The Boston Red Sox earned a playoff berth for the third straight year on Tuesday, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 to clinch at least a wild card position. The Red Sox now have a league best 99-46 record, and are closing in on their franchise record of 105 wins […]
When the Alliance of American Football announced that it would be offering a spring NFL alternative starting in 2019, it boasted a number of big names from the worlds of broadcasting and football that seemed to give the league legitimacy. Now, the upstart league has unveiled another part of its […]
Brad Keselowski passed Denny Hamlin on the second-to-last lap and held on to the lead to win the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the second straight win for Keselowski, who finishes the NASCAR Cup Series regular season as the hottest driver heading into the playoffs. No Changes […]
The last piece of the US Ryder Cup team was completed Monday, when Tony Finau was announced by captain Jim Furyk as the last of his four picks for the squad. Finau had been rumored to be Furyk’s top choice. The 28-year-old joined Tiger Woods, Bryson DeChambeau, and Phil Mickelson […]
Keegan Bradley parred the first playoff hole at the BMW Championship on Monday, defeating Justin Rose to earn his first PGA Tour win in six years. The final round of the tournament at Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania was delayed until Monday due to rain, and then extended to a […]
New York Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold began his career with a whimper, but ended it with a roar over the Detroit Lions on Monday night. The former USC signal caller, who was taken third by the Jets in April’s draft, led his new team to a 48-17 demolition of […]
The 2019 Overwatch League season will see eight new teams join the esports competition, as Activision Blizzard and the league announced six more expansion franchises on Friday. Atlanta and Guangzhou had already been confirmed as expansion teams earlier this summer, and will now be joined by new squads in North […]
The controversy over protests taking place during the national anthem before games wasn’t likely to go away completely no matter what the NFL did this season, though officials hoped a new policy would help reduce tensions over the issue. But with all parties unable to come to a satisfactory agreement, […]
Novak Djokovic overwhelmed Juan Martin del Potro to win the US Open men’s final on Sunday, earning a 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 straight sets victory at Flushing Meadows. The win gave Djokovic his 14th career Grand Slam title, tying him for third all-time with Pete Sampras, behind only Roger Federer […]
Usually when top teams schedule non-conference opponents the first two weeks of the year, they are expected to win by large margins. Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State have followed that plan. As a result those top-5 teams have paid off well for gamblers, and a couple others have done so […]
NFL Week 1 doesn’t define a team’s season, but it can certainly be a pretty good indication of how the other 15 games might go. The openers definitely answered some questions about some of the NFL squads. The Kansas City Chiefs might be as good as advertised, and the Buffalo […]
Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam Title, when she defeated Serena Williams, 6-2, 6-2, at the US Open finals on Saturday. The match was marred by a controversial penalty levied against Williams. Williams was the pre-tournament favorite at 6/1, while Osaka was well down […]
Could one mixed martial arts legend be coming out of retirement to face another? Rumors are flying this week that Georges St-Pierre (GSP) could face the winner of the upcoming mega-fight between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. The former champ, who has stepped into the octagon just once in the last five […]
Rick Pitino, one of college basketball’s coaching icons who was fired at Louisville for allegedly taking bribes, said the scandal has made him “unhireable” and he is retiring. Pitino made the comments on ESPN’s morning show on Wednesday in promoting his recently released book: Pitino: My Story. He followed that […]
The most anticipated time of the year is upon bettors, who are frothing at the mouth of Sunday’s full slate of football games for NFL Week 1. Defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia hosted Atlanta on Thursday, and covered the 2.5-point spread, winning, 18-12. There are several intriguing match ups Sunday, […]
When Alabama Tua Tagovailoa started the Crimson Tide’s opening game against Louisville last week, it pushed his Heisman Trophy odds even lower than they already were. The sophomore was already the favorite at 4/1 over the summer at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, but went to 3/1 after the news. […]
With the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs starting next week, and the field of pretty much set, there are going to be two types of drivers Sunday at the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It will be a case of the haves and have […]
Washington D.C. loves a political scandal, and The New York Times Op-ed piece by an anonymous member of President Donald Trump’s administration has given the town, and the country, a mammoth one. It has also provided oddsmakers an opportunity for two proposition bets. The first is on the identity of […]
Tyron Woodley is putting his welterweight championship on the line against an undefeated challenger in the main event of UFC 228, which takes place this Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Woodley is looking to make his fourth title defense and will take on Darren “The Gorilla” […]
William Hill is continuing to expand its reach in the American sports betting marketplace, as the company has reached a deal with casino operator Eldorado Resorts to establish sportsbooks in their facilities across the United States. The agreement sees William Hill US get the exclusive right to manage sportsbooks for […]
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