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Deadballs: Crew set-pieced to their knees by Minnesota United

"Inches, small, small moments in the small moments of the game. It's just margins. It can win you a game."

Michael Arace

Michael Arace

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Deadballs: Crew set-pieced to their knees by Minnesota United
It pays to be Disrespected: When I left the Columbus Dispatch in September, I took my horse racing desk with me. I rechristened it "The Disrespected Horseracing Desk" because, well, what else was I supposed to call it? In TDHD's debut on Friday, we presented our Kentucky Derby picks. Friday's post ended like this: "I'm a win-place-show guy with a roll of quarters. I like medium-to-long shots with late speed (because hitting on Ferdinand in 1986 spoiled me for life). Saturday, I'm hoping for a hot pace, a meltdown up front, and a late run by Golden Tempo. His odds have been rising. May they keep rising." Golden Tempo, who went off at 23-1, came from the back of the pack with a furious charge down the stretch. He won by a neck. Photo by Taylor Sondgeroth / Unsplash

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