Unified takes Peter Pan, but questionable for Belmont Stakes and other top stories.

• Unified takes Peter Pan, but questionable for Belmont Stakes

  EmailBarbara D. LivingstonUnified, ridden by Jose Ortiz, remains undefeated in three starts and proves he can handle 1 1/8 miles by winning the Peter Pan.ELMONT, N.Y. - Unified did what he was expected to do Saturday - win the Grade 2, $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park. The question now is did he do enough to convince his connections to take a swing in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes in four weeks? Showing the ability to sit off horses, Unified took a narrow advantage three furlongs fro..

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• An all-American final in Rome: Serena Williams vs. Keys

  

  ROME (AP) It's going to be a rare all-American affair in the Italian Open final.Top-ranked Serena Williams will meet 21-year-old Madison Keys on Sunday to mark the first time two American women have met in a final on clay since Serena beat older sister Venus in the 2002 French Open.Serena beat 35th-ranked Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4, 6-1 and the 24th-ranked Keys defeated Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza 7-6 (5), 6-4 Saturday after several rain delays.The last all-American women's final in Rome wa..

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• Jason Day aiming to close out wire-to-wire win at Players Championship

  

  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Earlier this week, before Jason Day raced out to an impressive Players Championship lead on an increasingly severe TPC Sawgrass course, he recalled his first serious opportunity to claim a professional title in the United States.It was April Fools' Day in 2007 and he was competing in the final pairing at a tournament called the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship at Wente Vineyards on the Nationwide Tour. All of 19 years old and filled with raw talent and palpab..

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• Source: Pacers finalizing deal to make Nate McMillan head coach

  

  The Indiana Pacers are working to complete a deal to make assistant coach Nate McMillan the team's new head coach, a source told The Undefeated's Marc Spears.Nate McMillan has been an assistant coach with the Pacers since 2013 and has two previous head-coaching stints in the NBA. John Bazemore/AP PhotoThe Vertical first reported Saturday that the two sides were finalizing a deal.The Pacers chose not to renew Frank Vogel's contract last week following the team's Game 7 loss to the Toronto Raptors..

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• Players 2016: Jason Day Has a Chance to Do Tiger-Like Things

  

  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.—Jordan Spieth missed the cut at the Players by one stroke. Big news, but missed cuts happen to every player. That's golf. Spieth is not haunted by his Masters disaster. At least he says he isn't. He likely is haunted by a full month off before arriving here. Exhibit A: Spieth ranked 122nd of 144 players in strokes gained putting. A year ago he wasn't just the Tour's best putter, he enjoyed one of the best putting years ever. This week, he was -2.52 strokes gained putti..

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