Laser Light Eyes Preakness Victory After Derby Near Miss
Pat Kelly trains Laser Light the Derby runner up who aims for the Preakness at Pimlico with a faster pace expected. The colt, owned by Live Oak Plantation, will be ridden by Eddie Maple as Gato Del Sol skips the race to await the Belmont. ABC will cover the event from 4 to 5 p.m. CDT.
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Preakness field set with Laser Light from No 5 post
Laser Light drew post five for the Preakness with Linkage Aloma's Ruler and Cupecoy's Joy in six seven eight positions Reinvested No 1 post Cut Away Water Bank and Bold Style also drawn. Trainer Henry Clark passed the Derby to keep Linkage fresh for Baltimore with Bill Shoemaker set to ride.
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Cardinals top Braves 10 9 in scorefest at Atlanta
St Louis rode a late surge to beat the Atlanta Braves 10-9 as Whitey Herzog shuffled the lineup. Tito Landrum drove in three runs including a first major league homer, Willie McGee delivered an RBI hit in his only at bat, and Bruce Sutter earned his 11th save despite two homers by Dale Murphy.
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Shockers rally to beat Salukis in MVC tourney opener
Wichita State defeats Southern Illinois University Carbondale 9-6 in 10 innings as Russ Morman belted a three run homer after Paul Hibbs doubled in the 10th. Salukis rally with two runs in the ninth but fall short as Reboulet and Gaskell spark late pushes.
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Berkgoetter sets five personal records in Valley decathlon
Paul Bergkoetter, sole Southern Illinois University Carbondale entrant, racks up five PRs in the Valley meet in Wichita, earning 3,525 points to sit second to Jim Jones of West Texas State with 3,689. Sayre competes in pole vault and javelin as many Valley events begin today. storm delays shifted the decathlon by a day. Lew Hartzog's Salukis loom as favorites after last year's record 226-point team total.
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Red Devil girls clinch SWE title in win over Pinckneyville
Murphysboro’s talented freshmen fueled a 14 3 victory that clinched the Southwest Egyptian Conference title for the Red Devils as Debbie Aldridge pitched, and Lisa Foster belted a bases clearing homer. Carlyle beat Sparta as Murphysboro improved to 12 0 in the league with two games left.
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SIU defense head going to Arkansas
Bob Shaw leaves Southern Illinois University Carbondale after one year as defensive coordinator to become linebackers coach at Arkansas under Lou Holtz. Shaw, age 50, has a long coaching arc and is part of Rey Dempsey's staff moving up to major programs, with Arkansas noting its seven straight bowl appearances.
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