NEW YORK — Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander has won the AL Cy Young Award by a unanimous vote. Verlander got all 28 first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in results announced Tuesday. Verlander won the pitching Triple Crown in the American League by going 24-5 with a 2.40 ERA and 250 strikeouts. Read full article > >

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An easy win: Tigers ace Justin Verlander is unanimous pick for AL Cy Young Award

As thoroughbred racing turns to Baltimore for the 136th Preakness Stakes , Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is the oddsmakers’ favorite to pull within one victory of becoming the first to claim the Triple Crown since 1978. But the four-footed beast generating the most pre-race buzz is a marketing construct named Kegasus , inspired by the mythical centaur, who has been appearing in Baltimore bars and local TV ads in an effort to woo 21- to 35-year-olds to Pimlico’s notoriously raucous infield for “a truly legendary party experience.” Read full article > >

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Preakness Stakes 2011: Kegasus leads the pack in drawing attention

The Run for the Roses, which is the first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, takes place Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Read full article > >

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