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Time changes set for Bad Boy 98
LOCUST GROVE — The gates will open at 4 p.m. today and 3 on Saturday for the 2nd Annual Bad Boy 98 according to track co-owner Connie Starr. Thursday’s practice session was canceled due to rain, but as of press time, racing is still scheduled …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sporting events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, May 17 – Sunday, May 19, 2013.
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Lukas goes for 6th Preakness; three entrants improve odds
BALTIMORE (AP) — After being on this earth for 77 years, winning 13 Triple Crown races and totaling more than $100 million in purse money, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has earned the right to sit in an office and let his assistants …
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Trickle, NASCAR legend, dead at 71
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — There is that lasting image of Dick Trickle in the Winston 500 lighting up a cigarette while driving his stock car with his knees during a caution lap. He places the cigarette through a hole he carved in his helmet for …
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Sports Briefs
Pro football FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A warrant has been issued for the arrest of former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson in South Florida. The state attorney’s office confirmed that a Broward circuit judge issued a warrant May 7 against Johnson for failing to …
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Holcomb, Combs win drag races at Newport
NEWPORT — Don Holcomb and Ross Williams finished first and second, respectively, in the Footbrake division Sunday at the Newport Dragstrip. Jerry Taylor and Lonnie Allwhite were eliminated in the semifinals. In the Super Pro division, Tye Combs and Butch Travels finished 1-2. Falling out …
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Bad Boy 98 attracts strong field of late models
LOCUST GROVE – If weather permits, one of the biggest races of the Batesville Motor Speedway season will take place this weekend as drivers prepare to rumble around the oval in the Bad Boy 98. In its second year, the 2-day event attracts some of …
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Lyon student-athletes earn all-academic honors
Lyon Sports Information ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Thirty members of Lyon College springtime sports teams were recently honored when they were named to the 2013 American Midwest Conference All-Academic team. Student-athletes must be in their second term of attendance at their institution and have a …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sporting events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Thursday, May 16 – Sunday, May 19, 2013.
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Orb to have an inside view of Preakness from rail
BALTIMORE (AP) — For a while there, it looked as if the Preakness was shaping up to be a runaway victory for Kentucky Derby winner Orb. Then came the post-position draw. Suddenly things got very interesting. Orb’s pursuit of the Triple Crown received an unexpected …
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Sports Briefs
Golf PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two marshals say Tiger Woods never said anything to them about whether Sergio Garcia had played his shot. Two other marshals disputed that account, one of them saying he told Woods that Garcia had already hit on the …
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4 Scots named all-league first team; Kohlstedt collects top frosh award
Lyon Sports Information SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Four members of the 2013 Lyon College baseball team were honored for their offensive performances this season by being named to the All-American Midwest Conference first-team, while three Scots earned league Golden Glove Awards and Kris Kohlstedt was named …
