Day: May 6, 2023

Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes to call ‘Riders Up’ at 2023 Kentucky Derby

9:14 pm May 6, 2023

Patrick Mahomes’ Super Bowl tour will continue at Churchill Downs Saturday for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby. The two-time Super Bowl champion will deliver the famous “Riders Up” call before the start of the race. The Derby made the announcement Wednesday, and Mahomes becomes the latest member of the NFL to make the […]

Biden touts 82-year-old age in 2024 as a benefit: ‘I know more than the vast majority of people’

9:09 pm May 6, 2023

President Joe Biden attempted to ease concerns about his age in an interview Friday by framing his 80 years of life experience as a positive rather than a negative. “Because I have acquired a hell of a lot of wisdom,” Biden told MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle on Friday when he was asked “why an 82-year-old Biden” […]

Horse spooks during coronation procession back to Buckingham Palace

8:52 pm May 6, 2023

A horse being ridden by a member of the Household Cavalry spooked Saturday morning as it was trotting in the coronation procession from Westminster Abbey back to Buckingham Palace. The horse, which was just seconds behind the Gold State Coach carrying King Charles III and Queen Camilla, suddenly began careening backward along the route, crashing […]

Transgender MMA artist accepts former UFC fighter’s challenge to fight: ‘I’m going to f— you up’

8:48 pm May 6, 2023

Last month, former UFC fighter Jake Shields posted a challenge to “the toughest trans men” to a bout, and one has answered the call. Mack Beggs, a biological female from Texas who has transitioned, posted on Instagram that he was down to go against Shields. After Shields claimed to receive no response from any trans […]

Early Kentucky Derby favorite Forte scratched just hours before the race’s start; sixth horse dies

8:47 pm May 6, 2023

A sixth horse died at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Chloe’s Dream’s death comes after four horses passed away in just six days. Chloe Dream was a three-year-old gelding that ran on the Derby undercard. The morning-line favorite to win, Forte, was also scratched from the 149th Run for the Roses, just hours before the Kentucky […]