TC near misses

Triple Crown Near Misses

Horses that have won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, but failed to win the Belmont Stakes, with distance behind Belmont winner:

2014 — California Chrome (4th, 1 3/4, Tonalist).

2008 — Big Brown (9th, eased, Da’ Tara).

2004 — Smarty Jones (2nd, 1, Birdstone).

2003 — Funny Cide (3rd, 5, Empire Maker).

2002 — War Emblem (8th, 19 1/2, Sarava).

1999 — Charismatic (3rd, 1 1/2, Lemon Drop Kid).

1998 — Real Quiet (2nd, nose, Victory Gallop).

1997 — Silver Charm (2nd, 3/4, Touch Gold).

1989 — Sunday Silence (2nd, 8, Easy Goer).

1987 — Alysheba (4th, 14 1/4, Bet Twice).

1981 — Pleasant Colony (3rd, 1 1/2, Summing).

1979 — Spectacular Bid (3rd, 3 1/4, Coastal).

1971 — Canonero II (4th, 4 1/4, Pass Catcher).

1969 — Majestic Prince (2nd, 5 1/2, Arts And Letters).

1968 — Forward Pass (2nd, 1 1/2, Stage Door Johnny).

1966 — Kauai King (4th, 7 1/2, Amberoid).

1964 — Northern Dancer (3rd, 6, Quadrangle).

1961 — Carry Back (7th, 14 3/4, Sherluck).

1958 — Tim Tam (2nd, 6, Cavan).

1944 — Pensive (2nd, 1/2, Bounding Home).

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MLB standings

Major League Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 20 16 .556 —

Washington 20 17 .541 1/2

Atlanta 16 19 .457 3 1/2

Miami 16 20 .444 4

Philadelphia 14 23 .378 6 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 24 11 .686 —

Chicago 20 15 .571 4

Cincinnati 18 18 .500 6 1/2

Pittsburgh 17 19 .472 7 1/2

Milwaukee 13 23 .361 11 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 23 12 .657 —

San Diego 19 18 .514 5

San Francisco 18 18 .500 5 1/2

Arizona 15 19 .441 7 1/2

Colorado 12 20 .375 9 1/2

Friday’s Games

Chicago Cubs 11, Pittsburgh 10, 12 innings

Philadelphia 4, Arizona 3

Atlanta 5, Miami 3

Milwaukee 7, N.Y. Mets 0

San Francisco 10, Cincinnati 2

Detroit 10, St. Louis 4

L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 4

Washington 10, San Diego 0

Saturday’s Games

Atlanta at Miami, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Atlanta (S.Miller 4-1) at Miami (Koehler 2-3), 1:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 1-4) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 0-1), 1:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Heston 3-3) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 2-3), 1:10 p.m.

Arizona (Collmenter 3-4) at Philadelphia (O’Sullivan 0-2), 1:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Burnett 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 4-3), 2:20 p.m.

Colorado (K.Kendrick 1-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 1-0), 4:10 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 2-4) at San Diego (Kennedy 2-2), 4:10 p.m.

Detroit (Simon 4-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 2-3), 8:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Milwaukee (Fiers 1-4) at Detroit (Lobstein 3-3), 7:08 p.m.

Arizona (R.De La Rosa 4-2) at Miami (Haren 4-2), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Lackey 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 5-1), 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 3-3) at Colorado (Lyles 2-3), 8:40 p.m.

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American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 21 16 .568 —

Tampa Bay 20 17 .541 1

Boston 17 19 .472 3 1/2

Toronto 17 20 .459 4

Baltimore 15 18 .455 4

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Kansas City 23 13 .639 —

Detroit 22 14 .611 1

Minnesota 20 16 .556 3

Chicago 15 17 .469 6

Cleveland 13 21 .382 9

West Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 23 13 .639 —

Los Angeles 18 17 .514 4 1/2

Seattle 16 19 .457 6 1/2

Texas 15 21 .417 8

Oakland 13 24 .351 10 1/2

Friday’s Games

L.A. Angels 3, Baltimore 1

Cleveland 8, Texas 3

Kansas City 12, N.Y. Yankees 1

Minnesota 3, Tampa Bay 2

Houston 8, Toronto 4

Detroit 10, St. Louis 4

Chicago White Sox 7, Oakland 6

Seattle 2, Boston 1

Saturday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.

