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Tapwrit overtook favorite Irish War Cry deep in the stretch to win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Elmont, N.Y. Tapwrit, with Jose Ortiz aboard, ran down Irish War Cry to win by two lengths in the 149th running of the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. His winning time for the 1 1/2 miles…
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His performance on the track in Elmira, New York, back in 1973 placed a close second behind basketball star Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game on ESPN's "Who's No. 1" list of greatest sports performances by individual athletes. It was that spectacular. Secretariat was the only athlete on that list with one name. And four legs. As we…
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The 149th running of the Belmont Stakes is just 10 days away with some recent news shaking up some of the betting odds for the final leg of the Triple Crown. Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming, along with Preakness winner Cloud Computing, will be skipping the race in Long Island, New York. On Friday, Always Dreaming…
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There will be no Triple Crown winner in 2017 after Always Dreaming won the Kentucky Derby on May 6 and 12-to-1 longshot Cloud Computing won the Preakness on Saturday. The 149th running of the Belmont Stakes, however, will have several notable competitors. There some familiar names among the Belmont field. Always Dreaming, Classic Empire and Lookin…
Georgia Tech senior Quinton Stephens scored a career-high 23 points in his final home game and lifted the Yellow Jackets to a 71-57 win over Belmont in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta. Stephens, one of four players in double figures, was 10 of 17 from the field, including…
