BRIEFLY TOP 2-YEAR-OLD IS OUT OF DERBY.Macho Uno, the champion 2-year-old, has an injured ankle and will not run in the Kentucky Derby. Trainer Joe Orseno said the persistent injury to the colt's left rear ankle will prevent him from running in the 127th running of the Derby on May 5. The colt will be flown from Orseno's winter training base at Florida's Gulfstream Park to the Rood rood (r  d), crucifix mounted above the entrance to the chancel and flanked by large figures of the Virgin and St. and Riddle Equine Clinic in Lexington, Ky., today. Macho Uno won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup. at odds of 6-1 for his third victory in four starts and was considered a favorite for the Kentucky Derby. --Bob Baffert will take another shot at the world's richest horse race. The trainer who won the 1998 Dubai World Cup The Dubai World Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 at the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The race is operated through the Emirates Horse Racing Authority (EHRA) whose Chairman is Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with Silver Charm will try to win with Captain Steve on March 24 in the $6 million race. BASKETBALL: Former coach Paul Westhead, whose brand of high octane basketball in the late 80's and early 90's put Loyola Marymount on the map, heads a class of six named to the school's Hall of Fame. Also added are former athletic director Brian Quinn, basketball player Keith Smith, women's basketball player Lynn Flanagan, crew team member Karen Hock hock: see wine. Hjelm and baseball player Miah Bradberry. - Chris Cocoles SOCCER: Luis Figo converted a penalty kick with one minute remaining Tuesday night, giving defending champion Real Madrid a 3-2 win over Lazio of Rome in the European Champions Cup European Champions Cup may refer to one of the following sports tournaments:
Real Madrid (3-0) has won a record eight Champions Cups and leads Group D with nine points, three ahead of Leeds (2-1) and six ahead of Anderlecht (1-2). The top two teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals. Other winners included Leeds, Bayern Munich (Group C) and Arsenal (Group C). TENNIS: Czech Ivan Lendl (now a U.S. resident), a Grand Slam champion and former Davis Cup hero, and Australian star Mervyn Rose will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit tennis hall of fame and museum at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Mission "The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit institution dedicated to preserving the history of tennis, inspiring on July 14. - Daily News Wire Services |
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