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DEL MAR, Calif. -- Midnight Storm fought off multiple challenges in the stretch to win the $250,000 Eddie Read Stakes on Sunday at Del Mar.Ridden by Rafael Bejarano and carrying high weight of 124 pounds, Midnight Storm ran nine furlongs on the turf in 1:47.88 and paid $5.40, $3.40 and $2.60 as the 8-5 favorite in the Grade 2 race.Ashleyluvssugar returned $5.60 and $3.40, while Flamboyant was another neck back in third and paid $3.40 to show.Trained by Phil DAmato, Midnight Storm took command from the gate and battled back when threatened through the stretch. Si Sage was another head back in fourth in the blanket finish.The victory, worth $150,000, increased Midnight Storms career earnings to $981,110, with seven wins in 17 starts. It was his fourth win in five starts at the seaside oval.In the $85,425 Sandy Blue Handicap for 3-year-old fillies, Barleysugar won by 2 3/4 lengths under Hall of Famer Gary Stevens. The Ireland-bred filly paid $22.20, $6.80 and $5.60 at 10-1 odds in her U.S. debut.Barleysugar ran nine furlongs on the turf in 1:48.70.Cheekaboo, the 3-2 favorite, finished second. Mrs. Norris was third. Vans Old Skool Tienda Online . -- The St. Johns IceCaps weathered a wild first period with the help of goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, before finding offensive inroads in the second. Vans Old Skool Baratas Online . Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in the Champions League. http://www.vansoldskoolbaratas.es/ . Jordan Lynch, the all-purpose Heisman Trophy finalist from Northern Illinois, failed to make it into that exclusive club. Vans Old Skool Rebajas . Colin Wilson had two goals and an assist, and Mike Fisher scored a goal and helped set up two others in the Predators 6-4 victory over the Red Wings on Monday night. Vans Old Skool En Oferta . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Patriots coach Bill Belichick remains mum on his teams quarterback situation ahead of its game against division rival Buffalo this week.Belichick declined to provide updates Monday on the health of Jimmy Garoppolo or rookie Jacoby Brissett, both of whom may be unavailable. Franchise quarterback Tom Brady will be serving the last game of his four-game Deflategate suspension.Belichick wasnt as tight-lipped about facing a challenging Bills rushing attack anchored by four-time Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy.McCoy is as good as it gets, Belichick told reporters in a conference call. The production that he has had is outstanding.McCoy ran for 110 yards and two touchdowns to help Buffalo earn its first win of the season in a 33-18 victory against the Arizona Cardinals.The Bills (1-2) rank eighth in the NFL in rushing yardage (359 total, 119.7 per game) through three games.New Englands running game has proven problematic for opponents as well. The Patriots (3-0) boast the leagues best ground game with 452 total yards, good for an average of 150.7 per game.LeGarrette Blount has carried much of that workload and leads the league in rushing with 298 yards and four touchdowns.Blount raan for 105 yards and two scores in the Patriots 27-0 win against the Houston Texans last Thursday.ddddddddddddI always feel like if we can just get a hole, get him started, get him going, that he has a lot of ability to make yards on his own, Belichick said.Blount may be leaned on heavily once again if Garoppolo and Brissett are sidelined against Buffalo.That would leave the Patriots without a healthy quarterback on their roster.Brady is eligible to return from his suspension on Oct. 9 against the Cleveland Browns.Garoppolo missed the game against Houston with a throwing shoulder injury that occurred during the second quarter of the New Englands contest against the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 18.Brissett, the 91st overall pick in this years draft, sustained an apparent thumb injury while making his first career start Thursday against the Texans.The former N.C. State standout scored his first career touchdown on a 27-yard run in the first quarter and finished 11 of 19 for 103 yards passing against the Texans.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '