The Miami Heat head into Game 2 of the NBA Finals with the possibility of not having two starters after Goran Dragic suffered a torn plantar injury and Bam Adebayo injured his neck and shoulder in Game 1. The Los Angeles Lakers took a 1-0 lead with a blowout victory […]
If you want to play Lamar Jackson or Dalvin Cook this week, you’ll need to dig deeper into the salary pool in other roster spots to afford the high-priced guys. As always, I’m here to help with five cheap DFS plays under $5,000 on DraftKings. Let’s dig in. Myles Gaskin, […]
When he races, Authentic doesn’t show a lot of patience on the track. He’s developed a well-earned reputation as the proverbial front-runner, a horse who likes the lead and a horse who relishes a challenge. This, however, contrasts with the connections and background of the Kentucky Derby champion and 9/5 […]
After three weeks of the NFL season, the Buffalo Bills (3-0) sit in first place in the AFC East and became the new favorites to win the division at 4/7 odds. The New England Patriots, with Cam Newton at QB instead of Tom Brady, started the season 2-1, but their […]
He may not have a sterling record of postseason success, but ace Clayton Kershaw will still take the mound as the Los Angeles Dodgers try to eliminate the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 2 of their wild card series. The Dodgers are coming off a 4-2 victory over the Brewers on […]
With rain pelting the Paris area and more expected this weekend, trainer Aidan O’Brien scratched standout 3-year-old filly Love from Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. In so doing, O’Brien dropped the favorite’s tag on two-time Arc champion Enable. O’Brien’s decision came after weather forecasts predicted more rain for the […]
The NBA coaching carousel will be in full swing this offseason with several big-profile coaches available for jobs to coach some of the top stars in the league. The Los Angeles Clippers and the Houston Rockets showed interest in Jeff Van Gundy. At least five teams need a head coach, […]
The San Diego Padres need a big performance from starting pitcher Zach Davies on Thursday night if they want to stay in their National League wild-card series with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Padres face a must-win situation after losing Game 1 of the series 7-4 to the Cardinals on […]
The Champions League draw almost always results in at least one group where two of Europe’s biggest powerhouses are thrown together. Thursday’s draw kept that tradition alive, giving soccer fans at least three different matchups worthy of a European final. Thursday’s Champions League draw placed the final 32 teams into […]
This is the time of year when NFL head coaches who are trying to save their jobs begin to panic, and bench their quarterback as a last-ditch measure to stay employed. Chicago’s Mitch Trubisky was the first QB to lose his starting job this season. BetOnline has put out a […]
Week 5 of college football DFS offers up a 14-game slate on FanDuel (13 on DraftKings), but the smart play may be to ignore most of the games and listen to what Vegas has to say. Oddsmakers seem to think the Memphis-SMU and Texas Tech-Kansas State games will be close […]
If you wanted to bet on Game 3 of the American League wild-card series between the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics Thursday morning, you were out of luck until about three hours before the game, when both teams finally announced their starting pitchers. Chicago will throw rookie Dane Dunning […]
Apparently someone has to win Thursday night’s game between the 0-3 Denver Broncos and 0-3 New York Jets, but considering the futility of both teams, a scoreless tie isn’t out of the realm of possibilities. The game is in East Rutherford, New Jersey where the Jets are favored by 1.5 […]
The New York Yankees lived up to their Bronx Bombers moniker thanks to a grand slam from Gio Urshela that put the Yanks back into contention after falling behind 4-1. The back-and-forth AL Wild Card Series game lasted nearly five hours before Cleveland blew a ninth-inning lead. The Yankees clawed […]
The small-ball Miami Heat struggled to stop Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the 2020 NBA Finals. The Lakers coasted to a 118-96 victory, but led by as many as 32 points in a difficult opening game in which the Heat lost Goran Dragic (foot) […]
After suffering a sesamoid bone fracture during a workout on Monday, Midnight Bisou, one of the most accomplished mares in North American racing, suddenly retired late Wednesday night. The news came via a release from Bloom Racing Stable, one of Midnight Bisou’s owners. According to the release, Dr. Larry Bramlage […]
Epsom Derby winner Serpentine joined the field of Sunday’s Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after connections of the surprise Derby winner paid €72,000 to supplement the horse into the field. That gives standout trainer Aidan O’Brien five candidates in the current 16-horse field for France’s marquee race. Even […]
Serena Williams withdrew from the French Open before her second-round match on Wednesday, one of several prominent women to bow out on the day. Williams announced she was dropping out of the tournament due to a left Achilles injury, handing a walkover victory to Bulgarian wild card Tsvetana Pironkova. Serena […]
Two-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. became the latest high-profile jockey testing positive for COVID-19. As a result, Ortiz goes back on the shelf for at least 10 days. The Daily Racing Form reported that Ortiz took the test Monday at his current Saratoga Springs, New York, residence. His […]
For someone who doesn’t even have status on the PGA Tour, Will Zalatoris made quite an impression at the US Open two weeks ago when he finished tied for sixth. Now, with the emotional performance behind him, he’s back to trying to earn his PGA Tour card. A tie for […]
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