Team USA has been proactive in minimizing a potential COVID-19 breakout after Bradley Beal tested positive for COVID-19 during training camp in Las Vegas. Team USA canceled an exhibition game against Australia slated for Friday evening at the Mandalay Bay. US Basketball officials sent forward Jerami Grant home to quarantine […]
The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox both arrived at Yankee Stadium on Thursday expecting to kick off the second half of the 2021 MLB season. Instead, a COVID-19 outbreak gave the game a distinctly 2020 feel. MLB officials postponed the Thursday night game after multiple Yankees tested […]
The Texas Rangers are well out of playoff contention and will almost certainly be looking to sell at the trade deadline. At the top of their to-do list could be trading All-Star outfielder Joey Gallo, and there should be no shortage of landing spots for the power batter. Gallo is […]
Figuring out the most remarkable element of Arklow’s career takes you on a trip around America’s racetracks in search of the freakish, most bizarre factoid you can find. So, it makes perfect sense that Arklow is one of the favorites for Saturday’s Grade 1 United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park. […]
Last year’s Del Mar summer season opener carried such a weird vibe that Del Mar Thoroughbred Club CEO Joe Harper spent much of it walking around in a surreal, dreamy haze. This year, Harper and the rest of Del Mar’s sold-out, opening-day crowd – and yes, we said “crowd†– […]
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will still fight for a third time later this year — just not as soon as we all expected. Top Rank announced Thursday that the WBC heavyweight championship will now take place on Oct. 9 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fury cleared to travel […]
Tadej Pogacar hammered the last nail in the coffin of his closest GC rivals on Thursday with his second consecutive stage win in the Pyrenees. After winning Stage 17 yesterday, Pogacar showed his dominance in Stage 18 of the Tour de France, which included a brutal ascent of Col du Tourmalet […]
NBA 2K announced their covers for the next version of their insanely popular basketball video game, and Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks will appear on the standard edition cover of NBA 2K22. Meanwhile, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dirk Nowitzki, and Kevin Durant will appear on the NBA 75th Anniversary Edition cover, […]
Khris Middleton and Devin Booker put on dazzling scoring performances in Game 4 of the 2021 NBA Finals. Booker scored a game-high 42 points for the Phoenix Suns, but Middleton scored a career playoff-high of 40 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 109-103 victory. The Bucks pulled even […]
In a set of leaked audios published by Spanish outlet El Confidencial, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez slams some of the most iconic people who set foot in the club. Perez is heard using shocking descriptions for Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho, Vicente Del Bosque, as well as Raul and Iker […]
Candace Parker, a two-time WNBA MVP, will make history when she becomes the first woman and first WNBA player to appear on the cover of the popular NBA 2K video game when she graces the GameStop Exclusive edition of NBA 2K22. The 25th-anniversary edition of NBA 2K, aka NBA 2K22, […]
It’s never a dull day with Team USA. The American men’s basketball squad is short one NBA star after Bradley Beal fouled out due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols that could force him to miss the Tokyo Olympics. USA basketball reported an unidentified player entered the COVID-19 protocol on […]
Displaying further signs of post-pandemic economic health, Belmont Park boosted its 2021 spring/summer meet handle by 20.6% over 2019 totals, and 63.5% over last year’s handle. The New York Racing Association released the figures Wednesday. They showed the 48-day Belmont spring/summer meet brought in $632,208,251 in all-sources handle. This, from […]
Jon Rahm won his first major last month when he came out of his COVID-19 self-quarantine to claim the US Open title. Now, bookmakers are favoring the Spaniard to back up that performance with a victory at the British Open this weekend at Royal St. George’s. DraftKings Sportsbook lists Rahm […]
The long-anticipated 2021 Saratoga Meet opens Thursday, headlined by a familiar name — Golden Pal — making his seasonal debut. The standout sophomore sprinter anchors a deep field of 3-year-olds in the Grade 3 Quick Call. That 5 ½-furlong sprint on the Mellon Turf Course is one of two stakes […]
On the eve of Saratoga Race Course’s 2021 opening day, a New York federal judge ruled the New York Racing Association’s suspension of Bob Baffert was unconstitutional. That Wednesday ruling by Judge Carol Bagley Amon opens the gate for the Hall of Fame trainer to run his charges at Saratoga’s […]
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) is investigating two Wimbledon matches for “possible irregular betting patterns†after bookmakers flagged the contests during the Grand Slam tournament. German newspaper Welt first reported the alerts, connecting them to a doubles match and a singles match. Bet timing, size trigger Wimbledon alerts Welt […]
The Chicago Cubs lost 13 of their final 15 games heading into the All-Star break, including a disastrous 11-game losing streak that took them from the top of the NL Central to eight games back of the Brewers. That could make Chicago a seller at the upcoming trade deadline, with […]
Galatasaray wants Slavia Prague’s creative midfielder Nicolae Stanciu to fuel their attacks next season. The 28-year old is one of the most prominent players on the Romanian national team and shone at Slavia during the last campaign. Stanciu led Slavia to its third consecutive title in the Czech Republic, netting […]
Shohei Ohtani was the main attraction at the 2021 MLB All-Star Game, and FOX focused much of its attention on the Japanese two-way star early in the broadcast while he was still on the field. That culminated in a stylized anime intro before Ohtani’s second at-bat. When Ohtani came to […]
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