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War Dancer storms to victory in Virginia Derby

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New Kent, VA (Sports Network) – War Dancer, ridden by Alan Garcia, rallied through the stretch and won a photo finish over a pair of rivals to capture Saturday’s $500,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs. Trained by Ken McPeek for […]

Dahmen, Lee move ahead at Boreal Open

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Fort McMurray, AB (Sports Network) – Joel Dahmen and Lucas Lee carded matching 67s on Saturday to grab a share of the lead through three rounds of the Syncrude Boreal Open. Dahmen and Lee sit at 9-under-par 207 through 54 […]

Rahystrada gets another Arlington Handicap

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Arlington Heights, IL (Sports Network) – Defending winner Rahystrada made it two straight and three out of four in the Arlington Handicap with Saturday’s victory in the $200,000 grass race at Arlington Park. Trained by Byron Hughes and ridden by […]

Giants promote Francoeur, activate Casilla from DL

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San Diego, CA (Sports Network) – The San Francisco Giants made several roster moves on Saturday, including purchasing the contract of outfielder Jeff Francoeur from Triple-A Fresno and activating pitcher Santiago Casilla from the 15-day disabled list. Francoeur was designated […]

Stieglitz dominates Kiyota to retain WBO super middleweight title

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Dresden, Germany (Sports Network) – Robert Stieglitz scored a 10th-round technical decision against Yuzo Kiyota Saturday to retain his WBO super middleweight title at the EnergieVerbund Arena. Stieglitz (45-3) dominated Kiyota from the start before the bout went to the […]

Boisterous gives trainer second straight Man o’War

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Elmont, NY (Sports Network) – Boisterous ably filled in for stablemate Point of Entry as the Shug McGaughey-trained horse captured Saturday’s 55th running of the $600,000 Man o’War Stakes at Belmont Park. The 6-year-old gave his trainer his second consecutive […]

Pirates’ Locke scratched from Sunday start

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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Locke has been scratched from his scheduled start Sunday due to lower back tightness. Locke was slated to start Sunday’s finale of a three-game series against the New York Mets, but […]

Hingis, Drysdale enter Tennis Hall of Fame

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Newport, RI (Sports Network) – Former world No. 1 star and five-time Grand Slam singles champion Martina Hingis headed the class for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday. The other members of the Class of 2013 […]

Hingis, Drysdale enter Tennis Hall of Fame

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Newport, RI (Sports Network) – Former world No. 1 star and five-time Grand Slam singles champion Martina Hingis headed the class for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday. The other members of the Class of 2013 […]

Sharapova to work with Connors

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(Sports Network) – Maria Sharapova has hired tennis legend Jimmy Connors as her new coach. Sharapova, ousted in the second round at Wimbledon, just parted ways with Thomas Hogstedt and Saturday revealed her new coach on her personal website. “I […]