Belmont Stakes Fails to Live Up Belmon Appeal Lacks Speed
Dick Jerardi previews a flat Triple Crown finale with few standout horses. He argues the Nassau County Handicap excites more, notes absence of real speed in Belmont field, mentions Pine Bluff and AP Indy, Casual Lies and a few others, and suggests Casual Lies has best chance at the $1 million bonus despite doubts about the race's quality.
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Philadelphia
Apelan
Belmont
Europe
Secretariat
Dixie Brass
Speed
Lil E. Tee
A.P. Indy
AP. Indy
Pine Bluff
Chris McCarron
Pimlico
Hansel
Casual Lies
Kentucky
Gary Stevens
Shelley Riley
Stevens
Riley
Henke Sindelar Lead Memorial After Storm Delay
Frem ers Henke and Sindelar shared the second round lead at 134 after storms delayed play at Muirfield Village. Azinger chased at 10 under with 33 players stranded as weather again disrupted the Memorial tournament on Friday.
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Henke
Sindelar
Nolan Henke
Joey Sindelar
Jack Nicklaus
Muirfield Village Golf Club
Paul Azinger
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Courier Reaches French Open Final In Straight Sets
Defending champion Jim Courier overwhelmed Andre Agassi 6 3 6 2 6 2 to reach the French Open final. Petr Korda defeated France's Henri Leconte 6 2 7 6 6 3 to also reach the final, continuing Courier's pursuit of a Grand Slam title.
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Paris
Jim Courier
Andrew Agassi
Courier
Petr Korda
France
Henri Leconte
Ant
Stefan Edberg
Agassi
Andres Gomez
Iy Ie
Trail Blazers Rally To Beat Bulls In Overtime
Portland overcome two starters fouling out and a late deficit to defeat Chicago 115 104 in overtime. Danny Ainge scored nine of his 17 in OT as Portland evened the NBA Finals at 1 1. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 38 points and Scottie Pippen added 18 as the series moved to Portland.
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Chicago
Portland Rail Blazers
Michael Jordan
Danny Ainge
Clyde Drexler
Trail Blazers
Chicago Bulls
Blazers
Kevin Duckworth
Jordan
Portland
Porter
Scottie Pippen
John Paxson
Bulls
Detroit
Pistons
Los Angeles Lakers
Rudd grabs third Save Mart pole at Sears Point
Ricky Rudd broke his own Sears Point track record to win the pole for the Winston Cup Save Mart Supermarkets 300 with a 1 minute 39.709 second lap at 90.985 mph. Ernie Irvan was second fastest, Richard Petty missed the run, and final qualifying set for Saturday morning. John Krebs suffered bruised ribs after a crash at turn five.
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Sonoma
Calif
Ricky Ruad
Rudd
Sears Point International Raceway
Ernie Irvan
Modesto
Irvan
Sears Point
Rusty Wallace
Darrell Waltrip
Bill Elliott
Richard Petty
Dick Trickle
Hut Strict
Michael Waltrip
John Krebs
Roseville
Belmont Favorite Has Champion Blood Lines
Belmont Park fans watch as A P Indy is the 6:5 favorite for the Belmont Stakes. Sire Seattle Slew and grand sire Secretariat are Triple Crown winners. Cristofori, ridden by Steve Cauthen, seeks Triple Crown glory alongside Pine Bluff and Casualties. The $1 million bonus race for top points in the three races adds high stakes to the Derby and Preakness contestants.
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New York
Belmont Park
A.P. Indy
Seattle Slew
Secretariat
Cristofori
Steve Cauthen
Affirmed
Ith
Cauthen
Niger
Britain
AP. Indy
Pine Bluff
Lil E.tee
Shelley Riley
Casual Lies
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Sociated Press
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Locante
Korda
Raya
Horace Grant
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Sabin
Jacksonport
a-Agincourt
a-Robert
Robert Pores
Cy AP
Indy
E. Delahoussaye
G. Stevens
C. McCain
Montreal
Gauthen
A. Madrid
J. Chavez
J. Bailey Antos
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