This Day In Sports 1977 — Veterinarian Mark Gerard is indicted in a horse- switching scandal. Cinzano, a purportedly dead 4-year-old champion colt, won a race on Sept. 23 at Belmont Park, under Numbers Game the name of Lebon, a 57-1 long shot. Antelope Valley Press, Monday, December 2, 2019 C3 Morning rush AP Top 25: Alabama falls out of top 5 Valley Press news services By RALPH D. RUSSO Nebraska has the longest Horse euthanized after training Associated Press streak at 348 weeks (Oct. 12, breakdown at Del Mar Alabama dropped to No. 9 STUNNED 1981-Sept. 22, 2002) and Florida DEL MAR — A 3-year-old gelding that suffered in The Associated Press college Alabama head State is second with 211 weeks a breakdown in a workout at Del Mar has been eu- football poll, snapping the Crim- coach Nick (Sept. 24, 1989-Nov. 11, 2001). thanized, the fifth horse to die during the fall meet son Tide’s record streak of 68 ap- Saban disagrees IN that ends Sunday. pearances in the top five. with a call in — No. 22 Virginia returned Trained by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, The top four teams in the the second half to the Top 25 after beating Vir- Koa was euthanized on Saturday. He had three AP Top 25 presented by Regions against Auburn ginia Tech on Friday to win the wins in 10 career starts and earnings of $95,860 for Bank were unchanged, with ACC Coastal Division for the owner Michael Stinson, according to Equibase. in Auburn, LSU at No. 1, followed by Ohio Alabama, first time. Koa finished second in his last start on Nov. 14 at — No. 25 Air Force is ranked State, Clemson and Georgia. on Saturday. Del Mar. for the first time since 2010. Hollendorfer was the trainer with the most The Buckeyes gained on Auburn defeated With Navy at No. 23, there are deaths (four) among 37 since last December at San- LSU after their blowout victory Alabama 48-45. ta Anita. at Michigan, receiving 19 first- Associated Press two service academies ranked at The Stronach Group, owners of Santa Anita and place votes. The Tigers had 40, the same time for the first time Golden Gate Fields, banned Hollendorfer from its down 10 from last week. Clem- Wisconsin moved up three Sugar Bowl to Oklahoma. since Oct. 14, 1985, when Air racetracks, while Del Mar lost a court decision in son received three first-place spots to No. 10 after routing Min- Other notable top-fiveForce was No. 10 and Army was July when it tried to prevent him from entering rac- votes. nesota. The Gophers dropped six streaks: No. 19. es during its summer meet. Utah moved up to No. 5, fol- spots to No. 15. 55 — Miami, Oct. 8, 2000- OUT Since Del Mar’s fall meet began on Nov. 8, two lowed by Oklahoma, Florida and POLL POINTS Oct. 26, 2003 (30 weeks at No. — Oklahoma State dropped horses were euthanized after being injured while Baylor. Alabama could still finish 1). out after losing to rival Oklaho- racing, one died from complications after surgery The Crimson Tide lost to Au- ranked in the top five with a 48 — Alabama, Preseason ma. for injuries during a race and one had an appar- burn in a wild Iron Bowl on Sat- victory in its bowl game, but 2011-Dec. 8, 2013 (25 at No. 1). — Virginia Tech fell out after ent heart attack after training at the seaside track urday to give it two regular-sea- it would need some losses by 48 — Oklahoma, Nov. 16, two weeks ranked. north of San Diego. son losses for the first time since teams ahead of it to make that 1953-Nov. 11, 1957 (23 at No. 1). CONFERENCE CALL Santa Anita opens its winter-spring meet on big of a jump. There will be one 48 — Ohio State, Preseason Dec. 26. 2010. The four-spot drop by Al- Big Ten — 6 (Nos. 2, 10, 12, abama broke a string of top-five more regular-season Top 25 af- 1973-Sept. 20, 1976 (24 at No. 15, 17, 18). Shiffrin enjoys another big win appearances that began Nov. 8, ter next weekend’s conference 1). SEC — 5 (Nos. 1, 4, 7, 9, 11). KILLINGTON, Vt. — Mikaela Shiffrin’s win- 2015. championship games and then Alabama did pass another American — 3 (Nos. 16, 21, ning margins in World Cup slaloms just get more The week before the Tide’s the final poll after all the bowls milestone, extending its streak 23). remarkable. run started it had been seventh, and national championship of consecutive weeks ranked Pac 12 — 3 (Nos. 5, 13, 24). One weekend after finishing 1.78 seconds ahead and it had been as low as 12th game have been played. to 210 (2008 preseason-pres- ACC — 2 (Nos. 3, 22). of her opponents in Finland, Shiffrin was a massive earlier that season. Alabama The last time the Crimson ent), moving past Florida for Big 12 — 2 (Nos. 6, 8). 