Record Rainbow 6 jackpot available at Laurel Park

Live racing returns today to Laurel Park with a state record jackpot carryover of $295,762.95 in the 20-cent Rainbow 6. It is the largest jackpot carryover since the popular multi-race wager was introduced in Maryland on April 2, 2015, opening day of the spring meet at legendary Pimlico Race Course. The Rainbow 6 has gone unsolved for 28 consecutive programs dating back to Feb. 4, when it was taken down for a $5,896.30 payoff. The previous state record for the largest Pick 6 carryover was $275,322, reached heading into closing day of Pimlico Race Course’s spring meet on June 6, 2015. A mandatory payout that day produced multiple returns of $12,518.28. ... Maryland is set to kick off its grass season with three of Saturday’s 10 live races scheduled to be run over Laurel’s worldclass turf course. WOMEN’S PRO BASKETBALL: The Washington Mystics selected Ariel Atkins from Texas with the seventh overall pick in the WNBA Draft. A 5-foot-11 guard, Atkins helped the Longhorns to four NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances with the team moving on to the Elite Eight during the 201516 season. She averaged a career and team best 14.9 points, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals during her senior year. GIRLS LACROSSE CLINIC: The St. Mary’s College is sponsoring a series of spring skills clinics on April 22 for ages 4-17. For more information, email eemcdonnell@smcm.edu or call 240-895-3304. KNIGHT COMMISSION: Dr. Christine Copper, the NCAA faculty athletics representative at Navy and the chairperson of the Patriot League Policy Committee, is one of three new appointees to the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. The Knight Commission is a national organization dedicated to promote reforms that support and strengthen the educational mission of college sports. —