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Internet in a Tizzy After PSA Doubles Card Grading Prices Overnight

Although it had been rumored for weeks, Professional Sports Authenticators’ practical doubling of the rate it charges to grade cards sent shockwaves through the sports card collecting community on Monday. Collectors Universe, PSA’s parent company, announced in November that it would sell the company for $700 million to an investor […]

After their resounding Southwest Stakes victory, Essential Quality and Luis Saez point to either the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland or the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn. (Image: Coady Photography)

What’s Next on the Derby Trail for Essential Quality, Greatest Honour?

Essential Quality and Greatest Honour came out of their weekend Kentucky Derby prep victories none the worse for their victorious efforts. And, their respective trainers have already plotted their next stops on the Derby trail. Essential Quality, who splashed through the Oaklawn Park slop for a 4 ¼-length victory over […]

Kerri Einarson and Team Canada beat Alberta and Laura Walker to reach the 2021 Scotties final, where they will face Rachel Homan for the second straight year. (Image: Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)

Homan, Einarson Set for Rematch in 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Final

Rachel Homan and Team Ontario will take on Kerri Einarson and Team Canada in the finals of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in a repeat of last year’s championship game. Einarson defeated Homan in an extra end last year, and will be looking to become the first back-to-back Scotties winner […]

Monomoy Girl warms up for Sunday's Bayakoa Stakes at Oaklawn Park. She goes for her 14th win in 16 races as a prohibitive favorite. (Image: Coady Photography)

The Monomoy Girl Farewell Tour Opens at Oaklawn’s Bayakoa

Again, when you’re handicapping a Monomoy Girl race, like Sunday’s Grade 3 Bayakoa Stakes at Oaklawn Park, it’s best to put the pen down. Instead, pick up your attention and simply watch. Betting on Monomoy Girl, especially in a race like this, lacks value. For horse racing fans, however, it […]

Will Drew Lock retain his job as starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos, or will someone else lead the Broncos into battle in 2021? (Image: Isaiah J. Downing/USA Today Sports)

Prop Bet: Who’s the Starting QB for the Denver Broncos in 2021?

If you can read John Elway’s mind, then we have a quarterback prop bet for you. The SuperBook Colorado posted a prop bet, and it looks like last season’s starter Drew Lock, or a soon-to-be drafted rookie, are the favorites to start at QB for the 2021 Denver Broncos. Elway, […]

One of the Kentucky Derby futures favorites, Greatest Honour is the 9/5 morning-line favorite to win Saturday's Grade 2 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park. (Image: Ryan Thompson/Coglianese Photography)

Drinking From This Fountain of Youth Often Portends Derby Dreams

Once you get past the obvious, that Greatest Honour is clearly the favorite to add the Fountain of Youth to his Gulfstream Park Kentucky Derby prep resume, this race opens up a wealth of other storylines. Can Fire At Will handle dirt as well as he handled turf? Is Prime […]

Undefeated Essential Quality makes his 3-year-old debut in Saturday's Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park. He's the 3/2 favorite in the Grade 3 Kentucky Derby prep.  (Image: Oaklawn Park)

Southwest Stakes: Answering One Question Picks Your Winner

From a betting standpoint, Saturday’s Grade 3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park lacks value. Do you want 3/2 Essential Quality or 8/5 Jackie’s Warrior? There are five other horses in the field, but this isn’t a rhetorical question. From a watching standpoint, the 1 1/16-mile Southwest lacks nothing. How can […]

Kyrie Irving (right) hugs teammate James Harden after the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Oklahoma City. (Image: Alonzo Adams/USA Today Sports)

Hot Teams: Brooklyn Nets Win 8 Straight, Now 15-5 Since Harden Trade

The Brooklyn Nets are the hottest team in the NBA right now while riding an eight-game winning streak. The Nets are 15-5 since acquiring James Harden in a blockbuster trade. The surging Nets moved into the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. They are only a half-game behind […]

Monomoy Girl won four races in 2020, including this victory in the Grade 1 La Troienne at Churchill Downs. You can buy microshares in her starting next month for $46. (Image: Jamie Newell/TwinSpires)

MyRacehorse Offers Shares of Monomoy Girl for $46

This is the essential lure of MyRacehorse Stables for horse racing fans. Starting early next month, you can own a piece of Monomoy Girl for the price of a tank of gas or a nice bottle of wine. MyRacehorse Stable paid $300,000 to Spendthrift Farm for 51% of the racing […]

The AL MVP race could come down to Mike Trout vs. the field, with the Angels superstar looking to rebound from a slightly down year in 2020. (Image: Mark J. Terrill/AP)

AL MVP Odds: Can Anyone Stop Mike Trout from Winning His Fourth Trophy?

Mike Trout seemingly comes into every season as the odds-on favorite to win the American League Most Valuable Player award. Even coming off what was, arguably, his worst full season in the majors, oddsmakers still see the Los Angeles Angels superstar as the man to beat in the AL MVP […]

Vequist surged past Dayoutaththeofffice to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and earn Champion 2-Year-Old Female. She opens her 2021 campaign Saturday in the Grade 2 Davona Dale at Gulfstream Park. (Image: Darron Cummings/Associated Press)

Champion Vequist Out to Prove She’s More Than a Debutante

If Vequist was a human being, she’d be the daughter of an established, well-to-do family. She’d be a debutante before winding up at one of those Eastern colleges at which the scions of America’s top families often find themselves. Instead, Vequist – who makes her 3-year-old debut in Saturday’s Grade […]

Four players remain in contention in the championship bracket, as Rainn Wilson faces Benjyfishy and Sardoche takes on Ludwig in the PogChamps 3 semifinals. (Image: Chess.com)

Rainn Wilson, Ludwig Advance to PogChamps 3 Championship Semifinals

Four players remain in contention in the championship bracket heading into the PogChamps 3 semifinals, which will take place on Friday and Saturday. Ludwig will battle Sardoche in the first semifinal, while Rainn Wilson will battle BenjyFishy for the other spot in the PogChamps 3 final. Two tiebreakers highlight PogChamps […]