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Deeply Undervalued could not quite win a first-level allowance race last month at Saratoga, but on Saturday at Laurel Park he was up in time to win the Grade 2, $200,000 Commonwealth Derby.It was part of a huge day for trainer Chad Brown, who also won the Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing with Connect and ran one-two in the Noble Damsel at Belmont with Mrs. Macdougal and Zindaya.Still eighth of 10 with a quarter-mile of the 1 1/8-mile grass race left, Deeply Undervalued finished powerfully down the center of the track under Manny Franco, getting his last three furlongs in less than 34 seconds, and getting up by one length over Isotherm. Hell Pay, who raced near the lead, finished third, a nose better than favored American Patriot, who suffered his second straight difficult trip.Deeply Undervalued, by Kittens Joy and out of the Cherokee Run mare Dream About, was bred by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings and is owned by Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence. Deeply Undervalued had raced five times before Saturdays start and had won only a maiden race, but he was a close, closing second behind Commonwealth Derby foe Revved Up last out at Saratoga after being forced to make his closing move down along the fence.This time, Deeply Undervalued, who had a touch of trouble at the start, took the overland route.I just let him be comfortable after he stumbled a little bit, Franco said. I tried to be covered up, but when it was time to move, I took him to the outside and he made a big run.Deeply Undervalued ran 1 1/8 miles on firm, fast-playing turf in 1:46.63 and paid $15.20 to win. Isotherm, breaking from the outside gate while racing on Lasix for the first time, turned in a solid performance to get second, while Hell Pay, who pressed the pace, held surprisingly well to save third over American Patriot. American Patriot, who was a tough-trip third in the Secretariat at Arlington last month, found himself stuck behind fading speed as the top two finishers hit their best stride at the top of the stretch. He never really found clear running and wound up finishing decently along the fence in a performance better than it will look on paper.Ecco Shoes Cheap Canada . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Ecco Shoes On Sale Canada . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. http://www.cheapeccocanada.com/ . -- Vincent Lecavalier got everything but the desired result in his return to Tampa Bay. Ecco Shoes Canada Online . The Dutchmans tenure got off to a poor start when referee Guido Winkmann awarded a penalty within two minutes for Niklas Starks clumsy challenge on Alexandru Maxim. Discount Ecco Shoes Canada . Datsyuk will miss Tuesdays game against New Jersey and could be sidelined longer, while Cleary will likely miss at least the next three games. Its been an injury-plagued season for Datsyuk, who has suited up for just 39 games.COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- South Carolina State coach Murray Garvin had a lone question after Texas A&Ms Tyler Davis scored 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting in the Aggies 83-76 victory over the Bulldogs on Saturday night.Can No. 34 transfer to us? Garvin kidded afterward. Hes a load in the paint. He posts so deep, its hard to send a double team on him.A&M (7-2) led by at least eight points throughout the final half until a last-second 3-pointer by SCSUs Greg Mortimer. Eric Eaves scored 23 points and Edward Stephens added 18 for the undersized Bulldogs (2-7).The Aggies doubled up SCSU 48-24 on points in the paint, but none of that mattered to Davis, who said he was irate at A&M only winning by seven against a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponent.You give up 45 points in the second half against a team you just killed in the first half, Davis said. Your focus and effort has to stay the same. You cant just turn the switch on and off.Admon Gilder contributed 16 points for A&M and teammates D.J. Hogg and Robert Williams added 15 each. The Aggies reserves outscored SCSUs reserves 18-7.We played too immature, we played like the game was over, especially in the second half, A&M coach Billy Kennedy said.He added that he tried sticking with a bigger lineup as practice for future SEC games, but the Aggies had trouble with SCSU repeatedly breaking their 1-3-1 zone defense.I thought we were mature enough to do it, and we werent, Kennedy said. This team is not ready to do things that it hasnt worked on a lot.The Bulldogs stayed within striking distance by shooting 52.2 percent from the 3-point line (12 of 23), compared to 20 percent for the Aggies (4 of 20). Stephens made 6-of-11 3-pointers for the Bulldogs.I told our guys in the locker room that there are no moral victories, Garvin said. Were not going to eat cake and ice cream or anything like that. But I was proud of our fight.BIG PICTUREA&M wrappped up the cushiest portion of its schedule, with double-digit victories against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Denver and a closer call against SCSU (7-point win) with no significant injuries, the most they can ask for in playing this type of home schedule in early December.ddddddddddddSCSU has won just two of its nine games, but the Bulldogs can take heart that theyre almost through the woods of a rugged nonconference trail. Playing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference shouldnt be anything like playing the likes of Wichita State, South Carolina, Syracuse, Miami, A&M and next week Clemson in November and December.TURNING POINTThe Bulldogs had whittled a 21-point second-half deficit to single digits with a little more than seven minutes remaining when A&M guard Admon Gilder collected a steal and a layup to push A&Ms lead back to double digits at 72-61. The Aggies would then lead by double digits for all but the last second of the game.STAT OF THE NIGHTDespite the relatively tight final score (83-76), the Aggies held the lead for the entire game, save for its first 35 seconds.EYE OPENERThree minutes into the second half, SCSUs Eric Eaves drove the right baseline and threw down a highlight-reel dunk over A&Ms JC Hampton, and even Eaves appeared surprised by the ferocity of the slam in pausing for a moment after landing.HE SAID ITThank God we dont have to beat Texas A&M to win our conference.- SCSU coach Murray Garvin, on a tough nonconference schedule helping prepare the Bulldogs for Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play.UP NEXTThe Aggies travel to Houstons Toyota Center, home of the NBAs Rockets, on Saturday to face No. 20 Arizona as part of a doubleheader with Texas and Arkansas.The Bulldogs continue their robust nonconference schedule on Tuesday at Clemson. ' ' '