Admitted affair sullies coach Pitino's reputation LOUISVILLE, Ky. - In a state where basketball is king, Rick Pitino cuts quite the fine figure. Mine That Bird pulls off upset in Kentucky Derby LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The cowboy and his horse beat them all. Four Hall of Fame trainers. The ruler of Dubai. Two very sentimental favorites. Trainer Bennie Woolley Jr. hitched Mine That Bird to the back of his pickup and drove to the Kentucky Derby from New Mexico. With an inspired ride on the rail from Calvin Borel, it all added up to one of the greatest upsets in 135 years of America's most famous horse race. Thaw comes slowly to storm-ravaged Kentucky CANEYVILLE, Ky. - Thousands of National Guard troops swinging chainsaws cut their way into remote communities Sunday to reach residents stranded by a deadly ice storm, freeing some to get out of their driveways for the first time in nearly a week.
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