Phil Mickelson faces the possibility that he won’t qualify for the US Open field this year, but the five-time major winner says he doesn’t want any special treatment to secure a place in the field at Winged Foot. Mickelson currently sits at No. 72 in the world golf rankings and […]
Pete Rose remains on Major League Baseball’s ineligible list more than 30 years after being banned for gambling on baseball while he was the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Now, Rose is asking to have that ban overturned, saying his punishment is disproportionate when compared to the discipline handed out […]
The Houston Rockets worked out a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, and Denver Nuggets on Tuesday that will see 12 players move to new teams in one of the most complex deals in recent NBA history. The Rockets picked up Timberwolves forward Robert Covington, with Houston center Clint […]
The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a trade that will send Mookie Betts and David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to multiple media reports. The Red Sox will receive outfielder Alex Verdugo back from Los Angeles, part of a package of players that has yet to be […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves (15-34) have now lost 12 games in a row. Their current losing streak began shortly after the Timberwolves went on an 0-11 stretch at the start of December. Only three other teams in the NBA have a worse record. Fans hope a recent trade will turn the […]
The New York Knicks (15-36) fired team president Steve Mills after two decades of service with Madison Square Garden and the Knicks. Team owner James Dolan made Mills the scapegoat for another awful season. As per usual, Dolan’s timing was utterly horrible because he fired Mills less than 48 hours […]
A Massachusetts man recently filed a class-action lawsuit against Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros, the Boston Red Sox, and MLB Advanced Media alleging that daily fantasy players were hurt financially by the recently unveiled sign-stealing scandal. First reported by the Milford Daily News, the lawsuit by Beverly, Massachusetts, resident […]
Golf could quite possibly be the hardest sport to wager successfully. Picking a winner is, oftentimes, a frustrating exercise. That said, my dark-horse pick at this week’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am would be Max Homa. I don’t have the bankroll to drop $100 on a golfer, even if the odds are […]
To play or not to play? That’s the question that golf professionals ask themselves about the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. On one hand, the Monterey Peninsula in central California is stunning. The three golf courses used in the rotation — Pebble Beach, Spyglass, and Monterey Peninsula Country Club — are iconic […]
The Saint Mary’s Gaels won 30 games two seasons ago, but the tiny college basketball powerhouse in Northern California was snubbed by the March Madness tournament selection committee. Last season, head coach Randy Bennett and Saint Mary’s upset #1 Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference tournament to win an automatic […]
Patrick Mahomes won the 2020 Super Bowl MVP award less than 48 hours ago after leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Now, he’s already the favorite to pick up the league’s Most Valuable Player honor next season as well. The Westgate Las […]
“The house always wins.” As gamblers, how many times have we heard this? Sure, it’s true … most gamblers don’t beat the house in the long run. But sometimes the public wins, which means the house loses. Occasionally, the lamb slaughters the wolf. That’s exactly what happened in New Jersey’s […]
This year’s Super Bowl television ratings were higher than last year’s, generating the first year-over-year increase in five years. Helped by increased sports betting, a close game, and a popular half-time show, the average number of viewers edged up 1.7 percent over last year. But given the favorable conditions, an […]
It was a good week to bet on golf longshots as Webb Simpson, and Graeme McDowell came through in their respective tournaments. Simpson was a 14/1 pick to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. The No. 7th ranked player in the Official World Golf Rankings defeated Tony […]
Boston University came back from a two-goal deficit before finally winning 5-4 in double overtime to get past No. 4 ranked Boston College and reach the finals of the annual Beanpot college hockey tournament. BU will face Northeastern, which defeated Harvard 3-1, in the Beanpot final next Monday at the […]
Phil Mickelson told the media earlier this year his game was close, and at last week’s Saudi Invitational he backed it up. The 49-year-old finished tied for third at the tournament held at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in Saudi Arabia. It’s the first cut Mickelson has made in […]
When Liverpool plays a team like third-tier Shrewsbury Town, the result is rarely in question. But that matchup should produce plenty of drama on Tuesday, as Liverpool will send out a youth team to take on their League One opponents in an FA Cup Fourth Round replay. Shrewsbury held Liverpool […]
The Creighton Bluejays (17-5), led by junior guard Ty-Shon Alexander, upset #8 Villanova at home last week to snap the Wildcats’ Big East, home-game winning streak dating back to 2018. The victory propelled Creighton back into the Top 25 after the latest AP College Basketball Poll ranked the Bluejays #21 […]
The Toronto Raptors (36-14) are the hottest team in the NBA while they ride an 11-game winning streak. The defending champion Raptors recently moved into the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff standings thanks to an MVP-like season from Pascal Siakam and the emergence of rookie Terence Davis. The […]
For Barclay Tagg, it’s been 17 years since he and the ownership group he trains for has been in this position. For Bob Baffert, it’s been a year. And for Linda Rice? Well, there’s a first time for everything. Your three winning trainers from Saturday’s Grade 3 Kentucky Derby prep […]
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