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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The show always goes on in horse racing. Sometimes callously, sometimes with a degree of tone deafness, sometimes with an avert-your-gaze denial of the sport’s tragic truths.
It went on at Churchill Downs again Saturday. The day began with the scratch of Kentucky Derby favorite Forte due to state veterinary concerns, the fifth Derby scratch of the week, most since 1936. Then there were two more horses euthanized after being injured in undercard races, bringing the number of equine deaths at the track to seven since April 27.

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch defended his team’s decision to select a kicker in the third round of this year’s NFL Draft.
The Niners selected Michigan’s Jake Moody in the third round with the 99th-overall pick. It was kind of a surprising choice. One that made Moody the earliest kicker selected in a draft since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Robert Aguayo 59th overall in 2016.
Even wilder, Moody became just the sixth kicker taken in the top 100 since 2000.
So, understandably some were wondering what the 49ers were doing.

Henry Cejudo returns after three years to try to reclaim the bantamweight title. Follow live.

Lakers star LeBron James’s career has been defined by milestones that have helped him put together one of the greatest resumes in the history of the game. 
Saturday night’s Game 3 against the Warriors presented James with another milestone, albeit an unfortunate one.
James went the entire first quarter without a single field goal attempt for the first time in his 275-game playoff career.

Things got heated between the Oilers and Golden Knights in the second period on Saturday night, during which one Vegas fan could be seen showing Evander Kane the double bird. 
The Game 2 clash was leaning heavily in the favor of Edmonton, who jumped out to a 5-0 lead, when tensions flared and gloves were dropped.
After a fight between Oilers’ Nick Bjugstad and Vegas’ Brett Howden broke out at center ice, the rest of the two teams got into a scuffle.

It certainly sounds like the Indianapolis Colts have their guy in Anthony Richardson.
The team selected the former Florida Gators quarterback with the 4th-overall pick. Obviously, if they’re willing to burn a coveted pick on him, they like what they’ve seen from the 20-year-old.
However, following the draft, the Colts put out a behind-the-scenes documentary that detailed their scouting process. Some of their scouts and even GM Chris Ballard had a lot of good things to say about Richardson and his potential.

Mage overtook Two Phil’s down the backstretch with pre-race favorite Angel of Empire also charging to win the 149th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

For the first time in three years, Henry Cejudo returns to active competition at UFC 288—and he has a tremendous challenge in front of him.
Cejudo will challenge Aljamain Sterling in the main event, chasing a third UFC title reign. Sterling is pursuing his own piece of history, as a victory will give him a record third bantamweight title defense.
The 288 card is full of intrigue. Krol Gracie steps back into the Octagon for the first time since October 2019, where he will face off against Charles Jourdain. There is a featherweight bout pitting no.

The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby saw a surprise winner in Mage, a 15 to 1 horse going into the Derby. Just behind the winner — who completed the race in just over two minutes were Two Phils in second and Angel of Empire in third.
Mage was never one of the favorites, even after the heavy favorite, Forte, dropped out of the race earlier in the day. This meant that anyone gutsy enough to pick Mage was looking at a serious return.
The Derby was just Mage’s fourth race, and the win made him the first horse to win after not racing as a two-year-old since 2018.

Four-star guard Bronny James, son of NBA superstar LeBron James, announced his commitment to USC on Saturday.