#fab five

NICO DE BOINVILLE says Constitution Hill could be the next Altior as the fab five-year-old gears up for his seasonal return. The jockey told owner Michael Buckley his star was'Altior-esque' after his Tolworth Hurdle romp - before he was even more impressive in the Supreme at Cheltenham. Nicky Henderson's hero, favourite for the Champion Hurdle, was…

THE OPENING TIP: This weekend, the UMD men's basketball team will see tournament action once again- only this time, they won't be playing host to it. The Bulldogs will instead travel to Aberdeen, S.D. to take part in the inaugural Small College Basketball Champions Classic. UMD's slate of opponents consists of Point Loma on Friday, Nov. 18 (8 p.m.)…

Ohio State has confirmed news that appeared earlier today on Twitter that former OSU basketball captain Jamaal Brown has died. He was 52. Brown, a native of Arlington, Texas, passed away at his home in Texas over the weekend. There were no other details about the cause of death or any family details as well. He was one of the few four-year starters…

Reference Point, High Chaparral, Motivator, Authorized, Camelot. All won the Vertem Futurity Trophy at two and the Derby at three between 1986 and 2011, but the fab five haven't been joined by another horse in the last decade. Perhaps the-times-they-are-a-changin'? The Doncaster race has become more of a pointer towards the 2000 Guineas in recent…