Affirmed Wins Derby at Churchill Downs in Thriller
Affirmed, ridden by 18 year old Steve Cauthen, overtook rivals on the turn and held off Alydar to win the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The Harbor View Farm colt completed the 1.4 mile race in 2 1-5 on a fast track before about 130,000 fans.
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Louisville
Affirmed
Steve Cauthen
Alydar
Churchill Downs
Cauthen
Harbor View Farm
Calumet Farm
Jorge Velasquez
Saluki teams shine in track baseball and tennis events
Southern Illinois Carbondale swept the Illinois Intercollegiate Track and Field Meet with 211 points, led by Bob Roggy in javelin and Andy Roberts in the 110 hurdles. SIU also swept two baseball wins over Oklahoma and placed third in MVC tennis at Peoria as WTSU and Wichita State shared the conference title.
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Southern Illinois-Carbondale
Illinois
SIU
Bob Roggy
Andy Roberts
Steve Lively
Mike Kee
Ken Larraway
Stan Podolski
Saluki
Peoria
Salukis
MVC
WTSU
Wichita State
Denny Fires Two-Hitter as Cardinals Edge Padres 1-0
John Denny pitched a two-hitter and Garry Templeton drove in the winning run with a seventh inning single as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the San Diego Padres 1-0. Tyson sac bunt then Templeton’s RBI capped the decisive rally.
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St. Louis
John Denny
Garry Templeton
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
Mike Tyson
Denny
Gaylord Perry
Lou Brock
Templeton
Tyson
Dave Winfield
Derrell Thomas
Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Cauthen Wins Derby as Alydar Fails to Meet Him
18yearold Steve Cauthen rode Affirmed to a dramatic 1977 Kentucky Derby victory in a field including Alydar Sensitive Prince and Believe It. Cauthen, praised for his poise, described waiting for Alydar who never attacked, then let Affirmed gallop to triumph before 130000 at Churchill Downs.
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Calumet
Admiral
Gene Marchi
Churchill Downs
Esops Foibles
Sensitive Prince
Valeri
Hoist
Chief of
Dixieland
Raymond Earl
Affirmed
Barrera
Cauthen
Will Grimsley
Louisville
Steve Cauthen
Alydar
Pride of Kentucky
Calumet Stable
the Roses
Walton
Prince
Eddie Maple
Mickey Solomone
United States
Saluki cage coach search narrows to four candidates
SIUC athletic director Gale Sayers pursues a new basketball coach to replace Paul Lambert. Four finalists Joe Gottfried Sam Miranda George Iubelt and Don Dyer meet with campus leaders as interviews continue. Naming of the successor is expected Thursday.
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Merle Jones
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Gale Sayers
Sayers
Paul Lambert
George Iubelt
Iubelt
George Mace
Joe Gottfried
Ashland College
Ohio
Sam Miranda
Collinsville
Kansas
Don Dyer
Henderson State
Arkadelphia
Ark
Gottfried
Carbondale
Joe
Murray State
SIUC
Rey Dempsey
Ashland
Cincinnati
Chicago Bulls
Ed Badger
Little Galatia
Miranda
Vandalia
Kankakee
New Mexico University
Bob King
Indiana State
Ted Owen
Maupintour, Inc
Roger Bohnenstiehl
Marc Fletcher
Fletcher
Tulane
Roger Brown
Dave Robisch
Roger Morningstar
Jo Jo White
Herb Nobles
Tom Rovisto
Rick Suttle
Sam
Vergil Fletcher
Ted (Owen
Rcord
Dyer
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Believe It
Hickory Tree Stable
Walton, Ky
Little Steve
Saluki Baseballers
Sooners
Oklahoma
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Siu-C
Craig Robinson
Robinson
Chuck Curry
Rick Keeton
Cord
Paul Ondo
Curry
Rod Peterson
Dave Stieb
West Texas State
Buffs
Ted Simmons
Atlanta
Astros
Jerry Royster
Braves
Ken Forsch
Rod Gilbreath
Darrell Chaney
Cito Gaston
Forsch
Royster
Phillies
Mets
Greg Luzinski
Steve Carlton
Robert L. Baird
Raymond Bar
Warren Brandt
Bute
Bill Musselman
Minnesota
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