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The injury, revealed Saturday by stable connections, was a small fracture in the colt's left front sesamoid, a small bone at the rear of the ankle.

Zito said the colt is walking "sound," which would indicate War Pass is not in pain. The injury was discovered with digital X-rays and is thought to be recent.

Zito said veterinarian Dr. Rick Fisher thinks the injury might have occurred during the running of the Wood Memorial April 5, when War Pass was the runner-up to Tail of Ekati. War Pass battled for the lead in that race, which was run with lightning fast fractions in the initial furlongs.

"It's at the back of the ankle, and it pulled away from the sesamoid," said Zito. "It's very small."

And while Kentucky Coach Rich Brooks said Saturday's scrimmage will be a factor in the quarterback race between Curtis Pulley and Mike Hartline, it figures to be some time before a starter is named.

"It'll give us an idea of at least where to start going into fall," said Brooks, who labeled the competition 'close.' "Somebody will be first-string after (the spring game), but whether that sticks, I don't know."

There are several factors that will keep the quarterback battle going. First and foremost, neither Pulley nor Hartline has separated himself from the other.

But Brooks hasn't been too hard on the quarterbacks this spring, noting that bad weather and an inexperienced group of receivers have played a big part in the ugliness of the passing game this spring. Offensive coordinator Joker Phillips said Pulley and Hartline have basically been equal this spring.

A weekend after being swept at Georgia, the baseball Wildcats blew a 6-0 lead over Florida and were staring at a 7-6 deficit in the eighth inning.

The Cats responded big-time Friday night, scoring five runs in the eighth to pull out an 11-7 victory. A raucous crowd of 3,036 -- believed to be the first time Cliff Hagan Stadium has topped 3,000 for a Southeastern Conference game -- got credit for the save.

"I personally want to thank everybody for creating an SEC-caliber atmosphere here tonight," UK Coach John Cohen said. "Our kids just play so much better when we have that environment here."

Sawyer Carroll's career-high five RBI sparked the Cats. Carroll and Ryan Wilkes each had three of UK's 12 hits. Keenan Wiley and Collin Cowgill had two-hit nights, with Cowgill reaching base on all five of his plate appearances, including two walks and a hit-by-pitch.

Some call it the Last Ditch Derby: the last chance for some to win enough graded stakes earnings to get into the top 20 eligible to run in the Kentucky Derby.

It's been quite an evolution for the Lexington Stakes, a race few took seriously until trainer D. Wayne Lukas launched Derby winner Charismatic in this 11/16-mile event.

Now the race is on every radar screen as horses progress along the Derby campaign trail. Several in Saturday's field of 11 are considered possible entrants in the Derby if they can win sufficient money at Keeneland.

It's their last chance, with no other graded stakes offered for Derby hopefuls prior to the first Saturday in May.

Liggins impressed onlookers with his passing, shooting and athleticism. That left one big question: Can he gain his academic eligibility to wow UK fans next season?

"It's coming along well," Liggins said of the effort to become academically eligible. "I'm on the verge of qualifying."

Liggins took a college entrance exam last Saturday. "I feel good about that," he said.

If he came to Louisville to impress UK fans, Liggins would not admit it. He spoke of a more grounded aspiration.

Nothing flashy. Nothing awe-inspiring. But for a player who has waited three long years to finally become the starting quarterback at Louisville, it was enough to signify that his time has come.

Cantwell threw for 103 yards and a score during Louisville's annual Spring Game on Friday night, leading the offense to a 38-17 win over the defense. The game was played under a modified scoring system that awarded the defense for stops and turnovers. Cantwell's steady play seemed to solidify his hold on the starting job heading into training camp.

Not bad for a former walk-on who spent most of his first three seasons subbing _ superbly at times _ for Brian Brohm. Though coach Steve Kragthorpe said during spring practice that the starting job was up for grabs, Cantwell knew his coach was simply challenging him to step up.

"I kind of always felt like (the starting job) was mine to lose," Cantwell said. "I know nothing is guaranteed, it's still not. (Backups) Matt (Simms) and Tyler (Wolfe) are amazing quarterbacks. They have amazing talent, but I want to play."

Overdue, but a start.

Now it's time for the Cincinnati Bengals to take the next step.

Trade Ocho Stinko. Or cut him, as the Bengals did the troubled Henry after another run-in with the law. Chad Johnson deserves a similar exit. After all, for the NFL franchise to muster a shot at rebounding in 2008, it must rid itself of its selfish, spoiled, preening, overrated wide receiver.

