Archive for May 5th, 2008
Commentary: Horse racing is often brutal, but the races always go on
There won’t be a dramatic fight for life this time around. No national day of mourning for a brave horse who wouldn’t give up. Schoolchildren won’t be sending cards. The people who cried for Eight Belles got it out of the way at the track. They had no choice, because the […]
Horse racing: Eight Belles’ death raises tough questions for sport
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A day after Big Brown blazed across the finish line, the snapshot of Eight Belles down on the dirt set off a raging debate that extended far beyond the Kentucky Derby: Is horse racing facing an image crisis? With the memory of Barbaro still fresh, Eight Belles’ catastrophic breakdown Saturday […]
Motorsports roundup: Force wins 1,000th round; Connolly takes 2nd
John Force cemented his position as the most prolific Funny Car driver in NHRA history, becoming the first to reach 1,000 round wins with a first-round victory over Ron Capps in the O’Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals in Madison, Ill. Sunday wasn’t a complete success for the veteran, however. Force was beaten in the […]
Golf roundup: This time, Paula Creamer wins in playoff
Paula Creamer squandered another late lead and fell into a playoff she didn’t want. She got the result she desperately needed, beating Juli Inkster on the second extra hole Sunday in the SemGroup Championship in Broken Arrow, Okla. A week after losing to Annika Sorenstam in a playoff, Creamer bogeyed the 18th hole […]
Avon Council could tell solicitors: Don’t come a-knockin’ around here
AVON — Door-to-door salesmen may have to avoid a lot of Avon homes if a new “no-knock” law passes.
Council members are expected to cast a vote at 7:30 p.m. today at City Hall to create a registry of homes where peddlers, solicitors and canvassers aren’t allowed to come.
“We want to be […]
Complaint in attorney general scandal made months ago
Harassment in Marc Dann’s office reported in October; the probe started in April
COLUMBUS — A sexual harassment scandal inside Attorney General Marc Dann’s office began about seven months ago when aides overlooked the concerns of a staff member who tried to raise the issue with human resources, according to transcripts of a recent investigation. […]