In Brief

Uncle Mo tops list of Triple Crown nominees

Undefeated Uncle Mo leads the list of 364 early nominees for the Triple Crown series for 3-year-olds.

The colt won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and the Eclipse Award as last year’s top 2-year-old. Uncle Mo has a chance to give trainer Todd Pletcher consecutive victories in the Kentucky Derby, which Pletcher won last year with Super Saver.

Pletcher nominated a leading 20 horses, as did Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Steve Asmussen nominated 17 horses, while Hall of Famers D. Wayne Lukas and Nick Zito have 12 each.

The early nomination period, when horses can be nominated for $600 each, closed on Jan. 22. The late period, when nominations cost $6,000 each, closes on March 26.

The Triple Crown begins with the Derby on May 7, followed by the Preakness on May 21 and the Belmont on June 11.

Other early nominees are To Honor and Serve, Champagne Stakes winner Boys at Tosconova, CashCall Futurity winner Comma To The Top, Norfolk Stakes winner Jaycito, and Del Mar Futurity winner J P’s Gusto.

LOCAL COLLEGES

CSN starter struggles
in loss to San Jacinto

Starter Ryan Baker was roughed up for six runs over two-plus innings as the College of Southern Nevada baseball team dropped a 10-3 decision to San Jacinto (Texas) College on Sunday to wrap up play at the JUCO National Classic in Marianna, Fla.

Baker (0-1) surrendered six hits, two walks and two wild pitches in taking the loss for the Coyotes (7-4).

Bobby Shiroky had two of CSN’s four hits and drove in two runs.

Also: The UNLV track and field team recorded four first-place finishes at the Northern Arizona Open in Flagstaff on Saturday.

Amanda Bingson won the weight throw (63 feet, 3½ inches), Ashley Henry and Stephanie Schafer tied for first in the high jump (5-4¼), and the Rebels’ foursome of Emily Blok, Lindsay Roach, Christine Lowe and Kelsey Williamson claimed the 4×400-meter relay (3 minutes, 50.8 seconds).

MISCELLANEOUS

French Open to remain
at Roland Garros venue

The French Tennis Federation voted to keep the French Open at its traditional Roland Garros venue and renovate the existing site by making it considerably larger, more attractive and modern, rather than moving it elsewhere.

Three other venues were bidding to host the clay-court Grand Slam tournament by 2016.

Also: Phil Mickelson has decided to compete in the Match Play Championship.

Mickelson, who skipped the World Golf Championship event in Arizona a year ago, had said in November he was contemplating sitting out again because it might conflict with a family vacation. He said after his final round at Pebble Beach that he would be there.

Elisabeth Goergl of Austria won the women’s downhill at the world championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, beating favorites Lindsey Vonn and Maria Riesch to earn her second gold medal of competition.

Goergl skied the 1.8-mile Kandahar course in 1 minute, 47.24 seconds to beat Vonn by 0.44 and Riesch by 0.60.

Tom Hess defeated top-seeded Jack Jurek in the final of the United States Bowling Congress Masters in Reno to earn his first PBA Tour title.

Hess, of Urbandale, Iowa, outscored Jurek, of Lackawanna, N.Y., 225-214 at the National Bowling Stadium.