Just last week, we reported that the Utah Jazz weren’t looking to trade Donovan “Spida” Mitchell despite rumors that he was headed to the New York Knicks. Now, however, Shams Charania from The Athletic reports the Jazz and Knicks are negotiating a deal involving a slew of draft picks. The […]
After a gutsy performance in Stage 11 of the 2022 Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard from Jumbo-Visma won his first-ever stage and secured first place in the overall general classification standings. Vingegaard is now the betting favorite to win the Tour de France, ahead of Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), […]
Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) finally won his first stage on Le Tour while also seizing the yellow jersey away from Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) with dominating attack on Col du Granon in Stage 11 of the Tour de France. Pogacar cracked due to the heat and vicious ascent of Granon […]
DraftKings updated their NBA Awards page and Rudy Gobert is the betting favorite to win the 2023 NBA Defensive Player of the Year at +550 odds, but Robert Williams III aka RW3 from the Boston Celtics is close behind at +650 odds, and Bam Adebayo from the Miami Heat looms […]
The Play-In Tournament is here to stay, which is great news if you’re a TV executive or am NBA bubble team. The NBA Board of Governors met this week in Las Vegas and all parties agreed to keep the tournament, which was initially proposed as a temporary solution during the […]
The NBA 2K23 Summer League is in full swing and Paolo Banchero excelled with the Orlando Magic in two games, so they want to shut him down to prevent injuring the #1 draft pick. Fan favorite Tacko Fall looked good last night with a double-double for the Utah Jazz while […]
The Phoenix Suns were never interested in offering starting center Deandre Ayton a max-contract extension, so it looks like they’ll work out a sign-and-trade with the Indiana Pacers for Myles Turner so they get something back in return. Both Brian Windhorst from ESPN and Shams Charania from The Athletic indicate […]
It was anything but a dull day at the Tour de France after protestors disrupted and delayed Stage 10 in the middle of a 146 km ride from Morzine Les Portes du Soleil to Megeve in the Alps. After gendarmes dragged off the hippie protestors, Magnus Cort (EF Education-EasyPost) won […]
Among the fraternity of NBA players, winning the Most Improved Player Award is a special distinction that the Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton is the betting favorite to claim at +1200 odds, according to DraftKings. We like Josh Giddey from the Oklahoma City Thunder to make a big impact in his […]
Ime Udoka guided the Boston Celtics to a berth in the NBA Finals during his first season as a head coach, so it’s no surprise to see his name as the betting favorite to win the 2023 NBA Coach of the Year award at +750 odds over at DraftKings. Taylor […]
The Portland Trail Blazers had an up and down couple of days after superstar Damian Lillard signed a two-year contract extension worth $122 million, quelling rumors in Rip City that he would force a trade to a title contender. The Trail Blazers also got a bit of bad news when […]
The Boston Celtics signed free agent Danilo Gallinari to a two-year deal worth $13.3 million, and the forward will provide the Celtics with a playmaker and 3-point shooter off the bench. The Atlanta Hawks traded Gallinari to the San Antonio Spurs in a deal where they acquired All-Star Dejounte Murray. […]
I recently moved from California to Colorado — or in betting terms — from a state where there’s no legalized online gambling to a state that legalized online gambling, including sports betting. As a sportswriter and so-called sports junkie, I had the rare and amazing opportunity to have a successful […]
Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels (AG2R Citroen) won his first-ever stage at Le Tour with an inspiring and dominating victory from Aigle to Chatel in the Swiss Alps during Stage 9 of the 2022 Tour de France. The bookies in Europe expected a rider in the breakaway would win Stage 9 of […]
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) won a second stage in the 2022 Tour de France with an uphill sprint finish in Stage 8 Lausanne and held off Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and prevented the defending champion from winning three stages in a row. The GC contenders in the peloton wiped […]
James Harden opted out of a $47.4 million final year in his contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, and signed a two-year deal worth $68 million which reflects a $15 million pay cut to help Joel Embiid and the Sixers win a title. Harden, 32, was the biggest available free agent […]
The Utah Jazz indicated they will not trade Donovan ‘Spida” Mitchell, and they will try to rebuild a team around their superstar after they traded away big man Rudy Gobert for a huge haul from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Mitchell hinted that he wanted out of Utah and there were rumors […]
Another day, another stage victory for the Slovenian Wunderkind. One day after securing the yellow jersey with his first stage win at the 2022 Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) held off a final attack from Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) during a summit finish at the punishing La Super […]
Under the bright and glitzy lights of Las Vegas, two franchises caught a glimpse of their future stars in action. Playin in the NBA’s Summer League, Paolo Banchero — the #1 pick from the Orlando Magic — scored 17 points and led his team to victory against the Houston Rockets […]
Two-time Tour de France defending champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) secured the yellow jersey from Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), who held on to it during the previous four stages. After six stages, Slovenia’s Pogacar is the clear betting favorite at -400 odds to win the 2022 Tour de France, […]
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