Aiken Trained Pleasant Colony Wins Wood Memorial
In the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Pleasant Colony trained by Johnny Campo and owned by Buckland Farms rallied past Cure The Blues to win by three lengths and earn a spot in the May Derby. Highland Blade trained in Camden finished second as Cure The Blues faded as heavy favorite. Noble Nashua Cut High and Prather's Image followed.
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Cure the Blues
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Noble Nashua
Prather
Pleasant Colony
Buckland Farms
Johnny Campo
Highland Blade
Pen-Y-Bryn Farms
Dave Whiteley
Aiken
Pleasant Colony Triumphs in Wood as Jeff Fell Substitutes
Pleasant Colony, ridden by Jeff Fell substituting for suspended Jorge Velasquez, won the Wood on a fast track in 1:49 3/5 for his first win of the year. Cure The Blues suffered a second straight setback after a six-race win streak. Trainer Campo praised Pleasant Colony and predicted Derby prospects for Velasquez’s mount Proud Appeal.
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Pleasant Colony
Jeff Fell
Fell
Proud Appeal
Jorge Velasquez
Campo
Remsen
Final Three Games Decide USC A Fate
USC Aiken baseball coach Rand y Warrick predicts the NAIA District 6 race will be decided in the final weekend. The Pacers must win three remaining district games beginning at Erskine, then Wofford at home and in Spartanburg, after recent losses to Coastal Carolina and a Voorhees-forfeit victory. Coastal leads district with 14-2, Winthrop 12-3, while Newberry and Francis Marion sit 11-4 and 8-4.
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Warrick
Wofford
Pacers
Conway
Coastal Carolina
USCA
Erskine
Spartanburg
Voorhees
Coastal
Usc-A
Winthrop
Newberry
Francis Marion
Orangeburg
Patriots
John Petrey
Clemson Tops Seed in ACC Baseball Tournament
Clemson earns the top seed for the ACC tournament in Chapel Hill after finishing 10-4 in conference play. North Carolina State also 10-4 but second seed due to Clemson’s two regular season wins. First round matchups include Virginia vs Duke, Clemson vs Georgia Tech, Maryland vs North Carolina, and NC State vs Wake Forest.
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Duke
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Georgia Tech
Clemson Tigers claim ACC tennis title with singles wins
Clemson clinched the ACC championship as Jean Desdunes Peter Pristach and Rick Rudeen won singles titles. Clemson totaled 60 points to beat Wake Forest 51 Virginia 48 and North Carolina 47. Geoff McDonald of Virginia earned MVP honors.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Duke
North Carolina State
Maryland
Georgia Tech
Desdunes
Scott Fleming
N.C. State
Laird Dunlop
Tiger Buford
Geoff McDonald
Celtics and Kings Live to Face Playoff Rivals in Semifinals
The NBA semifinals pit the 62 20 Celtics vs 62 20 76ers in the East and the 40 42 Kings visiting the 40 42 Rockets in the West. Philadelphia edged Milwaukee 99 98 in seven games led by Julius Erving 28 points while Reggie King scored 23 as Kansas City defeated Phoenix 95 88 to reach the semis.
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Houston Rockets
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Houston
76Ers
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Bucks
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Caldwell Jones
Marques Johnson
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Billy Cunningham
Reggie King
Suns
Phoenix
Alvan Adams
King
Ernie Grunfeld
Scott Wedman
Dennis Johnson
Walter Davis
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Reggie
Grunfeld
Wedman
Daniel Wins Five-Way Lady Citrus Playoff Title
Beth Daniel captured the $15,000 first prize at the Lady Citrus in Orlando after a five player playoff. Donna Caponi, Patty Sheehan, Cindy Hill and Patti Rizzo joined in the final for a 281 total. Rizzo tied the Rio Pinar course record with 66 Sunday.
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Fla
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Daniel
Donna Caponi
Donna
Caponi
Patty Sheehan
Cindy Hill
Patti Rizzo
Rizzo
University of Miami
Rio Pinar Country Club
Sheehan
Hill
Trevino Declines $100,000 Bonus to Focus on majors
Trevino wins the MONY Tournament of Champions at La Costa with a 273 total and $54,000 prize, extending his streak of at least one win this season. He then passes on a $100,000 bonus by skipping the New Orleans Open, aiming to capture another major. Floyd finishes runner-up after a late rally.
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Trevino
Rancho LA Costa
PGA
Floyd
Bruce Lietzke
Bill Rogers
Larry Nelson
Tom Watson
Jack Nicklaus
Mutual of New York
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Podraza
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Crapps
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Randy
Tiger Netters
Billy
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