Numbers Game 2½ Lengths and Goes on to Win the Triple Crown
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This Day In Sports 1973 — Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, wins the Kentucky Derby with a record time of 1:59.2. Secretariat beats Sham by Numbers Game 2½ lengths and goes on to win the Triple Crown. Antelope Valley Press, Sunday, May 5, 2019 C5 Morning rush Dahmen hangs on for 3-way share of lead Valley Press news services By DOUG FERGUSON parted with his caddie put out a Sei Young Kim shoots 68 to take 3-shot Associated Press mock application for the job on CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On his TIED social media that began by taking lead at Lake Merced 30th birthday, Rory McIlroy used credit for guiding Dahmen to a tie DALY CITY — Sei Young Kim shot a 4-under 68 Joel Dahmen on Saturday at Lake Merced to take a three-stroke words like “patience” and “disci- for 68th in the Reno-Tahoe Open. lead in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship. pline” to move within two shots lines up a putt Homa ended 30 holes without Playing through a back injury that has forced her of the lead Saturday in the Wells on the second a bogey when he missed a 6-foot- to alter her swing, Kim rebounded from an opening Fargo Championship, giving the hole during the er for par on the 11th hole, and he bogey with an eagle on the par-5 fifth. The 26-year- old man a shot at his third title at third round of failed to convert two birdie chanc- old South Korean added birdies on the par-4 11th Quail Hollow. the Wells Fargo es before his bogey at the end. Now and par-5 15th and 18th to take a 10-under 206 total In his first time in the fi- Championship it’s his turn to play in the final into the final round.Charley Hull was second af- nal group on the weekend, Joel golf tournament group on Sunday with Dufner. ter a 70. The Englishwoman missed a chance to pull Dahmen needed those traits even at Quail “All you can ask for is to have closer when her 6-foot birdie try on 18 slid left. more. Hollow Club in a chance,” Homa said. “I think I Five holes into the round — Charlotte, N.C. did that today. Obviously, we have Britain’s Jamie Chadwick wins 1st all- long before the two storm delays on Saturday. a long 18 holes to go on a hard female W Series race Associated Press golf course, but I’m proud of the HOCKENHEIM, Germany — British driver Ja- of a little more than an hour each round. I like how I played, I like mie Chadwick won the inaugural race of the new at Quail Hollow — Dahmen hit a club in his hand. He handled the weekend, and he had a chance to my chances and I like where I’m all-female W Series at Hockenheim, Germany, on pitch into a bunker to make double bustling crowd — he played with fade quickly when he was 3 over bogey and blasted a chip 25 feet by standing after three days.” Saturday. The 20-year-old Chadwick, who was fast- McIlroy — to seize the lead for for his round after five holes. But the hole for a bogey and suddenly Dahmen will be in the penulti- est in both practice sessions, beat out compatriot Al- most of the day until a tough bo- then he answered with a shot into was four shots behind. mate group with Perez. ice Powell, and Marta Garcia of Spain was third. gey from behind a tree on the 18th 12 feet on the par-5 seventh for Chadwick, who was already the first woman to “I think in the past I probably for a 70. With two players going for win a British GT championship and the first to win would have went on to 77 or 80,” eagle, a wedge to 6 feet for birdie their first win, and Dufner still try- Dufner made consecutive bo- on the next hole and was solid the a British Formula 3 championship race, did not have said Dahmen, the happy-go-lucky geys during the storm delays, an- ing to emerge from a slump, McIl- an ideal start on the Hockenheimring as she lost the cancer survivor. rest of the way. roy liked his position two shots swered with consecutive birdies “I thought I was going to be a lead on the first lap when she ran wide at the hair- Dahmen recovered with an and joined them at the top with a behind. He heard “Happy Birth- lot more nervous in those open- pin. Then the safety car was out after an incident eagle-birdie-bogey-birdie stretch 71. day” at every turn, made his first involving Megan Gilkes of Canada and Emma around the turn, held his breath They were at 11-under 202. ing holes and I wasn’t,” Dahmen birdie as a 30-year-old on hit the Kimilainen of Finland. Chadwick quickly regained when his shot on the 16th nearly Pat Perez had a bogey-free 66 said. “After I made double, then I par-5 seventh hole and looked to the lead. went in the water and shot 1-un- and was one shot behind. Six