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Terence Crawford and Amir Khan are set to fight on April 20 for the WBO welterweight world championship. (Image: ESPN/Top Rank)

Terence Crawford and Amir Khan Agree to April 20 Fight in United States

Terence Crawford will defend his WBO welterweight world title in April against Amir Khan, as the two fighters announced that they will face off in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing pay-per-view card. While a venue for the fight hasn’t yet been determined, promoter Bob Arum told ESPN […]

Steve Stricker has been a part-time player on the PGA Champions Tour, but might enter more events this year. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Five Burning Questions (and Answers) for PGA Champions Tour

The PGA Champions Tour season begins Friday with the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Hawaii and there are several plot lines as the senior set get ready to tee it up. Bernhard Langer has dominated the tour the last few years, but the 61-year-old might be losing his grip on […]

The cold weather expected at Arrowhead Stadium for the AFC Conference Championship could affect both Kansas City and New England. (Image: Getty)

Early Odds Favoring Home Teams in NFL Conference Championships

Hoping to ride the success of the home teams in the divisional playoffs, sportsbooks have made the two hosts for the NFL Conference Championships the favorites. In Sunday’s first game the New Orleans Saints are a 3.5 pick against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship. In the AFC […]

The Department of Justice may have thrown a wrence into online gambling plans in the US by revisiting a 2011 interpretation of a 1961 law. (Image: 9to5mac.com)

New DOJ Wire Act Opinion Shakes Maturing US Online Gambling Industry

Gaming industry observers were both freaking out and insisting “no big deal” when it emerged late Monday that the DOJ had reversed a 2011 opinion on the Wire Act with a new interpretation that potentially put an emergent US online gambling industry at risk. The new interpretation of the 1961 […]

Duke students, a.k.a. the Cameron Crazies, taunt forward Oshae Brissett from Syarcuse during a game in Durham, NC. (Image: Streeter Lecka/Getty)

Syracuse Upsets No. 1 Duke in OT, Plus Stunning 3/4 Court Shot (Video)

Tyus Battle scored 32 points, including 21 in the second half, to lead Syracuse (12-5) to an upset victory in overtime against #1 Duke 95-91. Syracuse snapped Duke’s nine-game winning streak with their stifling zone defense. The top-ranked Blue Devils (14-2) lost for only the second time this season. Gonzaga […]

Michigan guard Jordan Poole works against Northwestern guard Anthony Gaines during their game in Sunday, Jan. 13. (Image: Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press)

Michigan Basketball Sets School Record With 17-0 Start to Season

The Michigan Wolverines scored an 80-60 win over the Northwestern Wildcats on Sunday to push their record to 17-0, the longest undefeated start to the season in school history. Zavier Simpson scored 24 points to lead the Wolverines, who are currently ranked No. 2 in the AP poll. Beilein Says […]

Derby horses round the first turn at Churchill Downs (Churchill Downs Photo)

Historical Horse Racing Machines Boost Kentucky Derby Purse

When the 2019 Kentucky Derby starting gate springs open a lot more will be at stake – a million dollars more to be exact – thanks to new revenue from historical horse racing machines. That’s because the purse for the US’s most prestigious race has been boosted to $3 million from $2 […]

Manny Machado in between innings of a Los Angeles Dodgers game at Dodger Stadium. (Image: Getty)

Report: Chicago White Sox Offer Manny Machado 8-Year Deal

The Chicago White Sox offered highly-coveted free agent shortstop Manny Machado an eight-year deal worth $200 million, which is lower than Machado’s quote for a ten-year deal worth $300 million. With the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, Machado hit .297 last season with 37 home runs […]

The New Orleans Saints, led by Marcus Lattimore (23), celebrate their victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the Superdome in New Orleans. (Image: AP)

New Orleans Saints Super Bowl Favorites with 4 Teams Remaining

Four teams remain in the hunt for the NFL championship and Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints are the favorite to win Super Bowl LIII at +180 odds, according to the South Point Casino and Sports Book in Las Vegas. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are +250 […]

Rapper Snoop Dogg, center, shows off some bling as he joined Alex Faust, left, and Jim Fox in the television booth as an announcer at Saturday’s Los Angeles Kings game. (Image: Courtesy LA Kings)

Snoop Dogg Barks Out Television Play-by-Play at Los Angeles Kings Game

Snoop Dogg proved at Saturday’s Los Angeles Kings game that he can learn new tricks. The rap artist, who lives in Southern California, took part as the “celebrity guest of honor,” participating in the ceremonial puck drop and acting as disc jockey before the game. It was his time as […]

New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram runs against the Philadelphia Eagles in the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game (Image: AP)

NFL Divisional Playoff Home Teams Not Nice Hosts

Some sanity was restored in wagering last weekend at the NFL Divisional Playoffs, as all four of the favorites won. In addition three of them covered. The only one who didn’t was the New Orleans Saints. The sportsbooks cleaned up on the four divisional games. The public had action on […]

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has the responsibility of downing the red hot Indianapolis Colts in their divisional playoff game. (Image: Getty)

Can Home Teams Take Care of Underdogs in NFL Playoffs?

The second week of the NFL playoffs will feature the four teams that had a bye during wildcard weekend. They will be playing against three teams that upset the favorites last weekend. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has the responsibility of downing the red hot Indianapolis Colts in their divisional […]

Joe Flacco appears to be done with Baltimore, but Washington and Jacksonville are reportedly interested in acquiring him. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Will Washington, Jacksonville Take a Chance on Joe Flacco?

With quarterback Joe Flacco’s career in Baltimore seemingly over, attention now turns to where the soon to be 34-year-old signal caller will play next season. Flacco injured his hip on Nov. 4 against the Steelers and was replaced by rookie Lamar Jackson. When he recovered from his injury, though, coach […]