In Brief

HORSE RACING

Saratoga Sinner nets Holy Bull Stakes win

Taking a big step toward this year's Kentucky Derby, Saratoga Sinner ran down long shot Bear's Rocket to win the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes on Saturday in Hallandale Beach, Fla., his second straight victory at the 1 1/8-mile distance over Gulfstream's surface.

Saratoga Sinner's next stop could be the Florida Derby on March 28, and if all goes well there, he might be bound for Churchill Downs.

Jockey Julien Leparoux settled Saratoga Sinner -- now 2-for-4 in his brief career -- in behind Bear's Rocket, who went off at 34-1 and jolted to the front right out of the gate.

Eventually, it was a two-horse race, and Saratoga Sinner had just enough to win by a head and return $26.80, $14.20 and $7.40. Bear's Rocket paid $27.80 and $11.40.

In the co-feature, the Grade 1, $489,000 Donn Handicap, Albertus Maximus held off Finallymadeit by a head over the 1 1/8-mile test on the dirt.

Nicanor, the 3-year-old full brother of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, made an inauspicious debut, finishing 10th among 12 horses in a one-mile maiden race on the Gulfstream card.

Also: Ventura beat Jibboom by one length to win the $300,000 Santa Monica Handicap at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif.

Under Garrett Gomez, Ventura rallied from fourth place and covered seven furlongs in 1:21.61.

Eddie Logan, who shined shoes at Santa Anita since the racetrack opened on Christmas Day 1934 and was a former boxer and Negro League baseball player, died in Monrovia, Calf. He was 98.

FOOTBALL

Ex-NFL lineman Gordy dies of cancer at 73

John Gordy, a three-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions who helped form the NFL Players' Association, died Friday in Orange, Calif. He was 73.

Gordy, who had a long battle with cancer, served as president and executive director of the NFL Players' Association and was instrumental in negotiating the first collective bargaining agreement in major professional sports.

Also: Florida State receiver Preston Parker was arrested in Tallahassee, Fla., and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

It's the third arrest for Parker since 2006 and second in less than a year.

Parker, 21, had 40 catches for 372 receiving yards as a junior last season. As a sophomore, he had 1,061 yards of total offense.

LOCAL COLLEGES

UNLV swim teams top UC Santa Barbara

The UNLV women's swimming and diving team beat UC Santa Barbara 141-121, and the men's team rolled over the Gauchos 169-93 at Buchanan Natatorium.

Freshman Zsuzsanna Jakabos led the UNLV women, winning three races, including the 400-yard individual medley in a Mountain West Conference record 4 minutes, 18.16 seconds. That also bested Wendy Myers' school record of 4:19.51 in the 1987-88 season.

Kier Maitland led the UNLV men with wins in the 500 and 1,000 freestyle events.

Also: The UNLV women's tennis team lost to Colorado State 4-3 at the ITA Kickoff Weekend tournament in Stanford, Calif.

Jennifer Shearer won the 3,000-meter run and the open division mile, and sprinter Lekeisha Lawson was second in the 200 and third in the 60 to pace the UNLV track and field team at the Mountain T Invitational in Flagstaff, Ariz.

Former UNLV running back Frank Summers had 55 receiving yards, including a 19-yard touchdown catch, in Team Texas' 27-24 loss at the Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Game in El Paso, Texas.

The College of Southern Nevada baseball team (1-3) split two games, losing to Yavapai College 8-1 before beating GateWay Community College 11-3 in the Coyote Border Battle at Morse Stadium.

The CSN softball team (3-1) beat Central Arizona College 4-3 at Stephanie Lynn Craig Park.

MISCELLANEOUS

Perry moves into lead at PGA Tour event

Kenny Perry erased a four-stroke deficit in five holes, then sank a 33-foot putt on the 18th hole for a 5-under-par 66 to take the lead through three rounds of the PGA Tour's FBR Open in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Perry posted a 12-under 201 total, one shot ahead of former Bonanza High standout Scott Piercy (66), who is in the event on a sponsor exemption. Ex-UNLV player Charley Hoffman (69) was in a three-way tie for third.

Also: Northern Ireland teenager Rory McIlroy maintained his lead in the weather-affected Dubai Desert Classic after the third round was suspended because of darkness in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

McIlroy, who finished 10 holes, got to 15 under for the tournament to take a two-shot lead over Louis Oosthuizen.

Allen Johnson defeated two-time reigning NHRA champion Jeg Coughlin to win the Pro Stock Showdown title at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.