Detroit at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

Boston at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

L.A. Angels (Richards 3-1) at Baltimore (B.Norris 1-4), 1:35 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 3-1) at Kansas City (Volquez 2-3), 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Archer 3-4) at Minnesota (Gibson 3-2), 2:10 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 5-2) at Houston (McHugh 4-1), 2:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Carrasco 4-3) at Texas (N.Martinez 2-0), 3:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 2-2) at Oakland (Kazmir 2-1), 4:05 p.m.

Boston (S.Wright 1-0) at Seattle (Paxton 1-2), 4:10 p.m.

Detroit (Simon 4-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 2-3), 8:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games

L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 2-2) at Toronto (Aa.Sanchez 3-3), 1:07 p.m.

Milwaukee (Fiers 1-4) at Detroit (Lobstein 3-3), 7:08 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 1-5) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 3-1), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (Pomeranz 2-3) at Houston (McCullers 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

 

NBA playoffs

NBA Playoffs

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Sunday, May 17

L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8 or 9:30 p.m.

CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Tuesday, May 19

Houston OR L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20

Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 21

Houston OR L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 9 p.m.

Friday, May 22

Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 23

Golden State at Houston OR L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m.

Sunday, May 24

Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, May 25

Golden State at Houston OR L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m.

Tuesday, May 26

Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27

x-Houston OR L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 9 p.m.

Thursday, May 28

x-Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, May 29

x-Golden State at Houston OR L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m.

Saturday, May 30

x-Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31

x-Houston OR L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 9 p.m.

Monday, June 1

x-Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

 

NHL playoffs

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Saturday, May 16

N.Y. Rangers 2, Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Rangers lead series 1-0

Sunday, May 17

Chicago at Anaheim, 3 p.m.

Monday, May 18

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, May 19

Chicago at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20

N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Thursday, May 21

Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Friday, May 22

N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 23

Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 24

x-Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers 8 p.m.

Monday, May 25

x-Chicago at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Tuesday, May 26

x-N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27

x-Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Friday, May 29

x-Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 30

x-Chicago at Anaheim 8 p.m.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Friday’s Girls’ Tournament Softball Scores

Division III

Albany Alexander 11, Nelsonville-York 0

Chillicothe Huntington 13, Chillicothe Zane Trace 3

Crooksville 6, Bidwell River Valley 3

Lucasville Valley 10, Piketon 8

Minford 11, Ironton 9

Pomeroy Meigs 10, Southeastern 0

Portsmouth W. 7, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 0

Sardinia Eastern 11, Frankfort Adena 0

Wellston 7, Belpre 4

Wheelersburg 5, Portsmouth 0

Saturday’s Girls’ Tournament Softball Scores

Division II

Chillicothe Unioto 7, Vincent Warren 3

Circleville Logan Elm 18, Thornville Sheridan 6

Lancaster Fairfield Union 4, Hillsboro 0

Waverly 5, Jackson 0

Division III

Williamsport Westfall 12, Greenfield McClain 3

Saturday’s Boys’ Tournament Baseball Scores

Division III

Albany Alexander 8, Crooksville 7

Bidwell River Valley 8, Oak Hill 7

Chillicothe Southeastern 3, Frankfort Adena 2

Chillicothe Zane Trace 8, Portsmouth 4

South Point at Chesapeake, ppd. 2 p.m. Sunday

Waverly 11, Lynchburg-Clay 1

Wheelersburg 16, Proctorville Fairland 1

Williamsport Westfall 5, Lucasville Valley 3

Division IV

Bainbridge Paint Valley 1, S. Webster 0