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The winter thoroughbred racing season and the continued chase for points and a spot in the 2019 Kentucky Derby kicks into high gear this Saturday at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. The Louisiana track hosts the running of the $200,000 (G3) Lecomte Stakes, and the race has drawn a field of 14. They'll be asked to run just over one mile on the Fair Grounds dirt track.

The passage of the November mid-terms and the opening of the 116th U.S. Congress has made it abundantly clear - the next election cycle, which will include the 2020 Presidential election, is officially underway in the United States. Already, Senator Elizabeth Warren has declared her candicacy for the 2020 Democratic Party Presidential nomination and the floogates are sure to open soon with other hopefuls throwing their proverbial hats into the ring.

Is there a more important position in the NHL than the goaltender? That much might be debatable. But no matter your pick, goalies have to be up there. They are the last line of defense in a low-scoring sport. There is no understating that. They can make or break not just a game, but an entire Stanley Cup push. To show just how important they are, we're ranking the top 10 players between the post for the 2018-19 NHL season while taking a look at their respective teams' championship odds.

There's been a changing of the guard, a veritable passing of the torch - or in this case, the ski poles - when it comes to the queen of women's alpine skiing. Four-time World Cup champion Lindsay Vonn, also well-known as the former love interest of golfing legend Tiger Woods, announced at the start of the 2018-19 season that she wuld be retiiring from competition at the end of the current campaign.

The NFL playoffs are officially being kicked into high gear following the conclusion of Wild Card Weekend. Eight teams remain in the Super Bowl chase, with each and every one looking to secure a Conference Championships bid over the next week. The New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots remain natural odds-on favorites, but are they the teams you should trust and, ultimately, bet on during the divisional round?

The excitement surrounding the 91st Academy Awards has shifted into overdrive as the Super Bowl of movie-making awaits the nominations for the top awards.

The Oscars are a set of 24 awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.