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Lukas: Oxbow's strength came as surprise

Brian Troutman — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:24:09 GMT

Experts, enthusiasts, owners and journalists agreed – Orb seemed like the best chance at a Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978.

Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:33:50 GMT

Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.

60 hurt after car drives into parade

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:36:32 GMT

An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town

Powerball jackpot hits $600M

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:51:59 GMT

With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars -- and that's after taxes.

Can Orb set up Triple try?

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:59:03 GMT

The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between nibbles of grass outside his stall at Pimlico Race Course.

Plea offer in Del. waterboarding case

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:25:40 GMT

A woman who lived with a Delaware pediatrician accused of waterboarding her 11-year-old daughter has agreed to plead guilty to child endangerment charges and testify against him.

Calif. fire crews work to douse 2 blazes

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:15:47 GMT

Firefighters battled terrain and flames as they worked to surround a wildfire burning for a third day in harsh hills and mountains north of Los Angeles.

Injuries reported in Conn. train crash

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:14:05 GMT

A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut, and there are preliminary reports of injuries.

Rosario having the ride of a lifetime

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:05:09 GMT

Joel Rosario is on the ride of his life.

Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:50 GMT

The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.