Renegade Runs From Post One on a Sealed Track as the Kentucky Derby Turns 152
The 152nd Derby goes off at 6:57 ET with Renegade trying to win from the rail for the first time since Ferdinand in 1986 and the President sending a statement, not a body.
Amara Okonkwo
Bureau: Lagos
Hurricanes and Flyers Open Round Two on Broadcast Prime Time
ABC takes Game 1 at 8 p.m. Eastern, the first second-round NHL opener on broadcast prime time in years, and the Disney-NHL rights deal acquires its first marquee night.
Celtics and Seventy-Sixers Run Game Seven at Night on NBC
Boston-Philadelphia decides on NBC at 7:30 Eastern, NBC's first first-round Game 7 under the new NBA rights deal, and Tatum-vs-Embiid finally decides itself.
Always A Runner Wins the Oaks at Five to One With Chad Brown and Jose Ortiz
Chad Brown's Gun Runner filly closed five wide under Jose Ortiz to win the 152nd Oaks at 5-1 in 1:48.62, the first Oaks ever run under the lights in prime time.
Major League Baseball Runs the Saturday Card With Yankees, Rays, Dodgers, and Padres
Four headline clubs play four different opponents Saturday — the day's broadcast spread runs from Yankee Stadium at 1:35 to Petco at 5:40 to Busch at 7:15.
The PGA Truist Championship Runs the Following Saturday at Quail Hollow Not Philadelphia
The Tour's sixth signature event runs May 7-10 at Quail Hollow in Charlotte — not in Philadelphia, where last year's tournament was held — and Saturday May 9 is the third round.
Canelo Alvarez Sits Cageside as Benavidez and Zurdo Headline the Saturday Fight Card
Canelo skips Cinco de Mayo weekend; David Benavidez moves up to cruiserweight to face Zurdo Ramirez at T-Mobile Arena, with Munguia-Resendiz on the undercard.