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A day after the unbeaten Songbird breezed to a seven-length victory in the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes as an odds-on 2-5 favorite, Saratoga Race Course lived up to its reputation as the Graveyard of Favorites.The grand dame of American racetracks was as unfathomable as ever on Aug. 21 as the 11-race card produced not one but two six-figure sensational scores.There was surely no indication of what was to come when the favored Born for a Storm ($4.30) took the opening race of the day for leading trainer Chad Brown.Ditto after the second race when second choice Price too High ($7.50) prevailed.But then the madness began.What might have seemed like a bad dream to most proved to be the key to riches for some when Bold Illusion notched an improbable victory at 53-1 odds in the third race. The fact that the 4-year-old gelding was 0-for-10 with nothing better than a third and had been closer than 8-1/2-lengths at the finish of just one of those races best explain why he paid an astronomical $109.50 to win.If youre wondering what happened after that, lets just say that Bold Illusion triggered a $1,881 Pick 3 with a favorite and second-choice. Yes, a sensational score was brewing.Helping to stoke the fire was Security Risk ($19.80), who captured the fourth race for Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey. That victory capped an $8,005 Pick 3 and a $1,271 double for $2.With a string of six-figure Pick 5 payoffs in place, hockey fans had a leg up on the competition in the final race in the sequence.Chelios ($15) skated into the winners circle in the fifth, putting some rather big, bright numbers on the Saratoga tote board.The Pick 3? You collected $13,516 for $2.The Pick 4? If you hit it, you were $169,947 richer for each $2 wager.The Pick 5? How does an amazing $386,401 sound? Pretty sensational, eh?That wasnt the only monstrous payoff of the week at the Spa as the second race superfecta on Aug. 18 saw 17-1 shot Marble Falls ($36.40) lead the charge to the wire. He was followed by Chubby Master at 4-1, Norm the Giant at 16-1 and finally the very sweet Sound of Freedom at 74-1 to account for a superfecta that checked in at a robust $62,248 for a $2 wager.Not to be outdone, on the West Coast Del Mar had its six-figure day in the sun last week.On Aug. 18, there was a carryover of $66,808 in the Pick 6 and it seemed another was in the making when the first two races were won by Cee the Preacher ($24.60) and Ring Collector ($23), who formed a $253.60 double.But after that, the sequence became much more routine. Wins by second choice Do the Dance ($8.20) and then Olotta Shaken ($13.20) set the stage for wins by the favored Danas Best ($5.60) and Youre the Reason ($5) to close out the Pick 6.Yet even with the help of two favorites in the final legs, there was only one holder of a winning $2 Pick Six ticket that was worth a whopping $290,848.Despite all the longshots at Saratoga, the weeks How did you come up with that one? award was presented at Gulfstream Park on Aug. 21.The 11th race that day was a $12,5000 maiden claimer on the turf and if you didnt like the chances of Star Mily, you were not alone. She was 0-for-13 and in her last two races she was eighth and ninth, beaten by a combined total of 21 lengths.But apparently the 14th time was the charm as Star Mily pressed the pace from second then surged to the front in the final furlong and held on for a half-length win. Overlooked in the wagering, she went off at 80-1 odds and paid a weeks-best $162.80 for a $2 win ticket.She also capped a Pick 4 that paid $13,524.50 for a 50-cent and gave Gulfstream Park the same feel as Saratoga on a Sunday that was quite unkind to favorites.For more stories like this check out Americas Best Racing. Marvin Jones Jr Jersey . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. T.J. Hockenson Youth Jersey . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. http://www.lionsfanspro.com/Black-Jarrad-Davis-Lions-Jersey.html?cat=920 .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. 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EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregons Dana Altman did a fine imitation of a hockey coach when he least expected it.Ahead early in what he considered a developmental game, Altman went with five-man shift changes to spread the minutes among his Ducks, and it worked with 10 players getting between 18 and 22.Preseason All-America Dillon Brooks scored 21 points and Roman Sorkin had a career-high 15 as No. 23 Oregon rolled to a 93-54 victory over Western Oregon on Wednesday night.Brooks, still working his way back from offseason foot surgery, and Sorkin contributed most to the Ducks 50 points off the bench.Its kind of the way it worked out, Altman said. When we got the early lead, I decided to play everybody equal minutes, so it really wasnt my plan going in.Chris Boucher added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Ducks (6-2), who won their fourth straight game and 29th in a row at home. Tyler Dorsey had 12 points.Oregon made nine of its first 12 shots to go up by 14 points early and toyed with the Division II Wolves (4-4) the rest of the first half, shooting 16 of 26 to carry a 48-20 lead into the break.The Ducks scored the first seven points of the second half to cap an 18-0 run and pushed their lead to a high of 51 with 5 minutes to play.Sorkin, who hadnt played in the last four games, had three of Oregons eight 3-pointers and missed only one of his six shots. The 6-foot-10 junior from Israel has played sparingly for the Ducks, averaging just 5.3 minutes in 30 career games, but he made up for lost time Wednesday night.Every time I step on the court I feel like I can make the open shot, he said, so I just let the game come to me.Oregon had a 52-27 edge in rebounds. Jordan Bell led with 12 and Kavell Bigby-Williams had 10.Kavell obviously can help us on the boards, a place where we need help, Altman said, so I thought there were some positives.Brian Berg led Western Oregon with 17 points and had five 3-pointers.BIG PICTUUREWestern Oregon: The Wolves, who won a school-record 31 games en route to the 2016 Division II Final Four, already have as many losses as they did all last season.ddddddddddddThe defending Great Northwest Athletic Conference champions were picked for sixth place this year.Oregon: The soft portion of the Ducks schedule will allow Altman to continue tinkering with his starting lineup, which included the 6-10 Bigby-Williams for the first time Wednesday night. Altman had three of last years starters -- Brooks, Bell and Casey Benson -- among the five coming off the bench at the first media timeout.POLL IMPLICATIONSHome cooking and five unranked opponents to finish its nonconference schedule should give Oregon some rankings bounce heading into its opening Pac-12 games in late December against No. 11 UCLA and USC, also in Eugene.STAT OF THE NIGHT: The Ducks attempted 11 free throws, making nine, before the Wolves, who were whistled for 15 fouls in the first half, tried their first. Oregon finished 23 of 28 from the line, and Western Oregon was 3 of 4, thanks to a 25-7 foul differential.HE SAID IT: Altman saw some body language from his players that he didnt like during the rout. Theyre worried more about missing shots than they are about execution and toughness on defense and rebounding, he said. Weve got to get those thoughts out of their heads. They quit playing when they miss a shot and starting feeling sorry for themselves.UP NEXTWestern Oregon travels to Montana State Billings on Monday night to resume GNAC play. The Wolves beat Concordia (Ore.) 80-70 on Tuesday.Oregon plays the third of five straight home games when it hosts Savannah State on Saturday. The Ducks have all seven of their December games in the state of Oregon, including one against UNLV in Portland on Dec. 17. ' ' '