Smarty Jones

If you are, you're not alone. The 12th game is a curious and contradictory addition. Even as Division I-A university presidents wax eloquent about the importance of taking control of oversized football and basketball...

When I last saw J.P. Constance, he was sitting at a banquet table at the Kentucky Derby press party late last April. Apparently at that time I told him, "You're old news!'' I don't specifically remember making this...

Twenty-one days ago, John Servis was a successful -- albeit unknown -- thoroughbred horse trainer, banging away in the Mid-Atlantic, far beneath the wider public radar that catches only Funny Cides and Seabiscuits....

The buzz begins before the victorious horse in the Kentucky Derby returns to the winner's circle.

After Birdstone won the Belmont Stakes to deny Smarty Jones the Triple Crown, SI.com spoke to Sports Illustrated senior writer Tim Layden about the race.