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The thoroughbred’s owners, Gary and Mary West, had accused race stewards of “arbitrary and capricious acts” in their review of the race that led to the disqualification, the first time in 145 runnings of the Triple Crown race that the winning horse was disqualified for actions on the track. Moving swiftly to deny the appeal that was filed earlier in the day, the KHRC said its position, per its regulations (via the Louisville Courier-Journal), is that stewards’ rulings “shall be final and not subject to appeal....

The Wildcats are 38-0, just two games shy of making history. This moment may only come around once in a lifetime. Kentucky released a hype video to commemorate its journey, and it just might give you chills. Famous former Wildcats including Anthony Davis, Julius Randle, John Wall, and more believe in John Calipari and Kentucky’s moment. With a mixture of youth and experience, this team may have just what it takes....

Instead, the forward phenom will declare for the NBA Draft, according to ESPN's Jeff Goodman . MORE: Final Four photos | Mock Draft | Draft decisions | Early entry list Randle was one of the top players in college basketball this past season, averaging 15.0 ppg and 10.4 rpg, both team highs. The Dallas native recorded 24 double-doubles this season and averaged 14. 8 points and 9.8 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament....

Both the Blue Devils and Wildcats boast some of the nation’s best talent, and in Duke’s case, two of the top five recruits from the class of 2018, per 247Sports’ Composite rankings. RJ Barrett, Cam Reddish and Zion Williamson highlight Duke’s loaded recruiting class and the trio will make their college debut against Kentucky. MORE: Sporting News’ preseason top 25 The Wildcats once again find themselves relying on their latest crop of recruits as they head into the 2018-19 season....

The Harambee Stars defender put Zesco United in the lead with a 65th minute opener at the Levi Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola, Zambia. But Simanga Shongwe spoilt the party for Owino with an equalizer, 10 minutes to the final whistle, to rescue a point for the visiting Swaziland side. This was the first continental goal for Owino this season Zesco will take on Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel away in the next Group D clash....

The 34-year-old is one among eight candidates to pass the course conducted by All India Football Federation (AIFF) Technical Director Savio Medeira from April 10th to 30th in Goa. However, Indian national team assistant coach Shanmugam Venkatesh, one among the 20 candidates to attend the course, could only provisionally pass. Ishfaq Ahmed, who served as a player-cum-coach for Kerala Blasters in the 2016 season in which they reached the final of the tournament under head coach Steve Coppell, has added credibility to his role and might move into coaching on a permanent basis....

One of those told to keep his schedule open is Sen. John Edwards. And Kerry plans to meet this week with Wes Clark after a fund-raiser the general is throwing for Kerry. Campaign sources say no decision is expected until after next week’s Clinton book launch, but a strong faction is pushing for an early pick–perhaps around July 4. According to a soon-to-be-released AP poll, the top voter favorites are Edwards, Clark and Dick Gephardt....

Leading scorer Kerwin Roach will return to the team for the Big 12 Tournament following a suspension for violating team rules, coach Shaka Smart said on a Big 12 conference call. MORE: SN’s March Madness 2019 bracket projections The Longhorns have stumbled to a 1-4 record since Roach’s suspension in late February, including losing to fellow bubble team TCU on Saturday. The return of Roach and his 15.0 points per game will be a much-needed welcome to a Texas team that needs a strong finish to the season to bolster its tournament resume....

Two-time reigning champions the Warriors are preparing for their fifth successive NBA Finals, however, Durant has not played since Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. Durant strained his calf in the clash with the Rockets, which forced him to miss the Western Conference Finals sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers. Amid talk the Warriors play better in his absence, Durant — who is unlikely to be ready for the start of the NBA Finals — told reporters: “It’s been that way since I got here....

Cunningham recorded a career-high 18 points against Philadelphia on Nov. 4 and followed that up with a team-high 17 points, including eight in the fourth quarter on Friday against the Brooklyn Nets. One particular Net was duly impressed with Cunningham’s start to the season. NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) “I love Cade’s game," said Kevin Durant post-game. “I think he’s gonna be a tough, tough cover for a long, long time....

