In a true photo finish, this year’s Kentucky Derby-winning horse, Mystik Dan, didn’t even win by a full nose. A photo shared on the official Kentucky Derby page on the social media platform X showed ...

Weather delays, thrilling restarts with four laps and just more than one lap remaining, and a loaded field weren't enough to ...

Today is the Preakness Stakes, the 2nd leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Jonathan Finn, author of "Beyond the Finish Line," about the history and tech of photo finishes.

PARIS, France — The finish to the men's 100 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics was one of the closest in Summer Games history. American Noah Lyles took the title of the "World's Fastest Man" by just ...

The incredible finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race led to some questions about the way the finish line at Kansas Speedway was painted, but that had no impact on the result. Kyle Larson finished ...

"In the 1880s photographers and sports enthusiasts confidently declared the end of dead heats in sporting competition. Reflecting a broader social belief in technology, proponents of the camera ...