AP Sports in a Minute for Sunday, May 5th, 2024.
Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in the closest 3-horse photo finish since 1947
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a dramatic three-horse photo finish, edging out Sierra Leone and Forever Young for the upset victory. It was the 10th Derby to be decided by a nose, the closest margin in horse racing. Sent off at 18-1 odds, Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. rode the rail down the stretch with a short lead. Sierra Leone and Forever Young from Japan gave chase and pressured the leader to the wire in front of 156,710 at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Hernandez and trainer Kenny McPeek had teamed to win the Kentucky Oaks for fillies a day earlier with Thorpedo Anna. Mystik Dan ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:03.34 and paid $39.22 to win.
Edwards scores 43 points, Reid erupts in 4th to help Timberwolves beat Nuggets 106-99 in Game 1
DENVER (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored a playoff career-high 43 points, Naz Reid had 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets 106-99 in Game 1 of the second-round series Saturday night. Edwards was unstoppable in the first half, scoring 25 points, and Reid took over in the fourth quarter. Game 2 is Monday night in Denver. Three days after undergoing knee surgery, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was on the bench in the second row, next to the scorer's table and behind assistant coach Micah Nori, who did the instructing, roaming and switching. Two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic had 32 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for Denver.
Bruins taking lessons, sense of fight into 2nd-round matchup with Panthers
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery wanted to do something different with his team heading into a first-round Game 7 matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins were facing the prospect of blowing back-to-back 3-1 leads in the opening round and a sense of impending doom hung over the team. Montgomery hoped a little change of scenery might do the trick. So instead of sleeping in their own beds ahead of their winner-take-all game, they stayed at a nearby hotel. It just may have saved Boston's season. Next up is a chance at redemption against the Florida Panthers team that eliminated it in last year's first round after the Bruins had set league records for wins and points.
Canelo Alvarez retains undisputed championship with unanimous decision over Jaime Munguia
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canelo Alvarez held off a feisty challenger Saturday night, proving to be the stronger and more effective boxer to retain his undisputed super middleweight championship, winning by unanimous decision to hand Jaime Munguia his first loss. Tim Cheatham scored the fight 117-110, David Sutherland had it 116-111 and Steve Weisfeld scored the fight 115-112. Alvarez is 61-2-2. He closed as a minus-380 at BetMGM. Alvarez overcame a somewhat slow start to dominate the challenger. Munguia is 43-1.
Messi has a record-setting game with a goal and 5 assists in Inter Miami's 6-2 win over Red Bulls
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi set three MLS records with a goal and five assists as Inter Miami trounced the New York Red Bulls 6-2. His six goal contributions, five assists and five assists in a half were all league records. Fresh after earning MLS Player of the Month Award for April, Messi has scored and assisted in six consecutive league matches. Luis Suárez had three goals and Matias Rojas scored twice as Inter Miami scored six unanswered goals to come back from a 1-0 halftime deficit. Inter Miami remains atop the Eastern Conference with 24 points. Dante Vanzeir gave New York the first-half lead. The Red Bulls dropped to 4-2-5.
Taylor Pendrith leads Byron Nelson as one of several seeking first PGA Tour victory
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Taylor Pendrith has a one-shot lead going into the final round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. The Canadian is among several leaders seeking his first PGA Tour victory. Pendrith chipped in twice for consecutive eagles to kick-start his round of 8-under 63. It's the third time for back-to-back eagles on tour this season. Pendrith is at 19 under, one shot ahead of second-round leader Jake Knapp. First-round leader Matt Wallace is another shot back in a tie with Ben Kohles.
