League of Legends streamer Boxbox managed to outplay Hearthstone streamer Forsen in a blitz tiebreaker to advance in the championship bracket of the Pogchamps chess tournament on Tuesday. That was one of three matches played on Tuesday. Here’s a breakdown of all the Pogchamps action, including two contests from the […]
The NFL Pro Bowl will host its annual All-Star festivities at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the new home of the Las Vegas Raiders, and host to the next Pro Bowl on January 31, 2021. Meanwhile, the Las Vegas Raiders recently released a “hype video” to fire up fans about […]
Mike Smith didn’t earn the nickname “Big Money Mike†for his gambling acumen, although the 54-year-old jockey has earned owners nearly $330 million over his nearly 40-year riding career. He earned the name because Smith is one of the most clutch jockeys in the world, which is why he’ll take […]
In a league that once disdained gambling, the Denver Broncos announced a historic partnership with FanDuel sportsbook on Monday that makes the company the official sports betting partner of the team. Denver Broncos First to Ink Sportsbook Sponsorship For years, the NFL toed the line on gambling, realizing that betting […]
The fact Sole Volante’s connections announced late Monday he will run in Saturday’s Grade 1 Belmont Stakes is noteworthy on a couple of fronts. First, it’s a horse committing to the first leg of a revamped Triple Crown. This has become a novelty over the last three weeks, with defections […]
PUBG Mobile Americas Pro League (aka PMPL Americas) features 20 teams from North America and Latin America competing for a $50,000 first-place prize, with the top eight teams qualifying for the PUBG Mobile World League Championship. At the start of the second week of action, 20 teams played through Map […]
The final eight Champions League contenders will conclude the competition this August in a fast-paced, single-elimination knockout tournament in Lisbon, Portugal. UEFA plans to hold the Champions League final on Aug. 23, which will come at the end of a 12-day soccer blitz that includes all of the quarterfinal and […]
Even with him remaining in Ireland, Aidan O’Brien remains ever-omnipresent over the Royal Ascot meet. And even with her remaining at Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth II remains ever-hopeful she can add to her victory total at Europe’s richest racing meet. O’Brien, the most dominant trainer in Europe, sends 5/4 favorite […]
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is casting doubt that there will be a Major League Baseball season in 2020 after players rejected the league’s latest offer. On Monday, the commissioner’s office told the MLBPA that it won’t schedule a season unless the players waive their right to argue that the league […]
Kyle Shanahan guided the San Francisco 49ers to Super Bowl 54 and the team rewarded him with a six-year contract extension that runs through the 2025 season. In 2019, the Niners went 13-3 and won the NFC West. The Niners knocked the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers out […]
The social unrest throughout the country in the wake of the George Floyd death in Minnesota has captured the presidential betting markets, with presumptive Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden finally pulling ahead of President Donald Trump. Biden surged ahead at 18 of the 19 overseas bookmakers writing odds on the […]
Two of the favorites in the Pogchamps online chess tournament breezed through the quarterfinal round on Monday, as both Hutch and Voyboy scored 2-0 wins. Neither of the Twitch streamers found themselves in any real trouble in either of their games, defeating far lower-rated opponents to move on to the […]
Welcome to the bubble in the bubble. The NBA announced that 22 teams will return to action at the end of July at Disneyworld to play eight games to determine playoff seeding. Do any of these NBA bubble teams have a legitimate chance at securing a playoff spot? Is this […]
When Kris Prather dispatched Anthony Simonsen, 7-6, to win the inaugural Professional Bowlers Association’s Strike Derby earlier this month, he did more than put $25,000 in his pocket. He also put money in the pockets of savvy bettors who backed him at +700 to win the Strike Derby. The June […]
Jelle’s Marble Runs completed four of six events in its latest racing series, the Last Marble Standing. The Freshers finished in first place in Last Marble Standing Event #4, Collision. With two events remaining, Graze of Glory leads overall despite a next-to-last place finish in the Collision event. Graze of […]
While a lot was made about the world’s top-five golfers playing in the Charles Schwab Challenge, it was the tour’s rank and file who made the biggest noise at the event. Daniel Berger, who was ranked 106th in the Official World Golf Ratings, defeated Collin Morikawa, who was ranked 65th, […]
Will this be the year the skittish Battaash finally breaks through at Royal Ascot? His nemesis for the past two years, Blue Point, is off to the stud barn. And, there will be no crowds – polite and well-dressed as Royal Ascot crowds are – to send his nerves buzzing. […]
After getting tossed from the NFL, failed quarterback Christian Hackenberg is making a pitch to become a professional baseball player. Hackenberg has been working with a pitching coach in hope of getting signed by a MLB team. The former Penn State signal-caller was taken by the New York Jets with […]
Cynthia Calvillo instantly moved into contention for the women’s flyweight title after a thorough victory over Jessica Eye in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. Calvillo won a unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) over Eye, who came into the bout as the No. 1 […]
ESPN aired its latest 30 for 30 documentary film, “Long Gone Summer,” about the 1998 season when Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa chased the elusive MLB home run record previously held by Roger Maris (61 HR in 1961). Since the legendary Babe Ruth set the original HR record with 60 […]
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