2.29 seconds clear of her biggest rival, Petra Vlho- passed the old record for consec- Tide finished a season outside the third-longest streak in poll Mountain West — 2 (Nos. 19, va, in the United States on Sunday. utive top-five appearances of 55 the top five was 2013, when it history. Florida was ranked for 25). Shiffrin’s success for a fourth straight year at by Miami (Oct. 8, 2000-Oct. 26, lost the Iron Bowl on the famous 209 straight weeks from Sept. 9, Sun Belt — 1 (No. 20). Killington was the 62nd World Cup win of her ca- 2003) last season. Kick-Six and then dropped the reer, which tied her for second on the all-time wom- 1990-Oct. 5, 2002. Independent — 1 (No. 14). en’s list. The 24-year-old American drew level with Annemarie Moser-Proell, the Austrian downhill NFL COLLEGE FOOTBALL NBA NHL SPORTS ODDS great of the 1970s, and now trails only Lindsey AMERICAN CONFERENCE The AP Top 25 WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE NBA West The Top 25 teams in The Associated Pacific Division Pacific Division Today Vonn’s 82 wins. FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG W L T Pct PF PA Press college football poll, with first- W L Pct GB GP W L OT Pts GF GA “The records keep going, don’t they?” Shiffrin Kansas City 8 4 0 .667 348 265 L.A. Lakers 17 3 .850 — Edmonton 28 16 9 3 35 88 82 at Philadelphia 5½ (208) Utah place votes in parentheses, records Phoenix 4 (225½) at Charlotte said, laughing. “We’re just doing the best we can Oakland 6 6 0 .500 237 324 L.A. Clippers 15 6 .714 2½ Arizona 28 15 9 4 34 78 67 Denver 4 8 0 .333 198 237 through Oct. 5, total points based on Phoenix 8 10 .444 8 at ATLANTA 6 (222) Golden State every day. When it pays off and it shows in these San Jose 28 15 12 1 31 82 91 at MEMPHIS OFF (OFF) Indiana Chargers 4 8 0 .333 244 241 25 points for a first-place vote through Sacramento 8 10 .444 8 Vancouver 27 13 10 4 30 90 81 kinds of records and making history like that, it is one point for a 25th-place vote, and at MILWAUKEE OFF (OFF) New York East Golden State 4 17 .190 13½ Vegas 28 13 11 4 30 83 81 at SACRAMENTO 5 (210) Chicago special for sure.” W L T Pct PF PA previous ranking: Southwest Division Calgary 29 13 12 4 30 73 86 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Shiffrin took a 1.13-second first-run lead over New England 10 2 0 .833 322 145 Record Pts Pv W L Pct GB Ducks 27 11 12 4 26 71 82 Today Vlhova and more than doubled it second time down Buffalo 9 3 0 .750 257 188 1. Alabama (32) 5-0 1503 1 Dallas 13 6 .684 — Kings 27 11 14 2 24 70 89 FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG N.Y. Jets 4 8 0 .333 204 280 2. Clemson (15) 5-0 1433 2 Houston 13 6 .684 — Central Division at ILLINOIS 8½ Miami a windswept Super Star course in -6 Celsius (21 Miami 3 9 0 .250 200 377 3. Georgia (3) 5-0 1393 3 San Antonio 7 14 .333 7 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Furman 3½ at South Florida at DELAWARE 5½ Columbia Fahrenheit) temperatures. South 3. Ohio St. (10) 6-0 1393 4 Memphis 6 13 .316 7 St. Louis 28 17 5 6 40 86 75 W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 6 14 .300 7½ at TEXAS-ARLINGTON 7½ North Texas 5. LSU (2) 5-0 1352 5 Colorado 26 16 8 2 34 97 75 Houston 8 4 0 .667 293 271 Northwest Division Winnipeg 27 16 10 1 33 77 76 at MINNESOTA 2½ Clemson 6. Oklahoma 5-0 1268 6 Tennessee 7 5 0 .583 276 234 W L Pct GB Dallas 27 15 10 2 32 73 65 at WASHINGTON 12½ South Dakota Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 261 257 7. Florida 6-0 1163 10 Denver 13 4 .765 — National Hockey League Nashville 26 12 10 4 28 87 85 Today Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 220 292 8. Wisconsin 5-0 1105 8 Utah 12 8 .600 2½ Minnesota 26 11 11 4 26 76 84 9. Notre Dame 4-1 1046 9 Minnesota 10 9 .526 4 FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE North Chicago 26 10 11 5 25 74 81 at BUFFALO -132 New Jersey +122 Planner W L T Pct PF PA 10.