Never mind the four years remaining on Johnson's $28 million contract, awarded just two years ago. Never mind the 93 balls he caught last season, or the 1,440 receiving yards, his sixth straight year over the century mark. Never mind the $8 million salary-cap hit the Bengals would take by either releasing or trading their headache of a wideout.

Thomas was fired Friday after a season of listless and dreadful basketball, a tawdry lawsuit and unending chants from fans demanding his dismissal.

The Knicks are now in need of their sixth different coach since Thomas became team president during the 2003-04 season. And Walsh, who this month replaced him as president, is sure he'll get a good one.

"I will get calls," Walsh said. "This is a coveted job. People want to coach here."

None have won in a while. Jeff Van Gundy was the last coach to escape the Knicks with a winning record - they were 10-9 when he stepped down early in the 2001-02 season.

Some call it the Last Ditch Derby: the last chance for some to win enough graded stakes earnings to get into the top 20 eligible to run in the Kentucky Derby.

It's been quite an evolution for the Lexington Stakes, a race few took seriously until trainer D. Wayne Lukas launched Derby winner Charismatic in this 11/16-mile event.

Now the race is on every radar screen as horses progress along the Derby campaign trail. Several in Saturday's field of 11 are considered possible entrants in the Derby if they can win sufficient money at Keeneland.

It's their last chance, with no other graded stakes offered for Derby hopefuls prior to the first Saturday in May.

And while Kentucky Coach Rich Brooks said Saturday's scrimmage will be a factor in the quarterback race between Curtis Pulley and Mike Hartline, it figures to be some time before a starter is named.

"It'll give us an idea of at least where to start going into fall," said Brooks, who labeled the competition 'close.' "Somebody will be first-string after (the spring game), but whether that sticks, I don't know."

There are several factors that will keep the quarterback battle going. First and foremost, neither Pulley nor Hartline has separated himself from the other.

But Brooks hasn't been too hard on the quarterbacks this spring, noting that bad weather and an inexperienced group of receivers have played a big part in the ugliness of the passing game this spring.

The school announced Douglas-Roberts' decision Friday.

Douglas-Roberts led Memphis with 18.1 points a game last season and shot a team-best 41.3 percent on 3-pointers. He was voted Conference USA Player of the Year in helping lead the Tigers to the NCAA championship game, where they lost to Kansas in overtime.

Earlier this week, Rose declared for the NBA draft. The freshman guard was a third-team All-American.

The Rangers trailed for 18 seconds in the first period before scoring four straight times and holding on for a 5-3 victory Friday night that ended the best-of-seven series in five games.

New Jersey's John Madden was awarded a penalty shot with 7:08 left in the third period after Dan Girardi dragged him down with a sweeping dive with his stick. Madden couldn't net the tying goal when his backhander at the right post was stopped by Henrik Lundqvist's pads.

Brandon Dubinsky sealed New York's second straight 5-3 win with an empty-net goal with 59.1 seconds left.

Never had a team won three road games against New Jersey in a playoff series, but the Rangers did it in the first season at the Devils' new arena, Prudential Center, affectionately known as "The Rock."

Williams has not lost to Sharapova since 2005 and is 5-2 overall against her. This was their first meeting on clay - Sharapova was coming off her first victory on clay last week at Amelia Island.

"It was an up-and-down match," said Williams, trying for her third tour title this year. "I don't think I played my best. Actually, I played far from my best."

She said she wasn't bothered by an ankle she sprained during a match Thursday.

No. 9 seed Vera Zvonareva also advanced to the semis, upsetting defending champion Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

Las Vegas police said Arvin Kenti Edwards was arrested late Friday at the Yakima County Correctional facility, where he was already in custody on unrelated charges.

Police said Edwards, 29, of Renton, Wash., faces three counts of attempted murder with a weapon and three counts of battery with substantial bodily harm. Edwards remains jailed awaiting extradition. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney.

Las Vegas police spokesman Bill Cassell would not provide more details.

Club bouncer Tommy Urbanski was paralyzed from the waist down in the February 2007 shooting at the Minxx strip club during a raucous NBA All-Star Weekend.

Sheets (3-0) allowed only a pair of singles, looking very comfortable in a hitter-friendly ballpark where he has never lost. At age 29, the hard-throwing right-hander is having one of the best Aprils of his career, allowing only three earned runs in four games.

That good start has hit a snag.

Sheets felt tightness in his right triceps and left for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning with the Brewers ahead 5-0. In the last two years, Sheets has been limited by a strained groin, a torn finger tendon, shoulder tendinitis and a sore chest muscle.

Sheets was coming off a 5-3 win over the Mets and Johan Santana on Sunday, when he retired 18 batters in a row over one stretch.

