The Sports Report: Why isn’t the Kentucky Derby winner in the Preakness?

From John Cherwa : The horses have barely passed the finish line at Churchill Downs when many heads turn to the east, pointing to Baltimore, and start thinking about the Preakness, the second stop on racings Triple Crown.

And that quickness belies the problem.

Its only two weeks after the Kentucky Derby .

It used to not be a problem when horses raced more often than they do today.

The only racing that goes on nowadays is to see how fast you can get your superstar-in-the-making into the breeding shed, which is where the real money is made.

The Preakness is different from the Derby in so many ways.

The biggest technical reason is the race is a sixteenth of a mile shorter than the Derby.

The biggest non-technical reason is the Preakness is fun, an experience trainers and owners enjoy rather than the price-gouging pressure cooker that is Louisville on Derby week.

What the Derby thinks it is, thats what the Preakness is, Mickey Taylor, one of the owners of Seattle Slew, once said.

This years 150th anniversary of the Preakness is full of intrigue but short on stars, especially with Derby winner Sovereignty skipping the race .

But its still an interesting race and the winner will etch his name in history.

Here are five story lines to look for this week.

Continue reading here NBA PLAYOFFS RESULTS All Times Pacific Conference semifinals Western Conference No.

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4 Denver Nuggets Denver 121, at Oklahoma City 119 ( box score ) at Oklahoma City 149, Denver 106 ( box score ) at Denver 113, Oklahoma City 104 (OT) ( box score ) Oklahoma City 92, at Denver 87 ( box score ) Tuesday at Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m., TNT Thursday at Denver, TBD, ESPN Sunday at Oklahoma City, TBD* No.

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7 Golden State Golden State 99, at Minnesota 88 ( box score ) at Minnesota 117, Golden State 93 ( box score ) Minnesota 102, at Golden State 97 ( box score ) Minnesota 117, at Golden State 110 ( box score ) Wednesday at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m., TNT Sunday at Golden State, TBD* Tuesday, May 20 at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m., ESPN* Eastern Conference No.

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4 Indiana Indiana 121, at Cleveland 112 ( box score ) Indiana 120, at Cleveland 119 ( box score ) Cleveland 126, at Indiana 104 ( box score ) at Indiana 129, Cleveland 109 ( box score ) Tuesday at Cleveland, 4 p.m., TNT Thursday at Indiana, TBD* Sunday at Cleveland, TBD* No.

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3 New York New York 108, at Boston 105 (OT) ( box score ) New York 91, at Boston 90 ( box score ) Boston 115, at New York 93 ( box score ) at New York 121, Boston 113 ( box score ) Wednesday at Boston, 4 p.m., TNT Friday at New York, TBD, ESPN* Monday at Boston, 5 p.m., TNT* *if necessary ANGELS Taylor Ward hit a grand slam to cap a six-run ninth inning, and the Angels beat the San Diego Padres 9-5 on Monday night.

The Angels rallied against Robert Suarez, who had converted 18 consecutive save opportunities including 15 this season.

Alek Jacob replaced Suarez and struck out Jorge Soler before Ward delivered.

Suarez (0-1) yielded a one-out single before walking four straight batters, forcing in two runs.

The right-hander gave up just one run in his first 18 appearances this year.

Continue reading here Angels box score MLB scores MLB standings LONG BEACH STATE VOLLEYBALL Freshman Moni Nikolov posted six kills, four aces and a pair of digs and Long Beach State beat UCLA 25-17, 25-23 and 25-21 to win the NCAA mens volleyball tournament Monday night.

It was the Beachs (30-3) fourth championship in program history and first since 2019.

Long Beach State also won the title in 2018 and claimed its first title in 1991 when current coach Alan Knipe was a player.

The 6-foot-10 Nikolov, who just turned 18, started the match with an opening-serve ace and ended UCLAs two-time reign with a thunderous kill.

Not for one second did we think we were going to lose that game, Nikolov said.

Before the game in the locker room we told each other we were here.

We were born for this ....

game.

Even when we were down five, we trusted each other because we knew we were the better team.

Continue reading here NASCAR From Kevin Baxter : When Shane van Gisbergen was offered the chance to move from Australian Supercars to NASCAR two years ago, he had one question: Can I bring my dog? And when we say dog, we really mean horse because Ronald is much closer to a small pony than he is to a large dog.

Hes a pretty cool dog, van Gisbergen said of the Rhodesian Ridgeback who weighs 130 pounds, which makes him five pounds heavier than Tyler Reddick , the reigning regular-season NASCAR Cup Series champion.

Van Gisbergen wasnt going to leave Australia without him.

You cant get rid of a dog, he said.

He is part of our family.

Van Gisbergen isnt the only animal lover on the NASCAR circuit.

About a dozen drivers travel with their dogs so regularly, at least two tracks have built dog parks for the race teams.

It kind of brings a feeling of home on the road, said Alex Bowman , who has three dogs, an 8-year-old charcoal Labrador named Finn, a year-old Golden Retriever mix rescue named Huck and a goldendoodle named Merle that belongs to girlfriend Chloe Henderson, a self-proclaimed dog mom.

