Heading into the Sweet 16 of the 2021 March Madness men’s basketball tournament, four teams are double-digits seeds and have long-shot odds, including the #11 Syracuse Orange, #11 UCLA Bruins, the smoking-hot #12 Oregon State Beavers, and #15 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, who’ve taken on this year’s role of Cinderella. […]
Only 16 teams remain in the 2021 March Madness men’s college basketball tournament. As expected, the three #1 seeds that advanced to the Sweet 16 are among the favorites to win March Madness, with Gonzaga leading the way at +120 odds, followed by Baylor at +450, and Michigan at +1000. […]
North Dakota lawmakers killed a bill on Monday that could have paved the way for sports betting in the state. Although House Resolution 3032 would have allowed a referendum on the issue, senators voted it down anyway. North Dakota sports betting bill handily passed the House The legislation sailed through […]
Essential Quality opened Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager as the favorite. Now, the undefeated Tapit colt opens the fifth and final KDFW pool as the 3/1 favorite. Pool 5 of Churchill Downs’ plunge into the Derby futures market opens Friday at 9 am PT and closes Sunday […]
Here’s come the Joker with his silly grin, and he’s now the consensus favorite to snag the NBA Most Value Player Award. Nikola Jokic, the big man from the Denver Nuggets, emerged as the betting favorite at -110 odds to win the 2021 NBA MVP, according to a new update […]
The Maryland Jockey Club announced Tuesday it will allow 10,000 fans into the 2021 Preakness Stakes when that second jewel of the Triple Crowns runs on Saturday, May 15 at Pimlico Race Course. This decision came after The Stronach Group officials met with Baltimore-area and Maryland state health officials, who […]
When LeBron James tumbled to the floor on Saturday with a severe ankle injury, the rest of the NBA smelled blood in the water. Bettors sensed the danger as well, which is why the Brooklyn Nets are the new consensus betting favorite to win the 2021 NBA Championship at +200 […]
The 2021 Champions Chess Tour has reached a halfway point of sorts. With two majors and four tournaments in the books, the tour has awarded half of its points on the way to the final in September, meaning the Champions Chess Tour standings are beginning to take shape. Wesley So […]
Derek Brunson ignored the hype and the talk on Saturday night, using his superior wrestling skills to easily defeat middleweight prospect Kevin Holland in the main event of UFC on ESPN. Brunson claimed a 49-45, 49-46, 49-46 unanimous decision victory over Holland, with all four judges awarding him the first […]
NBA Top Shot released two new packs over the past week, including a rare All-Star Game drop that included moments from all 20 players in the exhibition contest. But with demand as high as ever, only a small percentage of collectors actually snagged one of these products. NBA Top Shot […]
Topps announced Monday the return of Mickey Mantle cards to its products, but what form they will take is still anyone’s guess. The stalwart trading card company, which now holds the exclusive license to use Major League Baseball team names and logos, tweeted a video showing pictures of some of […]
After losing LeBron James for a month or maybe more, you can add the Los Angeles Lakers to the growing list of teams that would love to acquire Kyle Lowry in a trade with the Toronto Raptors. Lowry turns 35-years old on the same day as the trade deadline later […]
Now that the Houston Rockets have lost 20 games in a row, they’re only eight more losses away from catching the Philadelphia 76ers, who hold the record for worst and longest losing streak in NBA history at 28 consecutive losses. During the now-infamous “Process,” the Philadelphia 76ers sucked on purpose […]
In October 2019, Greg Helm took a call that changed his horse racing ownership life forever. On the other end was bloodstock agent Dennis O’Neill, brother to trainer Doug O’Neill, with a proposition for Helm and the rest of his small Roadrunner Racing syndicate. “He asked me if I wanted […]
With Life Is Good off the Kentucky Derby Trail with what’s been diagnosed as an ankle chip, Bob Baffert shuffled his deep bench of Derby contenders. The shuffle means both Medina Spirit and trail newcomer Defunded will run the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 3. Baffert made the […]
The #12 Oregon State Beavers entered 2021 March Madness on a heater and haven’t cooled down, moving into the Round of 32 with an impressive victory over the #4 Oklahoma State Cowboys and projected NBA lottery pick Cade Cunningham. It’s been a wild 48 hours for the Oregon State Beavers. […]
Just when it looked like LaMelo Ball from the Charlotte Hornets was a lock to win the 2021 NBA Rookie of the Year, he saw his first season as a pro come to a halt after suffering a wrist injury against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. Ball, the #3 […]
Oral Roberts, with the #15 seed, continued their Cinderella story with an 81-78 comeback victory, upsetting #7 Florida in the second round of March Madness. With upset wins over #2 Ohio State and Florida, Oral Roberts became only the second #15 seed in NCAA history to advance to the Sweet […]
It was the best of times and it was the worst of times for #1 seeds in the second round of March Madness on Sunday. Illinois became the first #1 seed eliminated after they were ambushed by Sister Jean and #8 Loyola Chicago in the Midwest Regional. Meanwhile, in the […]
Any team that includes a healthy LeBron James becomes an automatic title contender; a team without him becomes hopelessly below average. Every Lakers fan in the City of Angels had a collective freak out after LeBron crashed to the floor and howled in agony after suffering a high-ankle injury against […]
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