the company Tuesday, saying they are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay and damages after they were abruptly fired in December.
New York Yankees (32-23, third in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (28-25, third in the AL West) Seattle; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Domingo German (2-3, 3.75 ERA, .90 WHIP, 49 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryce Miller (3-1, 1.15 ERA, .51 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)
PITTSBURGH (AP) Former Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell says he smoked marijuana before playing some NFL games during his career. “That's what I did,” Bell told Barstool Sports' “Steel Here” podcast which was published Friday.