The 2022 Tour de France began this year with the Grand Depart in Denmark featuring with three stages with 176 starting riders. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) won Stage 1 of the Tour de France, Fabio Jakobsen (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) capped a remarkable comeback with a sprint finish victory in Stage 2, […]
Los Alamitos shows off one of its main features during its two-week Los Angeles County Fair Thoroughbred meet Monday with the Grade 2 Great Lady M Stakes. The 6 ½-furlong sprint for fillies and mares 3-year-old and up headlines a nine-race Fourth of July card at the small Southern California […]
NBA free agency began on Thursday, but Kevin Durant asked the Brooklyn Nets to trade him, which sent ripples through the cosmos and altered the futures market. The Boston Celtics are +550 odds at DraftKings to win the 2023 NBA championship, but the Phoenix Suns are right behind at +600 […]
Zion Williamson missed the entire 2021-22 NBA season for the New Orleans Pelicans with a foot injury, but the former #1 pick in the draft signed a five-year rookie contract extension worth $193 million with a supermax escalator clause that could be worth up to $231 million. If Zion can […]
You can scratch one Triple Crown race winner from future 2022 races, after Belmont Stakes winner Mo Donegal suffered bone bruising coming out of that victory that will cost him a large chunk of the rest of 2022. Mo Donegal came out of his three-length Belmont Stakes victory with the […]
Cristiano Ronaldo informed Manchester United of his desire to continue his career elsewhere should a good offer come his way. Last week, Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, met new Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly to discuss a potential bid, with Bayern Munich also informed of Cristiano’s situation. In Italy, where Ronaldo wore […]
This spring, I endured the true ups and downs of being a horseplayer, which – as anyone who has ever placed a bet on the creatures who can’t explain themselves can attest – is a true manic-depressive exercise. First, the manic. Last week, I enjoyed one of the biggest highlights […]
Bradley Beal from the Washington Wizards rejected a player option for one year worth $36 million and signed a new supermax contract worth $251 million spanning five years. Beal, 29, had plenty of other teams wanting his services including the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles […]
After rampant speculation, Malcolm Brogdon — the 2017 NBA Rookie of the Year — finally has a new team after the Indiana Pacers sent the point guard to the Boston Celtics in a trade for a 2023 first-round draft pick and five players. The Celtics bolstered their bench and added […]
After wearing out his welcome in Salt Lake City, the Utah Jazz sent three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blockbuster trade that includes four future first-round draft picks and a haul of players including Patrick Beverly, Jared Vanderbilt, Malik Beasley, Leandro Bolmaro, […]
The Grade 2 Stephen Foster is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In†Challenge Series race. But its importance goes beyond merely sending its winner to the flagship $6 million Classic. This year’s Stephen Foster brings us what we need in racing: a good rivalry. In this case, that’s 2/1 […]
Twice, Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski have fought to close decisions, with Volkanovski earning the win both times. On Saturday, Holloway will get a third chance to finally overcome Volkanovski in the co-main event of UFC 276 in Las Vegas. DraftKings Sportsbook sees Volkanovski as the -195 favorite heading into […]
Israel Adesanya will attempt to defend his middleweight championship for the fifth time on Saturday night when he faces off against Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC 276 in Las Vegas. Adesanya enters the fight as a substantial favorite, with DraftKings Sportsbook listing “The Last Stylebender†as a […]
Last year’s Kentucky Derby champion, two of the most dynamic sprinters in the country, and a multiple Grade 1 winner looking for redemption headline this week’s New York Racing Association’s Cross Country Pick 5. This week’s Cross Country Pick 5 is an all-stakes sequence. The week’s races come from Belmont […]
The most prestigious cycling race in the world — the Tour de France — begins this weekend with the Grand Depart in Copenhagen, Denmark. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won the Tour de France in back-to-back years, and the Slovenian wunderkind is the betting favorite at -160 to claim a […]
Mohamed Salah has extended his deal with Liverpool, ending months of speculation around his future. Through a statement published on the club’s website, Liverpool confirmed the 30-year-old penned a “long-term contract” to extend his stay at Anfield beyond 2023 when his deal was set to expire. According to media sources, […]
It’s been an up and down week for D-Book. On the downside, Devin Booker and Kendall Jenner broke off their well-publicized relationship after more than two years together. On the upside, the Phoenix Suns rewarded Booker with a four-year supermax contract extension worth $224 million. Booker, 25, still has two […]
FIFA will allow the use of semi-automated offside technology during this year’s World Cup games in Qatar. The new system is able to calculate the exact position of the ball, as well as the players who act on the pitch. The technology uses 12 specialized tracking cameras mounted under the […]
Germany’s biggest paper, Bild, sacked Bayern reporter Lena Wurzenberger after she got romantically involved with the team’s head coach Julian Nagelsmann. The manager recently split with his wife after 15 years together. The pair married in 2018 and are parents to two children. Bild reported on their divorce at the […]
The New York Knicks signed point guard Jalen Brunson and lured him away from the Dallas Mavericks with a four-year deal worth $104 million, which includes a player option in the fourth and final year of his contract. Brunson was a standout guard with the Villanova Wildcats, where he won […]
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