Sunday, June 17, 2012

Hollywood Results

FIRST-6 fur; $29,000; clm($20,000); 3up

2

Yu Cn Drm (Dlgdll)

6.20

3.20

2.60

4

So Tempted (Pedroza)

2.80

2.20

1

Laura's Pleasure (Flores)

3.00

* $1 Exacta (2-4) $8.00 * Quinella (2-4) $5.80 * $1 Superfecta (2-4-1-5) $66.20 * $1 Trifecta (2-4-1) $23.60

Winner picked by Vic C

SECOND-6 fur(T); $32,000; clm($25,000); 3up

5

Mssdlornodl (Bjrn)

2.80

2.20

2.10

3

Folk Dancer (Delgadillo)

5.80

4.60

6

Three Cuties (Puglisi)

8.60

* Daily Double (2-5) $8.80 * $1 Exacta (5-3) $7.90 * Quinella (3-5) $9.60 * $1 Superfecta (5-3-6-1) $724.40 * $1 Trifecta (5-3-6) $128.20

Double picked by Vic C

THIRD-5 1/2 fur; $100,000; 2YO

Willard Proctor Memorial

6

Amarsh (Mldondo)

3.40

2.60

2.10

5

Moreno's Mne (Delgdllo)

13.80

4.60

8

Undrafted (Garcia)

2.20

Scr: Forest Boy.

* $1 Pick 3 (2-5-6) 3 Correct $11.10 * Daily Double (5-6) $4.40 * $1 Exacta (6-5) $21.30 * Quinella (5-6) $45.00 * $1 Superfecta (6-5-8-3) $362.30 * $1 Trifecta (6-5-8) $71.20

Pick Three picked by Vic C

FOURTH-1 1/8 miles(T); $60,000; alw; 4up

6

Interacton (Blanc)

8.80

3.60

2.80

5

Norvsky (Bejarano)

2.40

2.10

1

Romp (Garcia)

4.20

Scr: Haimish Hy.

* $1 Pick 3 (5-6-6) 3 Correct $18.90 * Daily Double (6-6) $18.00 * $1 Exacta (6-5) $7.70 * Quinella (5-6) $7.00 * $1 Superfecta (6-5-1-2) $112.00 * $1 Trifecta (6-5-1) $45.10

FIFTH-6 fur; $29,000; clm($20,000); 3up

5

Mster Chef (Tlmo)

8.40

4.60

3.60

6

Vadertore (Gutierrez)

5.60

3.80

3

Format V. (Bejarano)

4.80

* $0.5 Pick 5 (2-5-2/6-6-5) 5 Correct $155.75 * $0.5 Pick 4 (5-2/6-6-5) 4 Correct $49.05 * $1 Pick 3 (6-6-5) 3 Correct $43.10 * $1 Superfecta (5-6-3-4) $536.40 * $1 Trifecta (5-6-3) $122.00 * Daily Double (6-5) $37.60 * $1 Exacta (5-6) $23.60 * Quinella (5-6) $20.80

Winner picked by Vic C.

SIXTH-6 fur(T); $50,000; mdn; 3up

6

U S Ctzen (Bejrno)

4.20

3.20

2.40

11

Warrior's Ridge (Garcia)

5.60

3.80

7

English Prep (Valenzuela)

3.60

* $1 Pick 3 (6-5-6) 3 Correct $46.40 * Daily Double (5-6) $23.80 * $1 Exacta (6-11) $12.70 * Quinella (6-11) $16.00 * $1 Superfecta (6-11-7-9) $326.90 * $1 Trifecta (6-11-7) $50.40

Winner picked by Vic C.

SEVENTH-5 1/2 fur; $100,000; 2YO(f), Cinderella

4

Mss Empr (Krggr)

19.80

7.60

5.00

1

Awesome Anne (Pedroz)

6.80

5.00

5

Tilde (Bejarano)

3.60

* $1 Pick 3 (5-6-4) 3 Correct $95.70 * Daily Double (6-4) $46.40 * $1 Exacta (4-1) $67.10 * Quinella (1-4) $73.00 * $1 Superfecta (4-1-5-7) $1,707.00 * $1 Trifecta (4-1-5) $291.50

EIGHTH-1 mile(T); $55,000; alw; 3up

5

Ky Dcson (Espnoz)

18.60

8.00

5.60

7

Akkadian (Garcia)

5.00

3.60

3

Massone (Gomez)

3.20

Scr: Huntingman, Fire With Fire, Tippety Tap Tap.