Game 6 is Sunday in Dallas. A seventh game would be in Anaheim on Tuesday.

The defending Stanley Cup champion Ducks, on the brink of going home for the season, scored three times in the third period to break open a tight, physical game.

After Mike Ribeiro pulled the Stars within 3-2 at 4:41 of the third, defenseman O'Donnell built the lead back to two when he scored at 12:05. Todd Marchant added an empty-net goal with 1:24 remaining.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 40 saves for Anaheim, and Marty Turco had 27 for Dallas.

Santana (2-2) allowed three runs and four hits, outpitching Cole Hamels in a matchup of two of the best left-handers in the majors.

Wright finished 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a walk.

Pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs hit a three-run homer off reliever Aaron Heilman to cut the Phillies' deficit to 5-4 in the eighth, but the Mets bullpen held on. Billy Wagner pitched a perfect ninth for his third save.

Facing the defending NL East champions for the first time since joining New York, Santana showed why the Mets made him the highest-paid pitcher in major league history.

Hunter doubled his first three times up, driving in three runs for the Angels after his new Bentley was rear-ended near the ballpark. He was waiting at a stop light about five hours before gametime when the accident occurred. No one in either vehicle was seriously injured.

"I haven't had an accident in 15 years. Then I come to L.A.," said Hunter, who signed with the Angels in the offseason. "I tried to treat myself a couple of weeks ago, and look what happened."

With a runner on first, Sexson, who had already homered twice, hit a drive off Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez. Hunter, known for his home run-stealing catches, timed his leap at the wall perfectly and came down with the ball and a big smile.

Rodriguez, pitching for the fifth time in six days, earned his seventh save.

"We're not surprised, but it still hurts," said Brian Robinson, head of the fan group "Save our Sonics!"

Robinson paid his way to New York, then at 6 a.m. Friday he began standing outside the Manhattan hotel where the NBA's board of governors were meeting. He spent the morning staring down league owners on their way into the vote.

"The NBA doesn't seem to be showing any concern for the fans of the market," he said.

Sonics owner Clay Bennett tried. He said he was "honored" by the 28-2 vote by his colleagues for a move that will cost Bennett a $30 million relocation fee.

Emil Brown and Ryan Sweeney added three hits apiece for the A's, who broke out of a weeklong offensive slump with their highest run total of the season, including a four-run sixth inning against Royals starter Brian Bannister (3-1).

The A's scored only seven runs in their previous seven games before tagging Bannister and four relievers for 15 hits, matching their season-high set in a 9-7 win over Cleveland on April 11.

Crosby led the onslaught with a bases-loaded double in the sixth and a three-run homer in the ninth. Oakland's shortstop, who was just 3-for-24 in his previous six games, finished 3-for-4 with two doubles while setting a career high for RBIs.

Gaudin was on the disabled list to begin the season and was tagged for nine runs in 10 innings during his first two starts. He had little problem against the Royals and their inept offense, though.

Jones hit a three-run shot off Derek Lowe in the fifth to break open a 2-0 game, then added a solo homer against Chan Ho Park in the seventh to make it 6-1.

The previous night, Jones went 4-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs in an 8-0 rout of the Florida Marlins. The 3-of-5 performance against the Dodgers raised his average to .455, with six homers and 18 RBIs.

Replacement starter Jeff Bennett worked into the fifth without allowing a run but came up one out short of qualifying for the win. Manager Bobby Cox went to the bullpen after Bennett allowed a two-out double to Rafael Furcal, then walked Matt Kemp. Will Ohman (1-0) came in from the bullpen and struck out Andre Ethier swinging.

Bennett filled in for Tom Glavine, who came out of his last start with an ailing hamstring. The 303-game winner had hoped to start Saturday against the Dodgers, but the team announced during the game he was going on the disabled list for the first time in his 22-year career.

After losing a 22-inning game to Colorado and arriving in Phoenix at about 4 a.m. Friday, the Padres fell behind 6-0 in the first inning and offered little resistance to Arizona starter Dan Haren (3-0), who gave up three hits in seven innings, walking one and striking out three.

The Padres have now scored one run in their last 35 innings. They didn't score in the last four innings of a 10-2 loss to Colorado on Wednesday night.

Arizona extended its dominance of San Diego's Greg Maddux (2-1), who allowed nine runs and 13 hits, one shy of his career highs in both categories. He pitched seven innings, walking three and striking out four.

Maddux entered with 349 career victories, most among active pitchers and ninth all-time. But Maddux is 2-11 with a 5.29 ERA against Arizona, and that doesn't include two losses in the 2001 NL championship series.

