8:37 PM ET It will go down in betting lore as the $9 million disqualification. Kentucky Derby favorite Maximum Security crossed the finish line first but was subsequently disqualified Saturday, making long shot Country House the winner. It cost bettors who backed Maximum Security to win, place or show approximately $9 million, according to betting
Month: May 2019
7:29 PM ET The New York Knicks are back in the championship mix heading into a summer that could shake up the NBA. The SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas on Sunday opened the Knicks at 16-1 to win the 2020 NBA championship. New York is behind only the Milwaukee Bucks (9-2), Boston Celtics (7-1) and
7:37 PM ET Next fight: John Ryder vs. Bilal Akkawy, 12 rounds, for vacant WBA interim super middleweight title Featherweight Aram Avagyan (8-0-1, 4 KOs), 28, of Russia, making his United States debut, got off the deck from a second-round knockdown to otherwise win a convincing unanimous decision over Francisco Esparza (9-1-1, 3 KOs), 24,
9:31 AM ET ESPN News Services LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Maximum Security led the Kentucky Derby every step of the way except for the final one — into the winner’s circle. The colt became the first winner disqualified for interference in the Derby’s 145-year history, leading to an agonizing wait and an eventual, stunning reversal that
7:21 PM ET Country House, a longshot at 65-1, won the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby after a rider’s objection led to the disqualification of Maximum Security, who crossed the line first at Churchill Downs on Saturday. It was the first time the horse crossing the line first has been disqualified. Maximum Security, the
6:51 PM ET Associated Press ESTORIL, Portugal — Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated David Goffin 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the Estoril Open final. Tsitsipas will play for the title against Pablo Cuevas, who beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Tsitsipas broke Goffin’s serve five times to reach the victory in 2 hours,
6:28 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Petra Kvitova opened her title defense in the Madrid Open by dispatching Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday. The second-seeded Kvitova, a three-time champion in Madrid, is coming off a title in Stuttgart and is the only woman to win two tournaments this season.
6:22 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cubs second baseman Daniel Descalso left Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals because of a sore left ankle. Descalso was hurt rounding first on a single in the first inning. He was lifted for a pinch hitter in the fourth. Descalso came into the game batting .247
5:20 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The biggest disappointment of Baltimore Ravens rookie minicamp was that a certain tryout player didn’t hide a cell phone underneath a goal post. Joe Horn Jr., son of the former Pro Bowl wide receiver, is looking to make the Ravens after going undrafted. Horn caught 15 passes for
4:24 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Christopher Bell raced to his third Xfinity Series victory of the season, winning an extra $100,000 for taking the checkered flag at Dover International Speedway. Bell also won at Dover for the second straight time, though he led only 44 laps on Saturday compared with 110 last