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Cristiano Ronaldo tops the highest earners' rankings in world football, according to Forbes. (Image: skysports.com)

Cristiano Ronaldo Overtakes Messi as Highest-Paid Football Player

Ronaldo is expected to earn $125 million before tax in the 2021-22 season, $15 million more than Messi, according to Forbes. Ronaldo and Messi both changed clubs this summer, with the Portuguese striker returning to Manchester United and Messi choosing to join Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint Germain. Ronaldo will […]

Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers looks to continue his strong start to the 2021 season against LSU this week. (Image: HailState)

Target Mississippi State, Texas Tech in College Football DFS

Week 4 of the college football season is upon us and features plenty of exciting and, likely, high-scoring matchups. For DFS purposes, games such as LSU-Mississippi State and Texas-Texas Tech stand out. Consider rostering some of the players from these games and others: Quarterbacks Will Rogers, Mississippi State ($7,800 on […]

Rookie quarterback Justin Field evades a tackler from the Cincinnati Bengals last weekend, but he gts his first taste as a starting QB in Week 3. (Image: Danielle Noonan/Getty)

Updated List of NFL Week 3 Starting Quarterbacks and Backup QBs

We’re two games into the NFL season and several starting quarterbacks are out due to injuries. We’ve compiled an updated list of starters and backup QBs for you, with Justin Fields, Davis Mills, Jacob Eason, and Jacoby Brissett named a starting quarterback in Week 3. Let’s run down the injured […]

Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence surveys the field against the Denver Broncos in Week 2. (Image: Stephen B. Morton/AP)

Home Dog Alert: Texans, Lions, Jaguars, Vikings, Rams in Week 3

Week 3 of the NFL season has only five home dogs, including the Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams, and the Houston Texans hosting the undefeated Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football. The Rams host the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Bucs in OG’s Game of the […]

James Rodriguez left Everton after just one season. (Image: Twitter/brfootball)

James Rodriguez Joins Al-Rayyan in Qatar

Colombian superstar James Rodriguez, a former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich player, left Everton to join Qatari side Al-Rayyan. Rodriguez wasn’t part of Rafael Benitez’s plans at Goodison Park. He traveled to Qatar at the weekend to undergo medicals, then put pen to paper on his new contract until 2024. […]

Life Is Good returns to action in Saturday's Grade 2 Kelso Stakes at Belmont Park. He'll return with Irad Ortiz Jr. in the irons instead of usual pilot Mike Smith, seen here.. (Image: Benoit Photo)

Life Is Good Looms Large Over Small Kelso Field

Coming out of a layoff into a Grade 1 proved a minor annoyance for Life Is Good. Now, the 3-year-old standout will face another hurdle when he takes on older horses for the first time in Saturday’s Grade 2 Kelso at Belmont Park. When we last saw Life Is Good […]

After Monomoy Girl sold for a record $9.5 million last November, she went back to training for her 6-year-old campaign. She was retired after fracturing a small bone in her leg during a routine gallop. (Image: Fasig-Tipton)

Two-Time Champion Monomoy Girl Retired After Sesamoid Fracture

Monomoy Girl, one of the dominant fillies of the 21st century, was retired from racing Wednesday after she suffered a fracture during a routine Tuesday gallop. Trainer Brad Cox said the 6-year-old mare and seven-time Grade 1 winner went out for a gallop at Churchill Downs on Tuesday morning. When […]

Shohei Ohtani (left) still leads the AL MVP odds, though Vladimir Guerrero (right) has made up ground in the final weeks of the season. (Image: Daniel Shirey/Getty)

AL MVP Odds: Can Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Track Down Shohei Ohtani?

2021 has been the year of Shohei Ohtani. The two-way star has accomplished things on the mound and at the plate that no player has approached since Babe Ruth more than 100 years ago. Yet there’s still at least a touch of drama in the AL MVP race as Vladimir […]

Justin Fields from the Chicago Bears subbing in for injured Andy Dalton against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2. (Image: Getty)

Rookie Justin Fields Earns First Start for Da Bears, Andy Dalton Out

With quarterback Andy Dalton nursing a sore knee, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy is turning to rookie Justin Fields to start in Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns. Dalton dinged his left knee against the Cincinnati Bengals and exited the game in the second quarter. Fields played the final […]

Tampa Bay Bucs WR Antonio Brown stiff arms a defender from the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1. (Image: Julio Aguilar/Getty)

AB Down, Tampa Bay Bucs Place Antonio Brown on COVID-19 List

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a COVID-19 outbreak on their hands, which they’re trying to mitigate. Meanwhile, wide receiver Antonio Brown is the latest member of the Super Bowl Champion Bucs to get placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Brown is the third player on the Bucs to test positive for […]

Miami Dolphins backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett is pressured by the Buffalo Bills in Week 2. (Image: Getty)

Tua Tagovailoa Out with Fractured Ribs, Jacoby Brissett to Start Week 3

Backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett will start for the Miami Dolphins in Week 3 against the Las Vegas Raiders. After further testing, the Dolphins discovered starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has fractured ribs, which originated from an injury during Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. The Dolphins indicated that Tagovailoa had bruised […]

Ben Simmons from the Philadelphia 76ers drives the lane against Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors, but team owner Joe Lacob dismissed any Simmons trade rumors. (Image: Getty)

Ben Simmons to Skip Training Camp, 76ers Still Slow to Trade Him

The Ben Simmons trade drama with the Philadelphia 76ers continues, with Simmons indicating he’ll miss training camp in an effort to force a trade. Meanwhile, the 76ers have been unable to find a trade that serves them well because if they could have dumped Simmons, they would have done so […]

The Beatles visit Muhammad Ali at his training gym during a trip to Miami in 1964. (Image: AP)

Muhammad Ali: New Ken Burns Documentary on PBS

Muhammad Ali received the Ken Burns treatment with a four-part documentary series, currently airing on PBS and available online through the PBS app, which covers Ali’s legendary career as the three-time world heavyweight champion and anti-war activist. Burns directed and produced the documentary with his daughter, Sarah Burns, and her […]

Leo Messi looked confused as he came off in the 76th minute of the PSG vs Lyon game on Sunday. (Image: Twitter/espnfc)

PSG Confirms Messi Injury as He’s Ruled Out for Club’s Next Game

Subbed off after 75 minutes in the game against Lyon on Sunday, Lionel Messi sparked a heated debate after apparently not agreeing with Mauricio Pochettino’s decision. Messi put on a puzzled face as he was passing by Pochettino, with the media around the world questioning his integration into the team. […]

Trainer Aidan O'Brien's star colt St Mark's Basilica is 6-for-9 in his career. He's out indefinitely with an infected hind leg. (Image: Healy Racing)

Two of Star Trainer Aidan O’Brien’s Prize Pupils are Out After Injuries

Two of standout Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien’s star runners, Santa Barbara and St Mark’s Basilica, are both out indefinitely after suffering injuries. Santa Barbara, who won the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks and Grade 1 Beverly D at Arlington Park, won’t head to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf as […]

You saw Medina Spirit and John Velazquez capture August's Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar. You won't see the pair in Saturday's Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby. Trainer Bob Baffert scratched the Kentucky Derby winner after he drew an outside post. (Image: Benoit Photo)

Citing Post Draw, Baffert Scratches Medina Spirit from Penn Derby

Bob Baffert scratched Medina Spirit from Saturday’s Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Tuesday after the Kentucky Derby winner and 2/1 morning-line favorite drew an outside post that Baffert found troubling. Medina Spirit drew post 9 in the 10-horse Pennsylvania Derby field. That put his two chief competitors, Hot […]