Since Affirmed last won horse racing's Triple Crown in 1978, 11 3-year-olds have won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness — but fallen short in the Belmont Stakes. I'll Have Another will try to snap that streak on June 9. A look at how the last 11 ...

BALTIMORE – I'll Have Another captured a thrilling Preakness Stakes on Saturday to give him victories in the first two legs of the Triple Crown, with a chance to become the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to win the coveted title when he runs ...

A rare annular solar eclipse will appear in the continental United States on Sunday for the first time since 1994, and Bay Area residents will have a chance to see it in full if they are willing to drive a ...

Some highlights... Kristin Wiig, as the weird singing sister from the Finger Lakes, finally finds true love with Italian crooner Jon Hamm on the Lawrence Welk Show.

  Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the legendary group Booker T. and the MGs and contributed to such classics as “In the Midnight Hour,” ...

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto had already hit a pair of home runs Sunday by the time he took the plate in the bottom of the ninth against the Washington Nationals. But it wasn't enough for the Reds, who trailed, 6-5, and were down to ...

Without even waiting a decent interval for mourning, JPMorgan Chase Chairman Jamie Dimonlaunched his defense campaign over the disclosure that he presided over a $2-billion trading loss in derivatives within days of the disclosure itself, choosing the comforting confines of NBC's "Meet the ...

The nice thing about having three All-Star players is that you can get by against most teams without one of them, especially when your best All-Star is the most versatile player in the league. The Heat should overcome the Pacers ...

A 24-year-old woman in a hospital bed fighting off flesh-eating bacteria has to be told repeatedly -- each time she wakes up -- what has happened, her parents told CNN on Monday. The medication Aimee Copeland is given leads her to ...

The parents of a young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating bacterial infection said Monday they've learned to read lips and are now able to communicate with their daughter despite a breathing tube in her throat. Speaking on NBC's "Today" show Monday, ...