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GOLF
First hole-in-one
Steve Nordheim scored the first hole-in-one of his career on the 135-yard sixth hole at Lehman Golf Club. His shot was witnessed by Carlo Mercadente.
Nation/World
Horse Racing
Eight Belles healthy
Eight Belles had no diseases or pre-existing bone abnormalities that caused the filly to break down after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby.
Autopsy results reviewed by The Associated Press on Thursday confirm compound fractures of both front legs at the fetlock joints. They also describe lacerated skin on both legs, an absence of joint fluid in the damaged areas and congested lungs.
The filly also experienced a bruised head and hemorrhaging in the left thyroid gland, which the report blamed on her fall after the initial injuries.
“No pathology was found to indicate the occurrence of any other catastrophic event beside the fractured legs,” wrote Kentucky chief veterinarian Lafe Nichols, who performed the tests at the University of Kentucky’s Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center.
Eight Belles was euthanized on the track at Churchill Downs after collapsing while jogging about a quarter-mile past the finish line. Stewards found no evidence she was injured during the race.
NFL
Two bid for QB job
The New York Jets’ quarterback competition officially started with a coin toss.
Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer flipped a coin Monday and asked Chad Pennington to call it in the air. The winner would earn the right to work with the first-team offense on the opening day of organized team activities.
“Chad called heads and I thought I had a good chance because I’m a guy that generally calls tails,” Kellen Clemens said Thursday after the Jets’ third OTA session, but first open to the media. “It was heads all the way.”
Score one for Pennington, who spent the offseason hearing trade rumors and wondering what his role would be if he remained with New York. Well, he’s still with the Jets — a surprise to some — and hasn’t considered whether he’d accept being a backup this year.
“That’s just not in my thought process,” said Pennington, entering his ninth season. “I think anytime you think about that, you’re already there.”
So begins what’s expected to be a summer-long competition between Pennington and Clemens for the starting job.
“It’s been clearly communicated there’s a quarterback controversy right now, an awesome competition,” Clemens said.