ON THIS DATE

1941 — Whirlaway, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, has an easy start to the Triple Crown with an eight-length victory over Staretor in the Kentucky Derby.

1968 — The St. Louis Hawks announce the team will relocate to Atlanta beginning with the 1968-69 season.

1969 — Jockey Bill Hartack wins his fifth Kentucky Derby, aboard Majestic Prince, tying Eddie Arcaro’s record. Majestic Prince overtakes Arts and Pleasure at the mile pole and holds on by a neck.

1980 — Genuine Risk, ridden by Jacinto Vasquez, becomes the second filly to win the Kentucky Derby, beating Rumbo by a length.

1986 — The 54-year-old Bill Shoemaker wins his fourth Kentucky Derby, riding long shot Ferdinand to a sensational last-to-first dash for a 2 1/4-length win over Bold Arrangement.

2001 — Dallas, with an 84-83 win over Utah, becomes the sixth team in NBA history to win a five-game series after trailing 0-2. The Mavericks rally from double-digit deficits in all three wins, including 17 in Game 5.

2003 — Funny Cide becomes the first gelding since Clyde Van Dusen in 1929 to win the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Jose Santos, Funny Cide holds off 5-2 top choice Empire Maker by 1 3/4 lengths, making his decisive move midway on the final turn.

2005 — Ben Gordon becomes the first rookie to win the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award. Gordon averaged 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in just over 24 minutes this season for Chicago.

2011 — Chicago’s Derrick Rose becomes the NBA’s youngest MVP. The 22-year-old Rose gets 113 first-place votes from a panel of 120 media voters. He averaged 25 points and 7.7 assists while leading Chicago to the league’s best record of 62-20.

2012 — LeBron James scores 32 points and Miami takes a 3-0 series lead, sending New York to an NBA postseason-record 13th straight loss, 87-70. The Knicks break the record set by Memphis from 2004-06.