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MADRID -- Less than two months after taking over at Valencia, Cesare Prandelli is already hearing the boos at Mestalla Stadium.The former Italy coach and his players were jeered Sunday after Valencia was held to a 1-1 draw by last-place Granada in the Spanish league, a result that extended the clubs four-game winless streak and kept it near the relegation zone.Prandelli arrived amid big expectations after being hired in October by Singapore investor Peter Lim. But following a 2-1 win in his debut against Sporting Gijon, the team has lost twice and drawn twice.The draw against Granada, which is yet to win a game after 12 rounds, made a predictable impact on the home supporters.When things dont go well, the fans will pressure you, its fair, Prandelli said. We must remain calm. The problem is not only psychological, but when you have a clear mind you have more courage.Valencia is 15th in the 20-team standings with 11 points, only two clear of the relegation zone.Im responsible for the team, Prandelli said. The players should not think negatively. They should not lower their heads, only with courage can we improve.Belgian midfielder Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez put Granada ahead in first-half injury time and Nani equalized for the hosts two minutes into the second half. Valencia created a few scoring opportunities after that, but was unable to take them.This point means nothing to us. We need to win games to leave the position we are in, Argentine midfielder Enzo Perez said. We need to unite more than ever to try to overcome this situation. We cant keep making these silly mistakes. Its going to be difficult to get the results we need if this keeps happening.Valencia is the last team other than Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico to win the league title, back in 2004.Madrid opened a four-point lead over Barcelona on Saturday by beating crosstown rival Atletico Madrid 3-0 with a hat trick by Cristiano Ronaldo at the Vicente Calderon Stadium. Barcelona was held to a 0-0 draw at home by Malaga, while Sevilla is third after rallying to beat Deportivo 3-2 in La Coruna.Atletico, which has lost three of its last four matches, is in fifth place, nine points behind Real Madrid.---ATHLETIC BILBAO 1, VILLARREAL 0Raul Garcia scored in the 67th minute to help seventh-place Athletic Bilbao beat Villarreal and end a three-match winless streak.Villarreal could have finished the weekend in third place if it had won in Bilbao, but the loss left the club two points behind Sevilla.Villarreal is tied on 22 points with Real Sociedad, which defeated Sporting 3-1 in Gijon for its fourth win in a row.---ALAVES 0, ESPANYOL 1Espanyol extended its unbeaten streak to six matches thanks to Gerard Morenos 81st-minute winner at Alaves.The result gave the club from Barcelona its second win in three matches and kept it without a loss since a 2-0 defeat at Celta Vigo in September.It reached 12th place in the 20-team standings, two spots ahead of Alaves, which has lost three of its last four matches.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni Devin Booker Suns Jersey .J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months later. 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He raced wide on the first turn, wide on the backstretch, wide on the second turn, even wider through the homestretch. In other words, everything went according to plan in the Grade 2, $750,000 West Virginia Derby on Saturday at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort. Cupid won by four lengths.It was obvious from early on the card that the Mountaineer main track had a deep, tiring rail. Trainer Bob Baffert could see it all the way across the country at Del Mar. Rafael Bejarano rode Cupid to his instructions.I told him hed better stay wide, Baffert said. He got him out there.Baffert likes to say hes been on the dirt-road derby trail this year. Maybe, but its a road with a gold shoulder. American Freedom won the $250,000 Iowa Derby, and Cupid captured the $500,000 Indiana Derby three weeks before taking down the $446,250 winners share of the West Virginia Derby purse.Cupid cost his owners, Michael Tabor and Mrs. John Magnier, $900,000 at auction, but even though his 3-year-old campaign went awry in late spring and early summer, he now has earned more than $1.3 million.Cupid delivered one of the most impressive Kentucky Derby prep performances of 2016 when he won the Rebel Stakes in March, but he lost his air finishing 10th in the Arkansas Derby, and wound up having throat surgery rather than racing in the Kentucky Derby. His next race, a dull fourth in the Easy Goer at Belmont, was only a small step back in the right direction, but Cupid got back on track at Indiana Grand, and might have run even better Saturday.He was actually doing better coming into this race than the last one, Baffert said. Hes starting to fill out.ddddddddddddHis bodys getting stronger. Mentally, hes getting better. Hes an improving horse. That throat issue, we were lucky we jumped on that right away.Mo Tom and Economic Model were scratched from the race, and Economic Model looked like one of two entrants that might run early with Cupid. The other was No Distortion, and when he failed to show any early speed, Cupid was off to the races. Clear of his rivals, Bejarano steered right, sacrificing ground loss to get on the better part of the surface. Cupid went a quarter-mile in 23.57, a half in 47.97, three-quarters in 1:11.69, and turning for home wound up closer to the outside fence than the inner rail.We told Bejarano to stay off the fence, but man, Baffert said. The horse got a little lost way out there in the stretch.Indeed, Cupid ($5) for a brief moment appeared to be wandering, but Bejarano kept him to his task, and Cupid was much the best. He ran 1-1/8 miles in 1:50.54 while giving Baffert his third win in the West Virginia Derby. 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