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Meet the Billionaire Trying to Save College Football From Itself

Cody Campbell, an oilman, has spent millions paying students to play football at Texas Tech. Now he worries that people like him are ruining college…

How Fox Sports Is Using Horse Racing to Tap Into the Sports Betting Market

Fox’s Saturday broadcasts of Saratoga horse races have averaged 501,000 viewers, more than the National Hockey League’s regular season on TNT or college basketball’s on…

Veterinarian and 13 Horse Trainers Violated Drug Rules, U.S. Regulator Says

Thirty percent of the horses never raced again and seven died, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority said.

As Salaries Boom, It’s a Good Time to Be an NFL Coach

Pay packages, even for first-time coaches, have risen sharply since the 1990s as teams seek those who can turn their franchises into perennial Super Bowl…

Breeders’ Cup Arrives in California, Where Horse Racing Is Struggling

The state looms large in the sport’s history, and its tracks are stunning. But horse racing in California is going broke.

How Mizzou Football Is Benefiting From State N.I.L. Laws

A state law allows high school athletes to earn endorsement money as long as they commit to attending a public university in Missouri. It’s having…

Thorpedo Anna Winning Travers Stakes Could Be a Boon for Horse Racing

On Saturday, Kenny McPeek’s 3-year-old will try to be the first filly since 1915 to win the Travers Stakes. It could be a boon for…

Saratoga Springs Will Host Belmont Stakes Amid Shifts in Horse Racing

The storied track is hosting the Triple Crown race as progress around safety and increased capital investment lift the battered sport’s prospects.

Preakness Stakes Welcomes Trainer Barred From Kentucky Derby

Controversy over doping and horse deaths has trailed the successful trainer for several years, but deep-pocketed owners have stuck by him.

Mike Repole, Horse Racing’s Loudest Critic, Is Kentucky Derby Favorite

The brash owner Mike Repole will take a break from tweaking horse racing’s powers when his colt Fierceness runs in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.