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Stephen Curry and LeBron James go at it again, this time in L.A., as the Warriors and Lakers battle with their series tied at 2-2.

Forte, the favorite, was scratched Saturday in another big twist as part of the run-up to the first race of horse racing’s Triple Crown. See who wins.

Canelo Alvarez will again take center stage on Saturday with the Mexican superstar set to return to his home country to defend his undisputed super middleweight championship against John Ryder. Given the stakes, all eyes will be focused on the anticipated upcoming fight, although Alvarez made it clear this week he already has his eyes locked in on a different goal.
Alvarez, the reigning WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF super middleweight champion, announced he plans to set up a rematch against Dmitry Bivol in the coming months following his bout with Ryder.

Freezing Point is the seventh horse to die at Churchill Downs in Louisville ahead of the 149th annual Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
The three-year-old colt, trained by Joe Lejzerowicz, suffered a left ankle injury during the backstretch of the Grade 2 Pat Day Mile and was euthanized. Lejzerowicz told the Associated Press that Fort Bragg came over and slammed into Freezing Point during the race.
“He [Freezing Point] just got bumped in the backstretch,” Lejzerowicz said. “He never took a bad step or bobble. He had a big heart.”
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Tiger Woods is the subject of a sexual harassment allegation in a new court filing by ex-girlfriend Erica Herman.
The accusation stems from an NDA that Herman signed in 2017 during their relationship.
Herman alleges that she had to sign the NDA, or lose her job at Woods’ restaurant in Jupiter, Florida.
“Mr. Woods was Ms. Herman’s boss,’’ her attorney, Benjamin Hobas wrote in a court filing. “On Mr. Woods’ own portrayal of events, he imposed an NDA on her as a condition to keep her job when she began having a sexual relationship with him.

Favorite Forte was scratched from the Kentucky Derby due to concern about a bruised right foot. Also, two more horses died due to racing injuries.

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Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez nabs pole in a thrilling qualifying session at the Miami Grand Prix
A wobble from Max Verstappen and a slide off the track from Charles Leclerc during the third qualifying session opened the door, and Sergio Pérez barged through, finishing on pole for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix.
Verstappen was fastest through the first two qualifying sessions, and went out early in Q3 to avoid traffic and try and lay down the marker for the field. But a wobble through Turns 7 and 8 forced him to abandon the lap.

The Oakland A’s and NBC Sports California appear to be in damage control mode, even when they probably don’t need to be. It all centers on A’s announcer Glen Kuiper. The veteran announcer has reportedly been suspended after he inadvertently used a racial slur during a recent broadcast while talking about a visit to the Negro League’s Baseball Museum in Kansas City.
The incident occurred during Friday night’s broadcast of the A’s-Royals game. Kuiper was talking about the museum after visiting it during the A’s trip to Kansas City.

Boxing star Canelo Alvarez is already looking ahead to his next fight, a rematch with WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol on Mexican Independence Day Weekend in September.

Miami’s Jimmy Butler got the start in Saturday’s Game 3 against the Knicks after missing Game 2 with an ankle sprain.