Heading into the 2021 NBA Finals, Chris Paul had the inside track to winning the MVP. Now, after the Phoenix Suns took a 1-0 series lead over the Milwaukee Bucks, Paul continues to be the betting favorite at -150 odds to win the award, ahead of Devin Booker and Giannis […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning scored only once on Wednesday night, but that was enough to secure a 1-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens and win the team’s second consecutive Stanley Cup title. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves in the shutout to secure victory for Tampa Bay. The game […]
The Phoenix Suns lost backup forward Dario Saric to a knee injury when he exited Game 1 of the NBA Finals after just two minutes of floor time. In the first quarter of Game 1, Saric drove to the basket, but his knee buckled when he was met by defender […]
World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty needs just two more wins to earn her first Wimbledon title, but will have to get past former champion Angelique Kerber on Thursday if she wants to secure a place in the tournament final. Barty reached the semifinal with a 6-1, 6-3 rout of fellow […]
It’s rare in recent years for the European Tour to overshadow the PGA Tour, even for a single week. But that will be the case this weekend when most of the world’s top players will use the Scottish Open to prepare for next week’s Open Championship. Four of the top […]
Joining the trend set by other tracks around the country, Del Mar announced it will add a 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot bet to its arsenal of wagers for its upcoming summer meet. The seaside track north of San Diego replaced its regular $2 Pick 6 with the 20-cent jackpot version, […]
England defeated Denmark 2-1 at Wembley and will play the final at Euro 2020 against Italy, on Sunday (21:00 CET). It was no easy affair for the hosts in London, as Denmark went ahead after 30 minutes. A fantastic free-kick goal from Mikkel Damsgaard put Kasper Hjulmand’s men in front. […]
Most of the world’s top golfers are already in Scotland this week in preparation for The Open Championship, but a handful of contenders stuck around in the United States to iron out their own games at the John Deere Classic in Illinois. Daniel Berger stands out among the field at […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning will take a second shot at closing out the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night when they host the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 of the series. Montreal stayed alive on Monday by getting past Tampa Bay 3-2 in overtime in Game 4. Tampa Bay seeks […]
The locals call it Le Geante. Others know it as the Beast of Provence. Mont Ventoux has many nicknames, including Bald Mountain, and it’s one of the most difficult climbs in Tour de France history, but that didn’t stop the organizers from sending the peloton to the top of the […]
Roger Federer saw his bid for a ninth Wimbledon title come to a sudden end on Wednesday, as Hubert Hurkacz eliminated the 20-time Grand Slam champion in straight sets in the quarterfinals. Hurkacz started strong and finished with a flourish, beating Federer 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0. Federer had chances in […]
Matt Sullivan, a beat reporter covering the Brooklyn Nets, was given exclusive access to players and the locker room over the past two seasons as he penned a book about the rise of the new-look Nets. The biggest revelation in Sullivan’s book, Can’t Knock the Hustle, is the uncanny cannabis […]
This is the game that stops everything in South America. The two giants on the continent, Brazil and Argentina, will play each other in the Copa America final on Sunday (02:00 CET). After Brazil narrowly beat Peru 1-0 in the first semifinal on Tuesday, Argentina faced a fierce game against […]
Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo suited up for the first game of the 2021 NBA Finals despite a lingering hyperextended knee injury. But even his presence for the Milwaukee Bucks wasn’t enough to thwart Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns from jumping out to a 1-0 series lead after a 118-105 […]
After going 1-1 over 90 minutes and in extra time, Italy and Spain went to penalties to settle their Euro 2020 semifinal affair at London’s Wembley Stadium. Italy won a dramatic shootout and will play the final on July 11. Italy was the first to score after 60 minutes, following […]
No. 14 seed Hubert Hurkacz scored the biggest win of his career on Tuesday, defeating No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in five sets to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Hurkacz came from behind to win 2-6, 7-6 (7-2) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, in a match that spanned two days due to a rain […]
Bettors will have a veritable smorgasbord of options to choose from when Belmont Park’s Fall Meet takes to the track in September. In a schedule released by the New York Racing Association on Tuesday, organizers are featuring four, Grade 1 races and five Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In†Challenge […]
On June 24, Zach Davies and three relievers combined for a no-hitter as the Chicago Cubs beat the Dodgers 4-0 in Los Angeles. The win kept Chicago tied atop the NL Central standings, a position they had been in – sometimes even with a slight lead – for most of […]
Oaklawn Park just shifted the landscape for the 2022 Kentucky Derby trail, boosting the purse for the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby to $1.25 million and moving the race up a week, to April 2, 2022. That moves the Arkansas Derby from its traditional spot as the last major Derby prep […]
The NBA Finals is ready to tip-off, but it’s still unknown if one of the league’s top stars will even suit up. Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo is questionable for the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns. The Suns are the consensus betting favorite […]
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