* $1 Pick 3 (6-4-5) 3 Correct $236.90 * Daily Double (4-5) $151.00 * $1 Exacta (5-7) $53.80 * Quinella (5-7) $67.80 * $1 Superfecta (5-7-3-8) $521.10 * $1 Trifecta (5-7-3) $194.40

NINTH-$250,000, 3up, 1[mi,; Vanity H.

5

Lv Thwy Yr (Gmz)

38.00

6.20

4.20

2

Include Me Out (Talamo)

2.40

2.10

6

Zafeen's Pearl (Sutherland)

4.00

Scr: Ellafitz, Zazu.

* $1 Pick 3 (4-5-5) 3 Correct $4,949.30 * Daily Double (5-5) $253.40 * $1 Exacta (5-2) $48.80 * Quinella (2-5) $17.20 * $1 Superfecta (5-2-6-7) $843.30 * $1 Trifecta (5-2-6) $267.80

TENTH-$19,000, mdn cl, 3YO up F&M, 7f

3

Brtydnbshytl (Gmz)

5.20

3.00

2.20

10

Unusual Jewel (Arias)

31.40

15.80

2

Sing And Swing (Gutierrez)

6.20

Scr: Swift Anticipation, Willetta.

* Pick 6 (5-6-4-5-5-3/8) 5 Correct $1,674.80 * $0.5 Pick 4 (4-5-5-3/8) 4 Correct $7,293.10 * $1 Pick 3 (5-5-3) 3 Correct $817.10 * $1 Trifecta (3-10-2) $1,356.80 * Daily Double (5-3) $166.60 * $1 Exacta (3-10) $105.10 * Quinella (3-10) $126.80 * $1 Superfecta (3-10-2-7) $8,187.00

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Pitching Form

(Game time)

2012

'12 vs OPP

CAREER

LAST 3 STARTS

LINE

W-L

ERA

*REC

W-L

ERA

vs OPP

W-L

IP

ERA

*AHW

Yankees

Nova (R)

(1:35pm)

8-2

4.64

10-2

0-0

3-0

21.2

2.49

9.1

Nationals

Jackson (R)

Even-6

3-3

3.02

4-8

2-6

2-1

21.2

2.08

9.1

Reds

Cueto (R)

6-7

7-3

2.46

9-4

0-3

2-1

23.2

2.28

8.4

Mets

Young (R)

(1:10pm)

1-0

3.37

1-1

0-0

1-0

10.2

3.37

15.2

Pirates

Lincoln (R)

(1:05pm)

3-2

3.15

1-2

0-0

1-2

14.1

6.91

14.4

Indians

Gomez (R)

6-7

4-5

4.71

6-5

0-0

1-2

15.0

7.20

17.4

Rockies

Guthrie (R)

(1:05pm)

3-5

6.91

5-5

3-2

1-2

15.1

11.15

20.5

Tigers

Scherzer (R)

8-9

5-4

5.76

7-6

0-3

1-1

16.1

6.06

16.0

Phillies

Kendrick (R)

(1:07pm)

2-6

5.08

3-6

0-0

1-2

15.0

7.80

18.0

Blue Jays

Cecil (L)

Even-6

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8.1

---

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Orioles

Chen (L)

(1:35pm)

6-2

3.68

8-4

0-0

2-1

19.0

4.74

12.3

Braves

Delgado (R)

5 1/2-6 1/2

4-6

4.34

5-7

0-0

2-1

16.2

3.78

12.4

Marlins

Johnson (R)

(1:35pm)

4-4

4.27

8-5

1-0

2-1

20.2

2.61

9.6

Rays

Cobb (R)

Even-6

2-3

4.70

2-3

1-0

0-3

18.2

6.27

12.5

Brewers

Greinke (R)

6-7

7-2

2.96

9-4

1-0

1.35

4-8

2-0

20.0

0.90

9.0

Twins

Blackburn (R)

(2:10pm)

3-4

7.68

4-5

1-2

2-0

12.0

9.00

18.8

Royals

Mendoza (R)

(2:15pm)

2-3

4.89

2-4

0-0

1-0

16.2

3.78

9.2

Cardinals

Wainwrght (R)

8-9

5-7

4.75

5-8

2-1

1-2

19.0

5.68

11.4

Astros

Keuchel (L)

(3:05pm)

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----

----

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Rangers

Lewis (R)

