Sports
Early does it for Ryan, Brennan
A few of the names have changed but Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico bore a strong similarity to the 2017 edition. Cloud Computing won five y...
May 26, 2022
by John Manley
Sports
The joke’s on McIlroy in Tulsa
That Rory McIlroy. He’s quite the comedian. He was feeling pretty good about himself after the first round of the PGA Championship at Southern Hill...
May 26, 2022
by John Manley
Sports
Fay wins 3000 ‘chase At PAC-12 meet
Brian Fay, a University of Washington senior from Dublin, won the 3,000 meters steeplechase at the Pacific-12 Conference Outdoor Track & Field Cham...
May 19, 2022
by John Manley
Sports
Duggan’s Drafted digs down
When Drafted won the Grade 3 Toboggan Handicap at Aqueduct back in March, it was the 8-year-old gelding’s first win in almost three years. Trainer ...
May 19, 2022
by John Manley
Sports
Contention yes, victory no
There were no laurels bestowed upon Irish golfers over the weekend but not for want of trying. Padraig Harrington came closest, playing runner-up t...
May 18, 2022
by John Manley
Sports
Longshot shocker gets Galway assist
Rich Strike’s victory in the Kentucky Derby was certainly a once-in-a-generation event, if not once in a lifetime. Regardless, the colt that closed...
May 11, 2022
by John Manley
Sports
Another late bid fails for McIlroy
We’re seeing a pattern here. Rory McIlroy’s 2022 script seems to be Houdiniesque – he either makes the cut on the number (or close thereto) and the...
May 11, 2022
by John Manley
Hyland wins in Victor again
The Ravenwood Golf Club in Victor, N.Y. is sure to hold a warm spot in the heart of Jordan Hyland. For the second time in a month, the Davis & Elki...
May 09, 2022
by John Manley
Sports
Galway's shot at the Roses
Michael Hilary and Negar Burke of Loughrea, Co. Galway will view Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with more than just a passing interes...
May 04, 2022
by John Manley
Sports
Resolute Phipps rallies to take title
Ben Phipps dug a big hole for himself in the first round of the American Rivers Conference championship at Geneva Golf & Country Club in Muscatine,...
May 04, 2022
by John Manley
Sports
Lynch keeps it simple in Laurel stakes
Both Fergal Lynch and True Valour had more in common than the fact that they were paired in Saturday’s King Leatherbury Stakes at Laurel. The 44-ye...
April 27, 2022
by John Manley
Drummy, Duke upset No. 1 UNC
Georgia Drummy, a senior from Dublin, helped no. 9 Duke women’s tennis team take down top-ranked North Carolina, 5-1, in Durham, N.C. on Friday. Dr...
April 22, 2022
by John Manley