The Day In Sports (May 21)

SI Staff | May 21, 2016

The Day In Sports (May 21) /

The Day In Sports (May 21)

Ridden by Kent Desormeaux (in green), Exaggerator took charge at the 3/16th pole and outlasted the tiring Nyquist (in purple) down the stretch to win the Preakness. Here are some of the other images that caught our eye on Saturday, May 21.

Exaggerator won the Preakness by 3 1/2-lengths over Cherry Wine, with Nyquist finishing third.

Exaggerator ran the course in 1:58.31 and earned $900,000 for the win. (More Preakness photos at the back of the gallery.)

WBA super welterweight champion Erislandy Lara lands a punch on Vanes Martirosyan during their title fight in Las Vegas. Lara retained the title with a unanimous decision win.

Maikel Franco of the Philadelphia Phillies avoids getting hit in the head with a pitch and fouls the pitch off against the Atlanta Braves.

Loose cattle cross the road in front of a group of riders during Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California.

Shannon Briggs heads to a corner after defeating Emilio Ezequiel Zarate in a heavyweight bout at The O2 Arena in London. The 44-year-old boxer improved his record to 60-6-1.

Shannon Briggs's first-round win over Emilio Ezequiel Zarate was his ninth consecutive since returning from a four-year hiatus, during which he suffered from depression and saw his weight increase to a reported 400 pounds.

Jesse Lingard (fourth from right) of Manchester United celebrates scoring his team's winning goal during the FA Cup Final match against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium.

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Toronto Raptors guard Cory Joseph fouls LeBron James during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, which Toronto won 99-84.

Kyle Lowry of the Raptors falls to the floor but no call is made on the play in Toronto's 99-84 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

LeBron James reacts after being hit in the face by teammate Tristan Thompson in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Air Canada Centre. The Cavs lost 99-84, their first setback in 11 playoff games this season.

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Tony Stewart, left, and Kasey Kahne, right, wreck during the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race. Kevin Harvick passes by in the background.

Cars race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte.

U.S. goalie Keith Kinkaid and Canada's Connor McDavid in a heap during their semifinal at the IHHF world championships in Moscow. Canada won 4-3.

Connor McDavid of Canada collides with Keith Kinkaid of the U.S. during their semifinal at the IHHF world championships in Moscow. Canada won 4-3. (more U.S.-Canada at the back of this gallery.)

Joshua Kimmich of Muenchen (right) is upended while competing against Marco Reus of Dortmund during the DFB Cup Final in Berlin.

St. Louis Blues' Carl Gunnarsson (left) fights with San Jose Sharks' Brenden Dillon during Game 4. St. Louis won 6-3.

Bayern Munich head coach Pep Guardiola reacts during the German Cup final football match against Borussia Dortmund.

Toru Suzuki of Japan competes the high jump during the Paralympics Athletics Grand Prix, a test event for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Marcel Hug of Switzerland competes the 400-meter final during the Paralympics Athletics Grand Prix, a test event for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Courtney Paris of the Dallas Wings handles the ball against Jayne Appel-Marinelli of the San Antonio Stars.

Larry Mize signs autographs for fans after his third round of the Champions Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala.

Jori Lehtera (top center) scores past San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones, Brent Burns (88) and Tomas Hertl (48) during a 6-3 victory in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.

San Jose Sharks' Chris Tierney falls down in front to St. Louis Blues' Jori Lehtera in Game 4.

The peloton rides along Coast Highway during Stage 3 of the Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease women's race in Santa Rosa, Calif.

The peloton rides along Highway 1 during Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California.

David Haye of England knocks down Arnold Gjergjaj of Switzerland en route to winning their heavyweight fight at The O2 Arena in London.

Arisa Sato of attempts to chase down the ball during an Olympic qualification game against Italy at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Annika Urvikko of Finland competes in the vault fnal during the Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

U.S. defender Connor Murphy (left) clashes with Canada's forward Connor McDavid during their semifinal game in Moscow.

U.S. goalie Keith Kinkaid couldn't stop this puck from getting into the net during a semifinal loss to Canada at the IIHF world championship tournament in Moscow.

Horses leave the starting gate during the 141st Preakness at a muddy Pimlico Race Course.

The 3-year-old son of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, Exaggerator trailed by 13 lengths at one point but kept gaining ground along the rail. Desormeaux saw an opening around the final turn, angled outside and Exaggerator took over.

Jockey Corey Lanerie of Cherry Wine (left) celebrates with jockey Kent Desormeaux of Exaggerator after they finished second and first, respectively, at the Preakness.

Kent Desormeaux acknowledges the crowd of 134,000 after his Preakness win.

Nyquist won his first eight races but was denied Saturday in Baltimore.

The owner of Exaggerator celebrates the Preakness victory.

Jean Cruguet, atop Seattle Slew, looks back toward the pack as they cross the finish line to win the Preakness Stakes on May 21, 1977.

Published May 21, 2016

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