Giacomo wins Kentucky Derby
6:30 p.m. Giacomo defied the odds and won the $2.4 million Kentucky Derby in a gigantic upset Saturday, running down a game Afleet Alex in the final strides and generating a huge payoff.
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Pole vaulters bring passion
German pole vaulter Tim Lobinger calls his favorite places to jump "my living rooms.
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Powell plots her discus comeback
Against her will, Suzy Powell sneaked a peek at the TV during the Olympic Games.
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Modesto Relays perservere, prosper
Stomp on it, and it wiggles free.
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Rudy Galindo appreciates skating these days
When Rudy Galindo was diagnosed as HIV positive in 2000, but reassured by doctors he still could lead a long and prosperous life, he was able to accept the news.
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Figure skating has slipped from mid-'90s popularity
Even the figure skaters on the Champions on Ice tour bus know they aren't sports royalty anymore.
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Local senior softball players sought
The Spanish Lakes I Senior Softball League in Port St. Lucie is seeking players for its summer rosters.
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Wilson beats heat (and most of her competition)
Stuart resident Brenda Wilson ran an impressive race Monday at her first Boston Marathon. Wilson, 47, finished 14th in her age group, women ages 40-49, and 69th among women.
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Fanaro wins gymnastics title
Vero Beach's MacKenzie Fanaro won the uneven bars competition Friday in the USAG Level 9 Regional Gymnastics Championships at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.
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The anticlimactic marathon
Twenty-six Treasure Coast residents will join 20,000 runners today at the 109th annual Boston Marathon.
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Sinclair wins Hibiscus Festival 5K
Ross Sinclair won the inaugural Hibiscus Festival 5K Run on Saturday morning. Sinclair covered the course, which started at the Vero Beach Municipal Airport and finished at the Heritage Center in downtown, in 17 minutes, 36 seconds.
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Ringside sweet
Club Med Sandpiper in Port St. Lucie has had two straight sellout crowds for eight- and six-bout cards this winter and spring, and spectators have proved willing to pay a high price to see the action.
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Williams leads way at Hibiscus 5K
Jon Williams of Miami won the second annual Hibiscus Children's Center Blue Ribbon 5K Run held Saturday afternoon at the Hibiscus Treasure Shop as he covered the 3.1-mile loop course in 17:56.
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