The Tennessee Titans and Derrick Henry are the top team in the AFC South and are once again the consensus favorite to win back-to-back division titles at -115 odds, with the Indianapolis Colts their only competition at +150 odds. The Jacksonville Jaguars went 1-15 last season and locked up the […]
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Real Ready to Offer $210 Million for Mbappe, PSG Demands $50 Million More
Real Madrid is readying a bid worth $210 million for PSG super forward Kylian Mbappe, but the French giants are asking for $50 million more to let him go. The info was revealed on Thursday by French paper Le Parisien. The 23-year-old Mbappe is out of contract next summer, but […]
Jags Tap Rookie QB Trevor Lawrence as Week 1 Starter
A week ago, Urban Meyer said he was undecided, but now, he’s made his decision. The Jacksonville Jaguars named rookie Trevor Lawrence their starting quarterback for a Week 1 matchup against the Houston Texans. Gardner Minshew will handle backup QB duties, which everyone expected, but Meyer delayed his decision until […]
Ronaldo Reaches Agreement with Manchester City
Cristiano Ronaldo asked not to start in the first round of the Serie A season as Juve drew 2-2 away against Udinese. Speculation around his future intensified in the past 72 hours, with Spanish outlet AS now claiming Ronaldo has a personal agreement to join Manchester City. Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge […]
Florida Derby Champ Known Agenda Retired to Stud at Spendthrift Farm
Known Agenda, the talented, but temperamental colt, was retired from racing Wednesday. He’ll begin stud duty at Spendthrift Farm in 2022. The farm announced this year’s Florida Derby winner will stand for an initial fee of $10,000. No reason was given for his sudden retirement, but Known Agenda hasn’t run […]
BMW Championship Odds: Jon Rahm Leads the Pack as FedEx Cup Playoffs Head into Week 2
Jon Rahm may have let victory slip away in the final round of the Northern Trust on Monday, but bookmakers still see the Spaniard as the favorite to win the BMW Championship this week at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland. Rahm ranks as the No. 1 […]
NY Jets Injury Report: DE Vinny Curry Out for Season After Spleen Surgery
Another day, another injury for the LOL Jets. The New York Jets lost another starter to an injury and won’t have defensive end Vinny Curry for the rest of the season due to complications from a rare blood disorder diagnosis. In July, team doctors diagnosed Curry with an uncommon blood […]
FanDuel to Become Title Sponsor of Kentucky Downs Meet
Kentucky Downs and FanDuel announced a three-year partnership this week that will put the betting platform’s name on the track’s boutique late-summer meet. The six-day meet, which runs Sept. 5-6, 8-9, and 11-12, now goes by the name FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs. FanDuel is the parent company of the […]
New Grade 1 Champ Lexitonian Seeking Validation in the Forego Stakes
After a career-best, out-of-the-clouds performance, what does Lexitonian do for an encore? How will the enigmatic sprinter follow up his Vanderbilt victory in Saturday’s Grade 1 Forego Stakes at Saratoga? And is it possible? Can the 5-year-old sprinter go one better than his best? The Forego is one of six […]
Sheriff Tiraspol Makes History, Qualifies for the Champions League Group Stage
All 32 of the clubs that will enter the Champions League group stage this season have been decided, with the final six participants unveiled following the return leg of the playoffs. Moldavian champions Sheriff Tiraspol have defeated all odds and qualified for the main round of the competition after passing […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo Joins Brewers Ownership Group as Investment Surge Continues
NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo attended a Milwaukee Brewers game on Tuesday. And, while Antetokounmpo has attended many Brewers games, this was his first as the team’s newest minority owner. Antetokounmpo’s investment is hardly unique, however, as professional athletes, actors, and private equity firms continue to pour money into professional sports. […]
Serena Williams Drops Out of US Open Due to Hamstring Injury
Serena Williams hasn’t played in a tennis tournament since tearing her right hamstring in her first-round match at Wimbledon this June. Now, the American star has confirmed that the injury will keep her out of the US Open as well. Williams posted the news on her social media outlets on […]
Sports Betting Bill Passes North Carolina Senate
The North Carolina House of Representatives now holds the future of sports betting in the state in its hands. Months after it was introduced, Senate Bill 688 passed the state Senate last week and was sent to the House. That legislation was read for the first time in the House […]
Yankees Win 11 Straight to Pass Red Sox, Take Control of AL Wild-Card Race
Earlier this summer, the New York Yankees were struggling to string wins together, and it remained an open question as to whether the loaded roster would even make it to the postseason. But the team has put together a run of 11 straight wins to take command of the American […]
AFC West Odds: Can Anyone Slow Down Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs?
The Kansas City Chiefs have a specific mission to secure a third-straight Super Bowl appearance and win their second championship in three seasons. The current runners-up march toward the Super Bowl would begin with another AFC West crown, where the Chiefs are the consensus favorites at -250 odds to win […]
AFC North Odds: Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens Coin Flip
If there’s an NFL division that epitomizes smashmouth football, it’s the AFC North, and this upcoming season should be hotly contested once again. The Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns will vie for the AFC North title, with the Ravens the slight favorite at +110 odds ahead of the Browns at […]
Milwaukee Bucks Give Mike Budenholzer 3-Year Contract Extension After Winning NBA Title
Win a championship, keep your job and get a raise! The Milwaukee Bucks rewarded head coach Mike Budenholzer with a three-year contract extension after he delivered the franchise their first championship in 50 years. In three seasons as the Bucks’ head coach, Budenholzer went 172-65. Budenholzer also has a 31-17 […]
Real Madrid’s $190 Million Bid for PSG Superstar Mbappe Rejected
Real Madrid is desperate to sign 22-year-old super forward Kylian Mbappe. The player made up his mind and wants to play in Spain, but PSG is standing firm and denying Real’s approach. Mbappe will be out of contract in 2022 and PSG could lose him for free. The French attacker […]
New England Patriots Trade RB Sony Michel to Shorthanded LA Rams
The Los Angeles Rams needed a running back after Cam Akers blew out his Achilles in training camp, so they acquired Sony Michel in a trade with the New England Patriots for a pair of conditional draft picks. The Rams also suffered a setback this week when their new starting […]
Saturday at Saratoga: One of Racing’s Biggest Days of 2021
The names of those racing on Saturday’s Travers Day at Saratoga sound like a Thoroughbred all-star team: Essential Quality, Gamine, Letruska, Tribhuvan, Jackie’s Warrior, Life Is Good, Whitmore, Swiss Skydiver. All of them – and others you may have heard of – are set to run in one of Saratoga’s […]