Nineteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announced that he won’t take part in the 2020 US Open due to his concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The 12-time French Open champion made his announcement on Twitter on Tuesday, saying that skipping the US Open is a decision he didn’t want to […]
There was a time when Tiger Woods ruled major championships, but like everything else, times have changed. Other than his stunning win at the 2019 Masters, his last victory at a major was in the 2008 US Open. As a result, oddsmakers don’t believe he’ll be a factor at this […]
After putting a plan in place to have a limited number of fans at the Aug. 23 Indianapolis 500, officials with Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced on Tuesday that the race will be run without an audience. The growing COVID-19 pandemic is the reason behind the decision. It’s the first time […]
The PGA Championship begins Thursday at Harding Park in San Francisco, and the first major of the year has been eagerly anticipated. The PGA Championship was supposed to be contested in May, but the COVID-19 global pandemic forced its postponement. The major was rescheduled for Aug. 6-9 at the Northern […]
Finally, we get our first major of the year in the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. The course will play at 7,234 yards and a par of 70. Brooks Koepka won the PGA Championship last year with a score of eight-under, and finally started clicking last […]
Thousand Words is now out of the Kentucky Derby futures shadow. And Cezanne is now out of the Derby futures picture. Those are the oddsmakers’ takeaways from last weekend’s Derby Prep – the Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar. Thousand Words, who spent the spring disappointing and the summer disappearing […]
The Big 12 became the latest conference to approve a scheduling model for the 2020 college football season on Monday, adopting a plan in which teams will play nine conference games and one non-conference game. The announcement means that all Power 5 conferences have now shared at least the outlines […]
Sportsbook deals continue to heat up, even as major league sports continue to struggle. In a new multi-year deal, International Gaming Technologies will provide the technology for all of FanDuel’s retail sportsbooks. Meanwhile, FanDuel rival, DraftKings, sees opportunity in the Premier Lacrosse League. Restarting sports in 2020 has been challenging, […]
Magnus Carlsen overpowered Ian Nepomniachtchi on Tuesday, defeating the Russian grandmaster 2.5-0.5 in the second set of their finals match to win the Legends of Chess online tournament. Carlsen won a $45,000 first prize, and claimed his third title in four events on his Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour. Carlsen Finishes […]
It didn’t take Jim Furyk long to show the PGA Tour Champions that he came to play. On Sunday, the 50-year-old won the first event he entered, the Ally Challenge. He was the 4/1 favorite. Furyk defeated Retief Goosen and Brett Quigley by two strokes at Warwick Hills. He was […]
If Roger Penske needed any prodding to resign Brad Keselowski to a new contract, the driver gave it to him Sunday in New Hampshire. Keselowski, with odds of 12/1, won the Foxwoods 301 for his third victory of the season. Keselowski also won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway […]
It’s been 380 days since men’s golf had a major championship, but finally, the PGA Championship has arrived. The first major since the 2019 Open Championship will begin Thursday at Harding Park in San Francisco. The latest odds have produced a new favorite to win the event. With his victory […]
The NBA continued its push to embrace betting as a tool for fan engagement on Monday, announcing that it will begin airing alternate telecasts known as NBABet Stream with a sports betting focus for some games on its media outlets. Bettors can see these broadcasts on NBA League Pass, NBA […]
In their latest response to the coronavirus pandemic, Churchill Downs officials issued a mandate on Monday to jockeys at both the Saratoga and Del Mar colonies. They need to be in Kentucky no later than Aug. 24 if they want to ride in the Kentucky Derby or Kentucky Oaks. That’s […]
Cancellations, collapses, and low blows marred Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card, but that didn’t diminish Derek Brunson’s victory over the previously undefeated Edmen Shahbazyan in the main event. Brunson scored a third-round TKO to turn back Shahbazyan who came into the fight as a -310 favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. […]
So far, the 2020 NASCAR season has been one Kyle Busch would like to forget. The defending Cup Series champion has yet to win a race this season, his longest winless streak since 2014-15 when he went 37 races without a victory. Busch’s misery continued on Sunday when he blew […]
Javier Castellano owns more Travers Stakes victories – six – than any other jockey in the history of that prestigious race. But in the summer of 2015, Castellano and Keen Ice had a tough problem awaiting them in the Travers Stakes starting gate. His name was American Pharoah and he […]
Dwayne “The Rock†Johnson is taking the XFL off the hands of his former boss, as the actor and pro wrestling legend is among a group of investors purchasing the defunct football league for about $15 million. Johnson has joined with his ex-wife and business partner Dany Garcia, along with […]
COVID-19 cases are affecting just about every NFL team, but the odds for those squads to win the Super Bowl have remained largely unchanged. Training camps for NFL teams started last week, and the NFL’s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, warned organizations to expect there would be a high […]
Magnus Carlsen brushed aside eight-time Russian Chess Champion Peter Svidler to reach the finals of the Legends of Chess online tournament on Saturday. Carlsen defeated Svidler in straight sets, winning both matches by dominant 2.5-0.5 scores. Carlsen Continues Dominant Form vs. Svidler The victory gives Carlsen a shot to win […]
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