Pre-tournament favorite Denmark will try to secure its second straight gold medal as it takes on France in the final of the men’s Olympic handball tournament on Saturday. Both Denmark and France won their respective semifinal matches on Thursday by identical 27-23 scores, with each facing some of the stiffest […]
A team of NPB professionals will battle a group of former MLB veterans and minor leaguers as Japan faces the USA in the gold medal game of the Olympic baseball tournament. Japan is a perfect 4-0 in the tournament so far, while the United States has lost just one game […]
The Russian Olympic Committee team rallied past Brazil in the semifinals to set up a gold medal confrontation with France in men’s volleyball at the Tokyo Olympics. The Russians took their semifinal in four sets, winning 18-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-23 to advance to the gold medal game after missing out […]
The cliché “quality over quantity†washes over this year’s Grade 1 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga like the wake from Knicks Go’s last race. It floods the zone like Maxfield’s last two outings and Silver State’s last trip around Belmont Park. If you’re going to send only five horses around Saratoga’s […]
Lionel Messi agreed to join PSG on a two-year contract. The announcement comes just 24 hours after Barcelona released a statement saying the Argentinean superstar will not be at Camp Nou next season. Messi spent 21 years at Barcelona, joining the club’s youth setup as a 13-year-old in 2000 from […]
The possibility of statewide sports betting in North Carolina received a boost this week when a legislative bill passed a Senate committee after months of delays. Senate Bill 688, sponsored by Sen. Jim Perry, R-Lenoir County, passed the state Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday following debate of the issue. Sports […]
The United States can win its fourth straight gold medal in men’s basketball on Saturday. But France has already beaten Team USA once in these Olympics, and will look to do so again in an effort to win the country’s first Olympic title. The Americans rallied past Australia in the […]
Mexico proved too strong for the Japanese hosts as they won the bronze medals in the men’s football tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. Japan was hoping to end a 53-year long medal drought in men’s Olympic football, but Mexico made a clear statement right from the start. Cordova scored after […]
Manchester City signed 25-year-old Jack Grealish after meeting Aston Villa’s valuation for the English international player. The Premier League champions paid $140 million to sign Grealish, who will wear the number 10 shirt at the Etihad. The 10 was previously worn by club legend Sergio Aguero, who left England to […]
Lionel Messi won’t sign a new contract at Barcelona, the Catalonian club revealed on Thursday evening. The Argentinean superstar will leave Camp Nou after 21 years with Barca. According to transfer market specialist Fabrizio Romano, talks between Messi’s representatives and PSG have already taken place. The French pushed to bring […]
Bolshoi Ballet will attempt to rectify an oversight that’s as mystifying as it is counterintuitive by becoming Aidan O’Brien’s first winning horse at Saratoga. It defies logic that O’Brien, Europe’s most decorated trainer and one of the best horsemen in the world, has never sent a horse to the Spa’s […]
After a 45-day delay, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy finally signed the Fixed Odds Wagering Act into law, opening the windows for fixed-odds wagering on horse racing in the state. Don’t make a beeline for the Jersey Shore just yet, however. Implementation requires regulatory approval from the New Jersey Racing […]
The West Virginia Derby is back after a year’s hiatus. And so are Mr. Wireless and Bourbonic, who headline Saturday’s Grade 3 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park. The two 3-year-olds provide the recognizable names for the 1 1/8-mile race, which skipped 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Those created logistical […]
The Netherlands reached its fifth straight gold medal game in women’s Olympic field hockey on Wednesday, dispatching Great Britain 5-1 to set up a confrontation with Argentina on Saturday. The Argentinians eliminated India 2-1 to book their place in the final, where they’ll seek the nation’s first gold medal in […]
April Ross and Alix Klineman have the opportunity to complete an unlikely dream on Friday as the duo competes in the gold medal match of the Olympic women’s beach volleyball tournament in Tokyo. Ross and Klineman will take on Australians Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar in the best […]
Sweden has run through its opposition in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament, outscoring opponents 13-3 on its way to winning all five matches thus far. That makes the Swedes a clear favorite heading into the gold medal match against a strong Canadian squad on Friday. Olympic officials moved the gold […]
Lionel Messi (34) will leave FC Barcelona after failing to reach an agreement on a contract extension with the club. The information was confirmed by the club through an official statement. Less than two days after it was reported that Messi’s new contract was a done deal and that he […]
Romelu Lukaku is one step closer to returning to Stamford Bridge after telling Inter Milan he wants a transfer to Chelsea. The 28-year old Belgian striker was previously under contract with the West London club between 2011 and 2014. Inter rejected two bids for Lukaku from Chelsea, but a third […]
Thinking about venturing away from online, high-stakes sports card auctions and attending your first card show? Good for you. But remember, a live show is very different than what you’ll encounter online and, for the uninitiated, the experience can be confusing and even a little overwhelming. We’re here to help, […]
Dayoutoftheoffice, one of the best juvenile fillies of 2020 and a Grade 1 winner, retired Wednesday, three days before she was set to run in Saturday’s Grade 1 Test Stakes at Saratoga. The winner of last year’s Grade 1 Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park, Dayoutoftheoffice just clocked a bullet 59-second […]
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