On the Mark with Mark Mathis

Hello folks. Here are a few betting combos for the upcoming Derby. Try a $2 exacta box on Lookin At Lucky and Devil May Care. Another $2 exacta box I like would be Looking At Lucky, Super Saver and Sidney’s Candy. Talk to you after the race.

Kentucky Derby fever officially hit yours truly this morning about 6 a.m. when I hit the backstretch of Churchill Downs, with the full moon setting and the sun rising. I had a visit with Nick Zito, who is scheduled to send out Jackson Bend and Ice Box for Derby 136 on Saturday. I will have [...]

Daviess County’s miraculous 12-11 baseball victory over Owensboro Catholic on Tuesday produced what you might call some statistical anomalies. Seldom if ever would you see a team make up an 8-run deficit in its last at-bat, and it was exceedingly rare for a high school club. There were no extra base

Hello there, sorry it’s been awhile since the last post, but spring break vacation and other bits and pieces have kept me off the trail. I am back, though, and looking forward to sharing more insights and other items from the world of sports.

The Final Four will convene in Indianapolis on Saturday without the one team that most folks, certainly in this region, thought would be there. The University of Kentucky’s fabulous season halted with a thud on Saturday night. A lot of talk got rolling shortly after the final horn talking about John

Both DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall were named first team Associated Press All-Americans on Monday. The University of Kentucky teammates made history with the selection. It is the first time ever that two freshmen teammates were named to the first team. They were only the ninth pair of teammates to

I didn’t have the courage to look at my wrecked NCAA brackets until today. Always late on filling them out, I made my “picks” the day before the tournament started. There were red lines all over the place, noting all the teams that had been eliminated from my picks. Only the U.S. Government has gone

Big Red fans could be feeling conflicted today. The Big Red of Cornell faces the University of Kentucky in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. Does that mean Big Red fans of Western Kentucky University will be pulling for the other Big Red? Or are Big Red fans of WKU perturbed that the [...]

Muhlenberg County made a run back to get within two with 2:17 left in its PNC/KHSAA Boys’ State Tournament matchup against West Jessamine, but it couldn’t finish the deal. The Mustangs fell 73-63 in their first state tournament appearance.

Muhlenberg County has gathered itself somewhat after going 1-for-12 from 3-point range in the first half of its PNC/KHSAA Boys’ State Tournament game with West Jessamine. The Mustangs are staying in contention with better shot selection, and they are at least finding some working room in the middle