Coach among injured at Cowboys' facility
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Twelve people were hospitalized after thunderstorm-spawned winds demolished the Dallas Cowboys' indoor practice facility during a rookie minicamp in Irving, Texas. "You could see the whole roof roll up like a candy wrapper," said Larry Rodriguez, a cameraman for KDFW-TV, who was filming when the structure collapsed with about 70 players, coaches, team support personnel and members of the media inside. At least two of those hospitalized were in serious condition, said Dr. Paul Pepe, chairman of the emergency department at Parkland Memorial Hospital. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, he said. Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis suffered broken vertebrae in his back, according to his father-in-law, one-time NFL coach Dan Reeves.
LIONS: : Detroit hired Jeremiah Washburn as assistant offensive line coach. Washburn joins the Lions after spending six seasons working in the player personnel department for the Ravens. For the past four seasons, Washburn was the Ravens' area scout for the Southwest.
VIKINGS: : First-round pick Percy Harvin was released from an Atlanta hospital, two days after being admitted because of extreme dehydration and a virus. Harvin, a wide receiver, will return to his Florida home to recuperate.
Zito's Miner's Escape wins Tesio at Pimlico
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Trainer Nick Zito has saddled 19 Preakness runners during his Hall of Fame career, including 1996 winner Louis Quatorze, with at least one starter in Maryland's signature race in 15 of the previous 18 years. Saturday at Pimlico Race Course, the Zito-trained Miner's Escape came home a winner in the $75,000 Federico Tesio Stakes. The Tesio has been used as a springboard to the Preakness by standouts such as Deputed Testamony (1983), Oliver's Twist (1995) and Magic Weisner (2002). The 134th running of the middle jewel of racing's Triple Crown is set for May 16. Sent to post at 7-2 odds, Miner's Escape broke forwardly under Luis Garcia and tracked pace-setting Tone It Down to the top of the stretch in the 1 1/8 -mile race on the main track. When given the green light, the son of Mineshaft spurted past Tone It Down and drew off to post a 4 1/2 -length victory, finishing in 1 minute, 51.23 seconds. Hehasnosay rallied to take second. Tone It Down was third.
