England striker Harry Kane is the leading contender for the World Cup’s Golden Boot award, but he might also be in line for a much more prestigious honor. British oddsmakers believe the team’s captain is under serious consideration to being knighted. Several betting sites have slashed the odds of his […]
With about three weeks until the Major League Baseball trade deadline, the biggest prize still available remains Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado, according to oddsmakers and baseball insiders who still can’t agree on where he’ll end up. SportsLine had the New York Yankees as the 3/1 choice to trade […]
The college football season is two months away and there is already movement in who bettors believe will win the Heisman Trophy. The award is given to the most outstanding athlete as voted by 870 media members, as well as former winners. Quarterbacks have tended to dominate, winning 15 times […]
The NHL free agency season began on July 1, and several teams have made major moves that they hope will position them for a Stanley Cup run in the 2018-19 season. The biggest move may have also been one of the first, as the Toronto Maple Leafs signed John Tavares […]
The final two South American teams in the World Cup were eliminated on Friday, as France and Belgium posted wins to set up a semifinal matchup between the bordering nations. Belgium’s victory will make this the first World Cup in which at least one of Brazil, Germany, or Argentina hasn’t […]
The soccer teams from Russia and Croatia couldn’t have had different expectations coming into the World Cup. Now the two face each other in the final quarterfinal on Saturday, with an opportunity that many thought neither could achieve. Before the start of play, Russia was a 30/1 pick to win […]
Sit down NASCAR fans, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., and Kyle Busch might not win this week when the circuit heads to Daytona for the Coke Zero Sugar 400. Neither of the Big 3 are favorites to win the race under the lights Saturday night at the famous speedway. The […]
The NBA Summer League was once an afterthought for basketball fans, a dumping ground where incoming rookies, marginal talents, and a few hopefuls trying to play their way onto rosters would compete in sparsely attended games for a couple weeks each year. But that perception has changed in a big […]
England hasn’t reached the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup since 1990, when the Three Lions finished in fourth place in a tournament hosted in Italy. But now, English fans have dreams of getting back to the final four – or perhaps even further – ahead of their team’s quarterfinal […]
Two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani came off the disabled list Wednesday to serve as the Los Angeles Angels’ designated hitter, but returning to the mound is still a long ways away. The Japanese star injured his right elbow on June 6 against Kansas City. While he is unable to throw, […]
As the World Cup bracket narrows, the four quarterfinal matches of Russia 2018 feature some strong matchups, with plenty of potential for upsets — so bettors can expect defenses to tighten up, and should factor in the likelihood of low-scoring affairs on Friday and Saturday . Here are five scenarios […]
France heads into their World Cup quarterfinal on Friday as a significant favorite over Uruguay, who could have to play without one of their star players in the critical match. Striker Edinson Cavani is training with his Uruguayan teammates, but there are doubts that he will be able to play […]
While Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has expressed doubts about whether or not his team can beat Brazil on Friday in the World Cup quarterfinals, the players are filled with confidence about their chances to upset the Russia 2018 favorites. Brazil is a +110 to win the game, while Belgium is […]
Delaware’s sports betting industry is off to a fast start, as the state’s three casinos took more than $7 million in bets from gamblers in the first 20 days of operation for new legal sportsbooks. The figures, which cover the period from June 5 when the state started to allow […]
Harry Kane has provided most of the offense for England at this World Cup, and for those efforts, there’s a good chance he’ll be taking home so personal hardware no matter where his team ends up finishing in the tournament. Kane has already scored six goals in the 2018 World […]
The New England Patriots will likely have to do without wide receiver Julian Edelman for the first four games of the upcoming NFL season, as his appeal of the punishment was denied by the arbitrator who heard the case. Edelman is facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing […]
European media outlets are reporting that Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo could be moving from Real Madrid to Italian champions Juventus for the 2018-19 season. Neither side has confirmed these rumors, but various reports have suggested everything from the transfer being a done deal to Juventus having yet to even make […]
Tony Finau has had a successful PGA Tour season, but is missing a victory, and would like to rectify that at this week’s A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. The 28-year-old believes The Old White TPC could be the place to break the streak. Oddsmakers tend to agree with him. […]
If the upsets on the women’s side of Wimbledon keep happening, it is possible that no seeded players will be around when the finals happen. The latest two upset victims were former winners of the Grand Slam Event. Maria Sharapova, who won in 2004, was dispatched by world No. 132 […]
England may have a cursed history when it comes to penalty shootouts, but they managed to overcome their past in defeating Colombia to move on to the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. English teams had gone to penalties on three previous occasions at the World Cup, but had been eliminated […]
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