A lot of things contributed to the Cleveland Browns having a disappointing 2024 season, particularly on offense, where the team put up a league-worst 15.2 points per game and a 32nd-ranked turnover differential thanks to giving up 66 sacks and starting four different quarterbacks. As bad as the offense was, the defense also had…
Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany has suggested not playing a last-16 game at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium is “maybe a positive” after his side slipped to a defeat against Benfica that cost them top spot in Group C at the 2025 Club World Cup. The Portuguese team held off a torrent of second-half pressure…
When Sierra Leone last competed in a seven-figure stakes race, he successfully rallied behind furious early fractions in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) this past November at Del Mar. His victory catapulted the colt to an Eclipse Award as champion 3-year-old male of 2024. Yet if he is to notch another top-level victory…
Benfica manager Bruno Lage has claimed his team were overlooked before their 1-0 win over Bayern Munich to beat the German giants to top spot in Group C at the Club World Cup. The Portuguese team held off a torrent of second-half pressure to triumph through Andreas Schjelderup’s early strike in their closing group stage…
Ziggity Zag won her career debut June 24 at Horseshoe Indianapolis to give 2021 Horse of the Year and first-crop sire Knicks Go his first winner as a stallion. Flying Dutchman Breeding and Racing’s homebred Ziggity Zag, trained by Brian Lynch, broke alertly and tracked the pace from second place through much of the 7…
(Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) The Cleveland Browns have a big decision to make, and the clock is ticking. They have five quarterbacks under contract, four of whom are healthy enough to play right now. Two of them are rookies, so it’s hard to believe that they will look at moving either of them….
Part-timers Auckland City caused one of the major shocks of the 2025 Fifa Club World Cup by holding six-time South American champions Boca Juniors to a 1-1 draw as both sides exited the tournament in Nashville. Goalkeeper Nathan Garrow’s 26th-minute own goal put Boca on course for what many had been expected to be a…
Owner Marc Chan’s foray into breeding could reap the ultimate reward June 29 when his first homebred Green Impact bids for classic glory in the Irish Derby (G1). The Jessica Harrington-trained colt was among the top juveniles in Ireland last year, landing two of his three starts, with both successes coming at Leopardstown and against Delacroix in…
Benfica held off a torrent of second-half pressure from Bayern Munich to beat the reigning German champions to top spot in Group C at the Club World Cup through Andreas Schjelderup’s early strike in Charlotte. Left-winger Schjelderup, 21, produced a cool finish for the winner in 13th minute at the Bank of America Stadium, where…
This column highlights the performances of 2- and 3-year-old maidens who have made no more than five starts and who either sold for more than $500,000 at public auction, have siblings that are graded/group winners, or have dams that are graded/group winners. BloodHorse research shows maiden winners, in particular, who meet these criteria are more…