Hometown champion Pantoja unanimously outpoints Erceg at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hometown champion Alexandre Pantoja unanimously outpointed Australian Steve Erceg on Saturday night to retain his flyweight championship at UFC 301. Pantoja (28-5), the 34-year-old flyweight champion dominated the fight against Erceg (12-2), but was unable to secure the win before five rounds. Pantoja, who claimed the belt last July after defeating Mexican Brandon Moreno, defended his title last November against Brandon Royval and now in his hometown took care of Erceg to have a six-match winning streak and remains undefeated in almost four years.The 28-year-old Ercerg, defeated David Dvořák and Alessandro Costa and Mattew Schnell to challenge Pantoja.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge ejected for first time in his career
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was ejected for the first time in his career when he argued a called third strike by plate umpire Ryan Blakney in the seventh inning of Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers. With one out, Judge took a full count fastball from Tyler Holton that he thought was slightly outside. Blakney rang him up, Judge glanced back and was ejected. After starting to walk back to the dugout, Judge returned to argue the call and manager Aaron Boone continued the argument.
Cavaliers and Magic to settle playoff series standoff with Game 7 -- the 'best two words in sports'
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavs and Magic are going to the limit. Unable to find a way to win on the road, Cleveland and Orlando will settle their series on Sunday with a Game 7, a fitting conclusion between two teams that have put their strengths and weaknesses on public display for six games. Only one advances to face the Boston Celtics, who will be well-rested for whichever team escapes this stalemate. The Magic forced Game 7 with a 103-96 at home on Friday night by withstanding a 50-point performance from Cleveland guard Donovan Mitchell.
Champions League: Bayern and Dortmund could stop Mbappe's showdown with Real Madrid
Real Madrid needs fortress Bernabeu to live up to its reputation. Paris Saint-Germain could do with some magic from the departing Kylian Mbappé. Otherwise we could be set for a repeat of the 2013 Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. The German teams showed in the first legs of the semifinals that they could yet block a Madrid vs. Mbappé showdown at Wembley Stadium. That has felt like an ideal finale with Mbappé widely expected to move to the Spanish giant when he leaves PSG as a free agent at the end of the season. But Bayern and Dortmund don't appear to have read that script.
AP-Scorecard
Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events:
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INTERLEAGUE
Final Chicago White Sox 6 St. Louis 5
Final Oakland 20 Miami 4
Final Toronto 6 Washington 3
Final Baltimore 2 Cincinnati 1
Final Tampa Bay 3 N.Y. Mets 1
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Yankees 5 Detroit 3
Final Minnesota 3 Boston 1
Final Cleveland 7 L.A. Angels 1
Final Seattle 5 Houston 0
Final Texas 15 Kansas City 4
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Chicago Cubs 6 Milwaukee 5
Final Pittsburgh 1 Colorado 0
Final Philadelphia 14 San Francisco 3
Final San Diego 13 Arizona 1
Final L.A. Dodgers 11 Atlanta 2
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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Final Minnesota 106 Denver 99
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Final OT Boston 2 Toronto 1
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Final Minnesota 2 Atlanta 1
Final Charlotte FC 2 Portland 0
Final tie Philadelphia 2 D.C. United 2
Final Miami 6 New York 2
Final Cincinnati 1 Orlando City 0
Final San Jose 3 Los Angeles FC 1
Final Toronto FC 3 FC Dallas 1
Final tie St Louis City 0 Houston 0
Final Nashville 4 CF Montréal 1
Final New England 1 Chicago 0
Final Real Salt Lake 1 Sporting Kansas City 0
Final tie Austin FC 0 Vancouver 0
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TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE
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INTERLEAGUE
Toronto at Washington 1:35 p.m.
N-Y Mets at Tampa Bay 1:40 p.m.
Chi White Sox at St. Louis 2:15 p.m.
Miami at Oakland 4:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati 4:10 p.m.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit at N-Y Yankees 1:35 p.m.
L-A Angels at Cleveland 1:40 p.m.
Boston at Minnesota 2:10 p.m.
Seattle at Houston 2:10 p.m.
Texas at Kansas City 2:10 p.m.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado at Pittsburgh 1:35 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chi Cubs 2:20 p.m.
Atlanta at L-A Dodgers 4:10 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona 4:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Philadelphia 7:10 p.m.
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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Orlando at Cleveland 1 p.m.
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Carolina at N-Y Rangers 4 p.m.
Vegas at Dallas 7:30 p.m.
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Colorado at New York City FC 4 p.m.
LA Galaxy at Seattle 6:45 p.m.
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