Gato del Sol Wins Derby In Upset at Churchill Downs
Gato del Sol surged from last to win the 108th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, beating Laser Light by 2 1/2 lengths amid injury and illness withdrawals. Laser Light second, Reinvested third. Air Forbes Won, El Baba faltered as the favorites. Jockey Eddie Delahoussaye rode the winner before a crowd of 141,009.
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Churchill Downs
Laser Light
Reinvested
Mutuel
Air Forbes
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Cupecoy
Linkage
Henry Clark
Eddie Gregson
Gregson
Eddie Delahoussaye
Delahoussaye
Uine Risk
Bold Style
Jeff Fell
Angel Cordero
Don Brumfield
Angel Santiago
Waterbank
Cassaleria
Kentucky
Arthur B. Hancock III
Leone Peters
Live Oak Plantation
Rock Steady
Proud Clarion
Water Bank
Muttering
Rockwall
Star Gallant
Majesty’s Prince
Cupecoy’s Joy
Wavering Monarch
Royal Roberto
Music Leader
Wolfie’s Rascal
New Discovery
Real Dare
Jefferson Downs
Salukis Dominate Illinois Intercollegiate Meet in Spectacular Win
SIU Cahokia led by freshman Mike Franks crushed Illinois and Illinois State at the 14th Illinois Intercollegiate Championship. Franks swept the 100 and 200, set Illinois Intercollegiate records, and anchored relay wins as SIU C tallied 275 points, a meet record, far ahead of Illinois and Illinois State. Coaches lauded the performance as the greatest team effort in Lew Hartzog’s 22-year tenure.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Lew Hartzog
Salukis
Mike Franks
University of Illinois
Illini
Illinois State
Hartzog
Illinois
Siu-C
Franks
St. Louis
O’fallon Tech
Ivory Crockett
Tony Adams
Adams
John Sayre
Sayre
Andy Geiger
Stephen Wray
Kevin Baker
John Smith
Parry Duncan
Brent Barth
Tom Ross
Bill Moran
Sports writers win national honors at APSE
Sports Editor Mike Chamness won fifth place for a game story on Southern Illinois University Carbondale vs Wichita State. Reporters Alan Fredman and Nick Sortal received honorable mention for The State of Prep Sports series on high school sports in Southern Illinois.
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Associated Press Sports Editors
Alan Fredman
Nick Sortal
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
Chamness
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Wichita State
Salukis
Murphysboro
SIUC
Saluki
Associated Press
Danny Thomas
Owensboro, Ky
Siu-C
Salukis Split With Indiana State In MVC Twinbill
SIUC salvaged a split with Indiana State, winning the nightcap 4-2 after a 6-5 loss in nine innings. Mesh drove in two and scored three in the doubleheader, while Reboulet and Zawadski contributed key hits. The Salukis sit 6-4 in the MVC Eastern Division, atop the standings despite errors that helped ISU in game one.
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Illinois State
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Reboulet
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Sycamore
Rob Baker
Siu-C
Itchy Jones
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Sycamores
SIU
ISU
Brian Dorsett
Tom Hendricks
Billy Joe Richardson
Richardson
Jim Reboulet
Zawadski
Saluki
Kurt Reid
Craig Kosloski
Zane Smith
Kosloski
Ken Klump
Klump
Baker
Reid
Dave Browning
Nelson
Bridges
RBI
Pete Piskol
Jones
Driessen hits first grand slam as Reds crush Cardinals
Cincinnati rides Dan Driessen's first major league grand slam and five RBIs to a 10-1 win over St. Louis. Mario Soto earns his first complete game, while a seventh inning bench clearing brawl ensues after Soto bunts for a single. Whitey Herzog rues a bad week for the Cardinals after consecutive losses.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
Driessen
Jim Kaat
Mario Soto
Soto
Mark Littell
Cardinals
Gene Tenace
Whitey Herzog
St. Louis
Keith Hernandez
Darrell Porter
Dane Iorg
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