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Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, while slightly skeptical of Zenyatta’s achievements, says, “If she comes back here (in the Classic) and does it on the dirt, I think it’ll stamp her. If she whips them twice in the Classic on two different surfaces, I would say you’d have to mention her with Spectacular Bid and Secretariat and stuff.”

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. FOOTBALL FACTS Thanks for joining us once again as we look at some football facts. This time we’ll look at "From a regional to a National sport. From 1930-1958" In the early 1930s, the college game continued to grow, particularly in the south, bolstered by fierce rivalries such as the "Third Saturday in October"—a rivalry between Alabama and Tennessee. While prior to the mid-1920s most national powers came from...

The bond between them is close and obvious. They were teammates on Pete Newell's fine University of San Francisco's basketball teams six decades ago, and they've remained good friends -- Cap Lavin, the father of former UCLA coach Steve Lavin, and Willie "Woo Woo" Wong, by all accounts one of the finest Chinese American players ever. Lavin has no trouble remembering just how skilled his longtime friend was, or in talking about it when they get together. "Willie was easily the most complete player we had on our NIT team in 1950," Lavin said. Wong just smiles a little. At...