The 22-year-old Asmussen, youngest son of Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, was voted the Eclipse Award-winning champion ...

Sunday’s Sunland Park Derby turned out to be a thriller, as 6-5 favorite Getaway Car just got the nod over Caldera in a photo ...

Although he was finally out of the shadows of his stablemates, Getaway Car's extraction of the Sunland Park Derby's $400,000 ...

Edgar Brummett is retiring after this season as the Illinois men’s basketball team’s official scorer. Illinois men’s ...

Hartleb and Fletcher were guests of News-Gazette sports staff, from left, Matt Daniels, Scott Richey and Bob Asmussen, on the ...

The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr as secretary of HHS, setting up the vaccine skeptic to carry out major ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or [email protected].

A strong 14-horse field has entered Saturday’s $1.25 million Rebel (G2) at Oaklawn Park. Eight of the entrants have already ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary in President Donald Trump's cabinet. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 52-48 nearly ...

Nine horses will compete on Sunday, Feb. 16, in the $400,000 Sunland Derby . which serves as a Kentucky Derby prep race, ...

The top two finishers of the Springboard Mile, Coal Battle and Speed King, rematch in the $1.25 million Rebel Stakes (G2) Feb. 22 after each winning one of Oaklawn Park's Kentucky Derby (G1) prep ...