The parade of top seeds exiting the French Open continued Monday when Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki were the latest casualties. Williams withdrew with an injury, while Wozniacki was upset by Daria Kasatkina. Williams was making her first Grand Slam appearance after giving birth to a baby girl in September. […]
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The Washington Capitals are just one game away from winning the first championship in franchise history after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 6-2 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Capitals now hold a 3-1 lead in the series. Washington will have their first of three chances to […]
Martin Truex Jr. Pulls Away on Late Restart to Win Pocono 400
Martin Truex Jr. pulled away following a restart with just seven laps remaining to win the Pocono 400 on Sunday, claiming his second NASCAR Cup Series title of the season. Truex, the defending Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion, finished about 2.5 seconds ahead of runner up Kyle Larson to […]
Wyoming Welcomes First (Legal) Bare-Knuckle Fights in US in 129 Years
Wyoming doesn’t have a major professional sports team, but they have something the rest of the country doesn’t have – bare knuckle boxing. On Saturday, the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center hosted 10 bouts of no-gloves combat, available on pay-per-view. It was the first such contest since 1889, when John […]
DraftKings Partners with Resorts Casino as New Jersey Sports Betting Market Takes Shape
DraftKings is the leading daily fantasy sports (DFS) company in the United States, a position that seemed to put them in position to be a major player if sports betting were to become legalized across the United States. Now, that potential is beginning to turn into reality, as Resorts Casino […]
Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 Will Test Golden Knights Mettle
It was just one game, but it was enough to shift the betting lines for the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. In Game 3 in Washington, the Vegas Golden Knights suffered their second consecutive defeat, and now find themselves as the underdog to win Lord Stanley’s coveted prize. The first-year expansion […]
Steph Curry Sets 3-Point Record as Warriors Take 2-0 Lead Over Cavaliers in NBA Finals (Video)
Stephen Curry poured in an NBA Finals-record nine 3-pointers to help the Golden State Warriors defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-103 in Game 2 of their series. The victory gives the Warriors a 2-0 series lead over the Cavaliers, with the series now moving to Cleveland for Game 3 on Wednesday […]
Some Baseball Free Agents Delivering Strong ROI … Others Bring More Buyer’s Remorse
This season’s market for baseball free agents was unusually insipid. There was no bumper crop of marquee players available, and those who were hardly experienced a feeding frenzy from teams looking to shore up their rosters in the offseason. Trades seemed to be the preferred method of choice with baseball […]
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It was assumed when Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger stepped down after 22 years with the English Premier League club, he did so because he was retiring. But the 68-year-old told the media he has no intention of spending his remaining days rocking in a chair on a porch. The Gunners […]
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Knights Must Prove One Save Doesn’t Turn Tables on Stanley Cup Chances
Momentum can be rather fickle, but the first big shift in the Stanley Cup came to the Washington Capitals in Game Two on Wednesday. Now the Capitals will try to tap into that surge of confidence to overcome a less than spectacular home record in the playoffs to take the […]
Sports Betting in Delaware Casinos to Begin on Tuesday
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New Cleveland Brown Damarious Randall Wants Cavs to Lose NBA Finals
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Kevin Durant Favorite to Repeat as NBA Finals MVP
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Ukrainian tennis player Dmytro Badanov was banned for life and fined $100,000 after an investigation found him guilty of fixing tennis matches. An independent hearing officer with the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) discovered the 30-year-old fixed the outcome of two matches on the ITF Futures Tour. He was also found […]
Stanley Cup: Caps Hold On for 3-2 Victory to Even Series with Golden Knights
The Washington Capitals evened up the Stanley Cup Final at one game each by holding on for a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the series. The Capitals now have home-ice advantage after nabbing a win at T-Mobile Arena, and will look to increase their […]
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Four Curious Stories to Watch as MLB Season Passes Memorial Day Milestone
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MLS Upping FC Cincinnati as Newest Expansion Team for 2019 Season
Major League Soccer announced Tuesday that FC Cincinnati would be ready to take the pitch for the 2019 season, making them the 26th MLS team. FC Cincinnati already exists as a professional soccer franchise. The team currently competes in the United Soccer League (USL), which is considered to be on […]