Peter Miller, who hasn’t raced a horse since Nov. 28, returns to the barn for the first time in six months when he sends out 3-year-old gelding Respect the Code for Sunday’s eighth race at Churchill Downs. The California-based trainer, who won nine training titles at Del Mar, took what […]
The age-old debate over which NBA player should be anointed the greatest of all time reaches a fever pitch come playoff time. And with good reason. While there is no shortage of NBA players who have established themselves as stars with standout play during the regular season, only players who […]
The NBA Finals has a long track record of bringing together the best teams and players in an annual clash for the NBA championship. But with 30 clubs starting each NBA season with a chance to make a run for glory, there has been no shortage of teams that have […]
The NBA Finals is one of the biggest annual events on the American sports calendar. And with the rapid growth of legal, regulated sports betting across the United States, the Finals have also become a busy time for the nation’s sportsbooks. Hundreds of millions of dollars in bets are placed […]
LeBron James, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan have all produced spectacular performances in the NBA Finals. But if you could go back in time and assemble a Dream Team of NBA greats to compete in an ultimate NBA Finals matchup, who would you pick? Here’s a look at our picks […]
The Splash Brothers will make a triumphant return to the NBA Finals. The Golden State Warriors won the Western Conference championship and secured a berth to the 2022 NBA Finals after knocking out the Mavs with a 120-110 victory in Game 5 of the conference finals. The Warriors are -140 […]
Further trying to incentivize participation in its dirt races, the Breeders’ Cup announced a participation bonus for connections of dirt horses – the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Dozen. The 12-race program encompasses existing graded stakes races scheduled from now through October at six US tracks. The Dirt Dozen awards bonuses for […]
Standout sprinter Brickyard Ride has taken his connections on quite a journey this year, one continuing Sunday when he goes for his fifth consecutive stakes victory in the Grade 2 Triple Bend Stakes at Santa Anita Park. The 5-year-old son of Clubhouse Ride is on pace to win 12 stakes […]
A savvy horseplayer including 10/1 Sky of Gold on his ticket cracked Pimlico Race Course’s Rainbow 6 for $479,801.24 Thursday, ending an eight-day stretch of rollovers for the 20-cent wager. The last time someone solved the Rainbow 6 occurred on May 8, the closing day for Laurel Park’s spring meet. Outside […]
The Calgary Flames managed to come back from three goals behind and tie Game 4 before ultimately losing 5-3. They’ll try to carry that momentum into a must-win Game 5 against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Calgary trails Edmonton three games to one in the best-of-seven series, but is at […]
Giancarlo Stanton landed on the 10-day injured list after hurting his right calf during New York’s Tuesday victory against the Baltimore Orioles. On Wednesday, the Yankees learned they won’t have to wait long to get their slugger back in the lineup. Initially, the Yankees feared that Stanton had suffered a […]
The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics are both one victory away from securing spots in the 2022 NBA Finals. The leading scorers from both teams — Steph Curry from the Warriors and Jayson Tatum from the Celtics — are popular picks to win the 2022 NBA Finals MVP, with […]
The Carolina Hurricanes have been perfect at home and winless on the road throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs, including over the first four games of their series with the New York Rangers. They’ll try to keep the home cooking going in Game 5 at PNC Arena on Thursday night. The […]
The Extender is coming. He’s not a character from one of George RR Martin’s “Game of Thrones“ novels, or a terrifying WWE heel. He’s just an NBA referee. The Dallas Mavericks are on the verge of postseason elimination and down 3-1 in the Western Conference finals against the Golden State […]
Without even trying, trainer Kenny McPeek inherited Classic Causeway, getting the Kentucky Derby runner and two-time stakes winner from Brian Lynch’s barn. The Daily Racing Form reported that Kentucky West Racing and the Clarke M. Cooper Family Living Trust, which bred and owns Classic Causeway, moved him to McPeek’s barn. […]
It wasn’t pretty, but the Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat 93-80 in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead thanks to a turnover-free second half from Jaylen Brown. With the huge road victory, the Celtics are one win away from clinching the Eastern Conference title and securing a […]
AS Roma beat Feyenoord 1-0 in Tirana to be crowned winner of the newly created Conference League. Thanks to his team’s triumph, Jose Mourinho became the only manager in the world to have won all three current European club competitions. Mourinho won gold in the Champions League with two different […]
Last Sunday, Justin Thomas won his second PGA Championship title. On Thursday, he’ll be back on the course, this time as the favorite to win the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. DraftKings Sportsbook lists Thomas as the +900 outright favorite to win the Charles Schwab Challenge, […]
World Series of Poker bracelet winner Cory Zeidman faces federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, in relation to a sports betting operation that took more than $25 million from alleged victims of the scam. Police arrested Zeidman on Wednesday, […]
Teams don’t want to do any favors for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, which is why any potential trade partner involving Russell Westbrook will want to tax the Lakers by requesting at least one first-round draft pick to complete the deal. The Lakers don’t want to pay that […]
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