Adam Pockross

1 day ago | yahoo.com | Adam Pockross

One of the biggest and most historic horse racing events in the world is coming down the stretch, the Preakness Stakes, one of 10 races running on the NBC family over the weekend, live from the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland -- the final weekend of racing at the prestigious course before its demolished for redevelopment (the 2026 Preakness will actually be run at nearby Laurel Park while construction is underway). Of course, you know what big horse racing events mean, right?

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Adam Pockross

After Sovereignty held off favorite Journalism down the muddy final stretch of the 151st Kentucky Derby last weekend, all eyes in the horse racing world now turn to the 2025 Preakness Stakes, “the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown,” coming up on Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Adam Pockross

Last year marked the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky Derby, and the race did not disappoint, with Mystik Dan being crowned the winner after a riveting three-horse photo finish at the venerable Churchill Downs track. And we expect no less excitement from this year's annual Run for the Roses. So with the 2025 Kentucky Derby coming up Saturday, May 3, on NBC and USA Network, let's take a closer look at what you need to know about the race, and, of course, all the festivities that surround it.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Adam Pockross

Last weekend, the 82-game NBA regular season came to a close with a flurry of meaningful games that finally decided which teams are in the 2025 playoffs, which teams are out, and which teams still have some tough work left in order to make the playoffs, where the games will get even tougher. From April 15-18, toughness will prevail in the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament, where teams on the cusp compete in do-or-die games that will fill out the final 2025 NBA Playoff bracket. So how does it all work?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Adam Pockross

The 2025 PGA Players Championship was so good, they needed a whole extra day to fit in all the amazing golf. At the end of Monday's thrilling three-hole playoff at The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in the Jacksonville, Florida area of Ponte Vedra Beach, tour-favorite Rory Mcllroy came out on top, besting J.J. Spaun to take home the sterling silver and 24K gold vermeil Tiffany & Co. trophy. Of course, the winner of the PGA Tour's flagship event gets a whole lot more than a nice trophy.