Thursday, March 31, 2016

Sports Briefing | Horse Racing: Derby Hopeful Mohaymen Favored

The undefeated 3-year-old colt Mohaymen will go into Saturday’s Grade I Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park as the morning-line favorite.











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Sports Briefing | Golf: Charley Hoffman Chases Masters Spot

Hoffman birdied half of the holes on the Golf Club of Houston course Thursday and had just a single bogey to shoot an eight-under-par 64 and take the first-round lead at the Houston Open











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Sports Briefing | College Hockey: Baker Award Finalists Named

Michigan’s freshman forward Kyle Connor, Boston College’s junior goalie Thatcher Demko and Harvard’s senior forward Jimmy Vesey are this season’s finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, given to college hockey’s top player.











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Sports Briefing | Soccer: Robbie Keane Has Knee Surgery

Robbie Keane, the captain of the Los Angeles Galaxy, will be sidelined for four to six weeks after having arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.











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Sports Briefing | Tennis: No. 19 Svetlana Kuznetsova Reaches Miami Open Final

Svetlana Kuznetsova erased 12 of the 14 break points she faced and beat Timea Bacsinszky, 7-5, 6-3, on Thursday in the semifinals of the Miami Open in Key Biscayne, Fla.











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Sports Briefing | Pro Football: 49ers Keep Colin Kaepernick

After months of trade talk, Colin Kaepernick is still on San Francisco’s roster and due a hefty payday.











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Sports Briefing | Skating: French Ice Dancers Win Again

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France repeated as ice dance world champions despite missing the Grand Prix season because of injury.











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