In mid-January, the Golden State Warriors sent forward Draymond Green to the IL with a calf and back injury, and he has not played since. The Warriors and Green anticipate he will return to the hardwood in three to four weeks. The Warriors thought that two weeks of rest would […]
Chris Paul suffered a right thumb injury shortly before the All-Star Break, which has been diagnosed as an avulsion fracture, and the floor general of the Phoenix Suns will miss six to eight weeks while it heals. The Suns have 24 games remaining on the schedule, and Paul should miss […]
Jose Mourinho’s outburst that saw him getting sent off during AS Roma’s match against Verona at the weekend is expected to be further punished by Italian football’s decision-makers. “They sent you on purpose. Juve sent you,” Mourinho told referee Luca Pairetto after being shown red in the added minutes of […]
Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil star Neymar revealed that he’d want to try life in the MLS before putting an end to his professional career. Neymar is under contract at Parc des Princes until 2025. The attacker said he’d favor a move to the MLS over a return to Brazil. “I […]
After nine months, numerous fits and starts and several legal challenges, Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards disqualified Medina Spirit as winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby. The Monday decision came as a result of Medina Spirit failing a drug test for the banned-on-race day, anti-inflammatory betamethasone. Along with the ruling, […]
Envoutante has always been a filly who was good, but often not quite good enough to break through at the highest levels. Trainer Kenny McPeek attempts to change that by sending the now 5-year-old mare to Santa Anita Park’s Grade 1 Beholder Mile. “Envoutante is going to work next Friday […]
New Zeeland defender Meikayla Moore put a hat-trick of own-goals past her keeper in the first 36 minutes of the match against USWNT. She was then substituted before half-time. Moore first netted at the wrong end in the fifth minute, then scored again for an unwanted brace seconds later. She […]
Crown Resorts accepted a $6.4 billion buyout bid from Blackstone, a private equity firm. Just days after the news, the Australian casino company reported a $141 billion loss for the last six months of 2021. In other casino news, a credit agency cut Las Vegas Sands’ debt rating, while Wynn […]
Oaklawn Park wrote Monday’s featured eighth race as a $101,000 allowance. But judging by the familiar names in the one-mile allowance, this race does a credible impression of a stakes race. There’s Wells Bayou, making his second comeback from physical issues that cost him much of his 3-year-old and 4-year-old […]
Pimlico Race Course announced the schedule for the May 20-21 Preakness weekend: a slate featuring 16 stakes – 10 graded – worth $3.8 million. Headlining that weekend, of course, is the 147th running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of America’s Triple Crown for 3-year-olds. The 1 […]
Yes, February seems to be rather early to discuss qualifying for November’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, but Japan’s Café Pharoah became the first horse to qualify for the Breeders’ Cup’s marquee race when he won Sunday’s February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse. Café Pharoah’s defense of his 2021 February Stakes title in […]
Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca is leading the group of investors who acquired a 55 percent stake in La Dea, the Atalanta Bergamo parent company which owns 86 percent of the club. Antonio and Luca Percassi, the former owners of the team, will retain a 45 percent stake in La […]
Santa Anita Park features a mandatory payout in its 20-cent Rainbow Pick 6 Sunday and a salty stakes race could decide the fate of a pool expected to hit $5 million. With no single ticket hauling in the $664,316 Rainbow 6 pool Saturday, that amount carries over into Sunday. Based […]
The last time we saw Letruska, she was more human and less equine machine. The next time we’ll see the newly minted Eclipse Award winner is next Saturday at Gulfstream Park for the Grade 3 Royal Delta Stakes. The 6-year-old warmed up for her first race since the Nov. 6 […]
DAZN Group announced a $4.3 billion capital injection by billionaire investor Len Blavatnik’s firm. The British sports media company aims to expand into recreational betting, gaming and non-fungible tokens. The investment comes after Spain’s LaLiga sold its domestic broadcasting rights to Movistar and DAZN for $5.62 billion over five years. […]
Paris Saint-Germain celebrated a glamorous win over Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, but returned with their feet on the ground following a humiliating display in the Ligue 1 match against Nantes. PSG was 3-0 down at half-time, despite starting Messi, Mbappe and Neymar upfront. Nantes scored three […]
UEFA says the gesture comes as a “reward to the lifeblood of the game for their loyal support during the pandemic”. The announcement was made by UEFA President Aleksander ÄŒeferin this week. The fans of the participating teams at this year’s club competition finals will be offered a total of […]
Ariana DeBose is the betting favorite at the 2022 Oscars to win Best Supporting Actress for her role in the musical reboot of “West Side Story” at -350 odds. Kirsten Dunst from “The Power of the Dog” is the closest competitor at +300 odds to win Best Supporting Actress, which […]
“The Power of the Dog” has two actors vying for Best Supporting Actor at the 2022 Oscars, but Kodi Smit-McPhee is the betting favorite at -350 odds, and Jesse Plemons is one of the long shots at +1600. Troy Kotsur, JK Simmons, and newcomer Ciaran Hinds were also recognized by […]
Antonio Conte said he was “disturbed” by the coverage in the English media of an interview he gave in Italy. Tottenham has asked him to stop talking to Italian outlets as a consequence. During his talk with Sky Italia, Conte said that the Spurs squad “maybe, on paper, weakened” following […]
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