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Bejarano Wins 4 of 5 Cal Cup Stakes at Santa Anita

ARCADIA, Calif. — Jockey Rafael Bejarano dom­i­nated the Cal­i­for­nia Cup at Santa Anita on Sat­ur­day, win­ning four of the day’s five stakes for state-bred horses, includ­ing a vic­tory aboard the favorite Norvsky in the $ 175,000 Cal­i­for­nia Cup Classic. Santa Anita’s lead­ing jockey also won the Cal Cup Juve­nile on Rous­ing Ser­mon, the Juve­nile Fil­lies aboard Starlight Magic and the $ 125,000 Distaff with Unzip Me. He added an allowance vic­tory that was not part of the cup competition. “My agent and I have been work­ing hard. I have to give him a lot... 

The Sergio Surge Continues

Two in a row for Ser­gio Gar­cia. Vic­to­ries, that is. Gar­cia won the Andalu­cia Mas­ters on Sun­day at Valder­rama, his sec­ond straight win on the Euro­pean Tour, his sec­ond straight win in his home coun­try of Spain. Last week, Gar­cia won the Castello Masters. These back-to-back wins are so notable because, prior to the Castello Mas­ters last week, Gar­cia hadn’t won any­where since 2008. Back in 2008, Gar­cia won The Play­ers Cham­pi­onship, and fin­ished out the PGA Tour part of his sched­ule with four Top 5 fin­ishes in five starts (and three of those were... 

Giants DE Tuck Set to Play for First Time Since Week 3

Defen­sive end Justin Tuck will play for the first time since Week 3 when the New York Giants host the Miami Dol­phins on Sunday. Tuck, who was listed as ques­tion­able, had missed three con­sec­u­tive games with neck and groin injuries. Run­ning back Bran­don Jacobs (knee) also was active after miss­ing the Giants’ pre­vi­ous two games. Jacobs was listed as prob­a­ble on the Fri­day injury report. Notable inac­tives for the Giants are full­back Henry Hynoski and offen­sive line­man Stacy Andrews. Bear Pas­coe will start for Hynoski. Dol­phins run­ning back Daniel Thomas... 

Stanford Grateful for Test From USC

LOS ANGELES — David Shaw waited through nearly a full year of blowout vic­to­ries to see what Stan­ford would do when faced with real pres­sure and dire circumstances. They don’t get much more dire than a triple-overtime game against rival South­ern Cal­i­for­nia in a sold-out Col­i­seum, and the fourth-ranked Car­di­nal emerged with a vic­tory that told their coach more about his team’s char­ac­ter than any blowout ever could. “I tell you what, our guys fight,” said Shaw, who still hasn’t lost as a rookie head coach after the 56–48 vic­tory. “They just kept fighting.” When... 

St. Louis Cardinals Win World Series

Updated Oct 29, 2011 3:01 AM ET ST. LOUIS Albert Pujols thrust both arms high in the air, even before he reached home plate. It was only the first inning, and already it felt as if the St. Louis Car­di­nals were home free. Because after they had over­come so much just to get this far, what could stop them? The Car­di­nals won a remark­able World Series they weren’t even sup­posed to reach, beat­ing the Texas Rangers 6–2 in Game 7 on Fri­day night with another key hit by home­town star David Freese and six gutty innings from Chris Carpenter. Pushed to the brink, the Car­di­nals... 

Texas Rangers Won’t Get Fan Rally

Updated Oct 29, 2011 7:46 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas There’s no cel­e­bra­tion this year for the Texas Rangers. Last year, a fan rally fol­lowed the Texas Rangers’ first appear­ance in a World Series. This time, hav­ing lost the Fall Clas­sic for the sec­ond straight year, there won’t be one. The Rangers lost to the St. Louis Car­di­nals in seven games after com­ing within one strike of clinch­ing the Series twice in Game 6. Rangers spokesman John Blake told The Asso­ci­ated Press on Sat­ur­day that the team decided before the Series began that no party should be held if they...