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Daily Mail
01-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Incredible moment brave NFL star hops into thick mud to rescue stranded driver
Carolina Panthers second-year wide receiver Xavier Legette was able to help a friend out who was stuck in a rough spot while off-roading in the off-season. Legette, who was born and raised riding horses and living in the backcountry of South Carolina, was seen in a video trying to help someone whose ATV was submerged in some deep mud. The vehicle was stuck in the mud and trying to get it out was made especially tough because of the running water around it. After taking some valuables from his friend to make sure they didn't get damaged, Legette offered some advice on trying to get the ATV out. While the friend took the suggestions, it was clear that he wasn't able to get it out on his own. So, Legette decided to get down and dirty - stepping into the mud to help lift the front end of the ATV out of the mud. WARNING: VIDEO BELOW CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Insane: Xavier Legette rescued a man on an ATV that was stuck in the mud 😭😭 He didn't even hesitate for a second to hop in the mud Legette is a role model on and off the field. — Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) June 30, 2025 Xavier Legette got dirty while trying to help out a friend who was stuck in the mud The video cuts off before we see if Legette and his friend were able to get the vehicle out. Legette has shown that he isn't averse to getting some dirt on him after being the NFL's trackside correspondent at the Kentucky Derby earlier this year. It also appears that the Panthers pass catcher is romantically linked with an up-and-coming rapper. GloRilla's latest music video for the song 'Typa' dropped on Friday morning, with Legette getting very close with his on-camera partner. How comfortable the duo looked on screen have made the pair appear to be an item, including a scene in a bedroom where GloRilla is in a white bra and Legette enters shirtless and in a towel. Legette, 24, has not been connected with anyone romantically since entering the NFL last year as a first-round draft pick.
NBC News
30-06-2025
- NBC News
Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a winner of 15 Triple Crown races, dies at 89
D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Famer who became one of the most accomplished trainers in the history of horse racing and a face of the sport for decades, has died. He was 89. His family said Sunday that Lukas died Saturday night at his Louisville, Kentucky, home. Lukas had been hospitalized with a severe MRSA blood infection that caused significant damage to his heart and digestive system and worsened pre-existing chronic conditions. "Wayne devoted his life not only to horses but to the industry — developing generations of horsemen and horsewomen and growing the game by inviting unsuspecting fans into the winner's circle," his family said in a statement. "Whether he was boasting about a maiden 2-year-old as the next Kentucky Derby winner or offering quiet words of advice before a big race, Wayne brought heart, grace, and grit to every corner of the sport. His final days were spent at home in Kentucky, where he chose peace, family, and faith." Lukas won 15 Triple Crown races, including the Kentucky Derby four times. Only good friend Bob Baffert has more Triple Crown victories, and Lukas owns a record-tying 20 in the Breeders' Cup World Championships. "The whole secret of this game, I think, is being able to read the horse: Read what he needs, what he doesn't need, what he can't do, what he can do," Lukas said in May before his 34th and final Preakness Stakes. "That's the whole key. Everybody's got the blacksmith, everybody's got to the same bed available, the feed man. We all can hire a good jockey. We all can hire a pretty good exercise rider if we've got the means, so what the hell is the difference? The horse is the difference and what we do with him in reading him." Lukas was affectionately known around the barns and the racetrack as "Coach" because he coached high school basketball before his professional career with horses began. Even with months to go before his 90th birthday, he would get up on his pony in the early morning hours and go out to the track himself, rather than letting his assistants do the day-to-day work. Born Darnell Wayne Lukas on Sept. 2, 1935, in Wisconsin as the second of three children, he rose to prominence in the sport with quarter horses in races that are effectively sprints. He moved into thoroughbreds in the late 1970s and won his first Preakness with Codex in 1980. Lukas has 4,967 documented victories in thoroughbred racing, with his horses earning more than $310 million from more than 30,600 starts. "Today we lost one of the great champions of Churchill Downs and one of the most significant figures in Thoroughbred racing over the last 50 years," Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen said. "We will miss his humor, his wisdom and his unmatched capacity to thrill the fans with the performances of his horses on our sport's biggest days." Achieving something of a career renaissance over the past decade, one he credits to finding the right owners willing to spend money on horses, Lukas won the Preakness last year with Seize the Grey. Asked what motivates him to keep doing his job well into his late 80s, he gave a pep talk fit for a locker room before a big game. "If you have a passion, you eliminate all the excuses," Lukas said. "That's how it works. You get up early. You go without a meal. You drive. You go without sleep — as long as you got the passion. Don't let that sofa pull you down. It's a little easy when that alarm goes off to say, 'Oh my God, I don't know if I really want to do this today.' Erase that. The most important decision you'll ever make in your life is your attitude decision. Make it early, and make the right one."
Daily Mirror
30-06-2025
- Daily Mirror
Tributes paid after legendary trainer D Wayne Lukas dies ‘peacefully', aged 89
Tributes have been paid following the death of legendary trainer D Wayne Lukas, who was 89. The 89-year-old trained nearly 5,000 winners, including 15 in Triple Crown races of which four were Kentucky Derby winners, and 20 Breeders' Cup winners. He topped the trainers' rankings by prize-money won 14 times. A week earlier the Lukas family announced that the trainer popularly known as 'Coach' had been forced to give up his six decades long training career after being hospitalised in Louisville, Kentucky, with a severe and worsening infection. He had declined an aggressive treatment plan and in order to spend his remaining time with his family. On Sunday his family shared the sad news of his passing in a statement issued by Churchill Downs. They said: 'It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our beloved husband, grandfather, and great-grandfather, D. Wayne Lukas, who left this world peacefully yesterday evening at the age of 89, surrounded by family. 'Wayne devoted his life not only to horses but to the industry – developing generations of horsemen and horsewomen and growing the game by inviting unsuspecting fans into the winner's circle. 'Whether he was boasting about a maiden 2-year-old as the next Kentucky Derby winner or offering quiet words of advice before a big race, Wayne brought heart, grace, and grit to every corner of the sport. 'His final days were spent at home in Kentucky, where he chose peace, family, and faith. As we grieve at his passing, we find peace in knowing he is now reunited with his beloved son, Jeff, whose memory he carried in his heart always. 'We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of love, prayers, and support from all corners of the racing community — from racetracks across the country to lifelong friends and respected rivals, and from fans who never missed a post parade when 'Lukas' was listed in the program.' Lukas amassed 4,967 wins and his horses earned more than $301 million from 30,607 starts, including 1,105 stakes wins of which 637 were of the graded stakes variety. His final winner came on June 12 at Churchill Downs with Tour Player, who is owned by fellow trainer Bob Baffert's wife Jill. Baffert posted his own tribute to his long-time friend and rival. He said: ''Wayne was a game changer, transforming horse racing for the better. He made it so the horse's bloodlines were more important than the owner's. 'He created a system of flying his horses coast to coast, establishing a presence at every major racetrack in America. And Wayne didn't just show up. He dominated. 'He won so much he became known as 'D. Wayne off the plane.' He developed the blueprint the rest of us still follow. He was a true visionary.' Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens said: 'I will miss you My Friend. Love You and thank you. My Prayers go out to all family members. No one was was bigger to this Game Except For Wayne.'
