The Belmont Stakes looks like it will be a tight-knit affair with just eight horses entering the starting gate after connections for Rebel’s Romance announced on Tuesday that the gelding will miss Saturday’s race due to a hind-leg infection. Rebel’s Romance’s owner, Godolphin, posted the news about the UAE Derby […]
The Los Angeles Lakers knew that health would dictate their future in the 2021 NBA Playoffs, but through four games of a hyper-physical series, the banged-up Lakers are tied with the #2 Phoenix Suns at 2-2. The Lakers lost Game 4 when Anthony Davis exited the action early with a […]
Maine lawmakers are carefully trying to craft an online gambling bill that will appease Gov. Janet Mills, who previously rejected sports betting legislation last year. Legislators introduced four sports betting bills in 2021, three of which were removed from consideration in the Legislature Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs on […]
The Hollywood Gold Cup inaugural winner was Seabiscuit. Its last winner was Improbable. And in between, one of the West Coast’s signature races turned loose winners such as three-time champs Lava Man and Native Diver, two-time winner Game on Dude and Triple Crown owners Citation and Affirmed. August company, to […]
If it’s possible to ride into a Grade 1 race in form – riding into that race with two losses – Smooth Like Strait comes into this year’s Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita Park in perfect form. Yes, Smooth Like Strait finished third in his last start, the […]
London’s glamorous Chelsea won the showdown in Porto, 1-0. German offensive midfielder Kai Havertz scored the only goal in the game after 42 minutes. “The most important thing for us is to be able to play the game our way,” Guardiola said ahead of the encounter in Porto, hosted in […]
On Saturday evening, Manchester City and Chelsea meet in Porto for the most anticipated match at club level in Europe. It’s the Champions League final. Brought by City five years ago to give them a Champions League winners’ dimension, Guardiola finally managed to push his team at its best. The […]
The #6 Miami Heat looked awful in their previous two losses against the #3 Milwaukee Bucks, who led the entire way in both Game 2 and Game 3 victories. The Heat are down 0-3 in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs and looking to avoid the embarrassment of […]
The Charles Whittingham Stakes at Santa Anita could not present a greener path to the winner’s circle for race favorite United. You’re sending out a turf terror with one of the best riders in the country aboard – Flavien Prat. You’re sending that turf terror out on a turf course […]
The natural thing to do looking at the field for Saturday’s Grade 3 Matt Winn Stakes at Churchill Downs is to fix your eyes on two familiar names that leap off the page at you. O Besos and Helium. Look familiar, do they? Well, they should, considering both finished in […]
Luka Doncic and the #5 Dallas Mavericks ransacked Hollywood, gave everyone a fantastic show, and stole two road wins against the #4 Los Angeles Clippers. The dazed and confused Clippers trail the Mavs 0-2 with the series continuing with Game 3 in Dallas. The series shifts from Southern California to […]
The #2 Brooklyn Nets jumped out to a 2-0 lead against the #7 Boston Celtics, but the series heads to Boston for two games, where the Celtics hope the parquet floor of TD Boston Garden and its rowdy fans will lift them to a much-needed victory to avoid an 0-3 […]
With the series tied 1-1, the #4 New York Knicks visit the #5 Atlanta Hawks for Game 3 of their opening-round match up in the Eastern Conference playoffs. After a disappointing performance in Game 1, the Knicks rallied back from a 13-point deficit at halftime to win Game 2, and […]
Due to 60% of the field for Friday’s Sam Houston Futurity at Sam Houston Race Park testing positive for either banned substances clenbuterol or albuterol, the track suspended wagering on the Grade 2 Quarter Horse race. The Quarter Horse race for 2-year-olds at the Texas track will run without betting. […]
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen swept a pair of tiebreaker blitz games on Thursday to beat American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura and go through to the semifinals of the FTX Crypto Cup. Carlsen and Nakamura drew both of their sets 2-2, necessitating the tiebreakers. Carlsen dominates tiebreakers after tense match Nakamura […]
The New York Racing Association and the State of New York want to give racing fans seeking a seat at storied Saratoga this summer a literal shot in the arm. All eager fans have to do for a shot at visiting the famed track is to get a COVID-19 shot. […]
Connecticut lawmakers finally passed comprehensive sports betting and online gambling legislation this week, setting in motion a move that could bring sportsbooks to the state as early as this fall. The Connecticut Senate passed the bill 28-6 on Tuesday night, and Gov. Ned Lamont signed it into law on Thursday. […]
The injuries continue to pile up and the nightmare continues for the Bronx Bombers. The New York Yankees put first baseman Luke Voit on the 10-day IL with an oblique strain, while Corey Kluber is out for at least two months with a shoulder injury. Kluber heads to the IL […]
Chris Paul from the Phoenix Suns suffered a shoulder injury in a Game 1 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, and was limited in Game 2’s loss, allowing the Lakers to tie the series 1-1. Paul will be a game-time decision for the Suns in Game 3, but if he […]
Spanish side Villarreal is the surprising Europa League winner this season beating English Premier League giants Manchester United in a memorable penalty shootout. Tied at 1-1 after 90 minutes, the two teams couldn’t be separated in extra time, so everything was decided from the penalty spot. All 20 outfield players […]
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