Regina King from “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Mahershala Ali from “Green Book” are favorites to win Oscars in their respective Best Supporting categories at the 91st Academy Award in Hollywood. According to William Hill, King is a 1/3 favorite to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for […]
New York Knicks Losing Season Includes Fortnite
The New York Knicks are one of the worst teams in the NBA this season, is a young squad that is also losing the battle against the popular survival video game, Fortnite. The Knicks have four players under 21-years old, including rookie sensation Kevin Knox, who is 19. Ten members […]
NBA Seeks to Lower Age Requirement to 18, One-and-Done Dunzo?
The NBA and the player union, NBAPA, have been discussing lowering the age requirement from 19 to 18-years old, thereby eliminating the troublesome “one-and-done” rule where potential NBA-caliber players must play a year of college basketball or overseas somewhere before they are old enough to enter the NBA draft. The […]
Oscars Betting Update: Glenn Close Favorite to Win Best Actress in ‘The Wife’
Glenn Close, nominated for the seventh time for an Academy Award, is the heavy favorite at -1000 to win a Best Actress Oscar for her role in “The Wife”. At 71, Close had not won an Oscar despite six previous nominations. If she loses this year, she will be a […]
NCAA Basketball Championship Odds: Duke Favorite to Win March Madness, UNC and Kentucky Rising
Top-ranked Duke (23-3) is a 2/1 favorite to win the 2019 NCAA college basketball championship this year, but both North Carolina and Kentucky pulled off a couple of upsets to improve to 8/1 odds. Gonzaga (25-2) beat Duke earlier in the season at the Maui Invitational in Hawaii. The Zags […]
Zion Williamson Injures Knee with Exploding Sneaker, North Carolina Upsets #1 Duke (Video)
Zion Williamson injured his knee on the first play of the game and without Williamson in the lineup, #1 Duke lost a crucial home game to ACC rival #8 North Carolina 88-72. Williamson, Duke’s superstar projected to be the #1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, played less than 40 […]
Demise of Pac-12 Basketball: Washington Huskies Best of a Sorry Bunch
The Pac-12 is on the verge of sending only one team, the Washington Huskies, to the college basketball tournament this season, which would be the first time in its history that an at-large team from the Pac-12 did not advance to March Madness. The Pac-12 does not have any teams […]
March Madness Bubble Watch: Iceland’s Jon Axel Gudmundsson and Davidson
If Davidson (19-7), led by Jon Axel Gudmundsson from Iceland, does not win the Atlantic 10 conference tournament, the Wildcats might not have enough wins to gain an at-large bid to March Madness this year. Davidson and VCU (20-6) are the two best teams in the A10 right now. Their […]
Big Rivalry Games: No. 8 North Carolina Visits No. 1 Duke
The #8 North Carolina Tarheels (20-5) are nine-point underdogs heading into Durham to take on Zion Williamson and the #1 Duke Blue Devils (23-2) at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The ACC rivals located 26 miles apart from each other are playing their first of two meetings of the season. This meeting […]
Kings and Little Men: Sacramento on NBA Playoff Bubble
The Sacramento Kings (30-27) are the biggest surprise in the NBA, and the young Kings, led by Buddy Hield and De’Aaron Fox, are currently on the playoff bubble heading into the final 25 games of the season. In the Western Conference, the Kings are currently on the bubble. The Kings […]
Duke Regains No. 1 Ranking, Tennessee Plummets After UK Loss
In the latest college basketball AP Poll, Duke (23-2) returned to the #1 ranking after an impressive victory over Virginia (22-2), coupled with top-seeded Tennessee being upset by #5 Kentucky over the weekend. Gonzaga (25-2) moved into the #2 spot, Virginia moved up a spot despite the loss to Duke, […]
Mike Daum and South Dakota State Jackrabbits Seeking First March Madness Win
Mike Daum, the all-time leading scorer from the South Dakota Jackrabbits (21-7), is closing in on 3,000 points and the senior forward hopes he can secure the Jackrabbits their first victory in March Madness after SDSU lost their five previous games in the annual college basketball tournament. SDSU, located in […]
Mid-Majors Watch: Lottery Pick Ja Morant and Murray State
Sophomore guard Ja Morant is having a sensational season for the Murray State Racers (21-4) and he’s poised to become the first college player to average 20 points and 10 assists over a full season. Morant leads Murray State in scoring with 24.3 points and 10.2 assists per game. NBA […]
Final Year in the Bronx: Yankees Pitcher CC Sabathia to Retire After 2019 Season
In a special press conference at the New York Yankees Spring Training facility in Tampa, six-time All-Star CC Sabathia officially announced that 2019 will be his last year as a professional baseball player. Sabathia, 38, is left-handed pitcher with a 246-career wins. He won the Cy Young Award in 2007 […]
Kevin Durant Wins MVP of All-Star Game, Team LeBron Rallies to Beat Team Giannis
Kevin Durant earned his second-career MVP award at the NBA All-Star Game with a team-high 31 points as he led Team LeBron to a victory over Team Giannis in Charlotte, North Carolina. This year’s NBA All-Star Game featured teams selected by captains LeBron James and Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo. Team LeBron […]
High-Flying Lake Braddock High School Basketball Team Typically Scores 100 Points a Game
Much to the dismay of their opponents, Lake Braddock High School in Burke, Virginia, operates an all-out press and run-and-gun three-point heavy offense that often results in 100-point games. Lake Braddock (21-3) is averaging 90 points a game through 24 games. For the last three seasons, the Bruins created matchup […]
PJ Washington and No. 5 Kentucky Crush No. 1 Tennessee for Supremacy in SEC Basketball
After suffering a controversial upset loss to LSU earlier in the week, the #5 Kentucky Wildcats bounced back to pull off an upset of their own by defeating the top-ranked team in the country, the #1 Tennessee Volunteers, with a crushing 17-point victory. Kentucky (21-4) won 86-69 on their home […]
Hamidou Diallo Soars Over Shaq to Win NBA Slam Dunk Contest (Video)
Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Charlotte, North Carolina by unleashing a honey dip dunk over 7-foot-1 Shaquille O’Neal and then revealing a superman logo underneath his jersey while hanging on the rim. Diallo used the former NBA star and now commentator as […]
Oscars Betting Update: Rami Malek Favorite to Win Best Actor for Freddie Mercury Role
Rami Malek is the clear favorite to win an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in the biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody.” William Hill lists Malek at -400 odds to win the Academy Award over Christian Bale, Viggo Mortensen, Bradley Cooper, and Willem Dafoe. This […]
2019 NBA All-Star Game Lineups: Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis
This year’s NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte features teams picked by the two players with most votes – LeBron James and Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo – with Team LeBron squaring off against Team Giannis. The NBA tweaked the format this year. For only the second time in its history, the […]