10-12

5-5

3.13

7-6

1-0

1.13

3-1

1-2

23.2

1.90

6.1

D'Backs

Kennedy (R)

(3:35pm)

5-6

4.32

5-8

0-1

2-1

19.1

3.26

11.2

Angels

Richards (R)

5 1/2-6 1/2

1-0

1.38

2-0

0-0

1-0

12.0

1.50

12.0

Padres

Richard (L)

(4:05pm)

3-7

4.30

4-9

0-1

1-1

19.1

2.79

12.6

Athletics

Colon (R)

6 1/2-7 1/2

6-6

4.21

7-7

1-1

2-1

20.0

3.15

12.6

Giants

Bumgarner (L)

(4:10pm)

8-4

3.08

9-4

0-0

3-0

21.2

2.91

10.4

Mariners

Hernandez (R)

Even-6

4-5

3.70

5-8

2-0

0-2

17.0

7.41

16.9

White Sox

Quintana (L)

(4:10pm)

2-1

1.98

3-1

0-0

1-1

15.0

2.40

12.6

Dodgers

Capuano (L)

6-7

8-2

2.87

9-4

0-0

1-1

15.1

5.87

16.4

Red Sox

Morales (L)

Even-6

0-1

3.04

0-0

0-0

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----

----

----

Cubs

Maholm (L)

(8:00pm)

4-5

4.91

5-7

1-0

0-2

15.1

5.87

14.1

* REC: Won-lost record of pitcher's team in games he has started.

* AHW: Average total of hits and walks yielded per nine innings.
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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Stony silenced in Series opener

OMAHA, Neb. — Even Cinderella got to dance a little.

Stony Brook’s sensational run is only one loss from ending after the team from Long Island gave up five first-inning runs and dropped the College World Series opener 9-1 to top-seeded UCLA yesterday at TD Ameritrade Park.

The Seawolves (52-14), only the second No. 4 seed to reach the College World Series, will attempt to extend their season tomorrow against the loser of last night’s game between Florida State and Arizona.

“Even if they haven’t scored as much as they did early, you go up against a team like that, you’re only going to get a couple of chances to score,” Stony Brook coach Matt Senk said. “We were never able to gather any momentum at all.”

HOME LATE: Stony Brook’s Kevin Courtney is called out after a close tag play by UCLA catcher Tyler Heineman in the fifth inning of the underdog Seawolves’ 9-1 loss in the College World Series last night in Omaha, Neb.

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HOME LATE: Stony Brook’s Kevin Courtney is called out after a close tag play by UCLA catcher Tyler Heineman in the fifth inning of the underdog Seawolves’ 9-1 loss in the College World Series last night in Omaha, Neb.

UCLA (48-14) looked supremely comfortable as its first five batters reached base against Stony Brook ace Tyler Johnson. Right fielder Jeff Gelalich produced all the runs needed with a two-run, bases-loaded single and Johnson allowed five hits and a walk in a 40-pitch first inning.

With pockets of red spread all throughout the 23,000 fans in attendance, Stony Brook was rarely able to involve a crowd begging to get behind the team in its first College World Series appearance.

“Another key thing is I think we took the crowd out of the game a little bit,” UCLA coach John Savage said. “Whenever you put up five and they get zero, I think it calms things down a little bit because that crowd was ready to go.”

Facing UCLA sophomore Adam Plutko, the Seawolves looked ready to bounce back after loading the bases with one out in the second inning. But the right-hander struck out Kevin Courtney and forced Sal Intagliata to pop up with Stony Brook’s best hitter, Travis Jankowski, on deck.

“[Plutko] pounded the strike zone and threw fastballs for the most part,” said Jankowski, who went 0-for-4. “He tried to get us to chase, and that was his main pitch — fastball up in the zone — and we chased it. It was there all day.”

Plutko pitched seven innings, striking out seven. Johnson, a senior, threw a season-low 2 1/3 innings, tying a season-high with four walks, while allowing five hits.

Junior Jasvir Rakkar came on in relief, but didn’t provide much of it. The right-hander’s second pitch was drilled by Kevin Williams deep into center field for a two-run double, saddling Johnson with a season-high seven runs.

Stony Brook’s poor pitching wasn’t given much help, as only an occasional ping could be heard from the Seawolves’ silent bats.

Entering the game with a .335 batting average, second-highest in the nation, the Seawolves mustered just five hits, with catcher Pat Cantwell producing their only run on a home run in the third inning, his second of the season.

