Filly Thorpedo Anna went wire to wire to dominate the 150th Kentucky Oaks, pulling away from a charging Just F Y I in the slop to win by at least four lengths on Friday at Churchill Downs. Thorpedo Anna's official margin of victory wasn't immediately available, but the dark brown horse was briefly the top choice before eventually going off at 4-1 odds and staking her claim right away. Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. then took Thorpedo Anna up a gear to break away and cover the 1 1/8 mile in 1:50.83 for her fourth victory in five starts.
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is scheduled to throw off a mound Saturday for the first time since getting injured in spring training. “Whether that's a full bullpen or what exactly that looks like, we'll see,” New York manager Aaron Boone said before Friday night's game against Detroit. Cole has been throwing on flat ground.
Joe Mazzulla says the Celtics have a formula for winning, and he's not going to change it just because it's the playoffs.Joe Mazzulla: ‘Process of winning' remains the same from regular season to playoffs originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston