Germany’s Hossein Ensan overcame Italy’s Dario Sammartino after a long heads-up session to win the 2019 World Series of Poker main event, winning $10 million and the traditional gold bracelet. The 55-year-old Ensan clinched the tournament on the 100th hand of heads-up play. Pocket Kings Hold Up for Ensan On […]
Pernell Whitaker, a former four-division world champion who is widely regarded as one of the finest boxers of all time, was killed on Sunday night after being struck by a car while crossing a street in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Whitaker was 55. According to the Virginia Beach Police Department, the […]
The Chicago Cubs have added veteran catcher Martin Maldonado, acquiring the 32-year-old from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for left-handed pitcher Mike Montgomery. The move will give the Cubs a third viable option at catcher, and in the short term, will help cover for the foot injury to All-Star […]
Brandon Clarke tallied 15 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 95-92 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the title game of the NBA Summer League on Monday night. The performance earned Clarke championship game MVP honors to go along with having already been named the […]
The veterans got the best of their prospect opponents on Saturday night, as both Urijah Faber and Germaine de Randamie scored quick knockouts at UFC Fight Night 155 in Sacramento. The fast finishes began in the co-main event, when Faber had his way with No. 15 bantamweight contender Ricky Simon. […]
Kurt Busch outraced his brother Kyle in a two-lap overtime period to earn his first win of the NASCAR Cup Series season, taking the checkered flag in Saturday’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. The victory will likely earn Busch a spot in NASCAR’s postseason, and marks his 31st career […]
Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in a historic final that may well go down as one of the greatest tennis matches ever played to win the men’s Wimbledon championship on Sunday. Djokovic needed to beat Federer in the first ever fifth-set tiebreaker ever held at Wimbledon, escaping with a 7-6 […]
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer each won their respective semifinals in four sets to advance to the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday. This will mark the third time the two men have met up in the final at this Grand Slam, and the two have a total of 12 Wimbledon […]
England and New Zealand will each have a chance to win their first Cricket World Cup Title when they face each other in the tournament final on Sunday at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Both nations have made it as far as the final before, but neither has been able to bring […]
Aspen Ladd will look to continue her rise up the UFC women’s bantamweight rankings as she takes on No. 1 contender Germaine de Randamie in the Main Event at UFC Fight Night 155 in Sacramento, California. The undefeated Ladd will face a sharp rise in her level of competition in […]
Serena Williams and Simona Halep had little trouble with their semifinal opponents and will move forward to meet each other in the women’s final at Wimbledon on Saturday. Halep won the earlier semifinal over Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-3, while Williams had an even easier time with Barbora Strycova, finishing her […]
Kawhi Leonard opted to sign a relatively short deal with the Los Angeles Clippers that could see the reigning NBA Finals MVP hit free agency as soon as 2021. The $103.1 million contract includes a player option for the 2021-22 season. Details of the contract were first reported by The […]
The United States and Mexico were always going to be strong favorites to reach the World Cup in 2022, even after the US men failed to do so in the previous cycle. But new changes to CONCACAF’s qualifying system make it even more likely that the top teams in the […]
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal all took their expected spots in the Wimbledon semifinals, as the big three of men’s tennis overpowered their opponents on Wednesday. Federer and Nadal will now play in one semifinal on Friday, while Djokovic will face No. 23 seed Roberto Bautista Agut, who […]
The D.C. Council voted 7-5 in favor of a five-year contract with Intralot to be the exclusive operator for online sports betting in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, despite concerns over questions of cronyism, revenue allocation, and the non-competitive nature of the bidding for the deal. The contract, which is worth […]
Cleveland pitcher Shane Bieber struck out the side in the fifth inning to win the MVP honors in a 4-3 American League victory at the All-Star Game in Cleveland on Tuesday night. With no clear most valuable player emerging during the tightly contested matchup, the sterling performance by a hometown […]
Serena Williams scored a three-set victory over fellow American Alison Riske on Tuesday to advance to the semifinals at Wimbledon. The 11th-seeded Williams overcame a stiff challenge from Riske, winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to move to the final four at Wimbledon for the 12th time in her career. Williams Coming […]
Thiago Santos battled for five hard rounds against UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones before eventually losing in a split decision on Saturday night at UFC 239. On Monday, it was revealed that most of that performance came while he was almost entirely standing on one leg. Several media outlets […]
New York Mets rookie Pete Alonso spoiled a record-breaking performance by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to win the 2019 Home Run Derby on Monday night. Alonso earned the million dollar prize for winning the pre-All Star Game contest by hitting 23 home runs in the final round, one more than Guerrero. […]
Justin Haley earned his first NASCAR Cup Series win in just his third career start by winning the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday. The race was delayed a day due to rain, which had interfered with practice and qualifying all week. Busch Pits Just Before […]
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