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Column: Hard work gets Lukas a record Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 8:26 pm, Saturday, May 18, 2013 Fame, fortune, a bronze plaque in the Hall of Fame and — after lightly-regarded Oxbow stunned Orb on Saturday at the Preakness — he has the top spot in the Triple Crown trainer's record book, too, passing "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons with No. 14. Lukas was thoroughbred racing's first organization man, a former Wisconsin high school basketball coach who brought the principle of "flooding the zone" from the court to the race track. While his more famous rivals focused on one or two quality horses, Lukas overwhelmed the game with quantity, setting up cookie-cutter operations in dozens of barns from coast to coast and bringing three, four and sometimes even five mounts to the Kentucky Derby. [] rivals like Bob Baffert and disciple Todd Pletcher, who borrowed liberally from Lukas' playbook, began stealing his thunder. [] 77, Lukas hadn't won a Triple Crown race since 2000 and became a sort of eminence grise, holding court regularly outside his barn at the classic races, more charming than competitive. While the entire sport was focused on Orb, trainer Shug McGaughey and the potential to see the sport's first Triple Crown winner in 36 years, Lukas sidled up to him two mornings ago and said "We got another one on the agenda." At 50, the jockey now has nine Triple Crown wins on his resume — three at each of the classics — but Stevens was out of the sport for seven years.

Post wins 3rd straight BMX title (AP) — Alise Post race to her third straight victory in the USA Cycling Elite BMX National Championships on Saturday, and fellow 2012 Olympian Nic Long won his second men's title. Long, from Lakeside, Calif., used a quick burst out of the gate to gain an edge over Olympic teammate and defending national champion Connor Fields of Henderson, Nev. In the elite junior races, Maliek Byndloss of Cape Coral, Fla., topped the men's field, and Shaelen Reno of Plano, Texas, took the women's juniors title.

O's Johnson takes blame for Rays' rally in 9th After allowing the Rays' six-run rally in the ninth inning — a comeback that ended the Orioles' streak of 109 straight victories when leading after seven innings — Johnson (1-4) expects to get the call the next time Baltimore has a save situation. Matt Joyce hit a go-ahead two-run double in the ninth inning to lift the Rays to their season-high third straight road victory, all of them come-front-behind wins. Johnson then loaded the bases on two walks and a hit before Joyce hit a two-run double to the right-center gap for a 7-6 lead. Ben Zobrist followed with a two-run double off Darren O'Day, who later issued a bases-loaded walk to Luke Scott. Alex Torres (1-0) worked four hitless innings for the victory. Jair Jurrjens, whose contract was purchased before the game from Triple-A Norfolk, retired the first seven hitters he faced before allowing successive doubles to Jose Molina and Yunel Escobar. Later in the third, Joyce hit a two-run homer onto the flag court in right field, his seventh of the season, cutting the deficit to 4-3. The right-hander allowed five runs and eight hits in two-plus innings, with nine of the 14 batters he faced reaching base. Reliever Cesar Ramos struck out Matt Wieters swinging, but gave up a run-scoring double to J.J. Hardy for a 5-3 Orioles lead. In the fourth, McLouth led off with a single, stole second, moved to third on Markakis' single to center and scored on Jones' broken-bat fielder's choice grounder.

Valencia gives Timbers 2-2 draw with Whitecaps Camilo has been utilized mainly as a midfielder but played as a lone striker Saturday, generating some early scoring chances. The Brazilian fired just wide on a free kick from about 35 yards out in the 23rd, taking the shot after Russell Teibert was fouled on the right flank. The spot kick was awarded after Johnson's shot hit Vancouver defender Andy O'Brien's arm and the Whitecaps were called for a hand-ball.

A judge on Saturday issued an order for the imprisonment of two waiters accused in the beating death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, the Mexico City attorney general's office said.