“We had some chances with people in scoring position with less than two outs, and we didn’t take advantage of that,” Senk said. “We have been taking advantage of that throughout the year. If we could have plated some people, perhaps [it would have] shifted the momentum in our direction somewhat.”

The Seawolves briefly appeared to carry a slingshot in their back pocket in the fifth inning, when Courtney led off with a walk and Intagliata double. However, on the next pitch, Jankowski grounded out to first, leading Trevor Brown to throw home. Although Courtney was under the tag, the first baseman was called out, leading to a chorus of boos as Senk came out for a futile argument.

The call wasn’t going to change, and if the Seawolves’ amazing ride is going to continue, something will have to.

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Cycling champ Lance Armstrong demands names of secret witnesses who saw him doping

Lance Armstrong is demanding access to evidence gathered by anti-doping investigators — including the names of witnesses who say they saw him take performance-enhancing drugs.

The seven-time Tour de France champ is also asking for all test results from the US Anti-Doping Agency, which is formally charging him with taking the drugs.

“I’m exploring all my options,” he said in Paris.

Armstrong has until June 22 to answer the charges.

He had planned to compete June 24 in the Ironman France triathlon, but organizers yesterday said they were now barring him over the USADA charges.

Lance Armstrong

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Lance Armstrong

He says he never tested positive for barred drugs.

His lawyer, Robert Luskin, wrote the USADA, asking for the names of those accusing his client of doping.

“Even at this preliminary stage, your reliance on secret witnesses making deliberately vague charges is unconscionable,” he wrote.

The USADA says it has damaging testimony from 10 former teammates and support personnel but is concealing their identities to protect them.

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Friday, June 15, 2012

College player from Connecticut poised on eve of first major

SAN FRANCISCO — Cameron Wilson doesn’t appear to be in a rush.

He’s all of 19 years old, just finished his sophomore year at Stanford and is playing in his first major championship. Yet Wilson carried himself yesterday on the Olympic Club putting green — littered with some of the world’s best golfers — with the nonchalance of a PGA Tour veteran ho-humming his way through just another U.S. Open.

Though he’s an amateur, there doesn’t appear to be anything amateurish about Wilson, who’s from the Rowayton section of Norwalk, Conn., and qualified for the Open as the medalist in the Canoe Brook Country Club sectional last week in New Jersey.

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PROUD TEACHER: Norwalk’s Cameron Wilson, who will tee off today in the U.S. Open, has worked with Debbie Doninger, the director of instruction at GlenArbor in Bedford, since he was 9 years old.

Wilson, who beginning today will play the first two rounds with former Stanford player Casey Martin and fellow qualifier Dennis Miller, is so close-to-the-vest cautious about his life plan — he wouldn’t say whether he wants to turn pro eventually — he’s reluctant to talk about it.

U.S. OPEN: HOLE BY HOLE

He, in fact, declined to reveal details of the pointers Tiger Woods doled out to him when they played a practice round together on Tuesday. “He told me some things, but nothing I want to reveal to The New York Post,’’ Wilson said.

“He’s very methodical,’’ Debbie Doniger, his coach since he was 9 years old, said yesterday. “He doesn’t like to rush things. He doesn’t jump the gun. That suits his personality.’’

It might also suit his game at the U.S. Open, which requires that sort of mentality.

Doniger, a former college and pro player who’s worked with renowned instructor Jim McLean in Florida and is the director of instruction at GlenArbor in Bedford, called Wilson’s time with Woods “invaluable.’’

“He was able to ask Tiger questions about how he plays majors and the kind of shots he hits,’’ she said. “It’s always nice to pick a brain like that.’’

Wilson called playing the practice round with his Stanford brethren “awesome.’’

“I had met Tiger once before with the [Stanford] team,’’ he said. “That was really cool, but playing with him was way better. I’ve been to a bunch of U.S. Opens in the [metropolitan area], but it’s awesome to be inside the ropes this time. I’m trying not to make a big a deal out of it, treat it like every other tournament I’ve played in and prepare the same way.’’

If Wilson has the kind of success this week he had while tearing up Canoe Brook with his second-round 65 earlier this month, he might think about accelerating his plans to turn pro.

“Obviously, I’d love to play pro golf, but that’s so far away right now it’s not something I think about,’’ he said.

“He’s focused and he has a plan,’’ Cameron’s father, Dave, said yesterday. “I don’t know how it will play out, but he’ll probably try to play professionally. But his plan is to go through Stanford and not leave early.

