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urday, completing a quest that has required a lot of hours at Churchill Downs.
• Pletcher will saddle a record-tying five entries in the 139th Run for the Roses -- including Revolutionary, the early co-favorite at 5-1 with Goldencents after betting opened Friday. Pletcher had four fillies in the Oaks and saw his bid for history begin with 38-1 long shot Princess of Sylmar rallying down the stretch to win the $1 million race.
• The trainer now aims to become only the fourth to pull off the Oaks/Derby double and the first since Ben Jones, who won the 1952 Oaks with Real Delight and Derby with Hill Gail. Jones also did it in 1949.
• Asked after the Oaks if he's thinking about history, Pletcher said, "we're the only ones with a chance anyways."
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• BOSTON (AP) -- Twelve years without advancing in the playoffs. Two failed attempts to close out the Boston Celtics. Nineteen consecutive missed 3-pointers.

• Carmelo Anthony brought all the slumps to a stop.
• Anthony made a pullup jumper and then sank his first 3-pointer in 20 tries to help the New York Knicks turn back Boston's comeback attempt on Friday night, beating the Celtics 88-80 in Game 6 to win a playoff series for the first time since 2000.
• "You should never play with any doubt out there on the basketball court," Anthony said. "I can't step onto the court thinking of failure. When you start second-guessing everything, when you start playing with doubt ... I can't afford to play under those circumstances."
• Anthony scored 21 points and the Knicks held on after blowing most of a 26-point lead to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers.
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• LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The Kentucky Derby is Saturday at Churchill Downs. Here are five things you should know before the 6:24 p.m. post time:
• DOUG'S DOUBLE
• Doug O'Neill is back at Churchill Downs trying to win his second straight Derby.

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