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Baseball Cardinals get first conference win

The Lamar Cardinals clawed their way into the Southland Conference win column after being swept on the road by Central Arkansas and losing the first two home games with UT Arlington.

According to Lamar head coach Jim Gilligan, the pivotal point in the Cardinals’ 4-3 victory over UTA on March 25 came when he got ejected from the game by home plate umpire Shaylor Smith in the top of the ninth inning.

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Bellator 61

A sellout crowd at the Horseshoe Riverdowm in Bossier City, La., watched plenty of action from Bellator 61, and four of the middleweight tournament fights were shown live on MTV2 and the preliminary card on spike.com.

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Pair of stakes ends Delta’s thoroughbred season

Two stakes races were held on closing night of the 2011-12 thoroughbred season at Delta Downs, and while it was 19-1 longshot Wicked Vow upsetting the field in the $60,000 Au Revoir, it was the 8-5 favorite Amazing Saint who stole the show with a dominant performance in the $60,000 Bonne Chance on March 17.

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Delta picks for Thursday, March 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chad Cooper (Sports Editor)
Winners: 252-871, .289
Best Bets: 41-88, .465
Longshots: 35-75, .466
Top 3 picks in the $: .522

Don Stevens (Track Announcer)
Winners: 250-871, .287
Best Bets: 36-86, .418
Longshots: 49-100, .490
Top 3 picks in the $: .525

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Delta picks for Wednesday, March 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chad Cooper (Sports Editor)
Winners: 247-861, .286
Best Bets: 40-87, .459
Longshots: 35-74, .472
Top 3 picks in the $: .528

Don Stevens (Track Announcer)
Winners: 245-861, .284
Best Bets: 36-85, .423
Longshots: 49-99, .494
Top 3 picks in the $: .523

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