Palace Malice wins Belmont in photo finish turn
Palace Malice, guided by Mike Smith, overtook Oxbow in the Belmont Stakes, finishing 3 1/4 lengths ahead with Orb third. Trainer Todd Pletcher notches another Belmont win as 85-year-old owner Mr Cat Campbell hails the victory. Rosie Napravnik becomes first female to ride in all three Triple Crown races in a year.
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Williams Wins French Open Title Over Sharapova 6 4 6 4
Serena Williams defeats Maria Sharapova 6 4 6 4 to claim her 16th Grand Slam and first French Open title since 2002. Williams, at 31, extends a 31-match win streak, the oldest French Open winner since Navratilova 1990, while Sharapova completes a career Grand Slam.
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Frost leads Regions Tradition with a 66 after third round
In Birmingham David Frost carded a 6-under 66 to lead by one over Fred Couples who shot a bogey-free 68. Frost birdied 16 and 17 to seize the advantage at the Regions Tradition as Couples trails in the title hunt.
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Nationwide race postponed at Iowa Speedway in rain
In Newton Iowa the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway was pushed back to 10 a.m. today after rain halted the 7 p.m. Saturday start. Crews had nearly dried the track when showers returned prompting officials to delay the event by a day.
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Castroneves Wins IndyCar at Texas Motor Speedway
Helio Castroneves claimed his first IndyCar win of the season by leading the final 132 laps at Texas Motor Speedway. It was his fourth career Texas victory, tying him with past winner Sam Hornish Jr. and Roger Penske, who now holds eight Texas wins. Ryan Hunter-Reay finished second, more than five seconds behind.
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Royals Schedule Next On Two City Matches
Royals schedule two upcoming games with Houston today at 1 10 p m and Detroit Monday at 7 10 p m baseball context omitted for brevity.
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NBA coaches fired after record victory totals
Two NBA coaches, Denver's George Karl and the Los Angeles Clippers' Vinny Del Negro, were fired after leading their teams to franchise-record win totals. The remark about coaching in today's NBA suggests that winning alone is not enough due to diva players and poor management.
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Great moments in sports history from midcentury Open winners
Mike Bianchi recalls 1934 Dutra edging Sarazen by one stroke to win the U S Open. 1940 Lawson Little defeats Sarazen by three in a playoff to win the U S Open. 1973 Secretariat ridden by Ron Turcotte wins Belmont Stakes in record time to claim the Triple Crown. 1978 Larry Holmes defeats Ken Norton by split decision for the WBC heavyweight title. 1985 Kareem Abdul Jabbar scores 29 as Lakers beat Celtics for the NBA title in six games.
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