CWPA honors 3 IU All Americans\nThree water polo players represented IU on the Collegiate Water Polo Associations All American team. The CWPA announced the team Tuesday, and Juniors Krista Peterson, Kandace Waldthaler and Jessica Goldner were all named to the team.\nWaldthaler and Peterson were first team, Western Division selections while Goldner earned second team for the second straight season. Peterson placed herself in the IU record book after totaling 50 or more goals in three straight seasons. She scored 60 goals this season while totaling 61 in 2003.\nPerhaps the highlight of Peterson's season was in an exhibition against Team USA. The junior earned CWPA Western Division Player of the week for her hat trick performance.\nWaldthaler ranked second on the team in goals scored with 41. She was also named conference player of the week and both players were honored with CWPA Eastern Championship All-Tournament team.
Gordon wins second- straight race\nFONTANA, Calif. -- No flying beer cans and jeers for Jeff Gordon Sunday at California Speedway. It was all cheers and smiles as the California native won his second straight NASCAR Nextel Cup race.\nA week after beating fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a controversial finish at Talladega, Gordon dominated on the way to victory in the Auto Club 500, his third victory in eight tries on the 2-mile California oval. He is the only Cup driver with more than one win here.\n"When they dropped the green flag, this car just ran straight to the front," Gordon said. "Randy Dorton in the engine department, thank you, thank you. This was the baddest engine we've ever had under the hood."\nBobby Labonte moved into second place on the 222nd of the 250 laps and was chopping steadily into Gordon's lead until he ran out of gas midway through the final lap. Labonte, who moved within about 10 car lengths of Gordon, coasted to the end, finishing fifth.\n"Nobody told me we were going to be short (of gas) and I didn't ask," Labonte said, shrugging off the disappointing finish. "It was still a good day."
Smarty Jones wins Kentucky Derby\nLOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Here we go again.\nA nice but hardly heralded horse wins the Kentucky Derby. That's what happened last year with Funny Cide -- and it happened again Saturday with Smarty Jones.\nSplashing his way past Lion Heart in the stretch, the 3-year-old chestnut colt won America's premiere horse race and is well on his way to winning racing fans' hearts.\n"He seems to be the people's horse," Derby rookie rider Stewart Elliott said, echoing the sentiments of those who watched Funny Cide go for the Triple Crown last year.\nThe victory triggered the biggest payday in the sport, with the undefeated favorite earning a $5 million bonus from Oaklawn Park along with the Derby winner's share of $854,800.\nSmarty Jones ran his record to 7-for-7 and became the first unbeaten Derby winner since Seattle Slew in 1977. Seattle Slew went on to win the Triple Crown, a feat Smarty Jones will attempt when he heads to the Preakness in two weeks.\n"I don't think this horse has ever got the respect he was due," 77-year-old owner Roy Chapman said.\nProbably because his story is a doozy.\nSmarty is a Pennsylvania-bred who nearly died when he slammed his head on an iron bar, his trainer and jockey are based at a small-time park, his owners refused a blank check to sell him.
