The Kansas City Chiefs took a flier on wide receiver Josh Gordon after the NFL reinstated him from a suspension for violating league substance abuse policies due to his marijuana consumption. Gordon, 30, had been suspended six times by the NFL since joining the league in 2012. The Chiefs will […]
Sports Betting
Merger Roundup: MGM Buys Cosmopolitan, Endeavor Grabs OpenBet
It was another busy week in gambling mergers. MGM Resorts will pay $1.63 billion to operate The Cosmopolitan. Meanwhile, Endeavor will buy sports betting platform OpenBet from Scientific Games for $1.2 billion. While most of the mergers in the gambling industry involve sports betting, there are still a handful of […]
Euro 2020 Champions Italy to Meet Copa America 2021 Winners Argentina Next Summer
UEFA and CONMEBOL, the football governing bodies in Europe and South America, will stage a match between the winners of their respective continental championships in the summer of 2022. The champions at UEFA Euro 2020 and CONMEBOL Copa America 2021, Italy and Argentina, respectively, will meet in the international window […]
PSG vs Manchester City: The Champions League Clash Worth Over $1.6 Billion
On Tuesday, Paris Saint Germain and Manchester City will compete in the most anticipated match of the European club season so far. Starring the likes of Leo Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe, PSG is a diamond collector buying the most luxurious pieces on the market to make a dream come […]
Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups: Chuba Hubbard, Tim Patrick, Dalton Schultz, Zack Moss
If you’re in search of waiver wire pickups in Week 4 for your fantasy football team, then consider running back Chuba Hubbard (Carolina Panthers), wide receiver Tim Patrick (Denver Broncos), tight end Dalton Schultz (Dallas Cowboys), and running back Zack Moss (Buffalo Bills). In the NFL’s war of attrition, a […]
Argentina Calls Up Three Premier League Players Despite Remaining on the UK’s Red List
Premier League players Emiliano Martinez, Cristian Romero, and Giovani Lo Celso were included by Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni on the squad to face Paraguay, Uruguay, and Peru in next month’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers. According to the UK’s current anti-Covid protocols, the three won’t get into trouble after arriving home […]
2022 NBA Futures: Nets, Lakers Title Frontrunners at Start of Training Camp
The new NBA season tips off in a month and training camps open this week. And, before a single player takes the court, the betting public is making its presence known, backing the Brooklyn Nets at +200 odds and Los Angeles Lakers at +400 odds as favorites to win the […]
New England Patriots Lose Captain James White (Hip) Indefinitely
The New Orleans Saints defeated the New England Patriots on Sunday, but the Pats might have suffered a bigger loss when running back and team captain James White was carted off the field with a career-threatening hip injury. In the second quarter, White suffered a hip subluxation injury after New […]
Former Star Sezer Ozturk Involved in Fatal Shooting Incident
Sezer Ozturk, a former Bayer Leverkusen, Fenerbahce, and Besiktas player, was reportedly involved in a shooting with fatal consequences. One person was killed, while four others were injured in the incident, which took place on Sept. 19. According to Turkish channel NTV Spor, witnesses at the scene claim Ozturk’s reaction […]
Santa Anita Park’s Hot Take: Low Takeout for Win-Place-Show Bettors
Santa Anita Park unveiled the wagering menu for its 16-day Autumn Meet opening on Friday, with one of the biggest features being the lowest takeout on win-place-show bets among any major American racetrack. The suburban Los Angeles track’s takeout on the most common wager in North American racing is 15.4%. […]
UEFA Drops Legal Action Against the Last Three Super League Clubs
Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus, the three clubs still involved in the Super League project, won’t face further legal action from UEFA. The other nine clubs involved were initially ordered to pay fines after accepting guilt. UEFA abandoned those plans as well, for the time being. Proceedings directed against Real, […]
Denver Broncos Injury Report: WR KJ Hamler (Knee) Dunzo for Season with Torn ACL
The Denver Broncos were already thin at wide receiver before they got a bit of bad news when they learned their biggest deep threat, KJ Hamler, will miss the rest of the season due to an ACL injury. In Week 3’s blowout victory over the New York Jets, Hamler caught […]
Heavyweight Boxing Rankings: Usyk Proves Elite Status with Convincing Win Over Joshua
Oleksandr Usyk came into his heavyweight title bout against Anthony Joshua as an underdog, but a live one who represented a real threat to the WBA, WBO, and IBF champion. After winning convincingly, Usyk proved that he belongs near the top of the heavyweight boxing rankings. But exactly where does […]
Clemson Ranking, National Title Odds Plummet After Loss to NC State
When Clemson lost to Georgia in its opening game of the season, there was disappointment for the Tigers, but no real panic. That changed on Saturday when NC State upset Clemson 27-21 in overtime to all but sink the Tigers’ chances of winning a national championship. Clemson (2-2) fell to […]
Cat Swap: Jaguars Trade CB CJ Henderson to Panthers
CJ Henderson is one of the happiest players in the NFL right now after the Carolina Panthers acquired the second-year cornerback and former first-round pick in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday morning. The Panthers will send tight end Dan Arnold and a third-round pick in the 2022 […]
Angry Mbappe Calls Neymar ‘Tramp’; Messi Set to Return for City Clash
Things aren’t going well in the PSG dressing room and those with inside knowledge of the team make no secret about it. On Sunday, star forward Kylian Mbappe was caught by the cameras complaining to Idrissa Gueye on the PSG bench. The dialogue took place after Julian Draxler, who was […]
NFL Week 4 Opening Lines: Pats +6 Home Dog vs Brady and Bucs
Oddsmakers posted opening betting lines for Week 4 of the NFL season, which is anchored by a Sunday Night Football battle between the defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New England Patriots. The game marks the first time quarterback Tom Brady returns to Foxboro to take on his former […]
Daniel Maldini Becomes Family’s Third-Generation to Score in Serie A Competition
While he’s following in the footsteps of his legendary grandfather and father, Daniel Maldini is also making a name for himself in the AC Milan shirt. The 19-year-old Maldini scored in Serie A at the weekend, helping AC Milan to a 2-1 away win over Spezia. Maldini’s goal came in […]
Cox Issues a Warrant for His Third Consecutive Oklahoma Derby Victory
Brad Cox became the first trainer to win three consecutive Oklahoma Derbies, sending out Warrant to a 1 ¾-length victory in Remington Park’s flagship race on Sunday. Not only did Cox set a new bar for Oklahoma Derby conditioners, he tied Oklahoma training mainstay Donnie Von Hemel for the most […]
Give 108/1 Hollywood Talent the Oscar for Biggest Upset of the Weekend
Hollywood Talent and his 108/1 odds pulled off an Oscar-winning performance for bettors on Saturday, capturing the Grade 3 Turf Monster Stakes at Parx Racing for his first graded-stakes victory. Hollywood Talent waited a long time for his first graded-stakes score, which came in his 52nd career race. The 10-year-old […]