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Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto
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The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Lawyer Ron pulled away in the stretch and won the $500,000 Woodward Stakes by 8 1/4 lengths at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, moving to the top of the handicap division.
“I think he’s arguably one of the top older horses in training,” winning trainer Todd Pletcher said.
Lawyer Ron added the Grade 1 Woodward to his win in the Grade 1 Whitney Handicap on July 28, a race in which the 4-year-old colt earned an automatic spot in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Monmouth Park on Oct. 27.
Lawyer Ron’s next stop could be the Jockey Club Gold Cup, where he likely will be challenged by Preakness winner Curlin and several other top 3-year-olds.
“He does fine with time between races but he tends to get headstrong,” said Pletcher, who has been working on getting Lawyer Ron to relax in his races. “I think he thrives on the action and he prefers to be running. Obviously he’s also capable of running fast fractions and continuing on. Now we’ll see how he matches up against the top 3-year-olds.”
Lawyer Ron has 12 victories in 24 career starts for Hines Racing LLC.
Lawyer Ron paid $3.50, $2.60, and $2.10, while Sun King was second and returned $7.70 and $4.70. Diamond Stripes paid $3.50 to show.
Earlier, Midnight Lute took the lead going into the final turn and won the $250,000 Forego Stakes.
The 4-year-old son of Real Quiet won the 7-furlong event in 1:21.06 and now has four wins in nine starts for owners Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman.
Midnight Lute, trained by Bob Baffert, paid $7.20, $4.60, and $3.70. Benny the Bull paid $8.80 and $5.80, and Attila’s Storm returned $4.90 to show.
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