Belmont Stakes without Triple Crown buzz as Cloud Computing eyes return
Cloud Computing won the Preakness and skipped the Derby, six weeks rest, with possible Belmont return on his home track. Trainer Chad Brown will decide next weekend. If Derby and Preakness winners skip Belmont, Classic Empire becomes favorite, aimed at Belmont after a stronger Derby showing.
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Cloud Computing
New York
Chad Brown
Brown
Todd Pletcher
Always Dreaming
Pletcher
Empire
Mark Casse
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Javier Castellano
Nolind signs to play baseball at Limestone College
Williston-Elko standout Nolind signs a full baseball scholarship with Limestone College in Gaffney. He starred as quarterback on the Blue Devils, leading to a region title and a playoff run, and hit .283 with 13 RBIs and nine steals as a senior shortstop. He plans to train to add size and may walk on for football while starting as Limestone’s shortstop.
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Will Nolind
Williston-Elko High School
Williston-Elko
Nolind
Limestone College
Limestone
Gaffney
Barnwell
Blue Devils
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Derek Youngblood
Nationals 3 Braves 2 as Strasburg dominates
Stephen Strasburg struck out a season-high 11 to power the Nationals past the Braves 3-2, ending Washington’s four-game skid. Koda Glover earned the save with four outs, Dusty Baker praising him as the durable closer option. Matt Adams debuted for Atlanta, going 0-for-4, while Adams and Kemp figured in late-inning action.
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David Goldman
Matt Adams
Atlanta Braves
St. Louis
Freddie Freeman
Atlanta
Stephen Strasburg
Washington
Koda Glover
Nationals
Strasburg
Jose Labaton
Dusty Baker
Braves
Glover
Baker
Shawn Kelley
Adams
Matt Kemp
All-Star race hints at long Coca-Cola 600 slog
Kyle Larson dominated the All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, leading from start to finish in both segments and favored to win the Coca-Cola 600. Clean air aided his pace, while passing remained difficult for the field as Ryan Blaney attempted various strategies without payoff. A slow final pit stop dropped Larson to fourth before the end.
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N.C
Kyle Larson
Nascar
Martin Truex Jr
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Ryan Blaney
Blaney
Larson
Kyle Busch
Victory Lane
North Carolina
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