JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa's police minister says reports of a terrorist threat to the World Cup can't be ignored, but "hold no water."

Nathi Mthethwa released a statement late Friday, after an online magazine wrote about "how beautiful" it would be if a bomb exploded at the U.S.-England match in Rustenburg.

The comments appeared to come from a contributor to a militant e-magazine called "Yearners for Paradise," not the usual sites used by al-Qaida and other linked groups. In the article, the author says he is not a spokesman for al-Qaida.

Police minister Mthethwa said, "Recent media reports suggesting such threats exist hold no water."

He said every threat was checked. "We simply cannot ignore them."

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Zenyatta came to Oaklawn Park as visiting royalty. After romping to her 16th consecutive victory Friday in the Apple Blossom Invitational, horse racing's queen stood before her adoring public and bowed her head twice.At times more human than horse, Zenyatta high-stepped her way to the starting gate in her distinctive Radio City Rockettes style. She lagged behind early as usual before making a sweeping move through the stretch turn on her way to a 4¼-length victory.The 6-year-old mare tied the modern mark shared by 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation and 1995-96 Horse of the Year Cigar in unrestricted races. Peppers Pride, who retired last year with a 19-for-19 record, and Hallowed Dreams, who won 16 straight, achieved some of their success in statebred stakes.

LOS ANGELES — Evan Turner posed for endless photographs Friday while holding the hefty John R. Wooden Award, grinning wide enough to show the braces on his lower teeth.The Ohio State star's life is only speeding up after he claimed yet another trophy as the nation's top basketball player.Turner was chosen over Kentucky freshman John Wall, Syracuse's Wesley Johnson, West Virginia forward Da'Sean Butler and Kansas guard Sherron Collins for the 34th Wooden Award.Turner already won The Associated Press player of the year award and the Naismith Award among other honors, essentially making a clean sweep of the sport's top prizes after his stellar season with the Buckeyes.Connecticut's Tina Charles won the women's Wooden Award, beating Huskies teammate Maya Moore by one point in the closest voting in the award's history.Florida's Billy Donovan received a Legends of Coaching award, with the 44-year-old becoming the youngest coach to receive the honor.

NEW YORK — The well-worn names of Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton have been replaced by Miguel Cotto and Yuri Foreman, and the ballpark where they once fought stands as a shell of its former self just across the street.Still, boxing is back at Yankee Stadium after more than three decades.The dream of Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum to return to the big ballpark in the Bronx was realized on a blustery Friday morning, when Cotto and Foreman were introduced inside the new, $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium. They'll meet for Foreman's junior middleweight title June 5 in the first sports event besides baseball since the facility opened last spring.