Wright puts on show at Derby to take lead
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Third baseman David Wright of the Mets, with teammate Paul Lo Duca on the mound, put on a show in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night. Wright took the lead with 16 home runs, easily surpassing Marlins third baseman Miguel Cabrera&#039;s nine.
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Favored Saint Liam overcame a rough start and beat Seek Gold by 1\\ lengths Friday in the $558,000 Grade 2 Clark Handicap for 3-year-olds and up at Churchill Downs.
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Tom Jenkins moved into position to become the 18th player 60 or older to win a Champions Tour event, shooting an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over five players in The ACE Group Classic.
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Saint Liam replaced his near-miss tendencies in graded stakes races with a long-awaited trip to the winnerâs circle on Friday when he overtook pacesetter Lundyâs Liability (Brz) and turned back a challenge from Grade 1 winner Perfect Drift in the lane
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American Nick Watney overcame gusting winds and intermittent rain to hold the early lead in the Greensboro Classic second round in North Carolina on Friday.
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Not even a big home run by Barry Bonds could stop Jaret Wright from winning again. Wright set a career high with his 13th win and drove in the go-ahead run with a surprise bunt Friday night, helping the Atlanta
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Jacquelyn Johnson of Arizona State took the lead in the next-to-last event Friday and went on to become the first three-time NCAA heptathlon champion in 18 years.
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HE might have spun out on the second corner but Australia&#39;s rookie Champ car driver David Besnard recovered in style to record the best ever finish by a local driver at the Indy 300 yesterday.
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Under the cover of darkness, the entire British challenge for Breeders&#39; Cup XXI emerged on to the track here at Lone Star Park yesterday.
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Jaret Wright lasts just long enough to get wins. Wright won his third straight start, riding second-inning home runs by Robinson Cano and Johnny Damon in the New York Yankees' 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.
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LAS VEGAS -- Shane Mosley made the rematch closer, while Winky Wright made sure the result was the same. Wright used his right jab to pile up points early in the fight, then held on to win a majority decision
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Ronald 'Winky' Wright outpointed Ghanaian veteran Ike Quartey over 12 rounds on Saturday to move a step closer to a possible rematch with undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor.
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Not even a big home run by Barry Bonds could stop Jaret Wright from winning again.
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Firing his father led to a better performance for Shane Mosley against Winky Wright in their fight for the undisputed super welterweight championship Saturday at Mandalay Bay.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips was 10-man Chelsea's star as they beat Premier League rivals Everton 2-1 in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final at Stamford Bridge here Tuesday.
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GRAND BLANC, Michigan  - Woody Austin returned an error free seven-under 65 to grab a share of the early first-round lead with Brett Quigley at the Buick Open on Thursday.
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Irish trainer Dermot Weld has given the go-ahead for Vinnie Roe to run in the Emirates Melbourne Cup after walking the track at Flemington on the morning of the &#39;race that stops a nation&#39;.