UEFA, European football’s governing body, accepted nine of the 12 clubs that created the Super League back into its structures “in a spirit of reconciliation, and for the good of European football.” Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus were not included in that group, however. Three weeks after 12 of the […]
The Boston Celtics can’t catch a break after they lost All-Star Jaylen Brown to a season-ending wrist injury. Brown suffered a torn scapholunate ligament in his left wrist, which requires surgery. He will also miss the postseason. Brown dealt with pain all season. He finally got the wrist checked out […]
Jacob deGrom has had to live most of his career with little run support from his New York teammates. Now, the Mets will have to survive without deGrom for a while, as the two-time Cy Young Award winner will do a stint on the injured list due to “right side […]
Understand that when France Go de Ina enters the starting gate for Saturday’s 146th Preakness Stakes, you’re seeing a true Triple Crown rarity. Not just a Japanese horse running a Triple Crown race. That’s rare enough. After all, France Go de Ina will be the first Japan-based horse running the […]
One of the first questions many novice horseplayers asked when the news of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s positive drug test for excessive amounts of an anti-inflammatory medication was: “If he’s DQed, can I cash my Mandaloun ticket?†The answer is an emphatic “no.†Bettors holding Mandaloun tickets deserve props […]
Max Abmas, college basketball’s leading scorer from Oral Roberts, wants to go pro so he declared for the 2021 NBA Draft while maintaining his NCAA eligibility by not hiring an agent. As a sophomore, Abmas led the NCAA in scoring with 24.5 points per game. He also shot 42.9% from […]
Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal suffered a hamstring injury over the weekend and the team might shut him down for the remainder of the regular season to rest up for the play-in tournament. Meanwhile, Beal had been in a fight with Steph Curry for the NBA scoring title, which is […]
As Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit galloped amid the furor of his positive drug test for the anti-inflammatory betamethasone, Maryland Jockey Club officials postponed the Preakness Stakes post-position draw to Tuesday. Originally, the post-position draw and morning-line odds were set to be announced on Monday. But, in the wake of […]
Horse racing and the face of horse racing – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert – took two more punches to their collective integrity Sunday when Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit tested positive for an anti-inflammatory drug, betamethasone. Baffert confirmed the test to reporters in an impromptu press conference at […]
Last week, Inter celebrated their first Serie A title in 11 years. Manager Antonio Conte decided to give playing time to a few of those who didn’t enjoy too many outings this season. Among them: Andrei Ionut Radu, the Romanian keeper who didn’t stand a chance to start in goal […]
The $1 million Wild West Bonus will go unclaimed with the announcement that Santa Anita Handicap winner Idol will miss the Grade 1 Hollywood Gold Cup with an undisclosed issue. Trainer Richard Baltus told Santa Anita Park’s Ed Golden that the issue doesn’t appear to be career-ending and that the […]
The surge of COVID cases across Turkey put the country on Britain’s travel red list. UEFA now has a big problem: could the Champions League final be moved from Istanbul for the second year running? The European Football Association was taken by surprise. On Friday, UEFA was supposed to confirm […]
Strawweights Michelle Waterson and Marina Rodriguez will move up a weight class to fight at flyweight in order to fill the main event of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN card on short notice. Initially, the UFC scheduled a bout between TJ Dillashaw and Cory Sandhagen to headline the event. Rodriguez gets […]
The Grade 1 Man o’ War Stakes draws its name from one of the most iconic horses in American racing history. Yet, it’s an Irish import who’s stealing all of the attention in the New York Racing Association’s first Grade 1 turf race of 2021. That would be Sovereign, who […]
French sports paper L’Equipe revealed late on Friday that PSG and Neymar have reached a deal to extend the Brazilian’s contract. The signing is expected to be formalized on Saturday. After a complicated few months, PSG managed to convince the 29-year-old superstar that Parc des Princes is the best place […]
Canelo Alvarez has a chance to grow his legacy, but faces a legitimate challenge on Saturday night when he takes on the undefeated Billy Joe Saunders in a super middleweight title unification fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Alvarez comes in with the WBA and WBC super middleweight championships, […]
The New Orleans Pelicans were in the thick of the Western Conference playoff hunt and eying a spot in the play-in tournament, but their postseason hopes are quickly fading after they lost Zion Williamson for the last 10 games of the regular season with a finger injury. Head coach Stan […]
Standout 5-year-old horse Knicks Go, last seen finishing fourth in the Saudi Cup on Feb. 20, will return in an unlikely spot on May 31 – the Grade 3 Steve Sexton Mile at Lone Star Park. Trainer Brad Cox announced Knicks Go’s next go-moment during a National Thoroughbred Racing Association […]
Calling an audible with an aptly named horse, trainer Chad Brown said Risk Taking will run in the Preakness Stakes instead of the Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes – his original destination. Risk Taking was the morning-line favorite for the Peter Pan, a one-turn, 1 1/8-mile race on Saturday at […]
Last October, the Seattle Storm finished off a three-game sweep of the Las Vegas Aces to win the 2020 WNBA Championship. Now, Seattle comes into the 2021 season as the favorite to win its third title in four years. The Storm come into the year as the +175 favorites to […]
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