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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Southwind Frank starts from post 5 as the 4/5 favorite in the second of two Hambletonian eliminations on Saturday at the Meadowlands Racetrack.The top five finishers in each $70,000 elimination return later that afternoon in the $1 million final for 3-year-old trotters.Bar Hopping is the 9/5 favorite in the other elimination from the rail.The season-long favorite to capture the Hambletonian, Southwind Frank enters the trotting classic fresh from a victory here in the slop last weekend in the Reynolds Memorial Stakes. It was Southwind Franks fifth win in six starts this season, and 16th in 18 lifetime races.As usual, Yannick Gingras will be in the sulky for trainer Ron Burke.Jimmy Takter goes for an unprecedented third consecutive Hambletonian. He is one shy of the training record of five held by Bill Haughton, Stanley Dancer and Ben White.Takter has stacked the deck with five entrants, including Bar Hopping with Tim Tetrick set to drive. Takter also sends out Lagerfeld, Love Matters, Jimmy William, and Reigning Moni.Of course, Bar Hopping is my best chance, Takter said. I think this year is very open. Southwind Frank stands out a little bit more. I think I have Bar Hopping on the right plan, and Im really happy with how hes progressing.Bar Hopping was the winner of the only two races that Southwind Frank lost.Other trainers with multiple entries in the Hambletonian are Julie Miller (Milligans School and Sutton) and Ake Svanstedt (Mavens Way and The Royal Harry).All The Time, also trained by Takter, is the 9/5 favorite in the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks, the companion event for trotting fillies.Takter has trained the last three winners of both the Hambletonian and the Oaks. Dexter Lawrence Womens Jersey . But the quarterback hopes to stay involved in football after officially calling it quits Tuesday. "Id love to look at those opportunities as they arise," Pierce said in an interview from his Winnipeg eatery. 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CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Mark Richt outstretched his arms, leaned back and fell off the 10-meter diving platform at Miamis aquatics complex as those who were at a recent Hurricanes recruiting event cheered wildly.He flipped in the air, hitting the water feet-first.For Miamis sake, Richt better have bigger splashes coming.As he finishes up preparations for his first training camp as coach of the Hurricanes, Richt is spending plenty of time focusing on his alma maters proud and storied past. A top priority for Richt since leaving Georgia after 15 seasons and returning to Coral Gables has been inviting many Miami legends back to campus, hoping they can help inspire a program that has been mediocre for years.I think our alumni players, our lettermen, they need to know we love them and we want them around here, Richt said. We want their help. We want their support. We try to do a great job to let them know that we want them here. Believe me, theres a lot of eyes bugging out on these young men watching some of these guys walk around.For a recruiting weekend -- Miami called it Paradise Camp -- the Hurricanes had current players and prospects mingling with some of the biggest names in the NFL, all of them Hurricanes past. Michael Irvin, whose son is a freshman player at Miami now, was on the practice field watching as kids ran drills. Jeremy Shockey, Antrel Rolle, Warren Sapp, Phillip Buchanon, Antrel Rolle, Gino Torretta, Duke Johnson, Calais Campbell and others also were around.As night fell and the camp was closing, Richt turned the microphone over to Ray Lewis.What is a legacy without a journey? Lewis asked the campers as his 12-minute, no-notes speech began. What is a journey without a destination? What is a destination without a plan? ... Without a plan, there is no journey.Richt has a plan, and the Hurricanes hope thus begins their journey back to the college football spotlight.Some of the past players were coaching, some of them were merely speaking. It didnt really matter, since for most of the kids it was a thrill just to be around players theyre used to watching on NFL Sundays. Richt -- a member of Miamis Class of 1982, the year before the school won its first national title -- got them all to show up without offering money for their time, or even plane tickets for the alummi from out of town.ddddddddddddIt really does try to bring back what we had before in a sense of belonging here, Irvin said. This is a hard game. Its very, very, very, very, very, very smart what hes doing. He knows its a tough game physically. You have to try to gain mental advantages and mental edges and this gives you that opportunity. ... One man to another, one generation to another. All of those things are very important when youre trying to build a program.Its not new for past players to be back at Miami. Many past Hurricanes still spend time each offseason training in Coral Gables, and past head coaches like Randy Shannon (like Richt, who played for Miami) and Al Golden often had alumni around in various roles.But there has been a disconnect as well, for a number of reasons. NCAA sanctions brought on in response to the actions of a rogue former booster have limited who can be on the sideline for games, meaning players cant be there like in past years -- something many blamed Golden for, when in actuality it was far from something he decided on his own.This camp, though, was different. To see so many big names back in one place at the same time was significant, and it wont be the last time Richt tries to pull off such a feat.They blessed us by showing up, Richt said. It was phenomenal.In an immediate sense, things like Paradise Camp wouldnt figure to have much impact. Miami isnt expected to compete for a national title this year, nor is it being widely mentioned as an Atlantic Coast Conference championship candidate like Clemson, Florida State and North Carolina.But in time, Richt believes it will pay big dividends.And the biggest splashes the Hurricanes make might not be off high-dive boards much longer.Ive been doing that backflip since I was about 15 years old, Richt said. As long as I keep landing on my feet, Ill do it. If I dont land on my feet, well call 911 and thatll be the last time I try it.Either way, if Richt gets Miami football back on its feet, the risk will seem worthwhile. ' ' '