Two horses could have a shot at upsetting Nyquist in Preakness Stakes and other top stories.

• Two horses could have a shot at upsetting Nyquist in Preakness Stakes

  

  Over the past four years, the best horse entering the Kentucky Derby – and the most popular at the windows – prevailed with relative ease as chalk bettors reveled in easy scores. As Nyquist showed once again this year, maybe you don’t need luck to triumph in a 20-horse field full of developing 3-year-old colts; maybe being the best is simply good enough.I got mint juleped at the betting windows on Derby Day, as my strong desire to beat Nyquist left me with nothing but free drinks and a bunch of..

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• Kevin Harvick hopes to race beyond newest contract extension

  

  Kevin Harvick hopes the contract extension he just signed with Stewart-Haas Racing isn’t the last one of his career.Harvick, 40, indicated Friday that he wants to continue racing beyond what he called the “four-or-five-year chunk,” for which he said he normally signs.“You hear too many guys talk about retiring too soon,” Harvick said at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “I’m going to quit when I feel like I’m not having fun anymore or I’m not competitive. It’s way too much fun right now being competit..

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• Gusty effort by pesky Ryan Callahan lifts Tampa Bay Lightning back into the picture

  

  TAMPA, Fla. -- He began the Eastern Conference finals by taking a controversial five-minute major that should have resulted in a suspension.Then he missed Game 2 with the flu.And he wasn't feeling that much better in Game 3.But on Friday, when the Tampa Bay Lightning absolutely needed a win to avoid falling into the abyss, Ryan Callahan might very well have saved their season.After two grisly outings that had seen them fall behind the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in the series, the Lightning were des..

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• Patriots' Robert Kraft supports Raiders' potential Vegas relocation

  

  In the NFL's prospects for a potential move into the Las Vegas market, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft saw the hand of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones -- and raised him one on Friday.In an interview with USA Today Sports, Kraft said he would support the Oakland Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas."I think it would be good for the NFL," Kraft told the newspaper. "I know Mark Davis has tried so hard in Oakland. If they won't do it ... I want to support him."Last week, Jones said he would not..

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• Dodgers-Padres Preview

  

  Cesar Vargas' last two starts might run the gamut of his worst major league start and his best, yet he's still after his first victory.Back home might be the best place for that to happen as Vargas and the San Diego Padres take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.Vargas (0-2, 3.55 ERA) is still seeking his first win, though he's only given up more than two runs in one start. The rookie surrendered two runs and eight hits in five innings of Saturday's 3-2 loss in Milwaukee. He wasn't stu..

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• Orioles power past Angels 9-4 on 4 homers

  

  SAN DIEGO -- Melvin Upton Jr. helped the San Diego Padres end their losing streak in dramatic fashion.Upton hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Padres past the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Friday night, snapping a four-game skid.After Wil Myers hit a bloop single to shallow center to lead off the ninth against Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen, Upton went the opposite way beyond the right-center field fence for the comeback victory."It is big out there, so I didn't know i..

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