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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. Discount New Balance Shoes . -- Delta Bluesman reasserted himself after being headed by Chief Lion on the turn, ultimately drawing away to a decisive 3-3/4-length victory over the 7-5 favorite Limousine Liberal in Saturdays Grade 2 Smile Sprint at Gulfstream Park. The six furlong Smile is a Win and Youre In race for the Breeders Cup Sprint.Delta Bluesman sprinted to the lead along the rail while stalked by Chief Lion from the outset. Chief Lion easily headed Delta Bluesman while still seemingly well in hand around the turn. But the latter fought back under vigorous urging from jockey Emisael Jaramillo, readily disposing of his early challenger once settling into the stretch and was not menaced thereafter.Limousine Liberal sat a perfect trip behind the dueling leaders, bore out wide into the stretch then rallied mildly once finally switching leads near midstretch to finish second, a head in front of the tiring Chief Lion.Delta Bluesman, a 6-year-old gelded son of Wagons Limit, is trained by Jorge Navarro for Monster Racing Stables. The win was his first in a stakes and ninth in 43 career starts. He paid $5.00 after covering the distance in 1:08.94 over a track upgraded to fast earlier in the day.Navarro said emphatically that he was extremely concerned when Delta Bluesman relinquished the lead on the turn.This horse can be a little chicken, Navarro said. I was amazed [seeing him come back again] when he dug in after that horse came around him. He doesnt like horses outside him. 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Rafael Hernandez rode the winner, who paid $8.60.Aire Bueno squeezed through a narrow opening along the rail near midstretch to register a three-quarter length victory over even-money favorite Hammers Terror in the $75,000 Miesques Approval on the turf. Pacesetter Star Commander held on for third.Aire Bueno was ridden by Matthew Rispoli for trainer Charles (Chuck) Simon and returned $10.40. New Balance Running Shoes Free Shipping . With Parker having a quiet game for once, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw provided the scoring as France won its first major basketball title by beating Lithuania 80-66 on Sunday. It was a victory that ended a decade of frustration for Parker and a talented French generation, which lost the final against Spain two years ago and took bronze in 2005. New Balance Shoes Store . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. http://www.cheapnewbalance.com/ . 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The 6-foot-7 forward will still be paid the $7.7 million that was owed to him by the Lakers. Cornstein said the new deal came about pretty quickly. The Knicks expressed interest right after they were allowed to reach out to the former NBA Defenssive Player of the Year. New Balance Shoes From China. "Obviously, Metta being from the area, and also much more importantly than just being a New Yorker, seeing the way he would fit in the team," Cornstein said. "Coach (Mike) Woodson did an incredible job explaining what his role would be. (Knicks GM) Glen Grunwald really made him feel wanted. "They just did a tremendous job; quite frankly, it became a pretty easy decision." World Peace attended St. Johns in New York, when he was known as Ron Artest. "It has nothing to do with New York, the city," World Peace said. "The only thing thats important are those players that Im going to be joining and touching that hallway with. Thats all thats important right now." 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