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Everything you need to know ahead of the 2024 Kentucky Derby
It’s almost time to “Run for the Roses.”
And this edition of the Kentucky Derby is a historic one.
The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, and while the horse racing world is starting to settle on some favorites — currently Fierceness listed at 5-2 followed by Sierra Leone listed at 3-1 — a pre-race favorite has not won the last five installments of the Kentucky Derby. So smart players might want to start looking for value elsewhere.

Aaron Rodgers is nearing the end of his recovery from his torn Achilles he suffered last September as New York Jets coach Robert Saleh told media at Friday’s rookie minicamp that the quarterback will have “no restrictions” when OTA practices begin this month.
“Once phase three hits, we’re not anticipating any restrictions from what we can and can’t do with him,” Saleh said, via ESPN. “The guy can still sling it. Obviously, he’s still working through his rehab, but there are no issues on the trajectory on which he’s going.

If the over/under on the number of betting scandals it would take a professional sports league to reexamine its gambling ties was set at 1.5, the under would have hit.
Following the lifetime ban of Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter, the NBA is in discussions with sportsbook partners to figure out some changes that might prevent another scandal.

Pat Bev played like trash, threw a ball at a fan, then insisted people sub to his podcast.
Patrick Beverly had himself a night on Thursday — everywhere but on the court. The Bucks were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs following a garbage game from Bev, and then he chose to not only to throw a ball at a fan, which will result in a suspension, but refused to answer questions from the media unless they subscribed to his podcast.

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MLB and Nike are making changes to the player uniforms for the 2025 season. The uniforms have faced heavy criticism for a variety of issues including small lettering and discoloration with sweat.

Last year, a Philadelphia Phillies fan attempted to bring an “emotional support alligator” named Wally into Citizens Bank Park. Just over six months later, that same alligator is now missing.
Wally’s owner, Joie Henney, reported that he lost his beloved animal in late April on a vacation in Brunswick, GA. Apparently, NBC reported that Wally was stolen from his outdoor enclosure.
Afterward, the alleged thieves brought the 5’ 6″ alligator to their house, and called the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to have Wally released into the wild.

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The two-time World Series champion was a dangerous hitter last year, but he is still unemployed over a month into the 2024 campaign.
During the 2023 MLB season, 212 different position players came to the plate at least 400 times. From that group, 35 players became free agents at some point during the offseason.

The Los Angeles Lakers officially will begin their search for a new head coach after parting ways with Darvin Ham on Friday after two seasons.
Ham, who reportedly had two years remaining on his contract, led the Lakers to a 90–74 record over two seasons and guided the team to the Western Conference finals last year.
However, Ham was often criticized by Lakers fans throughout his tenure for constantly tinkering with starting lineups and rotations amid the team’s shortcomings.

The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darvin Ham on Friday. The decision comes three days after the franchise was eliminated in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs by the defending champion Denver Nuggets.
While it is no great shame to lose to Nikola Jokić and a very good Nuggets team, Ham was on the hot seat all season long due to some questionable coaching decisions, especially in regards to the starting lineup. Paired with the sky-high expectations that come with coaching a LeBron James-led outfit, the change is not entirely shocking.