After a pair of runner-up finishes this year Rachel Alexandra, the reigning Horse of the Year, won her first race of 2010 Saturday at Churchill Downs by capturing the Fleur de Lis Handicap.

International League North Division-leading Syracuse built a 5-0 lead then held off Louisville's late rally for a 5-3 victory Friday night.

Thoroughbred racing's Super Bowl will be held at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5-6 this year and Nov. 4-5 next year - the first time the track has held the event in back-to-back years.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup gets underway Friday. Where are some of the best places around the city to get your kicks? You'll have to read to find out.

Travis Wood tossed seven-shutout innings, allowing only three hits while striking out eight, and a seven-run sixth inning carried the Bats to a win at Syracuse.

Left-hander Matt Maloney bounced back from his worst outing of the season, yielding only five hits and two unearned runs while striking out six in 7 1/3 innings against the Chiefs.

The Louisville Bats had an atrocious April, but they bounced back in May. Here is a two-month recap of the Bats' season so far.

While their former teammate, Stephen Strasburg was making a sensational big league debut, the Syracuse Chiefs blew a 5-0 lead before beating the Bats on Pete Orr's two-run homer in the eighth inning.

Senior catcher Jeff Arnold, and five of his University of Louisville teammates and classmates, saw their college careers end with Monday night's 3-2 loss to Vanderbilt in the NCAA Louisville Regional final, but they leave behind a legacy.

Highly-touted prospect Aroldis Chapman was pounded by Pawtucket on Monday night in his fourth start of the season at Louisville Slugger Field. The left-hander gave up seven runs on six hits and walked six while striking out only one.