My dogs are my best friends.

So its always cool to have them at the race track, said Bowman, who finished fifth in Sundays 400-mile race in Kansas City, Kan., the 12th event on the Cup Series schedule.

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Pacific 3 Edmonton Edmonton 4, at Vegas 2 ( summary ) Edmonton 5, at Vegas 4 (OT) ( summary ) Vegas 4, at Edmonton 3 ( summary ) at Edmonton 3, Vegas 0 ( summary ) Wednesday at Vegas, 6:30 p.m., ESPN Friday at Edmonton, TBD, TNT* Sunday at Vegas, TBD, TNT* C1 Winnipeg vs.

C2 Dallas Dallas 3, at Winnipeg 2 ( summary ) Winnipeg 4, at Dallas 0 ( summary ) Dallas 5, at Winnipeg 2 ( summary ) Tuesday at Dallas, 5 p.m., ESPN Thursday at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m., TNT Saturday at Dallas, TBD* Monday at Winnipeg, TBD, ESPN* Eastern Conference Atlantic 1 Toronto vs.

Atlantic 3 Florida at Toronto 5, Florida 4 ( summary ) at Toronto 4, Florida 3 ( summary ) at Florida 5, Toronto 4 (OT) ( summary ) at Florida 2, Toronto 0 ( summary ) Wednesday at Toronto, 4 p.m., ESPN* Friday at Florida, TBD, TNT Sunday at Toronto, TBD, TNT* Metro 1 Washington vs.

Metro 2 Carolina Carolina 2, at Washington 1 (OT) ( summary ) at Washington 3, Carolina 1 ( summary ) at Carolina 4, Washington 0 ( summary ) at Carolina 5, Washington 2 ( summary ) Thursday at Washington, 4 p.m., TNT Saturday at Carolina, TBD* Monday at Washington, TBD, ESPN* * If necessary THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY 1891 Isaac Murphy wins his second straight Kentucky Derby aboard Kingman.

In the stretch, Kingman comes from last in the four-horse field to beat Balgownan by one-half length.

1905 World heavyweight boxing champion James J.

Jeffries retires undefeated after 7 title defences; returns in 1910 to be beaten by Jack Johnson.

1950 First ever race of the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship is run at Silverstone, England and won by Giuseppe Farina of italy in an Alfa Romeo.

1962 LPGA Western Open Womens Golf, Montgomery CC: Mickey Wright wins on the 4th hole of a sudden-death playoff with Mary Lena Faulk.

1976 The New York Nets overcome a 22-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 112-106 and win the last ABA championship in six games.

1989 Trinidad & Tobago ties US 1-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup.

1992 The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5-1 to eliminate the Patrick Division champions in six games and advance to the Prince of Wales Conference finals.

It is the first time all four division winners are eliminated in the same round.

The Norris Division champion Detroit Red Wings were swept by the Chicago Blackhawks in four straight games, and the Montreal Canadiens, who had won the Adams Division, lost in four games to the Boston Bruins.

The Vancouver Canucks, the Smythe Division champions lost to the Edmonton Oilers in six games.

1995 Team New Zealands Black Magic 1 completes a 5-0 sweep in the Americas Cup, beating Dennis Conners borrowed boat Young America by 1 minute, 50 seconds.

1998 Chelsea of England win 38th European Cup Winners Cup against Stuttgart of Germany 1-0 in Stockholm.

2005 Tiger Woods misses the cut at the Byron Nelson Championship to end his record of 142 consecutive cuts made over the last seven years on the PGA Tour.

Needing a par on the 18th hole at Cottonwood Valley, Woods misses a 15-foot putt.

He taps in for a bogey and a 2-over 72, leaving him at 1 over for the tournament.

2006 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (71,140): Liverpool beats West Ham United, 3-1 on penalties after 33 (a.e.t.); Reds 7th title.

2007 Canada wins hockeys world championship with a 4-2 victory over Finland.

Rick Nash leads the way with two goals as Canada captures its 24th world title and first since 2004.

2007 Rafael Nadal becomes the first player to win the Rome Masters three consecutive times by beating Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-2, 6-2.

The victory extends his winning streak on clay to 77 matches.

By reaching the final, the Spaniard broke John McEnroes record for most consecutive victories (75) on one surface.

2007 At 16 years, 65 days Matthew Briggs debuts for Fulham in a 3-1 defeat at Middlesbrough; youngest player to appear in an English Premier League match.

2007 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: American Phil Mickelson wins by 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Sergio Garcia of Spain; event played in May for the first time.

2012 Manchester City wins the English title for the first time in 44 years, surging past Queens Park Rangers 3-2 with Sergio Aguero scoring his teams second goal late in injury time.

Aguero scores during the fourth minute of injury time, two minutes after substitute Edin Dzeko made it 2-2.

The winning goal snatches the trophy from defending champion Manchester United on goal difference.

2012 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Matt Kuchar wins by 2 strokes ahead of Rickie Fowler, Zach Johnson, Martin Laird and Ben Curtis.

