Michael Arace: Wayne Gretzky loves to chat about hockey, including Jackets’ epic upset
The quest for Wayne Gretzky’s phone number did not go well, not at first. I first tried last month. I was working on a story about how the Edmonton Oilers’ … Click to Continue »
Under 1% of MLB employees test positive for virus antibodies
Just 0.7% of Major League Baseball employees tested positive for antibodies to COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The small number of positive tests, announced Sunday, was taken … Click to Continue »
UK just landed its first 4-star recruit of the 2021 class. Could he help get another?
Vince Marrow, the University of Kentucky football team’s recruiting coordinator, said last month that wide receiver would be a priority in the 2021 class. He wasn’t kidding, based on the … Click to Continue »
Four-star receiver Dekel Crowdus chooses Kentucky over Oklahoma, Ohio State
Lexington football star Dekel Crowdus is staying close to home. Crowdus, who will be a senior at Frederick Douglass High School in the fall, committed to the University of Kentucky … Click to Continue »
See how this week in sports would have unfolded in a world without the coronavirus
At long last, the rebirth of professional sports is imminent. NASCAR is set to return to the track and TV sets around the country on Sunday with a Cup Series … Click to Continue »
America’s Cup teams begin to emerge from lockdowns
America’s Cup teams are returning to the water in varying degrees nearly two months after the coronavirus pandemic forced the shutdown of what would have been an impressive global road … Click to Continue »
This Date in Baseball
May 11 1904 – Cy Young’s 23-inning no-hit string ended. The streak included two innings on April 25, six on April 30, a perfect game against the Philadelphia A’s on … Click to Continue »
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May 11 1892 — Azra, ridden by Alonzo Cayton, wins the first three-horse field in the Kentucky Derby, nipping Huron by a nose. 1918 — Exterminator, a 30-1 long shot … Click to Continue »
Spanish league keeps plan to resume despite 5 positive tests
The Spanish league is not changing its plan to resume competing after five players from clubs in the first and second divisions tested positive for COVID-19. The league confirmed the … Click to Continue »
Retired Lexington police officer recalls writing a ticket to Michael Jordan in Fayette County
Retired Lexington police officer Tommy Puckett recalls pulling over basketball legend Michael Jordan for speeding on I-75 through Fayette County in June 1993. … Click to Continue »
‘It brings tears to my eyes.’ Senior-laden Bryan Station deals with season that wasn’t.
Editor’s Note: High school sports seasons across Kentucky were canceled this spring because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Herald-Leader launches a series today telling some of the best stories of … Click to Continue »
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