play- got nervous because I didn’t want be ready to make a move when he der 70 for a share of the lead with ers were separated by three shots to shoot myself out of this thing. hit from a loose divot on the 12th Ohio golfer records his first 2 holes-in- Max Homa and Jason Dufner. going into the final round, a group I wanted to keep having fun and fairway to just outside 10 feet. one in same round keep being in this tournament. FINDLAY, Ohio — A golfer who got his first hole- Dahmen only felt the nerves that includes Justin Rose, who bo- That’s when the second horn in-one this week at a course in northern Ohio didn’t when he made his double bogey. geyed the 18th hole from a poor tee Geno, my caddie, did a great job sounded to stop play. McIlroy re- wait long for his second, recording an ace just six Homa, who now gets his turn in shot and shot 68. today, just kept it light.” turned and ran his birdie putt 5 holes later. the final group for the first time, Dahmen had never been in the That would be Geno Bonnalie, feet by the hole, missed the next The (Findlay) Courier reports 62-year-old Dale felt them all day until he put a top five starting a round on the who two years ago when McIlroy one and lost ground with a bogey. Cohen’s double aces came on a raw, rainy and blus- tery Monday morning that prompted most members of his league at Sycamore Springs Golf Course in GOLF MLB SPORTS ODDS NHL NBA Findlay to beg off. PGA — Wells Fargo American League Glance Major League Baseball NHL Playoff Glance NBA Playoff Glance West Division Today FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND Championship Par Scores National League Saturday W L Pct GB (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) Houston 19 14 .576 — FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE EASTERN CONFERENCE x-if necessary At Quail Hollow Club Atlanta -134 at MIAMI +124 Charlotte, N.C. Seattle 18 17 .514 2 at PHILADELPHIA -161 Washington +151 Columbus 4, Tampa Bay 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE Purse: $7.9 million Texas 15 16 .484 3 at MILWAUKEE -140 New York +130 Boston 4, Toronto 3, Golden State 4, L.A. Clippers 2 Planner Yardage: 7,554; Par 71 Angels 15 18 .455 4 at COLORADO -131 Arizona +121 Carolina 4, Washington 3 Saturday, April 13: Golden State 121, L.A. Third Round Oakland 15 20 .429 5 LA Dodgers -127 at SAN DIEGO +117 New York Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 0 Clippers 104 Jason Dufner ...........................68-63—131 -11 East Division at CINCINNATI -162 San Francisco +152 WESTERN CONFERENCE Monday, April 15: L.A. Clippers 135, Golden Joel Dahmen ...........................66-66—132 -10 W L Pct GB at CHICAGO -135 St. Louis +125 Dallas 4, Nashville 2, State 131 COMING UP IN THE VALLEY Max Homa ...............................69-63—132 -10 Tampa Bay 21 12 .636 — American League St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 2 Thursday, April 18: Golden State 132, L.A. Rory McIlroy .............................66-70—136 -6 New York 18 14 .563 2½ at BALTIMORE OFF Tampa Bay OFF Colorado 4, Calgary 1 Clippers 105 ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (Junior College Sports) Boston 16 18 .471 5½ at NEW YORK -145 Minnesota +135 San Jose 4, Vegas 3 Sunday, April 21: Golden State 113, L.A. Patrick Reed.............................67-69—136 -6 at CLEVELAND -122 Seattle +112 ■ Softball: Playoffs, at Palomor in Super Regionals Justin Rose ..............................70-67—137 -5 Toronto 15 18 .455 6 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Clippers 105 Baltimore 12 22 .353 9½ at DETROIT -123 Kansas City +113 (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Wednesday, April 24: L.A. Clippers 129, Seamus Power .......................69-68—137 -5 at CHICAGO OFF Boston OFF ■ M. Golf: Monday at SoCal Finals, TBA Jason Day ................................68-69—137 -5 Central Division EASTERN CONFERENCE Golden State 121 W L Pct GB at TEXAS -119 Toronto +109 ■ Track & Field: Saturday at SoCal Regional Finals Pat Perez...................................69-68—137 -5 Houston -195 at LA ANGELS +180 Columbus 3, Boston 2 Friday, April 26: Golden State 129, L.A. Brendon Todd ..........................68-70—138 -4 Minnesota 20 11 .645 — Interleague Thursday, April 25: Boston 3, Columbus Clippers 110 UNIVERSITY OF ANTELOPE VALLEY (NAIA Sports) Sebastián Muñoz....................68-70—138 -4 Cleveland 18 13 .581 2 Oakland -108 at PITTSBURGH -102 2, OT Denver 4, San Antonio 3 Martin Laird ..............................67-71—138 -4 Detroit 14 16 .467 5½ NBA Saturday, April 27: Columbus 3, Boston 2, Saturday, April 13: San Antiono 101, Denver ■ Baseball: Today at Cal Pac Championships, vs.