2014 Henrik Lundqvist sets an NHL record with his fifth straight Game 7 victory.

He made 35 saves to lift the New York Rangers to a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins and earn a spot in the Eastern Conference finals.

Brian Boyle and Brad Richards score for New York, who rally from a 3-1 series deficit for the first time in the franchises 88-year history.

2015 Derek Stepan scores 11:24 in overtime, lifting the New York Rangers past the Washington Capitals 2-1 and into the Eastern Conference finals.

Stepans wrist shot from the left wing caps a comeback from a 3-1 deficit in the series.

The Rangers become the only team to manage that in successive years, doing the same thing to Pittsburgh in the second round in 2014.

2018 Liverpools Egyptian soccer forward Mohamed Salah scores in a 4-0 win against Brighton to set the EPL goal scoring record (32) for a 38-game season.

2018 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: American Webb Simpson wins by 4 strokes from Xander Schauffele, Charl Schwartzel and Jimmy Walker.

2019 The Tradition Senior Mens Golf, Greystone G &CC: Steve Stricker wins his first career major title by 6 strokes ahead of Billy Andrade, Paul Goydos & David Toms.

THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY 1911 Detroits Ty Cobb hit his first grand slam.

After six innings, the Tigers led the Red Sox, 10-1.

Boston came back to win the game 13-11 in 10 innings.

1911 The New York Giants scored a major league record 10 runs before the St.

Louis Cardinals retired the first batter in the first inning.

Fred Merkle drove in six of the Giants 13 runs in the first en route to a 19-5 rout.

1923 Joe Sewell of the Cleveland Indians struck out twice in one game for the first time in his career.

Washington Senator rookie Wally Warmoth was the pitcher.

In a 14-year career, Sewell had only one other multiple strikeout game.

1942 Bostons Jim Tobin became the only pitcher in modern history to hit three home runs in one game.

Tobin led the Braves to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs.

His fourth at-bat was a fly ball caught against the fence in left field.

1955 At Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits home runs from both sides of the plate for the first time in his major league career.

1958 Teammates Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each had four long hits as San Francisco beat the Dodgers in Los Angeles 16-9.

Mays had two homers, two triples, a single and four RBIs, and Spencer had two homers, a triple, a double and six RBIs for a combined 28 total bases.

1958 Stan Musial got his 3,000th hit with a pinch-double off Chicagos Moe Drabowsky at Wrigley Field.

The Cardinals won 5-3.

1969 Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs reaches the 1,500 runs batted in milestone with seven RBIs in a 19-0 shellacking of the expansion San Diego Padres.

1976 For the sixth consecutive game, George Brett of the Kansas City Royals collects at least three hits.

1980 Ray Knight of Cincinnati hit two home runs in the fifth inning including a grand slam to lead the Reds to a 15-4 rout of the New York Mets.

1982 The Chicago Cubs won game No.

8,000 in their history with a 5-0 victory over Houston at the Astrodome.

1989 Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins tied a major league record with four doubles against the Blue Jays.

He became the 35th player to hit four doubles in a game, the first since Torontos Damaso Garcia in 1986.

1993 George Brett of the Kansas City Royals hits his 300th career home run in the 6th inning of a 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

Brett is only the 6th major league player with at least 3,000 hits and 300 home runs.

1994 Tim Salmon of the Angels went 5-for-5 against the Seattle Mariners to give him 13 hits over three consecutive games.

2000 Todd Stottlemyre of Arizona earned his seventh victory of the season as the Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-2.

It was Todds 136th career win.

He and father Mel Stottlemyre became the first father-son combination to record 300 wins.

2002 Only 38 home runs shy of the exclusive 500 home run club, Jose Canseco retires at 37 age due to injuries sustained in recent years.

2007 San Francisco rookie Fred Lewis hit for the cycle in a 15-2 win over Colorado, just four days after being called up from triple-A Fresno.

2009 Soon after Adam LaRoche became the first player to have a home run taken away following a video replay review, Ross Gload lost one the same way when umpires reversed their call.

LaRoche wound up with a double for Pittsburgh at PNC Park.

Gloads pinch-hit drive was finally called foul at Milwaukee and he eventually struck out.

Both players had already rounded the bases when umps changed the original call.

2009 Ryan Zimmermans 30-game hitting streak ended when he went 0 for 3 with two walks in Washingtons 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

2012 Joey Votto hit a grand slam in the ninth inning for his third home run of the game, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a rain-delayed 9-6 victory over the Washington Nationals.

2023 By striking out Brice Turang and Joey Wiemer of the Brewers in the 5th inning, Zack Greinke becomes only the fifth pitcher in major league history to have struck out 1,000 different batters in his career.

The veteran Royals hurler, who is in his 20th season, joins Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Greg Maddux and Roger Clemens in the exclusive club.

2024 In a first, women are the lead television announcers for both teams in todays game between the Athletics and Astros.

Jenny Cavnar was named the As lead broadcaster before the start of the season, and for the occasion the Astros have announcer Todd Kalas and in-game reporter Julia Morales switch roles, with Morales, a long-time friend of Cavnars, taking over in the broadcast booth.

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