art. Stellar Wind pressed Beholder through six furlongs of the 1-1/16-mile Zenyatta in 1:09.75 to win by a neck. California Chrome put a dead-game

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Jordan Burtons Thanksgiving feast last week resembled most any other.His plate included dressing with cranberry sauce, corn, green beans, mashed potatoes and, of course, yams.But the Oklahoma State senior outside linebacker omitted the cornerstone of the Thanksgiving meal: the turkey.Since the summer, Burton has been a pescatarian and doesnt eat any land-walking animals.The decision can be traced to a lingering ankle injury. Burton hurt his ankle in Week 6 last season but played on the bad leg. He skipped spring practice before finally having surgery over the summer.After the surgery, Burton was trying to find any edge that would help him recover in time for his final college season. After reading about Arizona Cardinals all-pro safety Tyrann Mathieu going vegan to help overcome a knee injury, Burton opted to change his diet, which had previously included up to five Chick-fil-A chicken sandwiches a week.I figured going vegan would probably be a little too hard, probably a little too expensive for a college kid, Burton said. So I tried pescatarian -- and its been working pretty good.Not only did Burton return remarkably in time for Oklahoma States opener against Southeastern Louisiana, he has delivered another banner season for the 10th-ranked Cowboys, who travel to No. 8 Oklahoma on Saturday in a showdown that will determine the Big 12 title.Appearing in all but one game this season, Burton, who was an AP All-Big 12 selection last year, is fifth on the Cowboys with 55 tackles. He also has four tackles for loss and two interceptions.I could feel the change with the diet alone, without even running, Burton said. I was getting in shape before I started to have to run. The third and fourth quarter last year, Id be gassed. Now I feel fresh.In the beginning, Burton kept his dietary decision to himself. He didnt know how his friends or teammates would react. But once they found out, not only did they not give him flak, they went to him for nutritional advice. That was especially true after watching him make a rapid recovery from the ankle injury while trimming his body fat from 13.4 to 8.4 or so percent.Among those who went to him for advice was defensive tackle Vincent Taylor, who wanted to lose belly fat, and safety Kenneth Edison-McGruder, who had difficulty getting his weight down. Sometimes, when Burton cooks, he makes extra for Edison-McGruder, who is now at his goal weight.I have people all the time ask me, Hey, Im trying to lose weight, or trying to maintain this weight, or trying to feel better in the fourth quarter, what are you eating? Burton said. Ive had people hit me up on Twitter, asking what Ive been eating, soccer players asking.In the team dining room, Oklahoma State nutritionist Charles Hewitt has tried to cater to Burtons dietary restrictions, offering a seafood item with almost every meal. Hewitt says because of Burton, he has seen other members of the team pay more attention to what they put in their bodies.He sets an example, as an older team member, that values that aspect of his performance, Hewitt said. Other guys have seen him make that a priority, that hes not going to eat fried chicken, he not going to eat steak.Burton said becoming a pescatarian wasnt as difficult as he thought it might be. Before giving up chicken, he had already cut out pork and beef. He still goes to Chick-fil-A, only for a snack, ordering a salad with nuts, berries and ranch dressing.To keep his weight up, Burton eats four or five times daily, including oatmeal and pancakes for breakfast, peanut butter and jelly or tuna sandwiches for lunch, and fish, rice and broccoli for dinner. Burton also loves and chugs chocolate milk throughout the day for extra calories.Originally, Burton didnt give up eating land-walking animals for moral reasons. But once PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) learned of Burtons decision through a video he did with the university, they sent a letter praising his choice.Were big fans of yours, the letter read. We were so thrilled to hear you talk about your switch to a plant-based diet and happy that its working so well for you. Thanks for being a friend to the animals, and for spreading the word! Were happy to count you amongst the outstanding athletes who recognize that plant-power is the way to go.According to PETA senior vice president Lisa Lange, PETA wanted to send Burton a gift basket full of vegan options. But then they learned that would constitute an NCAA violation.Jordan is setting a wonderful example, Lange said. Because of the status of some of these football players, where so many younger football players look up to them, theres a domino effect. They see how quickly they recover, how theyre so strong and so lean, because of what theyre eating. Other athletes are going to want to follow suit.Burton has come to appreciate the moral side of being a practicing pescatarian. Once PETA sent him the letter and followed him on Twitter, he followed them back.Ive watched their videos, Burton said. I feel more connected, more so now, to the moral aspect of not killing animals on top of the nutritional aspect.It only reinforced why I was doing it -- and gave me another reason to do it. Flames Jerseys 2020 . JOHNS, N. Fake Flames Jerseys . