University of Miami women's golf coach Lela Cannon will retire at the end of the 2009-10 season, the university announced Friday. Cannon is in her 27th season as the Hurricanes' coach.

``I'm going to miss my golfers most of all,'' Cannon said. ``I'm proud of what we've been able to accomplish as a program.''

Cannon took over at UM in the fall of 1983. The following spring, she guided the Hurricanes to the national championship. During her tenure, she has led the Hurricanes to one national championship, five state championships and 16 NCAA tournament appearances. She coached 11 All-Americans and seven Academic All-Americans.

Cannon was a two-time Southeastern Region Coach of the Year (1984, 1992). Following the 1984 NCAA championship season, she signed local standout Tracy Kerdyk, who went on to win an unprecedented 11 career tournaments, was twice a first-team All-American and was the nation's 1987-88 Player of the Year.

HORSE RACING

• Calder Race Course will have racing on Wednesday, Veterans Day, with first post time of 12:25 p.m., an addition to Calder's regular Thursday-through-Sunday live racing schedule. On Saturday, Calder will have its annual Florida Million, with eight stakes races exclusively for Florida-bred horses.

• Luis Saez rode six winners at Calder Race Course on Saturday. Saez, a Panamanian riding in his first season at Calder, also rode three second-place finishers on the 12-race card. The victories raised Saez's total to 17 for the Tropical at Calder Meet. He moved ahead of Manoel Cruz, who has 15.

-- JIM FREER

CROSS-COUNTRY

• Nova Southeastern: The men's team finished in third place in the NCAA Division II South Region championships in Dover to qualify for the NCAA national meet for the first time. Matt Meagher was Nova's top finisher in 32 minutes, 46 seconds, good enough for sixth place. The NCAA meet is Nov. 21 in Evansville, Ind.

The Nova women's team finished eighth in the South Region meet in Dover. Tara Haddock was Nova's top finisher in 23:23, good enough for 17th place.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

• Daytona State College 95, Miami Dade College 82: Latoria Stephens had 31 points and seven rebounds, and Christal Wilkes had 14 points and 10 rebounds for visiting MDC (1-1).

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