Liverpool will start the 2020-21 English Premier League season as the reigning champion, but oddsmakers don’t see the club as the favorite to win a second consecutive title. The Premier League released its 2020-21 schedule on Thursday, unveiling a new season that begins on Sept. 12. Liverpool Begins Title Defense […]
Oscar De La Hoya wants back in a boxing ring. The 47-year-old told ESPN on Wednesday that he’s ending his retirement, and plans on returning to the sport he dominated in the 1990s and 2000s. De La Hoya insists that his return to boxing won’t be an exhibition like Roy […]
A decision by the IRS to require daily fantasy sports operators to pay a federal excise tax on DFS contests is spurring debate over the future of the industry. DFS Subject to Same Excise Tax as Sports Bets An IRS memo says the DFS industry will face the same 0.25 […]
Brooks Koepka pulled out of The Northern Trust on Wednesday citing lingering knee and hip pain. The withdrawal from the first of three tournaments in the season-ending FedEx Cup Playoffs effectively ends Koepka’s PGA Tour season. The 30-year-old had been playing a packed schedule, entering the last six consecutive tournaments. […]
Even as the New York Racing Association cuts racing days in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, organization officials announced its 27-day Belmont Park fall meet. That schedule features 38 stakes races worth $5.58 million in purse money. NYRA officials announced Wednesday that they are cutting days from both the Belmont […]
Despite reducing race days for the Belmont Park fall meet and the Aqueduct winter meet, the New York Racing Association told New York state regulators it can financially operate under current conditions into the first half of 2021. The concerns about NYRA’s financial viability came because of the coronavirus pandemic, […]
The second edition of the Pogchamps online streaming chess tournament begins on Friday with 16 of the most popular Twitch streamers on the planet battling it out for bragging rights and a $10,000 grand prize. While the tournament shares many similarities with the first Pogchamps event, the sequel also features […]
The FedEx playoffs start this week at the Northern Trust at TPC Boston, a par 71 course playing at 7,342 yards. Patrick Reed won last year at 16 under (on a different course), with the cut at a minus one. The top 70 make it to the BMW Championship next […]
With more top-ranked players dropping out of the tournament, bettors are finding limited options for wagering on the US Open at sportsbooks as oddsmakers scramble to reshuffle their futures markets. Women’s World No. 2 Simona Halep became the most recent notable competitor to drop out, announcing her decision on Monday. […]
The Northern Trust is the first of three tournaments making up the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and the top 125 golfers on the points list will be playing this week. Justin Thomas is the FedEx Cup points leader going into The Northern Trust, but he isn’t alone as the favorite to […]
The Boston Celtics incurred a big hit in the injury department when they lost Gordon Hayward for up to four weeks with a severe ankle sprain. With less than three minutes remaining in Game 1 of the playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, Hayward limped off the court and sought […]
Magnus Carlsen won twice on Wednesday to take the sixth set from Hikaru Nakamura in the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Final, forcing a seventh and final set on Thursday. The epic match between the two elite grandmasters is knotted up at three sets each, with Nakamura taking the lead on […]
Jon Jones officially ended his latest run as the UFC light heavyweight titleholder on Monday, saying that he’s vacating the 205-pound weight class’ top spot. Jones (26-1) has fought at light heavyweight for essentially his entire MMA career, and hasn’t lost a bout since a disqualification vs. Matt Hamill back […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers started the shortened season with a 17-7 record, and are currently riding high on a six-game winning streak as the best team in baseball. No one else in the National League has more than 14 wins. Mookie Betts didn’t waste any time in impressing his new […]
The FedEx Cup Playoffs begin this week, and No. 1 seed Justin Thomas is the favorite to win at 3/1 at the Westgate SuperBook USA in Las Vegas. But before gamblers back Thomas to win the playoffs, there’s a stat they should consider. In the 14 years of the event, […]
After a gruesome leg injury that almost killed him in 2018, Washington quarterback Alex Smith is ready to return to football. It was made official by the team on Sunday when they activated Smith off the physically unable to perform list. While he’s ready to make his comeback, oddsmakers aren’t […]
Paris Saint-Germain will take on RB Leipzig in the first Champions League semifinal, a battle between two managers who once worked together more than a decade ago. PSG boss Thomas Tuchel coached Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsman 13 years ago when both found themselves on the Augsburg reserve squad. Tuchel Gave […]
The NBA playoffs continue with Game 1 for four different series, including the top seeds in both conferences. The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers are six-point favorites over the Portland Trail Blazers in Western Conference playoffs betting action. Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City Thunder are slight favorites over the Houston Rockets due […]
Partially lost in the intense heat and blinding light of the latest Presidential election news — including Sen. Kamala Harris’ historic ascension as the presumptive vice presidential nominee — is an intense coast-to-coast battle for the US Senate. On the eve of the 2020 virtual Democratic National Convention, political betting […]
The New York Yankees (15-6) sit on top of the standings, even though three of their top hitters are on the IL with various injuries. Aaron Judge (calf), DJ LeMahieu (thumb injury), and Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) are all currently sidelined on the IL, which is a huge loss because Judge […]
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