“I would say this [U.S. Open qualification] came a little early. It’s a nice reward. He’s worked hard for it, but I’m not sure he anticipated getting in this year. He’s on a good track.’’

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Giants' Coughlin peeved about Reese’s fleecing on Ballard

Tom Coughlin did not go ahead and blast his own front office, but it was clear yesterday that he was more than irritated about losing injured tight end Jake Ballard to the Patriots and less than pleased this situation could have been avoided if only the Giants had protected Ballard’s rights.

“Very disappointing,’’ said Coughlin, who added to characterize him as discouraged was “a minor description’’ of his emotional state. “I don’t have a lot to say about that one. Just the fact we’re disappointed, very disappointed.’’

Oh, but Coughlin did have more to say.

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BLAME GAME : Tom Coughlin wouldn’t go as far as openly blaming GM Jerry Reese for letting Jake Ballard get scooped up by the Patriots, but it was pretty clear the Giants coach was upset the tight end got away.

Jerry Reese

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Jerry Reese

The Giants were stunned Tuesday when the Patriots claimed Ballard off waivers. Ballard can’t play this season while he recovers from a devastating knee injury suffered in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVI — playing for the Giants and against the Patriots. On Monday, Ballard as expected failed his physical and the Giants waived him, believing this was simply a procedural move and that once he cleared waivers he’d revert back to their Physically Unable to Perform/reserve list to spend the 2012 season rehabbing his knee, hoping to make a return in 2013.

To ensure that Ballard’s rights were protected, the Giants could have kept him on their 90-man training camp roster until moving him to PUP after camp. But the Giants front office did not take that safer option, feeling fairly certain no team would put in a waiver claim on a tight end who can’t play at all this season.

“I could explain it but I don’t want to explain it because it’s really irrelevant at this point,’’ general manager Jerry Reese said on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

Asked why the Giants didn’t simply keep Ballard protected on the roster, Coughlin snapped.

“Don’t ask me those questions,” he said. “I’m not the ... I don’t have the answers for you. We’re all disappointed, that’s all.’’

Reese admitted, “Yes we thought that he would clear’’ and said, “It’s rare but it’s not the first time something like that has happened. It’s disappointing for us that we didn’t get him back. He did a tremendous job for us and we hope he gets well soon and that he can finish his career, whether it’s with New England or whatever team he ends up with. It was disappointing, but that does happen, every blue moon.’’

Coughlin said it was his belief Ballard could return in 2013 and be a productive player.

“I certainly thought so, for sure,’’ he said. “So did everybody, the whole building felt that way.’’

Putting Ballard on waivers, in Coughlin’s view, was “a calculated risk that didn’t work.’’

The Patriots are well-stocked at tight end with Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, but Bill Belichick has made these types of unconventional moves before. Belichick scoffed at the notion he broke some unwritten rule about claiming an injured player.

“First of all, there aren’t any unwrittens,’’ Belichick said in New England. “Any time you put a player on waivers, you know there are 31 teams out there that can take him if they want him. We all know that.”

Coughlin seemed to agree, saying “All is fair.’’

Reese said there is no bad blood with the Patriots.

“There is no reason for us to have hard feelings about it,’’ he said. “They think that they can salvage the situation, so we will see what happens.’’

Ballard, 24, caught 38 passes last season, was a revelation for the Giants and wanted to stay. He arrived at the Giants facility on Tuesday figuring he’d cleared waivers but was informed that the Patriots claimed him at 3:50 p.m., 10 minutes before the waiver deadline.

“Obviously he built a reputation here, he’s very close with the guys here, the staff, the team,’’ tight end Travis Beckum said, “and I think if he could have picked he would have picked to stay here, but that is not how the NFL works.’’

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Hope floats

Stocks had a rebound rally as investors cheered the potential for more stimulus from the Fed.

Ponzi sweep

The SEC charged 14 sales agents associated with swindler Nicholas Cosmo with misleading more than 5,000 investors in Long Island and elsewhere into buying securities to fuel his $415 million Ponzi scheme.

Facebook

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Walmart

Walmart lawyers flagged Brazil, China, India, South Africa and Mexico, as countries that represent the highest corruption risk in a global review, according to a letter from lawmakers investigating the company.

Women MDs

A new study says women physician-scientists are paid on average about $12,000 less per year than male counterparts. The study’s authors surveyed 800 doctors/researchers who had received prestigious federal grants. Results are published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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