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We love small town news. Especially, small town animal news.Late last month in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, reporter Ryan Masters got the story of a one-ton equine runaway who kept his people guessing for days.The desperado, a Clydesdale horse named Budweiser, or Buddy for short, broke out of his pen in the area of Laurel Road near Highway 17, Masters wrote. He was busted out by his best friend, Lancelot, a Nigerian dwarf billy goat, according to owner Tamara Schmitz.Lets set aside for a moment the issue of the billy goat -- sorry, the Nigerian dwarf billy goat -- and find out why it was so tough to catch a horse better known for hauling beer wagons at a dignified pace.Buddys very elusive, Schmitz told Masters. Hes not like other horses. He can stay hidden.Raise your hand if youve ever tried to hide a Clydesdale. Wasnt easy, was it?One of the neighbors heard him snorting across the ravine one night, Schmitz went on. The next night someone saw him at Redwood Lodge. But by the time we would arrive, we would only find his tracks.Let the record show that Buddy led a pack of volunteers on a five-day gallivant before he tried to blend in with a stand of tall manzanita and could not quite pull it off.When we got him back in the pen, he was particularly frisky and playful and happy, Schmitz said. I think he was glad to be back.Or taunting her.This tale from Rich Landers of The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Wash., is a few years old, but it doesnt matter when you hear it for the first time:Erin Bolster of Swan Mountain Outfitters was guiding eight clients on a horse ride on the Flathead National Forest between West Glacier and Hungry Horse, Mont., Landers began. The group included a family of six plus a vacationing northern California man, whod booked the trip for his 8-year-old sons first horse-riding experience.The young boy was riding Scout, a steady obedient mount, following directly behind Bolster, who was leading the group on Tonk, a burly 10-year-old white horse of questionable lineage.The ride was serene and the boy was enjoying his first horse experience when raw nature intervened. A white-tailed deer burst from the brush with a 700-pound grizzly in hot pursuit. The trail horses spooked away from the threat, although Scout made the questionable decision to bolt into the timber. When the deer sought cover among the other fleeing horses, the bear, a dedicated omnivore, shrugged off the deer and went after Scout.Did someone mention it was the boys first ride?The boy was bent over, feet out of the stirrups, clutching the saddle horn and the horses neck, Bolster said. I screamed and yelled, but the bear was growling and snarling and staying very focused on Scout. I realized I had to get Tonk to square off and face the bear. We got its attention -- and the bear charged. So I charged at the bear.Okay, how many people ever get to say that?Tonk and I had to go at the bear a third time before we finally hazed him away, Bolster added. The boy was fine, and I got my biggest tip of the season.Bears ? natures way of reminding us were puny. Just last Friday, on the online version of the Hudson Valleys Poughkeepsie Journal, correspondent Nina Schutzman quoted Pawling Fire Chief Everett White as reporting, A man was taken to the hospital for observation after striking a bear with his Toyota Prius.The accident happened on Route 22 about 8:20 p.m. After it was struck, the bear fled into the southbound lane, according to White.The bear is gone, White said. All it left behind was some excrement on the front of the car. The driver was not seriously injured, but he was transported to the hospital for observation -- his airbags deployed.The driver was former jockey and current NYRA and Fox Sports broadcaster Richie Migliore.They were surprised I was able to walk out of the car, Migliore said two days later. I thought I broke my collarbone, but I guess it was just bruised. Im swollen and bruised where the air bag hit me in the chest and face. But I was lucky. It was like hitting a wall. The car was totaled.Migliore was 15 minutes shy of making it to his farm near Millbrook after working Belmonts opening-day program.Around here, you expect to hit a deer once in a while. But the bear things kind of got me blown away, Migliore said. I mean, who hits a bear? I saw The Revenant, and Ive seen them when Im hiking. But this was way too up close and personal.Migliore survived all manner of injuries during a 30-year riding career in which he won 4,450 races, most of them in New York. He was forced to retire in 2010 when old neck fractures needed new surgery, making the risk of another fall too great.Look, I lost 10 pounds doing nothing but working the Saratoga meet this summer, Migliore said. If I survive hitting something else, and lose weight this easily, a comeback could be imminent. Custom Pittsburgh Penguins Jerseys . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Pittsburgh Penguins Gear . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. https://www.cheappenguinsjersey.com/ . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. Penguins Jerseys China . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. Fake Penguins Jerseys . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ryan Newmans championship hopes were dealt a blow Wednesday when NASCAR docked him 15 points before the final qualifying race for the playoffs.Newman was already on the outside of the 16-driver field and trailed Jamie McMurray for the final spot by seven points. He is now 22 points behind McMurray after the penalty for failing post-race inspection at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night.The Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field will be set Saturday night after the regular-season finale at Richmond International Raceway. Richard Childress Racing will not appeal the penalty, and blamed failing the laser inspection on the car hitting the wall during the race.There was clear damage to the right rear fender and tire, RCR said. NASCAR has told us that the (laser) standard is clear and the car must pass post-race inspection even if damage has been sustained.There are currently three available spots in the Chase field, assuming Chris Buescher finishes Richmond ranked 30th or higher in the standings. Buescher qualified for the Chase with a win at rain-shortened Pocono, but hes got to remain inside the top 30 to be eligible for the playoffs.Buescher has an 11-point lead over 31st-place. If he drops a position, a fourth spot would become open in the Chase field. The three drivers currently in position to make the Chase are Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon and McMurray. Newman would need to pass one of them in the standings to overcome the penalty.In addition to the points deduction, NASCAR also fined Newman crew chief Luke Lambert $25,000.NASCAR on Wednesday also docked 15 points from Kyle Larson, but hes already qualified for the Chase based on his victory at Michigan. Chad Johnston, his crew chief, was fined $22,500 because the car failed post-race inspection.ddddddddddddNewman has been an interesting participant in the Chase the last two years because hes used consistent finishes to advance through the elimination rounds rather than wins. Newman has not won a race since 2013, but he mathematically figured out a way to advance to the 2014 championship finale and finished second in the standings.It was an improbable showing that defied NASCARs desire to put a greater emphasis on winning.Newman again went winless last year, but again threatened to advance deep into the playoffs. He was ultimately knocked out after the second round of eliminations and he finished 11th in the final standings.Hes been on the Chase bubble before, and in 2013 had to win the race at Richmond to make the Chase. He was leading when Clint Bowyer intentionally spun to set off a chain of events that cost Newman the race and allowed Bowyers teammate at the time, Martin Truex Jr., to win the race and claim the final spot in the Chase.NASCAR was rocked by the manipulation scandal and kicked Truex out of the Chase in favor of Newman. The elimination format did not exist in 2013 and Newman finished 11th that season.Game notes NASCAR did not issue any penalties surrounding the finish in the Truck Series race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. John Hunter Nemechek used an aggressive move on Cole Custer to nudge Custer from the lead, and the two drivers raced door-to-door through the grass to the finish line. As NASCAR tried to sort the finishing order, Nemechek went to the flag stand to take the checkered flag. Custer then ran and tackled Nemechek in the grass. ' ' '