Beth Harris

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- JJohn Velazquez won the Kentucky Derby by a broken nose.

An injury to Animal Kingdom's regular rider, Robby Albarado, cleared the way for Velazquez to pick up the mount on the 20-1 long shot. Once he took the reins Saturday, he rode his good luck all the way to the winner's circle.

"For once, I'm on the good end of it," Velazquez said. "All of a sudden I pick up this one and he wins the Derby, so it was meant to be," Velazquez said.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A total of 22 horses have been entered for Saturday's Kentucky Derby, two more than the maximum allowed field of 20.

The entry box closed Wednesday morning, with the draw to determine post positions set for later in the afternoon. The field is limited to the top 20 horses based on earnings in graded stakes races.

Leading the way is Uncle Mo, who is being treated for a gastrointestinal infection. Owner Mike Repole has said if the colt isn't sufficiently recovered, then he won't run in the 1 1/4-mile Derby.

Rodman was the flamboyant rebounder who won five NBA titles with Chicago and Detroit; Wilkes won four NBA titles with Golden State and the Lakers after starring at UCLA; and Winter was the architect of the triangle and triple-post offense.

"I am truly humbled, privileged and honored," said Wilkes, who attended the announcement in Los Angeles, site of this weekend's All-Star game.

The other finalists are former NBA stars Maurice Cheeks, Chris Mullin and Ralph Sampson, five-time Olympian Teresa Edwards, Stanford women's coach Tara VanDerveer, former NBA coach Dick Motta, Philadelphia University coach Herb Magee, college referee Hank Nichols, and Al Attles, the current vice president and assistant general manager of the Golden State Warriors.

Zenyatta is retired, tucked away in her stall on a Kentucky farm awaiting her first breeding date with a stallion. Yet the superstar mare who went 19-1 in her career has one more race she's trying to win -- Horse of the Year.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Reeves Nelson scored a career-high 23 points and UCLA defeated No. 16 BYU 86-79 in the John R. Wooden Classic doubleheader on Saturday, handing the Cougars their first loss after a strong start to the 2010-11 season.

The Bruins (6-4) earned their first quality win of the season after road losses to ranked teams Villanova and Kansas.

Tyler Honeycutt added 17 points and Joshua Smith had 15 points and eight rebounds despite both being in foul trouble in the team's third straight win.

Zenyatta will put her 19-0 record on the line when she defends her title in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, going against the boys for the second consecutive year.

LOS ANGELES -- The local headlines blare almost daily with new details about their impending split. Court documents are rife with he said, she said disagreements and details of lavish personal spending. Yet around the Los Angeles Dodgers' clubhouse, the ugly split of Frank and Jamie McCourt barely registers a blip.