F1 chose to renew its media rights deal with ESPN through 2025. Amazon’s bid to stream the prestigious auto racing series, however, was significantly higher, according to Sports Business Journal sources. Still, ESPN will have to cough up a lot more than it paid to cover the previous three years. […]
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Cross Country Pick 5 Takes an All-Stakes Trip to Four Tracks
This week’s Cross Country Pick 5 truly makes the East Coast and Midwest rounds, hitting four tracks with an all-stakes sequence culminating in a wide-open Ohio Derby. Along with that second of two races from JACK Thistledown, this week’s Cross Country Pick 5 encompasses races from Belmont Park, Monmouth Park […]
Ohio Derby Provides Derby Disappointments Redemption Opportunity
The Grade 3 Ohio Derby takes its turn in the racing spotlight at an ideal time, fitting in after the Triple Crown and before the lucrative Del Mar and Saratoga meets begin in mid-July. And it does so carrying three Kentucky Derby veterans making their first starts since that May […]
UFC on ESPN 38: Streaking Lightweights Arman Tsarukyan, Mateusz Gamrot Collide in Main Event
Even many UFC fans may be unfamiliar with Arman Tsarukyan and Mateusz Gamrot. But one of the two men could become a big name in the lightweight division with a win in the main event of UFC on ESPN 38 on Saturday. DraftKings Sportsbook sees Tsarukyan as the -280 favorite […]
Ole Miss, Oklahoma Make Unlikely Runs to College World Series Finals
The Ole Miss Rebels just keep winning, and will now battle the Oklahoma Sooners in a best-of-three series to determine the champion of the 2022 College World Series. Ole Miss will start the finals series as the slight favorite, with DraftKings Sportsbook rating the Rebels as a -125 favorite over […]
Stanley Cup Final Game 5: Can Lightning Find a Get Series Back to Tampa Bay?
The Avalanche stand just one win away from denying the Tampa Bay Lightning their third consecutive championship, and can win the Stanley Cup Final at home as they host Game 5 of the series on Friday night. FanDuel Sportsbook lists the Avalanche as a -176 favorite to close out the […]
Keeneland Ups Its Stakes Game for Fall Meet with Record $8.75 Million in Stakes Purses
With the Breeders’ Cup serving as rich icing on the cake, Keeneland announced a record $8.75 million in stakes purses during its Oct. 7-29 Fall Meet. Of Keeneland’s 22 stakes, nine of those are Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series events. The track plays host to the Breeders’ […]
Three-Member NYRA Panel Suspends Bob Baffert Until January
After taking two months to review its hearing report, the New York Racing Association suspended trainer Bob Baffert for 365 calendar days, effective immediately. The three-person hearing panel that reviewed Judge O. Peter Sherwood’s 50-page report from the April hearing credits Baffert with 59 days served. That came via NYRA’s […]
Coach Saves US Artistic Swimmer Anita Alvarez from Drowning at World Championships
American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez sank to the bottom of the pool at the end of her solo routine during the world championships in Budapest on Wednesday. Thankfully, her coach reacted quickly to prevent a potentially tragic situation from developing. Coach Andrea Fuentes immediately noticed something was wrong and dove […]
Success Breeds Contempt: Survey Details Premier League’s Most-Hated Teams
There is no doubt the Premier League is the most-watched sports league across the globe. An estimated 640 million homes world-wide tune in and watch their favorite teams and players from the EPL. Maybe the only thing football fans and Premier League bettors enjoy more than cheering on their chosen […]
Bellator 282: Johnny Eblen Challenges Gegard Mousasi for Middleweight Championship
The undefeated Johnny Eblen will get his first shot at a major MMA title on Friday night when he battles middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi in the main event of Bellator 282 at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. Mousasi comes in as a -225 favorite to retain his title over Eblen (+190), […]
Conn Smythe Trophy Odds: Cale Makar Overwhelming Favorite for Playoff MVP
Earlier this week, the Colorado Avalanche’s Cale Makar won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best all-around defenseman for the 2021-22 season. If the Avalanche can hold on to win the Stanley Cup Final, he might be adding the Conn Smythe Trophy to his mantle very soon. FanDuel Sportsbook lists […]
Overtime Win Puts Avalanche on Brink of Stanley Cup Title, Lightning Long Shots to Threepeat
The Tampa Bay Lightning have fought their way out of tough spots multiple times over their three years of playoff dominance, but they’ll need to do something special if they want to get overcome the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Avalanche are now up 3-1 in the […]
Bell’s the One, Sconsin Renew Rivalry in Relocated Chicago Stakes
By renewing their established rivalry, Bell’s the One and Sconsin double-handedly turned Saturday’s Grade 3 Chicago Stakes at Churchill Downs into one of the weekend’s most intriguing races. The seven-furlong Chicago also offers up Grade 1 winner Kalypso, who finds herself relegated to the chorus against her elders. The Grade […]
Scheffler, McIlroy Come Off Strong US Open Performances as Favorites for Travelers Championship
Six of the world’s top 15 players will head to Cromwell, Connecticut, this week to play in the Travelers Championship, just a few days after competing in the US Open. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy enter the tournament as the top two players in the world, and as the co-favorites […]
Portland Trail Blazers Acquire Jerami Grant in Trade with the Detroit Pistons
The Portland Trail Blazers took their first major step in rebuilding the team around Damian Lillard by acquiring forward Jerami Grant in a trade with the Detroit Pistons for a first-round draft pick in 2025, a second-round pick in 2022 — which is the #36 overall — and a second-round […]
Lightning Look to Tie Series with Avalanche in Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final
The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to carry some momentum from their dominant Game 3 performance as they host the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night. The Lightning come in as the slightest of underdogs at FanDuel Sportsbook, which lists Tampa Bay as […]
Ohtani Goes Deep Twice, Knocks in Eight; Angels Still Lose to Royals
During Shohei Ohtani’s historic 2021 season, a popular meme lampooned the fact that no matter what he and fellow superstar Mike Trout accomplished, the Los Angeles Angels just kept losing. On that note, Ohtani hit two home runs and knocked in eight runs on Tuesday night as the Angels lost […]
Philly 76ers Seek Matisse Thybulle Trade to Clear Cap Space for PJ Tucker
The Philadelphia 76ers want to sign veteran forward and defensive specialist PJ Tucker, but they’ll have to trade Matisse Thybulle to clear enough salary-cap space to make the deal happen and to have enough space to give James Harden a contract extension. The 76ers are packaging Thybulle and the #23 […]
NY Knicks Eye Sacramento Kings’ #4 Pick to Draft Jaden Ivey
The latest trade rumors out of Gotham involve the New York Knicks securing the #4 pick in the upcoming 2022 NBA Draft from the Sacramento Kings so they can select Purdue guard Jaden Ivey, who helped guide the Boilermakers to a Sweet 16 appearance in March Madness 2022. As a […]