Sports Betting

Undefeated Happy Saver nipped Mystic Guide (left) by less than a length to win last fall's Jockey Club Gold Cup. The two renew their rivalry in Saturday's Grade 2 Suburban Stakes at Belmont Park. (Image: Janet Garaguso/NYRA)

In-Form Stars Mystic Guide, Happy Saver Driving This Suburban Stakes

Mystic Guide comes into Saturday’s Grade 2 Suburban Stakes at Belmont Park riding a wave that crested during March’s $12 million Dubai World Cup. He’s fresh, rested, at the top of his game, and the No. 1-ranked Thoroughbred in the country, courtesy of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association poll. And […]

Ete Indien's last workout came here, in June 2020. The one-time Kentucky Derby prospect returns to action Sunday at Gulfstream Park after nearly 13 months off (Image: Dana Wimpfheimer)

One-Time Derby Prospect Ete Indien Returns After a Year On the Bench

For Ete Indien, it’s a trip back to his turf roots that brings the one-time Kentucky Derby prospect back after a year on the sidelines. Ete Indien’s first start in nearly 13 months comes in Sunday’s Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint at Gulfstream Park. The Black-Type Umphrey sends its runners on […]

The Dallas Cowboys will appear on Hard Knocks for the third time since its inception on HBO in 2001. (Image: Getty)

HBO Picks Dallas Cowboys to Appear on New Season of Hard Knocks

HBO announced that the Dallas Cowboys will appear on the new season of the reality show Hard Knocks, which is a bit surprising considering everyone assumed the Jacksonville Jaguars would be the focus of the popular series. The new season of Hard Knocks, which follows an NFL team during training […]

Pimlico Race Course built up a record $1.351 million Rainbow 6 jackpot that must be paid out by Sunday. (Image: Maryland Jockey Club)

Maryland Record $1.35 Million Rainbow 6 Pot of Gold Up for Grabs

Horseplayers around the country are digging into Pimlico Race Course’s Sunday Independence Day card, hoping for financial fireworks firing from a record mandatory Rainbow 6 payout. Coming into Friday’s eight-race card, Pimlico’s Rainbow 6 sits at a Maryland-record $1,351,928.63. That left vapor trails over the previous record of $399,545.94, captured […]

Shohei Ohtani (left) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (right) have left everyone else behind in the race for AL MVP. (Image: USA Today/Reuters)

Midseason MLB Awards: Ohtani and Guerrero in Two-Way Race for AL MVP

Given the two-way performance that Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels has produced this year, it would take something special from another player to challenge him for the AL MVP award. But through the first half of the season, Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has put up […]

After consecutive fourth-place finishes, Knicks Go seeks a return to his dominant form in the Grade 3 Cornhusker Handicap at Prairie Meadows. (Image: Derbe Glass Photo)

Knicks Go Looks for His Lost Form in Iowa’s Cornhusker Handicap

Brad Cox’s reasoning for taking Knicks Go from the bright lights of New York to the cornfields of Iowa is simple, even if the idea of running a multiple-Grade 1-winning, Eclipse Award candidate in the Grade 3 Cornhusker Handicap stopped most racing fans in their tracks. “I’m hopeful he’ll get […]

LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets are a sleeper pick to win the Southeast Division. (Image: Neil Redmond/USA Today Sports)

North Carolina Senate Leader Expects Sports Betting Talks This Year

The North Carolina Senate leader said last week that he expects lawmakers to discuss sports betting legislation later this session. As the state Senate completes its work this week before its Fourth of July break, it will focus on other issues such as critical race theory and masks in schools. […]

Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers is the subject of heavy trade rumors, including the LA Lakers, after a disappointing run during the 2021 NBA Playoffs. (Image: AP)

Ben Simmons Buys $17.5 Million House in LA, Lakers Trade Rumors Begin

Ben Simmons from the Philadelphia 76ers reportedly plunked down $17.5 million to buy a swanky house in the tony enclave of Hidden Hills in Los Angeles, which is currently fueling a tsunami of trade rumors involving the LA Lakers. Simmons played like crap in the postseason, especially during the Eastern […]