Sports Betting

Gun Runner, the 2017 Horse of the Year and 2018 Pegasus World Cup winner, debuted on the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager pool this year. (Image: Adam Coglianese)

Betting On The Derby Gene Pool: Who Will Father the 2022 Derby Winner?

One of the more interesting prop wagers in horse racing, betting on the sire of the future Kentucky Derby champion, opens Thursday with “All Other Sires” as the early 6/1 favorite. The Kentucky Derby Sire Future Pool is offered concurrently with Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, but […]

Despite being on the shelf due to surgery for a stress fracture, Jack Christopher found himself the individual favorite in the first Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool for 2022. (Image: Coglianese Photos)

Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool Opens Without Baffert Colts

In case you’re curious, the first Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool opens this weekend with “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2019 Foal Crop” as the even-money favorite. It also opens with the current Las Vegas futures favorite, Corniche, literally missing from action. Currently 6/1 at Caesars at William […]

Detroit Pistons coaches and an NBA official attempt to hold back Isaiah Stewart after LeBron James from the Lakers caught him with an elbow to the face. (Image: Carlos Osorio/AP)

NBA Suspends LeBron James and Isaiah Stewart After Palace Spat

The NBA issued a one-game suspension to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James after he bloodied Isaiah Stewart from the Detroit Pistons with an elbow to his face and Stewart went berserk. The Lakers visit the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, but LeBron will miss Tuesday night’s game […]

CJ Stroud has taken over the top spot in the latest Heisman Trophy odds following his dominant performance against Michigan State. (Image: Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today)
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Heisman Trophy Odds: Dark Horses Chasing Stroud, Young in Apparent Two-Man Race

This year’s college football season has produced numerous memorable performances and potential Heisman moments over the past few months. But, as the regular season nears its conclusion, it seems more and more likely that one of two favorites will walk away with the Heisman Trophy. Oddsmakers have largely narrowed the […]

Ketlen Vieira (right) outlasted Miesha Tate (left) over five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday. (Image: Chris Unger/Zuffa)

MMA Notebook: Vieira Spoils Tate Comeback Bid; Harrison, McGregor Talk Future Plans

Miesha Tate’s road to the UFC women’s bantamweight title grew a bit longer on Saturday when Ketlen Vieira scored a unanimous decision victory over the former champion. Tate (19-8) returned from a five-year retirement earlier this year, winning her first fight in July. Vieira lives dream with win over ‘legend’ […]

Houston Rockets big man Alperen Sengun gets his shot stuffed by Mitchell Robinson from the New York Knicks at MSG in New York City. (Image: Noah K. Murray/AP)

Bad Teams: Houston Rockets Losing Streak Reaches 14 in Row

The Houston Rockets started the season 1-1, but have since lost 14 games in a row. They extended their losing streak over the weekend after blowing a fourth-quarter lead against the New York Knicks. The Rockets saw their away record drop to 0-10 this season. Dating back to last season, […]

It's not a track that comes to mind for most horseplayers. But New Mexico's Zia Park takes center stage Tuesday for a 10-race, seven-stakes card that attracted some of the sport's stars. (Image: Zia Park Racetrack)

Asmussen, Ortiz, Prat Invade Tiny Zia Park for Land of Enchantment Card

When it comes to must-see tracks, Zia Park is far off the high-profile path. The New Mexico track isn’t even located in – or near — one of the state’s two high-profile cities, Albuquerque or Santa Fe. But for Tuesday’s Land of Enchantment Stakes card, Zia Park is big enough […]

Azul Coast and Flavien Prat won their first graded-stakes race Saturday, capturing the Grade 3 Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar. (Image: Benoit Photo)

Azul Coast Breaks Out of the Shadows, Takes Native Diver at Del Mar

Azul Coast was the forgotten Baffert; the also-ran in the three-headed contingent the Hall of Fame conditioner sent out in the Grade 3 Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar on Saturday. Hidden in the shadow of the more heralded Eight Rings and the veteran stakes runner Ax Man, and coming […]

Luke Walton on the sideline while coaching the Sacramento Kings earlier this season. (Image: Tyler Kaufman/AP)

Sacramento Kings Fire Head Coach Luke Walton After 6-11 Start

Luke Walton didn’t last a month into the new NBA season before the Sacramento Kings fired him as their head coach after a 6-11 start. The Kings promoted associate head coach Alvin Gentry as their interim head coach. Since joining the Kings at the start of the 2018-19 season, Walton […]

Sergio Aguero only played five times for Barcelona before his heart diagnosis came out. (Image: Twitter/footballflame01)

Aguero Set to Retire from Professional Football Because of Heart Condition

Spanish journalist Gerard Romero claims 33-year-old Kun Aguero will announce his retirement from professional football next week. Aguero was diagnosed with a heart condition earlier this month and was supposed to decide his future only after receiving treatment for three months. Doctors have since informed him that retiring looked like […]

Dallas Cowboys WR Amari Cooper leaps for a touchdown catch in the end zone against Minnesota Vikings CB Cameron Dantzler. (Image: Jim Mone/AP)

Dallas Cowboys WR Amari Cooper Tests Positive for COVID-19, Out 2 Games

Amari Cooper, standout wide receiver from the Dallas Cowboys, tested positive for COVID-19 and he’ll miss the next two games, which includes the Cowboys’ annual game on Thanksgiving next Thursday. The Cowboys placed Cooper on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday. Cooper will not suit up in Week 11 against the […]

Augsburg have beaten Bayern for the third time in their Bundesliga history. (Image: Twitter/fcaugsburg)

Augsburg Claim Stunning Victory over Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga

Bayern Munich recorded their second Bundesliga defeat this season after losing away in Augsburg on Friday. Mads Pedersen and Andre Hahn got Augsburg flying with their goals. Robert Lewandowski was on the scoresheet for Bayern, but the Pole’s effort wasn’t enough. Pedersen opened the scoring after 23 minutes, then Hahn […]

Moshe Hogeg talking to the Beitar Jerusalem fans before an Israeli league match. (Image: Twitter/middeeasteye)

Beitar Jerusalem Owner Arrested in Massive Crypto Fraud Case

The owner of Beitar Jerusalem in the Israeli Premier League has been arrested alongside seven others on charges of cryptocurrency fraud. According to the Israeli Police, the estimated worth of the fraud reaches hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars. Moshe Hogeg, the boss of Beitar, was held in the early […]