kentucky derby

Welcome to another edition of Deep Dish Sports with the Iceman Brandon Cohn. Today's show includes a discussion on the second round of the NBA playoffs. We also talk about the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby, and how Orb's superior speed allowed him to come from behind to win the race in the mud...

Welcome to another edition of Deep Dish Sports with the Iceman Brandon Cohn.  My thoughts and prayers go out to the people who died and were injured in the Boston Marathon bombing. Today's show includes a discussion on the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby which is coming up on May 4...

After a windy Saturday, the weather was nearly perfect for Sunday's 11th running of the $800,000 Grade III Sunland Derby. The winner was assured 50 points, all but cinching a spot in May's Kentucky Derby.

One of the most difficult accomplishments is sports is to win the triple crown.  It has only been done 11 times in horse racing history.  It is so rare that it has been 34 years since Affirmed accomplished the historic feat in 1978.

Daddy Nose Best won the Grade III Sunland Derby last weekend and is on his way to the Kentucky Derby -- all of which brought to mind one of my personal favorite stories. Enjoy these horses, and don't think they don't know what's going on! Incredible animals.

First, it was Mine That Bird's miracle win at the 2009 Kentucky Derby. That one race launched the Sunland Derby into graded status for the first time in the race's history. Today's shocking win by Ruler On Ice at the Belmont Stakes gives another huge push to Sunland Park Racetrack.

It was another action-packed sports weekend, filled with plenty of surprises and upsets.

Yep, we have reached that time of the year where the sports world is incredibly fragmented and all over the map.  The NBA and NHL have reached their second seasons.  The excitement of the opening of another Major League Baseball season is over, and we are faced with the reality that there are still 130 more games!

When news broke this morning that Uncle Mo was scratched from tomorrow's Kentucky Derby, memories of Mine That Bird immediately came to mind.

It was a busy sports week, dominated by the third and fourth rounds of the NCAA Tournament. As usual, there were plenty of surprises: 1. Butler and VCU belong in the Final Four. The Cinderella Bulldogs and Rams put on another great show for the college basketball world...