Joe Drape

Baseball’s pitch clock is just one example of how professional sports are competing for public attention in an ever-evolving entertainment world.

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For those wanting to trace the evolution of money and college sports over the past half-century, Southern Methodist offers a perfect example.

The brash owner Mike Repole will take a break from tweaking horse racing’s powers when his colt Fierceness runs in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

An exploration of the troubled state of horse racing in the U.S.

Controversy over doping and horse deaths has trailed the successful trainer for several years, but deep-pocketed owners have stuck by him.

The storied track is hosting the Triple Crown race as progress around safety and increased capital investment lift the battered sport’s prospects.

On Saturday, Kenny McPeek’s 3-year-old will try to be the first filly since 1915 to win the Travers Stakes. It could be a boon for a sport whose popularity has dipped.

A state law allows high school athletes to earn endorsement money as long as they commit to attending a public university in Missouri. It’s having an effect.

The state looms large in the sport’s history, and its tracks are stunning. But horse racing in California is going broke.