Pleasant Colony fulfills trainer's big Derby boast
Pleasant Colony wins the 107th Kentucky Derby in 2:02 by three-quarters of a length over Woodchopper with Porter third. Trainer John Campo proclaims luck and skill, while Jorge Velasquez rides the winner for Buckland Farm. Reinstated rivals Flying Nashua and Mythical Ruler finish poorly. Wayward Lass runs Oaks then scratches. Purses reach 317,200 to the winner of 404,200 total.
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Louisville
John Campo
Pleasant Colony
Campo
Woodchopper
Porter
Nashua
Churchill Downs
Flying Nashua
Mythical Ruler
Wayward Lass
New York
Jorge Velasquez
Velasquez
Thomas Mellon Evans
Buckland Farm
Wood Memorial
Aqueduct
Jeff Fell
Fell
Proud Appeal
Hawley
Salukis rally to take MVC baseball lead in dramatic finale
SIU C rallied with a three-run bottom of the final inning as Bobby Doerzer lined a bases loaded double for a 4-3 win over Indiana State in game one, then SIU C defeated ISU 7-2 in the nightcap to seize the Eastern Division race lead in the Missouri Valley Conference. Coach Itchy Jones praised the new scoreboard as a boost and the Salukis improved to 4-2 in the league and 24-13 overall.
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Mike Chamness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Abe Martin Field
Salukis
Bobby Doerrer
Indiana State
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Marion
Siuc
Sasuki
Itchy Jones
Doerzer
Leo
Jones
Sycamores
Siu-C
Bradley
Ate Martin Field
Wichita State
Terry Lychak
Saluki
Jerry Halstead
Carterville
Rob Baker
Dave Browning
Browning
Steve Reyenga
Reyenga
Joe Richardson
Joe
Richardson
Ken Klump
Scott Bridges
Chester
Sycamore
Marty Martino
Gary Kempton
Mike Mesh
Tim Barrett
Bridges
Bob Warn
Indiana
Warn
Paul Evans
Evans
Corey Zawadzki
Kurt Reid
Okanville
Mike Blumhorst
Kevin Weaver
Zawadski
Oberkfell Paces Cards In 7-3 Victory Over Reds
Ken Oberkfell had three hits and three RBIs to back Bob Shirley as St. Louis beat Cincinnati 7-3. Shirley improved to 3-0, striking out three and walking one as the Cardinals won their 10th of 11. St Louis scored three in the fourth with Hernandez Hendrick and Iorg driving in runs.
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St. Louis
Ken Oberkfell
Bob Shirley
Cincinnati
Cardinals
Shirley
Reds
Bruce Berenyi
Keith Hernandez
George Hendrick
Dane Iorg
Iorg
Oberkfell
Tommy Herr
Big Ten Delivers Three-Year Probation to Illinois
The Big Ten placed Illinois on three years probation over the Dave Wilson eligibility case. The penalties include two years without post season play for all Illinois teams and a loss of conference revenue estimated at $800,000 per year. University officials deny wrongdoing and seek a resolution with conference leaders.
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John Cribbet
Wilson
Fense
Cribbet
Ikenberry
Illinois
University
Big Ten
Duke
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Murphysboro Girls
Dares Es
Harold Brown
Chris Wicks
Brown
Rob Clark
Clark
Reid
Robbie
Joe Jines Saluki
Brian Dorsett
Stanley Ikenberry
Wayne Duke
University of Illinois
League
Ilinois
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