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boxing

Foreman-Cotto WBA title fight set for June at Yankee Stadium

WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman will defend his title against former welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on June 5 at Yankee Stadium, promoter Bob Arum said Thursday.

Arum promoted the final bout at the old Yankee Stadium across 161st Street when Muhammad Ali fought Norton on Sept. 28, 1976. Arum had approached the club several times in the past three decades, but Yankees owner George Steinbrenner always had been tepid about erecting a ring and seating on the immaculate infield grass.

"This is a crowning achievement in my career, to do the last fight in '76 and the first fight at the new stadium in 2010," Arum said.

Ringside seats will begin at $400, with the least expensive tickets priced at $50. The stadium will be configured for 30,000 to 35,000 fans.

horse racing

Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Vale of York takes fifth in Dubai

Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Vale of York finished fifth in his first start of the year in a race at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Vale of York has been considered a contender for the Kentucky Derby on May 1. After the race, the trainer of the 3-year-old colt was noncommittal about the future.

Vale of York is owned by Dubai ruler Sheik Mohammed's Godolphin Racing.

Also: Prominent thoroughbred owner Ahmed Zayat said he has reached a preliminary agreement that he hopes will keep his stable operational amid its legal dispute with a bank.

Among Zayat's horses is Eskendereya, an early favorite for the Kentucky Derby.

miscellaneous

Upstart Rocha chasing Green, Connell at Honda Classic event

Nathan Green and Michael Connell each shot bogey-free rounds of 5-under-par 65 to share the lead after one round of the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Springs, Fla.

They're one shot ahead of Camilo Villegas, Oliver Wilson and Alexandre Rocha, who played his way into a PGA Tour event for the first time since 2003 and is trying to make his first cut.

Also: Former American amateur star Amanda Blumenherst shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead over defending champion Katherine Hull after the first round of the ANZ Australian Ladies Masters at Gold Coast, Australia.

This year's MAACO Bowl Las Vegas game will be at 5 p.m. Dec. 22 at Sam Boyd Stadium. The game pits the first selection from the Mountain West Conference against the fifth choice from the Pacific-10.

John Isner of the United States will make his Davis Cup debut against Viktor Troicki in the first round today against Serbia in Belgrade.

Sam Querry will face second-ranked Novak Djokovic for the second singles. In doubles Saturday, top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan will face Nenad Zimonjic and Janko Tipsarevic.

U.S. Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White and Seth Wescott will be on new Wheaties boxes. Vonn will be the first female alpine skier to appear, and White and Wescott will be the first snowboard and snowboard cross athletes to earn the coveted spot.