The Road to the Kentucky Derby enters the 20-point prep stage on Saturday at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, La., when 14 3-year-olds will take on the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes. The field is led by Fair Grounds' first prep race winner,

Built looks to build on his Kentucky Derby credentials Saturday in New Orleans; two of December's heros return to Group 1 action in Hong Kong.

SportsLine horse racing writer Gene Menez reveals his Lecomte Stakes 2025 picks after evaluating the 2025 Lecomte Stakes contenders

The New Orleans attacker who plunged a pickup truck into people and killed many innocent souls on New Year’s Day apparently had the Quran in his home. There are news reports speculating what this means for Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s faith and his motive.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is back from his suspension with lots of contenders, but he doesn’t have the No. 1 horse in these rankings

The city of Florence has announced updates to Orleans Park, which will include the addition of new pickleball courts.

The Lecomte S. features 2024 Derby winning trainer Ken McPeek and is the first 2025 contest to offer 20-10-6-4-2 qualifying points.

Two of the nation’s highest-scoring teams in college basketball collide Saturday at Rupp Arena when the eighth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats play host to No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide. The start time is noon on ESPN, with Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas serving as the broadcast team.

Colgate at Lafayette, 1 p.m. Maine at UMBC, 1 p.m. Mercyhurst at Wagner, 1 p.m. Albany (NY) at Binghamton, 2 p.m. Canisius at Fairfield, 2 p.m. Cornell at Penn, 2 p.m.

Appalachian St. at Marshall, 1 p.m. Bryant at Mass.-Lowell, 1 p.m. Bucknell at Navy, 1 p.m. CCSU at Fairleigh Dickinson, 1 p.m. Davidson at St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m. Fairfield at Canisius, 1 p.m. Manhattan at Niagara, 1 p.m. Penn at Cornell, 1 p.m. UMBC at Maine, 1 p.m. Wagner at Mercyhurst, 1 p.m. Army at Boston U., 2 p.m.

MLK organized important parts of the Civil Rights Movement from New Orleans. Here's where he gave speeches, organized and ate in the city.

This also shines a light on the steamboat age in New Orleans. On January 8, 2025, the battle reached its 210th anniversary. This was also celebrated on January 10 and 11.