After team doctors determined that Glavine's ailing right hamstring needed more time to heal, Atlanta placed him on the 15-day disabled list during its 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

"I've only been on the disabled list two hours and I hate it," Glavine said. "I feel like I let people down. My job is to go out there and pitch."

The 42-year-old left-hander had hoped to do just that Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, six days after leaving a start at Washington in the first inning. He went through his normal routine before Friday's game, only to learn just 20 minutes before the first pitch that team doctor Joe Chandler wasn't satisfied with the results of his latest exam.

"I'll defer to Dr. Chandler," Glavine said. "If he's worried, there's a chance I could go out there and do a lot more damage to it."

The top-ranked Federer rallied to defeat Denis Gremelmayr 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 Saturday in the semifinal. It's been eight years since Federer needed five tournaments to get a shot at his first trophy of season.

"I definitely feel more comfortable. The moving, the sliding, just the way I see the game today is much better," Federer said. "It gives me one extra shot of winning the tournament. It's my first final of the year, so I'm actually very happy."

Federer's previous best result in 2008 had been a semifinal loss to eventual champion Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in January. He was slowed by mononucleosis early in the season.

Davydenko, the 2003 champion, defeated Florent Serra of France 6-2, 6-2 in the other semifinal match.

Aaron Rowand hit a solo home run and an RBI single as the Giants ended a three-game losing streak.

Heavy rain forced the cancellation of Friday's qualifying and the track was still wet on Saturday. Organizers tried to get the track ready but Saturday's race was called off after a two-hour delay.

A persistent wet spot on turn No. 4 was the main cause of the postponement, although crews were working on the track at various places.

"We never got a situation where the racetrack was presentable and safe to race on," chief race steward Brian Barnhart said. "The drivers would not have been comfortable and been in a position to where we could have done anything today."

Sunday's race is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. local time.

Determined to make the Wizards swallow their words, LeBron James scored 32 points, making two tough shots in traffic down the stretch as the Cleveland Cavaliers opened the NBA playoffs with an intense 93-86 win over Washington on Saturday.

Called "overrated" by Washington's DeShawn Stevenson in the final weeks of the season, James scored 20 points in the second half to lead the defending Eastern Conference champions, who took a 1-0 lead in a best-of-seven series that appears to have a long way to go.

James sat out the early part of the fourth quarter to rest a troublesome back. But once he returned to the floor, the superstar forward came through.

With the score tied 84-84, James knifed his way down the lane and hit a layup between Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood with 1:37 remaining. Following a miss by Gilbert Arenas, James powered past Stevenson and dropped a floater with 55 seconds left in the game - and one tick to spare on the 24-second shot clock.

Trainer Nick Zito said Saturday that X-rays revealed a small fracture in the left front ankle of last year's champion 2-year-old.

"It's unfortunate - it just wasn't meant to be, maybe," said Zito, a two-time winning Derby trainer. "It's a shame because he has all the ability in the world. He's one of the best I've ever had."

Zito said there was no swelling and the colt was "walking sound," but that he started to worry something was wrong with last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner as pre-Derby workouts continued.

"We had some good days, but we started to get some bad days," Zito said. "We were getting to crunch time and I was getting these funny things, and I just couldn't get through it."

But in the hyper-competitive Western Conference, the third-seeded San Antonio Spurs and sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns will renew their rivalry in a first-round matchup.

Last year, many thought their heated second-round series was the real finals. The Spurs won in six games on their way to a fourth NBA championship.

"It's a heck of a matchup. It's a big challenge for us," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "We've got to try to figure something out. They're obviously a team that can win the whole deal, and we got them in the first round."

Even though it's earlier this postseason, their series that starts Saturday in San Antonio could be the best of the first round, for one big - really big - reason.

Lexington (3-1) overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to take the win against the Thunder and improve to 2-0 on the road this season. The Horsemen trailed Mahoning Valley (1-3) 35-34 with 34 seconds remaining in the game before Eviston drove Lexington 47 yards down the field and lofted a pass to Spencer, who caught the high throw and spun into the end zone for the score.

"That was an unbelievable play," Horsemen Coach Mike Harmon said. "Chad and Eddie have been working together for a long time and that was just unbelievable. Our guys showed a lot of character and I was proud of our defense for only giving up seven points in the second half. We really came together and overcame a lot of adversity tonight."

Eviston and Spencer played together at Georgetown College before they became teammates with the Horsemen two years ago.

Eviston was 15-for-28 for 188 yards with four touchdown passes and no interceptions, while Spencer finished the game with six catches for 88 yards and three touchdown catches. Fellow wide receiver Harry Lewis finished with four catches for 47 yards.