Magnus Carlsen took advantage of a tactical error in the third game of his match against Hikaru Nakamura on Monday, allowing him to win the set 2.5-1.5 and to even up the series at two sets apiece. The World Champion nearly broke through in the first game of the match, […]
The Road to the Kentucky Derby is finally complete. Now, it’s just a matter of certain connections deciding if their horses will enter the Kentucky Derby starting gate. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the long and winding Derby trail claimed some standout horses, most notably Nadal, Charlatan, and Maxfield. The […]
Stipe Miocic finished his trilogy of heavyweight championship fights with Daniel Cormier with another win, scoring a unanimous decision victory over the former titleholder. Miocic (20-3) won 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 to retain his UFC heavyweight crown in the main event of UFC 252 on Saturday. Miocic Pulls Away in Late […]
Nuke the claiming system and start over with ratings. That’s the unequivocal message Sal Sinatra, the president and general manager of the Maryland Jockey Club, left virtual attendees at this year’s Jockey Club’s Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing. Normally held in Saratoga Springs, NY, the annual conference […]
Oddsmakers at DraftKings released their series odds for the NBA playoffs. As expected, the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors are huge favorites to win their opening-round matchups in the Eastern Conference. Things are a little closer in the wild and unpredictable Western Conference, where the Los Angeles Clippers are the […]
Several drivers improved their Indy 500 odds after weekend qualifying, but none performed better than Marco Andretti. The 33-year-old, who comes from a strong lineage of IndyCar Series drivers, won the pole for the Aug. 23 Indianapolis 500. The race was rescheduled from May to August because of the COVID-19 […]
Of the eight, first-round NHL Playoff series matchups, six are going pretty much as expected, but two teams are looking at big upsets. The Vancouver Canucks and New York Islanders came in as heavy underdogs, but after three games of the best-of-seven format, are looking at closing out the favorites. […]
Chase Elliott picked up his third straight NASCAR Cup Series road race win, beating Denny Hamlin to the line by .202 seconds to win the GoBowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Elliott earned his second win of the season and continued a road course winning streak that […]
The NBA Playoffs begin today inside the Disney Bubble in Orlando, Florida. Oddsmakers at the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas list the Los Angeles Clippers as a slight favorite to win the 2020 NBA championship at 11/4 odds. The LA Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks are right behind the Clippers at […]
The Olympics-inspired version of marble racing ended after 16 events were played out over the past two months. The Savage Speeders earned a gold medal in three events, and medaled seven times overall to win the 2020 Marble League. The O’rangers won three events and finished in second place. The […]
The jockey dominoes on Kentucky Derby riders began to fall this weekend when Jose and Irad Ortiz Jr. elected to stay at Saratoga and skip the Derby. Along with the brothers Ortiz, Joel Rosario and Luis Saez will remain in New York and finish out Saratoga’s meet, according to the […]
Virginia’s Colonial Downs is the latest racing victim of COVID-19, announcing Friday evening that its canceled the remainder of its 2020 summer meet. The abrupt closure came three days after jockey Trevor McCarthy, who led the track’s jockey standings with 14 wins, tested positive for COVID-19. The Daily Racing Form […]
The two best heavyweight MMA fighters in the world – and perhaps two of the greatest heavyweights of all time – will fight a rubber match on Saturday, as Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier battle for a third time in the main event of UFC 252. Cormier (22-2) won the […]
This is it – the end of the trail. Monmouth Park’s Pegasus Stakes is your last stop for Kentucky Derby points before the “Closed†sign goes up. Monmouth Park’s finish line for Saturday’s Pegasus Stakes doubles as the Kentucky Derby Trail’s finish line. Get your points here – and there […]
Saturday’s Grade 1 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga gives you another glimpse of standout filly Swiss Skydiver, who figures to take most of the money and figures to go off at odds-on. It also gives you a rare glimpse of fillies doing something few American fillies and mares do – run […]
Manchester City enters the last Champions League quarterfinal on Saturday as a massive favorite over Lyon, though manager Pep Guardiola remains wary of the French side. The winner of Saturday’s match will take on Bayern Munich in the semifinals on Aug. 19. City Seeks Champions League Breakthrough City failed to […]
During the NBA restart, five teams were gunning for the #8 playoff seed in the Western Conference. Led by an unstoppable Damian Lillard, the Portland Trail Blazers seized the #8 seed, while the Memphis Grizzlies struggled but still held on to the #9 seed. Both teams will meet in an […]
One benefit of no long betting lines at Churchill Downs for this year’s Kentucky Derby is the new 10-cent minimum superfecta wager track officials instituted for this year’s Derby. Previous, the minimum superfecta wager – one requiring bettors to pick the first four horses in order – was $1. When […]
Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said that “there’s nothing to fear but fear itself.” No one mentioned that to He Knows No Fear, who lived up to his name on Thursday afternoon, becoming the biggest-priced winner in British or Irish racing history when the 300/1 shot captured a maiden race at […]
Bayern Munich comes into its Champions League quarterfinal red hot, but Barcelona isn’t backing down in what promises to be a fierce clash between the European rivals on Friday. The two sides have been engaged in a war of words leading up to the match, especially after some individuals associated […]
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