Not surprisingly, Saturday’s Grade 1 Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos has that distinct Bob Baffert flavor to it. That flavor manifests itself with the Hall of Fame trainer sending out three 2-year-old fillies in what is the final Grade 1 of the year for juvenile fillies. To illustrate Baffert’s dominance […]
The Southern California jockey colony just got significantly deeper with the announcement that Hall of Fame rider John Velazquez is moving his tack to Santa Anita for the upcoming 2021-22 Winter/Spring Meet. This marks the first time in Velazquez’s decorated 32-year career he’s riding full-time in Southern California. A stalwart of […]
On Nov. 20, the Utah Utes crushed the Oregon Ducks 38-7, effectively ending the hopes of Oregon – or any other Pac-12 team – making it into the College Football Playoff this season. But Oregon gets a shot at revenge on Friday, as the two teams will face off in […]
Twenty of the top players in the world will compete this weekend at the Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas, as the Hero World Challenge returns to the calendar after a two-year wait. Like many tournaments, the Hero World Challenge took a year off in 2020 due to the COVID-19 […]
New York City FC won a dramatic penalty shootout against the top-seeded New England Revolution to qualify for the Eastern Conference final. City, the East’s No. 4 seed, will play the No.2 Philadelphia Union on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Portland Timbers remain the bookies’ favorites to win the MLS Cup. MLS […]
Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers will miss at least 10 days, and probably two weeks, with a lower abdominal tendinopathy injury. Lillard initially suffered the injury leading up to the Tokyo Olympics. He aggravated the area, located just above the groin, over the weekend. Lillard sat out one […]
The Miami Heat got a bit of bad news on Wednesday after finding out that All-Star center Bam Adebayo will undergo surgery to repair ligament damage in his thumb after he suffered an injury against the Denver Nuggets earlier in the week. An MRI revealed that Adebayo tore the ulnar […]
With only a few relevant conference championship games remaining on the schedule, there’s still plenty of uncertainty surrounding the College Football Playoff field. But while the exact makeup of the top four remains undecided, the contenders are now clear – even if the committee’s decisions will remain a mystery until […]
Macau casino stocks tanked this week after the arrest of 11 junket operators. Alvin Chau, Suncity Group Holdings’ CEO, was among those detained. The region’s casino stocks were already struggling due to new virus concerns, but the specter of more regulatory crackdowns pushed them lower still. During the ’08-’09 financial […]
The New York Knicks added Kemba Walker in free agency, but he’s struggled since his arrival — as have the Knicks — so head coach Tom Thibodeau benched him to revitalize the stagnant team. The Knicks secured the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs last season, but after the […]
Follow the money. With the first quarter of the NBA season in the books, the money is flowing heavily in the direction of the Brooklyn Nets (+240 odds) and Golden State Warriors (+600), as the top two betting favorites to win the 2022 NBA championship. The unstoppable Phoenix Suns won […]
Gulfstream Park opens its Championship Meet this weekend as the first racetrack to conduct races on three surfaces: dirt, turf, and all-weather, synthetic Tapeta. And given what we saw on the Tapeta during the Florida track’s Fall Meet, horseplayers have expectations as to what they’ll see heading into the winter […]
Any reports of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Corniche moving out of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s barn are premature — as of now. According to the Daily Racing Form, the odds-on favorite to win the Eclipse Award as 2-Year-Old Champion will return to Baffert’s California base after a freshening […]
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James tested positive for COVID-19 and entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. LeBron missed Tuesday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings. The Lakers opened as a -3.5 favorite against the Kings in Sacramento, but early money on the Lakers moved the line as high […]
Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t attend the Ballon d’Or 2021 ceremony in Paris on Monday evening. Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, finished in sixth place, his worst performance since 2010. Lionel Messi won a record-breaking seventh Ballon d’Or after collecting 613 points from the 180 journalists who formed the international jury. […]
Ellen White became the Lionesses’ top goal-scorer as England beat Latvia 20-0 in a World Cup qualifier played in Doncaster. It’s England’s biggest-ever victory on the international stage at any level in either men’s or women’s football. Sarina Wiegman’s players lead in Group D of the European Qualifiers for the […]
The New York Mets already boast one of the best pitchers in baseball in two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom. Now, they’ll bring even more firepower to the mound in 2022 with the addition of veteran starter Max Scherzer to the rotation. New York signed Scherzer to a three-year, […]
Fenway Sports Group (FSG) plans to take a majority stake in the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. The deal, which still needs NHL owners’ approval, is reportedly valued at $900 million. The Penguins will join Fenway Sports’ portfolio of teams that include the Boston Red Sox, the Salem Red Sox, Liverpool FC, […]
The Minnesota Vikings will miss their primary offensive weapon for an undetermined amount of time after Dalvin Cook suffered a painful shoulder injury against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Vikings backup running back Alexander Mattison will replace Cook in the starting lineup. Cook went down in the third quarter […]
The Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors are the two best teams in the NBA right now and both are battling for the Pacific Division crown. The Warriors are the current betting favorite at -110 odds while the Suns are +100 odds to win the Pacific Division in back-to-back seasons. […]
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