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 ...

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.

There are few moments more exhilarating in racing than when the leaders come off the final corner side-by-side and nose-to-nose as they head towards the finish line. Especially when the end result at ...

LAS VEGAS — When three cars are separated by seven-thousandths of a second at the finish line, that would be the definition of a "photo finish." So how does NASCAR rule on a photo finish like it had ...

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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 ...

"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 ...