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The best three-year-old fillies in North America are racing toward the May 3rd Kentucky Oaks, and the chase picks up this Saturday in Florida at Gulfstream Park. Eight are entered in the (G2) Davona Dale Stakes with the winner claiming 50 qualifying points and likely a spot in the Oaks starting gate.

Stakes racing returns to Gulfstream Park in Florida on Saturday as both the three-year-old colts and fillies are in action chasing qualifying points for the 2018 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. For the colts, the (G2) Fountain Of Youth sees the 2018 debut of Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Good Magic.

One thing the Atlanta Hawks can boast of during their season of discontent is that they've not lost a game to the Golden State Warriors. Of course, that has a lot to do with the fact the two teams have yet to meet on the court, but that is all about to change. The Hawks and Warriors will clash twice in the next thee weeks, beginning Friday in Atlanta.

Not all that long ago, the talk around the NHL was that the Boston Bruins were the hottest team in the league when they collected points in 18 straight games from Dec. 16-Jan. 25. Lately, though, it's the Pittsburgh Penguins who have ascended to the mantle of the team that is bringing the heat. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions are 17-6-1 since Jangiroux. 1.

Toronto FC paved the way for the Maple Leafs and Raptors to follow suit. As both of the latter make noise respectively in the NHL and NBA, it was Toronto FC - along with the Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts - who put the city back on the sporting championship map, ending Toronto's long title drought with a 2017 MLS Cup triumph. And who's to say they won't do it again?

The race to grab a spot in the 2018 Kentucky Oaks is picking up the pace, with three US-based races this coming weekend offering 50 points to the winner. Just over two months to go until the fillies meet at Churchill Downs, here's a look at some of the top contenders with Bovada future bet odds.

The Los Angeles Clippers have rediscovered their mojo since the multi-player trade that sent power forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons. The Clippers are 8-3 in their last 11 games, and are 4-2 on their current road trip. But they are just 1-2 on this trip against teams currently holding playoff spots, and Tuesday's opponent, the Denver Nuggets, fall into that category as eight seed in the West.

Everyone knew the race for medals would be wide open in Olympic men's hockey minus the participation of NHL players in Pyeongchang, but even at that, nobody expected this - Germany in the gold-medal game for the first time in Olympic history. The Olympic Athletes From Russia were the favorites entering the tournament, and that's who the Germans will face off against in Saturday's gold-medal game.

All good things come to an end, as do bad things, which the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils were happy to recently discover. Boston ended a six-game losing streak against the Toronto Maple Leafs, while the Devils got the better of the New York Islanders for the first time in five games. As these match ups arrive once more on the NHL schedule, will they revert to old form?