Favorite Big Brown Draws Outermost Derby Post
Big Brown with Eight Belles on the stage for the 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Big Brown starts from post 20 as the 3-1 favorite, Eight Belles is 20-1 from post 5, with Colonel John 4-1 and Pyro 6-1 in a 20-horse field. Kent Desormeaux rides Big Brown while Gabriel Saez tabs Eight Belles. Santa Anita Derby winner Colonel John makes his dirt debut as a top rival.
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Wedge reshapes Cleveland lineup to spark slumping offense
Indians manager Eric Wedge shuffled the order resting Hafner and Peralta and sought new ways to generate runs. Hafner, coming off a subpar 2007 and a slow start this season, is trusted to break out as Cleveland grapples with a team-wide scoring drought.
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Indians pitcher Lee wins fifth straight start in 8-3 win
Lee improves to 5-0 with a 0.96 ERA, allowing three runs on eight hits in six innings for the Indians as Grady Sizemore leads a five-run fifth inning off Jarrod Washburn. Cleveland avoids a skid and moves to 13-15 after the month. Gutierrez and Peralta back hitters, while Sizemore adds a leadoff homer and multi-hit night.
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Celtics take 3-2 series lead with win over Hawks
Celtics beat Atlanta 110-85 to take a 3-2 lead in the series as Paul Pierce nets a playoff high 22 and Ray Allen drills three 3-pointers in a pivotal third quarter. Kevin Garnett adds 20, Sam Cassell provides bench lift, and Boston aims to close the series in Atlanta.
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Flyers take 3-1 series lead with 4-2 win over Montreal
Danny Briere netted a late third period goal to lift the Flyers to a 4-2 victory over Montreal, moving Philadelphia to a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. R.J. Umberger added an empty netter as Montreal erased a 2-0 deficit, while Tomas Plekanec and Saku Koivu sparked a late comeback. The Flyers next host Game 5 in Montreal on Saturday.
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