Horse racing Pegram-owned mare prevails: Pussycat Doll, owned by Mike Pegram of Mount Vernon, won the Grade I Santa Monica Handicap by 4 lengths over 37-1 shot Nossa Cancao at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Pussycat Doll, trained by Bob Baffert and

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will be looking to bounce back from losses last week. CdM lost to Montebello and Newport lost to Santa Margarita.The Sea Kings will open the tournament against Capistrano Valley Thursday at 3 p.m. at CdM. If they win they'll play again at 7.The Sailors

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to 5 p.m. in room 1100 of Calit2. BIG BIRD CHECKS IN: The reinvigorated Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana is in the midst of the first year in which it will have new back-to-back exhibits throughout the year. The latest is 'Sesame Street Presents:

named 2006 Marketer of the Year by the Catalog and eCommerce Club of Northern California. Business Groups The Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce named Teresa Norton chairwoman, Terry Davis chair-elect and Bill Carson immediate past chair. Government Joe

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