LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Frank Daniels stood outside the paddock at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, thinking about the first race of the day while watching a rebroadcast of the Kentucky Derby on a big screen. ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kentucky Derby champion Big Brown returned to the track at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, four days after his 4 3/4-length win in the Run for the Roses. Trainer Rick Dutrow watched...

ROME - Spain's Rafael Nadal lost for only the second time in his last 105 matches on clay, falling to compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5, 6-1 Wednesday in the second round of the Rome Masters. Nada...

QUEBEC - Stingy defensive play helped Switzerland earn a 4-2 win over Sweden at the IIHF World Hockey Championship on Wednesday. The Swiss clogged the neutral zone for much of the game and their ch...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to the future and head coach Paul Maurice didn't fit into their plans. The NHL club fired Maurice on Wednesday, the first big move of what is expected ...