It didn’t matter that the US Women’s hockey team had to wait for an overtime period and a shootout to win the gold medal against Canada. That small amount of time was nothing compared to the 20 years the squad has had to endure to capture its second gold medal […]
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Indiana Only NBA Team to Reach Vegas Win Totals as Second Half of Season Begins
The Indiana Pacers were projected to win about 32 games this NBA season, not reach that mark set by Las Vegas before the second half. The team has surprised sports books by becoming the only team to get to its total before the All Star break. Vegas had set the […]
Tiger Woods’ Struggles Starting to Sink in With Supporters, Sports Books
When Tiger Woods struggled at Riviera Country Club and missed the cut at last week’s Genesis Open gamblers lost out on a weekend worth of bets. The former No. 1 ranked golfer is returning from his fourth back surgery and while this comeback is going much better than the last […]
Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy Hoping Home Cooking Serves Them Honda Classic Trophy
If sleeping in your own bed is an advantage to an athlete than Rickie Fowler and Rory McIlroy were the right picks by oddsmakers to win this week’s Honda Classic. The PGA Tour event is at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and both have homes near the PGA National Golf Club. […]
Czech Republic Bounces US Men’s Olympic Hockey Team
There will be no miracle for the US Men’s Olympic Hockey team as they watched the dream end at the hands of the Czech Republic on Wednesday in Korea. The team was eliminated in a shootout in which they could not score in five chances. The Americans were underdogs against […]
Zagitova Sets New Short Program Record to Lead Women’s Figure Skating
Evgenia Medvedeva set a new world record in the short program of women’s speed skating on Wednesday. But it still wasn’t enough to take the top spot, as her teammate Alina Zagitova topped her just minutes later to set another record and take the lead into the free skate portion […]
Elizabeth Swaney Shows How to Compete at Olympics Without Being Great
When fans tune in to watch the Olympics, they expect to see the most talented athletes in the world competing for medals at the highest levels of their chosen sports. But not everyone who made it to PyeongChang quite fits that description. The story of Elizabeth Swaney has become almost […]
No Canadian Sweep in Curling as Women Miss Medal Round
Canada could still earn a second gold medal in curling thanks to the strong performance of the country’s men’s team, but the Canadian women have been eliminated in a shocking result that few saw coming going into the Winter Olympics. Canada is traditionally the strongest curling nation in the world, […]
Virginia Stays at No. 1, While Duke, Kansas, North Carolina All Crack Top 10
Virginia is still No. 1 but Duke and Kansas cracked the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 poll and are starting to hit their stride with a little less than a month remaining before the NCAA Tournament begins. The Blue Devils shot up from No. 12 last week […]
Second Half of NBA Season Presents Four Probing Questions
As the NBA Season prepares for the second half there are several questions that need answers. A few have been answered already, such as how would Dwayne Wade and Isaiah Thomas fit in Cleveland? That turned out to be a disaster and both players were dealt away from the Cavaliers. […]
Top Seeds Still Alive as Men’s Olympic Hockey Heads Into Quarterfinal Round
The top seeds are mostly playing to form in the men’s Olympic hockey tournament so far, setting up a quarterfinal round where the top hockey-playing nations in the world will begin to square off in a bid to make the medal rounds. Despite somewhat surprising losses by both Canada and […]
Lindsey Vonn Aiming for Gold in Likely Final Olympic Downhill Race
American Lindsay Vonn will seek to win her second gold medal in what could be an Olympics downhill swan song for the most successful female World Cup skier of all time. Vonn already has a gold medal in the Olympic downhill, having won the race in Vancouver back in 2010. […]
Russians Expected to Dominate Podium in Women’s Figure Skating
The Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) clearly have the two skaters to beat in the women’s figure skating competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics. But there are plenty of contenders who will be looking to fight for the bronze medal or sneak into an even higher position on the podium. […]
Vegas Golden Knights Have NHL’s Best Record, A First For A New Team
The record-setting season of the Vegas Golden Knights reached another mark as the expansion team now has the best record in the NHL. The newest hockey club has 82 points and a 39-15-4 record, besting Tampa Bay’s 81 points and 39-17-3 mark. According to Elias Sports Bureau it is the […]
Integrity Fees Being Pushed by MLB, NBA Could Hurt Sports Betting
If the Supreme Court strikes down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 sports betting would be allowed in every state in the union. But the integrity fee being proposed by Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association could possibly derail casinos plans to install sports […]
Russian Curler Could Lose Bronze Medal After Doping Allegations
Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has been charged with a doping offense by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, an offense that could lead to the loss of medals and further consequences for other athletes from Russia. Krushelnitsky won the bronze medal in mixed doubles curling along with his wife, Anastasia […]
Canada and France Battle for Gold in Olympic Ice Dancing Competition
Canadian duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir set a new world record in the ice dancing short dance program on Monday, but they’ll still face a tough fight for the gold medals. Virtue and Scott already held the record for the most points ever achieved in a short dance. They […]
USA and Canada to Meet in Women’s Hockey Gold Medal Game
The two teams that have dominated women’s hockey will clash one more time, as the United States and Canada have both reached the gold medal game at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The USA was the first to clinch a spot in the final after defeating Finland 5-0 in the semifinal […]
Four Top Teams in College Basketball Falter, Leaving AP Rankings Wide Open
Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, and Kentucky may be titans of college basketball — they’ve won six of the past 10 NCAA championships — but this season all are struggling. None of these four traditional powerhouses are currently in the AP poll’s Top 10, and Kentucky recently fell out of the […]
Preseason Baseball Betting Lines Predict Astros and Dodgers Will Have Most Wins in 2018
In baseball, the two teams that faced each other in the 2017 World Series are predicted by sportsbooks to have the most victories this season. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros are both picked to win 97 games, according South Point Casino. An internet betting site has the over/under […]