In brief: More than 400 owners wait for Curlin payday
Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Curlin is up for sale, with a new group of more than 400 owners interested in a payday for the best thoroughbred in the country.
Details haven’t been worked out about where and when the likely Horse of the Year will go on the block, but lawyers involved with the horse’s owners said it could be soon.
That’s good news for 418 people awarded the rights to a 20 percent stake in Curlin as part of a lawsuit against two of the colt’s original owners. A state judge awarded the ownership stake to the 418 plaintiffs to help settle a $42 million judgment against attorneys Shirley Cunningham Jr. and William Gallion, who own a minority stake in Curlin.
“I don’t want to speculate on what Curlin is worth,” said Angela Ford, an attorney who represents the new owners.
“Let’s just say my clients are pleased as they find out.”
Women’s Basketball
U.S. beats UConn
Lisa Leslie scored 19 points in her second game back after giving birth in June, leading the U.S. national team to a 90-74 exhibition victory over Connecticut at Storrs, Conn.
Kara Lawson had 15 points, and Seimone Augustus and former UConn star Diana Taurasi added 14 each for the United States.
Renee Montgomery had 17 points and six assists for UConn, and freshman Maya Moore finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Boxing
Americans win semis
Rau’shee Warren and Demetrius Andrade claimed berths in the finals with victories at the World Boxing Championships at Chicago.
Warren came back from a second-round deficit to beat Azerbaijan’s Samir Mammadov 26-13 in the flyweight semifinals.
Andrade defeated Turkey’s Adem Kilicci 22-6 in a welterweight semifinal before a loud crowd.
The finals are today.
Miscellany
Ching leads Dynamo
Former Gonzaga University star Brian Ching scored a goal in overtime and helped the Houston Dynamo advance to Major League Soccer’s Western Conference finals.
The Dynamo will face the winner of the Kansas City-CD Chivas USA series.
“Virginia Tech sophomore tight end Sam Wheeler will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Thursday’s 27-3 victory over Georgia Tech.
“The University of Oklahoma claims the NCAA infractions committee unfairly took previous violations by the men’s basketball into consideration when it stripped the Sooners’ football team of eight wins from the 2005 season.
“Former Astana team rider Andrej Kashechkin is taking cycling authorities to court over a failed drug test, a case that could have major implications in all sports in the fight against doping.
The Kazakh is suing cycling’s world governing body in Belgium, challenging several key provisions of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s code.