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. https://www.cheapflames.com/ . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. Calgary Flames Pro Shop . LOUIS -- Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says hes recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St. Flames Jerseys 2021 . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl. We ate lobster, drank pi?a coladas. At sunset, we made love like sea otters. That was a pretty good day. Why couldnt I get that day over and over and over ? -- Bill Murray, Groundhog DayBecause you cant, thats why. Because it wouldnt be good for you, just like eating steak and chocolate cake for every meal wouldnt be good for you, or never being told no.So, no, Victor Espinoza, you may not have a day like last Saturday over and over and over again. You had it once, so count your blessings, and thank your lucky charms that everything came up green clovers and pink hearts.Six mounts, four wins, three of them in Grade 1 events, all three of them aboard horses who should figure big time in Breeders Cup races a month from now. Thats what I call dancing with the stars.California Chrome dominated in the $300,000 Awesome Again, and Stellar Wind certainly was no surprise when she beat Beholder on the square in the $300,000 Zenyatta. Gormley, on the other hand, was a fat 10-1 when he separated himself from the West Coast 2-year-olds in the $300,690 FrontRunner Stakes while leading from start to finish to beat the heavily favored Klimt.Gormley? Klimt? What is this, MOMA West or a horse race? Gustav Klimt everyone knows -- he painted with real gold! -- while the winner of the FrontRunner is named for the English artist Antony Gormley, whose imposing Angel of the North steel sculpture is the largest in England.Ive tried to buy something of Gormleys for years and never could get it done, said Jerry Moss, who owns the colt with his wife, Ann. Hes a tremendous guy, and its nice theres a horse like this named after him.Fittingly, the FrontRunner was an exercise in abstract expressionism from the start. Thats where the Doug ONeill-trained Secret House left the gate like a shot, but without Santiago Gonzalez, who had apparently begun to dismount just as the latch was sprung. Assistant trainer Leandro Mora, who at this time last year was recovering from a mild, stress-related stroke, was glad he took his meds.Before I saw the video and talked to the jock, I wanted to kill the starter, Mora said. The next day, I apologized to him.After Gonzalez debriefed him in their native Spanish, Mora got a clear enough picture to write off the incident as bad communication.The rider said the horse touched the doors, and once that happened, he thought the veterinarian would want to look at him, Mora said. But the rider never let the starter or the vet know he was getting off the horse, and jjust as he stepped off, the button was pushed.ddddddddddddA riderless horse is like a kid waving a loaded gun: Youre lucky if nothing terrible happens.In his first start after winning the 2012 Breeders Cup Classic, Fort Larned dropped Brian Hernandez at the start of the Gulfstream Park Handicap and led the field all the way around, then pulled up like a pro.In the 1967 Hollywood Gold Cup, OHara bolted into the guide rail while leaving the chute and dumped Milo Valenzuela, after which he pestered the favored Pretense just enough to give Native Diver an uncontested lead. OHara ended up finishing first, a length in front of Native Diver.The most poignant loose horse in racing history was Please Me, who went to the post at Santa Anita on a January afternoon in 1946 with George Woolf in the saddle. Woolf fell off on the first turn in a diabetic faint and was killed. Please Me continued on, as he was trained to do, and crossed the finish line first.Secret House was not quite so disciplined. Instead of rounding the first turn with the field, he bore out, taking the speedy Straight Fire with him. With the other speed horses eliminated, Gormley found himself on an unaccosted lead -- including three-quarters in 1:11.48 -- and took it from there, winning by three lengths.By contrast, the other Espinoza wins were played out with guns blazing from the start. Stellar Wind pressed Beholder through six furlongs of the 1-1/16-mile Zenyatta in 1:09.75 to win by a neck. California Chrome put a dead-game Dortmund away after six furlongs of the nine-furlong Awesome Again in 1:09.28 and won by 2-1/4 lengths, throttled down. Bob Baffert, Dortmunds trainer, had his own take.You were going easy, Baffert told Espinoza, describing California Chromes pace.Easy? Victor replied. In 1:09?Yeah, but you had nobody behind you, Baffert countered, referring to the distance theyd put on the rest of the field.Nobody? Espinoza said. I had Dortmund behind me!They were both right. California Chrome was going easily, in a fast 1:09, and kept going, the way horses like Ghostzapper, Cigar, and Precisionist discouraged opponents in the past.So, maybe Espinoza will turn the Breeders Cup into his own version of Groundhog Day after all. With Espinoza aboard, Gormley is 2 for 2, Stellar Wind has beaten Beholder twice in a row, and California Chrome has won his last six. It just keeps happening, over and over and over again. ' ' '