Joel Embiid got the bag. A big one. Embiid, the All-Star center for the Philadelphia 76ers, has agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $196 million. The deal ends any speculation that Embiid would test the free-agent waters and hunt for an NBA title somewhere other than in the City […]
This year’s inaugural Field of Dreams Game between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox was a huge hit, so the MLB will stage another matchup in an Iowa cornfield with the Chicago Cubs hosting the Cincinnati Reds in 2022. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred hinted that the next Field […]
The New York Yankees have been on a tear since the trade deadline and have seen their postseason odds vastly improve. According to a playoffs prop bet by DraftKings, the Yankees are -140 odds that they’ll make the postseason, presumably as an AL wild-card team. You can fade the Yankees […]
Eric Bledsoe is returning to Los Angeles after he was traded twice in the offseason. The LA Clippers sent Patrick Beverly, Rajon Rondo, and Daniel Oturu to the Memphis Grizzlies in a trade for Bledsoe. Bledsoe spent last season with the New Orleans Pelicans, but they traded him to the […]
Kylian Mbappe is looking for a way out of Paris one year before his contract at Parc des Princes runs out. According to various media sources, Mbappe wants to play for Real Madrid as soon as possible. During the highly popular Spanish football show El Chiringuito, it was revealed that […]
A year ago, the lanky kid from Santa Cruz worked as an electrician, but now he’s a big league pitcher who etched his name into the MLB record book. Tyler Gilbert from the Arizona Diamondbacks became the fourth pitcher in MLB history to throw a no-hitter in his first start […]
Chelsea set a new club transfer record after paying Inter Milan $135 million for Belgian super striker Romelu Lukaku. The 28-year old returns to Stamford Bridge seven years after his departure for Everton. In 2014, following just 15 first-team appearances in the Chelsea shirt and two loan spells to WBA […]
By now, Santa Barbara has this American race routine down pretty well. Come over to the US, drop into Grade 1 turf race, beat all comers, rinse and repeat. Which is what Santa Barbara did Saturday at what is likely Arlington Park’s last marquee card. The Irish invader dropped into […]
Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-2 on the opening day of the Bundesliga campaign. Haaland scored two goals and assisted the other three, showing once more why he’s the most in-demand striker in world football. The Norwegian scored a hat-trick against Wehen Wiesbaden last week in the Cup, taking his […]
Bundesliga’s record goalscorer Gerd Muller passed away on Sunday aged 75. During his 14 years at Bayern Munich, between 1965 and 1979, Muller scored 365 goals in 427 outings in the Bundesliga. He was the top goalscorer of the season on seven occasions. During the 71-72 campaign, Muller set a […]
A packed Parc des Princes stadium welcomed PSG’s super arrivals this summer before PSG vs Strasboug in Ligue 1. Almost 48,000 fans turned up two hours before the game to make sure they don’t miss the fantastic show. PSG unveiled newly arrived Leo Messi, Sergio Ramos, Achraf Hakimi, Gianluigi Donnarumma, […]
If you build it, they will come. The Field of Dreams game in an Iowa cornfield between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox on Thursday evening was a ratings hit as the most-watched regular season baseball game in 16 years. According to Fox Sports PR, the Yankees/White Sox […]
Last June, Joshua Franco did just enough to earn a unanimous decision over Andrew Moloney to win the WBA super flyweight title. In November, Moloney took the fight to Franco, but saw his hopes dashed when officials stopped the fight after just two rounds because of damage to Franco’s eye. […]
John Riel Casimero will try to defend his WBO bantamweight championship against the 40-year-old Guillermo Rigondeaux in what looks like the most evenly matched battle on a night of marquee boxing fights. Casimero (30-4, 21 KOs) rides a six-fight winning streak into the bout at Dignity Health Sports Park in […]
The last two times we saw Rock Your World, he rocked no one’s world. Which is why it rocked Del Mar’s world when the Santa Anita Derby winner was one of 15 horses nominated for the Aug. 21 Grade 1 Pacific Classic. Those nominations closed for Del Mar’s flagship race […]
Gerrit Cole has conspicuously struggled – at least, by his lofty standards – since Major League Baseball began enforcing rules against pitchers using sticky substances on the ball. That has opened the door for other contenders to make cases for the AL Cy Young Award, including Chicago White Sox starter […]
The Mr. D. Stakes is the race made famous by another name – the Arlington Million. When you’re the first horse race offering a seven-figure purse, you want that “Million†in the title. At this point in what is a bittersweet, likely final running of the race formerly known as […]
For the first half of the 2021 season, Jacob deGrom put up historic numbers to become not only the overwhelming favorite to win the NL Cy Young Award, but also a potential MVP pick. But with the Mets ace missing significant time due to injury, the door has opened for […]
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer has yet to name a starting quarterback or install rookie Trevor Lawrence — the #1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft — as the Week 1 starter. Gardner Minshew and Lawrence are competing for the starting QB job, but no one can figure out […]
The new Premier League season starts on Friday, with the confrontation between Brentford and Arsenal. On Saturday, Manchester United hosts Leeds at Old Trafford in the most intense game of the day, while champions Manchester City travel to London on Sunday to play Tottenham Hotspur. City won all of their […]
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