Napoleon Solo won the 151st Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park, overcoming early doubts to claim the $1.2 million prize. Jockey Paco Lopez and trainer Chad Summers both earned their first Preakness victories in a 14-horse field.
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The 2026 Kentucky Derby features a full field of 20 horses competing at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Renegade is the morning-line favorite, with notable contenders including Commandment, Further Ado, and two horses trained by Bob Baffert.
The NBA has suspended Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green indefinitely after he struck Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face during Tuesday night's game. Joe Dumars, the league's Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations, announced the suspension less than 24 hours after the incident, citing Green's repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts. Warriors coach Steve Kerr expressed disappointment with the suspension, but the NBA and the Warriors will continue to monitor the situation and make a decision when the time is right.
Simone Biles made history on Sunday at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, becoming the first female gymnast to perform the Yurchenko double pike on vault internationally, now officially called the "Biles II". She posted an all-around score of 58.865, putting her in first place at the end of her qualifying session, and the United States was in first place after the first day of competition. Biles' performance was a reminder of her dominance in the sport and her ability to make history, as she is the most decorated American gymnast of all time.
Glen Kuiper, the primary play-by-play broadcaster for the Oakland Athletics, has been terminated by NBC Sports California following an internal review triggered by Kuiper's use of a racial slur on air. Kuiper had been with the A's since 1995 and was the longest-tenured broadcaster in the team's history. The network thanked Kuiper for his dedication to Bay Area baseball over the years and it is unclear who will replace him.