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John Velazquez atop Medina Spirit competes during the 146th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 15. Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit died after a workout Monday.

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Derby winner Medina Spirit collapses, dies in California

by Beth Harris Associated PressDecember 6, 2021

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit collapsed and died after a workout Monday at Santa Anita.The 3-year-old colt trained by Bob Baffert had just completed five furlongs in his second workout since finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Classic a month…

Dover’s Jessica Parratto (right) and Delaney Schnell of the United States pose for a photo after winning silver medals during the women’s synchronized 10m platform diving final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan.

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Dover N.H. born diver, U.S., rallies to claim silver in women’s 10-meter synchronized platform event

by Beth Harris Associated PressJuly 27, 2021

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2009 file photo, Sacramento Kings coach Paul Westphal looks on during an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas. Westphal, the Hall of Fame basketball player has died. The Phoenix Suns confirmed his death Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

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Paul Westphal, Hall of Famer and NBA champion, dies at 70

by Beth Harris AP Sports WriterJanuary 3, 2021

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 1960, file photo, Rafer Johnson of Kingsburg, Calif., is flanked by runners-up, Chuan-Kwang Yang, left, of Taiwan, and Vasily Kuznetsov of Russia, as they join in three-way handshake after receiving medals for the decathlon event of the Olympics in Rome, Italy. Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. He was 86. He died at his home in the Sherman Oaks...

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Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86

by Beth Harris AP Sports WriterDecember 2, 2020

Kentucky Derby entry Tiz the Law runs during a workout at Churchill Downs on Friday in Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Derby is Saturday.

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Tiz the Law is a big favorite in a Derby unlike any other

by Beth Harris Associated PressSeptember 4, 2020

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2020, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love heads up the court after making a 3-point basket against the Denver Nuggets during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Denver. Love received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the ESPY Awards on Sunday, June 21, 2020, for sparking a national conversation about mental health. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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The ESPYS focus on honors, pandemic and racial justice

by Beth Harris AP Sports WriterJune 22, 2020

FILE - In this May 4, 2019, file photo, Luis Saez rides Maximum Security, right, across the finish line first against Flavien Prat on Country House during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Citing unidentified sources close to the race, the Courier-Journal of Louisville said Churchill Downs will postpone the Derby from May 2, 2020, to Sept. 5, making it the first time in 75 years that the race won't be run on the first Saturday in...

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Kentucky Derby now set for September due to virus

by Beth Harris AP Racing WriterMarch 17, 2020

In this March 11, 2019, file photo, Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, walks off the court during a rain break in his match against Philipp Kohlschreiber, of Germany, at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. The tournament, set to begin on Wednesday has been postponed after a case of coronavirus was confirmed in the Coachella Valley.

BNP Paribas tennis tournament postponement deals economic blow

by Beth Harris Associated PressMarch 9, 2020

People gather at a memorial near Staples Center after the death of Laker legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles unites in grief for adopted son Kobe Bryant

by Beth Harris Associated PressJanuary 27, 2020

Track workers treat Mongolian Groom after the Breeders' Cup Classic horse race at Santa Anita Park, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in Arcadia, Calif. The jockey eased him up near the eighth pole in the stretch. The on-call vet says he has "serious" injury to leg. Was taken to equine hospital on the grounds. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Tragedy strikes Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita despite reform

by Beth Harris Associated PressNovember 3, 2019