DEFCON, short for Defense Readiness Condition or simply Defense Condition, is the U.S. military’s ranking system for defense readiness for a potential nuclear attack. The system of ranking the ...

Barbara D. Livingston The study will use a PET scanner on the lower limbs of up to 150 horses that were scratched on race day due to lameness. LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Kentucky Equine Drug Council on ...

Fans arriving at Churchill Downs for racing on Kentucky Derby Day should prepare for cool weather, with high temperatures only expected to climb into the mid to upper 50s. Cloudy skies are expected to ...

Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY's live May 1 coverage of the 2026 Kentucky Derby here. Right to Party, who had drawn the coveted No. 5 gate for the 152nd Kentucky Derby, has been scratched from the ...

These rodeo athletes are positioning themselves for a first trip to Las Vegas and the biggest stage in ProRodeo. With than two months left in the 2026 rodeo season, many roughstock athletes are ...

Fulleffort, trained by Brad Cox, has scratched from Kentucky Derby 2026. Ocelli, trained by Whit Beckman, is now in the 2026 Kentucky Derby field. Cox said Fulleffort was jogging Thursday morning and ...

NOTE: This story has been updated with the most current information as of 9 a.m. Friday, May 1. A scratch can happen for a variety of reasons, including injuries, health concerns, condition of the ...

According to the Senior Survey for the Class of 2025, graduating Princeton seniors’ most-studied language was Spanish, with a full 29.2 percent of students studying it. However, the ...

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Golf might just be the most unforgiving game there is. No matter how many rounds you’ve played, the sport has a way of reminding you that perfection is always just out of reach. Still, for many ...