MORE: Team USA practice photos However, the rapper/actor/poet/activist’s influence lives stronger than Lance Armstrong. Kevin Durant’s leg is proof. The four-time scoring champion, who recently shook up the sports world when he decided to joint Steph Curry and Klay Thompson and Draymond Green and join the Warriors, the team that eliminated his Thunder from the playoffs in the Western Conference Finals this past season, is now sporting a near life-size tattoo of Tupac’s face on his leg....

This continued a recent stretch of health misfortunate for Durant as the injury occurred in a freakish way, with Jimmy Butler landing on his right knee after a layup attempt. Durant is expected to miss up to a month of action with the injury, derailing an MVP-caliber campaign where he was averaging 29.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game leading the Nets to 18 wins in their last 20 games to shoot up to second in the Eastern Conference Standings....

MORE: Best players to change teams in their prime The latest part of the drama comes from ESPN’s Royce Young, who spoke on the True Hoop Podcast this week about an alleged meeting between the NBA superstars. According to Young, Durant dined with Westbrook before taking meetings from teams in the Hamptons. It’s possible Durant meant what he said at the time, but it’s not like his meeting with the Warriors this off-season was the first time he considered making the move....

NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) On Wednesday night Durant scored 21 points in Brooklyn’s win over Boston and in doing so Durant passed Iverson for 25th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. KD now has 24,388 points in total, 20 more than Iverson, and will likely pass Ray Allen (24th all-time with 24,505 total points) over the next few weeks as well....

Durant reportedly has the Phoenix and Miami on his wish list, but the Nets do not have to trade him to one of those teams. They will undoubtedly be looking for the best available package, and considering virtually every team in the league would covet Durant, this sweepstakes is wide open. Below, we’ll look at the DraftKings’ odds (in select states) on where Durant could play next season. MORE: How Nets’, Suns’ title odds changed | KD’s most likely landing spots...

Although Brooks was in charge when the Thunder advanced to the NBA Finals in 2012, he was unable to retain his job following a 45-37 season in which the Thunder did not make the playoffs. MORE: Kevin Ollie a candidate? | Durant, Westbrook won’t watch playoffs Reigning MVP Kevin Durant, who played in just 19 games because of a foot injury, took to Instagram on Wednesday night to comment on Brooks’ firing....

A screengrab captured by Jay King, Celtics reporter for The Athletic, showed an Instagram story from Garnett criticising Irving for the action. Garnett played six seasons in Boston, from 2007-13, earning All-Star status five times for the Celtics and winning the 2008 NBA Finals in his first season there. Irving played in Boston for two seasons, from 2017-19. MORE: Irving, Kevin Durant sound off on Celtics fan who threw bottle...

Harvick had just won the AdvoCare 500to remain third in points, maintaining a slim shot at the Sprint Cup championship going into next week’s season finale. Two weeks earlier, the two were embroiled in a bitter dispute after Harvick’s comments following a Camping World Truck Series incident with Childress grandson Ty Dillon. MORE: Best, worst moves at Phoenix | How Harvick won | Kenseth struggles | Phoenix photos Harvick called Dillon and his older brother, Austin, “punk-ass kids” and said they didn’t work for their rides at Richard Childress Racing....

Instead of starting fifth in the Daytona 500, Harvick had to get in by owner points and will start 38th on Sunday. MORE: Bowyer flips in big crash | Hamlin two-for-two at Daytona | Kenseth wins first Duel His car exceeded the maximum split of separation in the track bar. Teams get 3 inches of split, and Harvick’s car had the proper measurements in prerace inspection. The more split there is, the more rear downforce a car could have....

Love quieted that talk in an interview with Cleveland.com, however. Love said he does not intend to opt out of his deal at any point. MORE: Experts projected for Cleveland | Injury bug hits rookies | Blatt calls Love one of NBA’s best “I think that we will figure it out here, so I don’t plan on opting out or any of that,” Love told Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com. “I plan on being here....