Day: March 31, 2017

Winless Johnson, Hamlin look for turnaround at Martinsville (Sports Betting News)Winless Johnson, Hamlin look for turnaround at Martinsville (Sports Betting News)

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017| 21:59

Jimmie Johnson waves to the crowd during driver introductions for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix International Raceway, Sunday, March. 19, 2017, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

NASCAR’s top series has had five different winners in five races this season, and as the Monster Energy Cup Series arrives at Martinsville Speedway and its first experience with stage racing rewarding drivers at three points during the race, the focus shifts to drivers who have yet to break through this year. Neither Jimmie Johnson, who has taken home nine of the iconic grandfather clocks that go to the race winner on NASCAR’s oldest, shortest and many say trickiest track, nor Denny Hamlin, the Virginia native with five victories on the .526-mile paper clip, has registered a top-five finish this season, but this is their place.

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Winless Johnson, Hamlin look for turnaround at Martinsville (Sports Betting News)Winless Johnson, Hamlin look for turnaround at Martinsville (Sports Betting News)

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017| 21:59

Jimmie Johnson waves to the crowd during driver introductions for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix International Raceway, Sunday, March. 19, 2017, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

NASCAR’s top series has had five different winners in five races this season, and as the Monster Energy Cup Series arrives at Martinsville Speedway and its first experience with stage racing rewarding drivers at three points during the race, the focus shifts to drivers who have yet to break through this year. Neither Jimmie Johnson, who has taken home nine of the iconic grandfather clocks that go to the race winner on NASCAR’s oldest, shortest and many say trickiest track, nor Denny Hamlin, the Virginia native with five victories on the .526-mile paper clip, has registered a top-five finish this season, but this is their place.

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Draft bust Dion Jordan released by Dolphins (Sports Betting News)Draft bust Dion Jordan released by Dolphins (Sports Betting News)

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017| 21:40

FILE - In this June 2, 2014, file photo, Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan (95) is shown during football practice in Davie, Fla. Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan has been reinstated by the NFL on a conditional basis after sitting out last season for his latest violation of the league's substance abuse policy. Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Jordan on Friday, July 29, 2016, when the Dolphins held their first training camp practice. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Defensive end Dion Jordan was released Friday by the Miami Dolphins, solidifying his status as a draft bust. Jordan started one game and totaled three sacks after being taken with the No. 3 overall draft pick four years ago. Jordan was reinstated by the NFL in July following a 15-month suspension for his latest violation of the league’s substance abuse policy.

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Draft bust Dion Jordan released by Dolphins (Sports Betting News)Draft bust Dion Jordan released by Dolphins (Sports Betting News)

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017| 21:40

FILE - In this June 2, 2014, file photo, Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan (95) is shown during football practice in Davie, Fla. Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan has been reinstated by the NFL on a conditional basis after sitting out last season for his latest violation of the league's substance abuse policy. Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Jordan on Friday, July 29, 2016, when the Dolphins held their first training camp practice. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Defensive end Dion Jordan was released Friday by the Miami Dolphins, solidifying his status as a draft bust. Jordan started one game and totaled three sacks after being taken with the No. 3 overall draft pick four years ago. Jordan was reinstated by the NFL in July following a 15-month suspension for his latest violation of the league’s substance abuse policy.

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Kidnapped twice, trainer Antonio Sano eyeing Kentucky Derby (Sports Betting News)Kidnapped twice, trainer Antonio Sano eyeing Kentucky Derby (Sports Betting News)

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017| 20:54

In this March 4, 2017, photo provided by Coglianese Photos, Gunnevera, Javier Castellano up, races in the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Fla. Antonio Sano's road to the Kentucky Derby will be like no other. Kidnapped on two occasions eight years ago in his native Venezuela, the trainer and his star horse Gunnevera are looking for a win in Saturday's Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park _ their last prep before heading to Churchill Downs. (Leslie Martin/Coglianese Photos via AP)

Getting to what will be his first Kentucky Derby is on Antonio Sano’s mind almost constantly these days. Kidnapped on two separate occasions eight years ago in his native Venezuela – once for just a few hours, the other for 36 harrowing days, both times being freed after paying ransoms that he prefers not to disclose – the trainer and his family came to the United States to start their lives over in what they hoped to be a safer environment. Fast forward eight years, and the 54-year-old Sano has a horse named Gunnevera, the favorite for Saturday’s Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park and one that seems to already be among the top contenders for the Kentucky Derby.

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