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http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown08/news/story?id=3401275 BALTIMORE -- Not once but twice, jockey Kent Desormeaux sneaked a peak to see if anyone was gaining on Big Brown. "I looked between my legs, under my arms, and they were eight [lengths] behind me," Desormeaux said. "I stopped pushing. I said, 'That's enough.' " His big bay colt ran away with the Preakness on Saturday and now is pointed squarely down the path toward the Triple Crown. The 3-year-old with the perfect record heads for the Belmont Stakes (ABC, June 7) in three weeks as the fourth horse this decade to try for the triple, a sweep last accomplished by Affirmed in 1978. The last to try was Smarty Jones in 2004. ESPN.com 5/18/08

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3401268 Gene Upshaw called NFL owners, who are ready to opt out of the current labor deal, "greedy." "In their mind, a loss means they didn't make as much [money] as they thought they were going to make," said Upshaw, executive director of the NFL Players Association, during a panel discussion at the Sports Lawyers Association annual conference on Saturday. The NFL owners and players reached the agreement in 2006, but both sides have the option of reopening it by Nov. 8. Upshaw said the owners could notify the players they are reopening the deal on Tuesday in Atlanta, a move that could result in a 2011 work stoppage. ESPN.com 5/18/08

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3400551 Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy bet on more than 100 games that he worked, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Friday, according to media reports. Donaghy pleaded guilty last year to charges he conspired to engage in wire fraud and transmitted betting information through interstate commerce. He was alleged to have given a pair of gamblers inside information, including tips on which crews would officiate games and how the various officials and players interacted, and collected $5,000 if his picks were correct. ESPN.com 5/17/08