Irish Smoke Prevails at Saratoga
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Sept. 2  â Irish Smoke blew past the field and remained unbeaten with a victory in the $250,000 Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Sunday.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Notre Dame&#39;s 28-20 victory over Michigan last Saturday set off a huge celebration as thousands of students joined the Irish players on field to form an impromptu mosh pit.
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Shaking down the thunder from a puffy gray-white sky on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon, Notre Dame reminded the usual 80,795 suspects that an opening loss to Brigham Young was an aberration.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Storm Flag Flying relished the 1 1/4 miles of the $400,000 Personal Ensign Handicap yesterday, taking advantage of the distance to wear down odds-on favorite Azeri in the stretch and capture the Grade I race at Saratoga.
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1st Ld-Writethru: Beijing choked by smoke from burning stalks    BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- A southerly wind carrying smoke from burning stalks cast a pale over the capital on Tuesday and Wednesday, the environment watchdog said.
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ULSTER winger Tommy Bowe was the toast of Lansdowne Road last night after scoring a try on his Ireland debut. Eddie O&#39;Sullivan&#39;s Irish side crushed the United States 55-6, scoring seven tries in the process.
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The dog days of August kept Saratoga's horses tucked away in their stables. The thoroughbreds weren't alone in seeking refuge from the intense heat wave that gripped the U.S. again Wednesday. Temperatures were near 100 in some places and hotter in others, and it wasn't pleasant.
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The 36th Ryder Cup match tees off at the K Club in Ireland, with Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie in early action.
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DUBLIN, Ireland  - Several people are being rescued from the River Liffey in the heart of Ireland's capital every week, most of them drunks who fall or jump in on a bet, according to the Dublin Fire Brigade.
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CROMWELL, Conn. -- There were professional golfers on hand, the sunlight was pouring down, and Eddie Carbone had on a shirt and tie, so in many ways everything seemed in place yesterday.
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At six o&#39;clock yesterday morning, Kieren Fallon should have been thundering along the scenic gallops above Newmarket at the start of another ordinary but enriching day at the peak of British horse racing.
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When Afrashad was entered in yesterday's James B. Moseley Sprint Handicap at Suffolk Downs, his handlers weren't sure what to expect. It was just the 5-year-old thoroughbred's second race back since having a bone chip taken out of his knee last fall. On Aug. 13 at Saratoga, he ran fourth in his only outing before heading here.
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Courtney LaVere came off the bench to lead No. 6 Notre Dame's 14-0 run late in the first half after Pittsburgh's leading scorer got into foul trouble, and the visiting Fighting Irish cruised to a 75-47 victory yesterday.
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Four horses competing at the Athens Olympics tested positive for banned substances, the International Equestrian Federation announced Friday. Showjumper Cian O'Connor, winner of Ireland's only gold medal in Athens, confirmed that his horse, Waterford Crystal, tested positive.
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Sport: Irish champion jockey and trainer Jonjo O'Neill on his battle with cancer, and a Boxing Day showdown with his horse's nemesis, Kauto Star
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Sublimity claims a surprise victory in the Champion Hurdle after holding off fellow Irish challengers Brave Inca and Hardy Eustace.
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A break-in at the offices of the Equestrian Federation of Ireland in the early hours of yesterday morning added another twist to the story of the horse Waterford Crystal, with whom Cian