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The spirit of the Kentucky Derby lands at Pimlico for the day
The racing gods obviously got their signals crossed, choosing to grace Pimlico with a glorious afternoon to enjoy the first jewel of the Triple Crown on Saturday while the 19 horses in the Kentucky Derby slogged through the mud at Churchill Downs. So...
Tags: Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Sports, Preakness Stakes, Calvin Borel
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Pletcher scoffs at rumors second-favorite Verrazano stopped eating
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Todd Pletcher knew there were rumors. He even figured some of them impugned his horses. When you're one of the winningest trainers in the game who just happens to condition a quarter of the Kentucky Derby field, that, he said,...Tags: U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Big Brown, Sports, Kentucky Derby, National Weather Service
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Agent Peter Carlisle has put Rosie Napravnik on the Phelps plan
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Baltimore lawyer Frank Morgan helped swimmer Michael Phelps, then 16 years old, select Peter Carlisle as his agent. Phelps was years away from stardom, but Carlisle aggressively marketed his client, hoping to eventually elevate him...Tags: Frank Morgan, Sports, Kentucky Derby, Swimming, Mike Smith
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Sports TV and radio: Saturday's 5/4 log (updated Saturday AM with tennis pairings)
5 a.m. Hockey: World championships: U.S. vs. Austria.--NBC Sports Net. 9 a.m. Golf: China Open third round (d. in Tianjin).--Golf 9 a.m. Talk: Sports Highlights (d.; on Cox cable 47 and Verizon FiOs 17 in Newport News).--NNPS 9:55 a.m. Soccer:...
Tags: Golf, Baseball, Tennis, David Ferrer, Albany Great Danes
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O's and their opponents prepared for a 'five-horse race' in the AL East
The Baltimore SunSARASOTA, Fla. — For most of the past two decades, the American League East has been considered the toughest division in baseball, primarily because it contained the sport's two financial behemoths, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox....Tags: Buck Showalter, Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox, Adam Lind, MASH (tv program)
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Orb wins the 139th Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey is a man who looks like the embodiment of the nickname that is all anybody calls him by. Short and unassuming, he said this week he made an effort to enjoy the run-up to the Kentucky Derby,...Tags: Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Sports, John R. Velazquez, Preakness Stakes
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Horse deaths are troubling to Bob Baffert
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With nary a thought to Hamlet, trainer Bob Baffert is currently suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. In his current situation, and in a world where oft-misinformed social media stirs the rumor pot to a boil,...Tags: Sports, Breeders' Cup, Kentucky Derby, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Churchill Downs
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Trainer leaving no details unnoticed before Derby
LOUIS- VILLE, Ky. - It's easy to figure out where Todd Pletcher got the idea to enter five horses in this year's Kentucky Derby. He used to work for D. Wayne Lukas. For the longest time, Lukas was the biggest star in the sport, the guy in the white...Tags: Triple Crown, Oxbow (racehorse), Kentucky Derby, Overanalyze (racehorse), Verrazano (racehorse)
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Hard-working cows
Have you noticed that our summertime parades and celebrations never feature cows? But what species is more important and productive, creating day after day new wealth for all of us? A registered Holstein in Minnesota made history a few years ago by...Tags: Television Networks, Sports, Heart Attack
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UPDATED: Lot of locals at Penn Relays
The Varsity BlogThe annual Penn Relays are Thursday through Saturday at Philadelphia's Franklin Field. Here is a list of local competitors and their events: HIGH SCHOOL Individuals Tamaqua's Christine Streisel, javelin (defending champion) Tamaqua's Tyler Hope, javelin... -
Maryland's Janney shuns limelight, even with Derby favorite Orb
When his first Kentucky Derby horse, Orb, was named the favorite Wednesday, Stuart S. Janney the III was not there to raise his hands triumphantly for the cameras. He won't be in Louisville at all in the days leading to the race. A short phone call with...
Tags: Triple Crown, New York Racing Association, Joint Ventures, University of Maryland, College Park, Breeders' Cup
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Saturday's local college roundup: W&M, Hampton, CNU sweep conference track championships
Daily PressTrack and field: CAA: William and Mary captured the Colonial Athletic Association men's and women's championships with a strong performance in Towson, Md. The Tribe men won their first crown since 2004, outscoring runner-up UNC Wilmington 185-178....Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, James Madison Dukes, George Mason Patriots, Baseball, Old Dominion Monarchs
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