Hurdy and Gurdy: A Tale of Triple Crown Dreams
Two famous 3 year olds compete across Derby Preakness and Belmont as Hurdy defeats Gurdy in each race. Immortality looms for Hurdy while Gurdy vows to prevail. A playful closing note ends with a dog heckling the rival. The piece nods to racing lore with a whimsical, retro tone.
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Alysheba
Secretariat
Hurdy
Hurdy and Gurdy
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Gurdy
Hardy
Baltimore
Pimlico Racetrack
New York
Bucks force seventh game with rally over Celtics
Milwaukee, led by Sidney Moncrief with 34 points, beat Boston 121-111 to force a deciding game. John Lucas praised the team’s defensive surge and late 6-0 run as the Bucks overcame a 15 point first half deficit without injured Celtics center Robert Parish.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Bucks
John Lucas
Boston Celtics
Sidney Moncrief
Celtics
Moncrief
Danny Ainge
Sid
Lucas
Bucks
Boston
Paul Pressey
Robert Parish
Larry Bird
Bird
Mustangs to face Mount Mercy in NAIA playoff showdown
Joliet St Francis faces Mount Mercy in an NAIA bi district softball best-of-three at Ellis Park with an 11 a.m. game set after Mount Mercy’s four errors in a 5-4 loss. LuAnn Campbell’s nine strikeouts pace St Francis in the opener 1-0.
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Joliet St. Francis
Mount Mercy
Ellis Park
Illinois
Saints
Iowa
Ellis
Mustangs
LuAnn Campbell
Kearney
Neb
St. Francis
Campbell
Sherry Zieser
Teresa Kensley
Jenny Zieser
Dick Smith
Kensley
Joanne Vertoczky
Bev Klein
Ann Lammers
Klein
Vertoczky
Lammers
Veroczky
Sue Palmer
Lisa Kurth
St. Francis of
Iowa Beats Michigan to Open Big Ten Baseball Tournament
Iowa Hawkeyes 9 Michigan Wolverines 4 in Ann Arbor as Brian Butz drives in three runs and Butz two RBI doubles bolster a four run fourth inning. Purdue earlier topped Minnesota 9-3. Michigan falls to 47-10 and faces elimination.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Brian Butz
Iowa
Michigan
Hawkeyes
Purdue
Minnesota
Pete Altenberger
Mark Boland
Chris Gagin
Greg McMurtry
Jason Jones
Bryan Luedtke
Butz
Luis Ramirez
Jim Abbott
Wolverines
Royals edge Brewers as 9th inning error lifts KC
Bo Jackson scored on a wild throw by Dale Sveum with two out in the ninth, lifting Kansas City to a 4-3 win over Milwaukee and extending the Brewers' losing streak to nine. Dan Quisenberry earned the win, Mark Clear took the loss.
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Kansas City
Bo Jackson
Shorstop Dale Sveum
Milwaukee
Brewers
Dan Quisenberry
Mark Clear
Jackson
Frank White
Willie Wilson
Juan Castillo
Sveum
Royals
New York
Chris Bosio
Juan Nieves
George Brett
Danny Tartabull
Hal McRae
Glenn Braggs
Rob Deer
Castillo
Braggs
Danny Jackson
Dee
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