The Day in Sports (May 7)

The Day in Sports (May 7)

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Nyquist, ridden by Mario Guitierrez (in purple), won the 142nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday by 1 1/4 lengths. Here are some other images that caught our eye on May 7.

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Nyquist won in front of 167,227 spectators, the second-largest crowd in Kentucky Derby history.

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Nyquist remains undefeated in eight races and is the eighth unbeaten winner in the 142-year history of the race. (More Derby photos at the back of this gallery.)

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Nate Schmidt of the Washington Capitals tries to get his helmet adjusted after a scrum between teammates and Pittsburgh Penguins players.

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Canelo Alvarez caught Amir Khan with a devastating right hand to get the knockout and retain the 160-pound world title in their bout in Las Vegas.

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Canelo Alvarez reacts after knocking out Amir Khan in the sixth round for a victory in their WBC middleweight title bout in Las Vegas.

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Amir Khan stays down after a knockout from Canelo Alvarez during their WBC middleweight title fight. Alvarez improved his record to (47-1-1, 33 knockouts) with the win.

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Bartolo Colon of the New York Mets follows through on his first career home-run, a two-run dinger against the San Diego Padres.

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Argentina's Georgina Klug celebrates a point during the FIVB Sochi Open.

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Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers drives to the basket on Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors in a 120-108 Game 3 win by the Blazers. Lillard scored a postseason high 40 points.

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T.J. Oshie (77) of the Washington Capitals celebrates a goal in front of Matt Murray of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the Caps' 3-1 victory in Game 5.

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Jason Chimera of the Washington Capitals is checked against the boards as Capitals fans cheer him on during a 3-1 win over Pittsburgh.

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Kevin Shattenkirk of the St. Louis Blues and Vernon Fiddler of the Dallas Stars fight during Game 5 of their Western Conference matchup. The Blues won 4-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the M&M's Red Nose Toyota, poses with his wife, Samantha, after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Go Bowling 400 in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11, and Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2, wreck during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Go Bowling 400.

Kyle Busch took the lead in Kansas City with 37 laps to go and won there for first time in 15 career attempts.

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Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside is attended by a team member after he was injured during the first half of Game 3.

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Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic attempts to score as Toronto's DeMarre Carroll (5) and Cory Joseph (6) defend during the Raptors' 95-91 win in Game 3.

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Logan Couture of the San Jose Sharks scores a goal past Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators during a 5-1 San Jose victory in Game 5.

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Simona Halep of Romania returns a ball en route to winning the Madrid Open over Dominika Cibulkova, 6-2, 6-4.

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Rafael Nadal gestures after losing a ball while playing against Andy Murray during a semifinal of the Madrid Open. Murray won 7-5, 6-4.

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Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies tosses his bat while ducking out of the way of a pitch thrown by Johnny Cueto of the San Francisco Giants.

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Jason Neill of the Dallas Cowboys stretches before a workout with the rest of the team during rookie minicamp.

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Tyger Vollrath competes in the Kayak K1 during the 2016 U.S. Canoe/Kayak Slalom Olympic Team Trials in Oklahoma City, Okla.

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Thomas Steger of Austria celebrates after taking third place at the Ironman 70.3 in Palma de Mallorca island, Spain.

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SoftBank Team Japan, along with the rest of the field, sails the course during Day 1 of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Racing in New York City.

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Softbank Team Japan sails during Day 1 of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Race in New York City.

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SoftBank Team Japan, skippered by Dean Barker during Day 1 of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series on the Hudson River.

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Spain's Liliana Fernandez Steiner and Elsa Baquerizo McMillan celebrate a victory at the FIVB Sochi Open.

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Gutierrez steered Nyquist to the outside on the final turn and the colt completed the 1 1/4 miles in 2:01.31.

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Trainer Doug O'Neill, jockey Mario Gutierrez and owner Paul Reddam celebrate their victory,

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Nyquist won from the 13th post position, getting off to a good start and sitting behind Danzing Candy in the early going.

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Nyquist paid $6.60, $4.80 and $3.60 as the 2-1 favorite in the field of 20 horses.

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Nyquist had a strong finishing kick, never letting the fast-closing Exaggerator really threaten.

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Mario Guitierrez is now two-for-two in the Kentucky Derby, having won on Saturday and in 2012 aboard I'll Have Another.