A fresh take on horse deaths
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Gary West, one of the nation's smartest horse-racing writers, really nails the topic in a blog entry reacting to NBC's Preakness Day panel discussion about horse safety. Gary's take that horse racing is losing popularity because it's inherently unviolent is brilliant, and I love his sly shot at ESPN. Read it all by clicking here.

Kevin Modesti watches sports from a new angle since his promotion from sports columnist to sports editor for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. In his new blog, Modesti not only comments on the big sports stories of the moment-- he talks about what makes them big. Think of it as a conversation with readers about how these stories should be covered.


Ha! Good one! I missed the panel discussion on Preakness Day, but I enjoyed West's take on it. Very clever.