Only a half-game separates the Philadelphia 76ers (43-21) and Brooklyn Nets (42-21) in the Atlantic Division race, but the 76ers are favorites at -335 odds to win the division over the Nets at +210 odds because the Sixers have an easier schedule, plus an additional game with two weeks to […]
Less than a day after Medina Spirit’s remarkable Kentucky Derby victory, trainer Bob Baffert said he’s on track for the May 15 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. Tentatively. “He came out of it well. It takes about a week to determine, so I’m going to come back next weekend and see,†[…]
The primary lesson coming out of the 2021 Kentucky Derby is as simple as it is frustrating for everyone not named Bob Baffert. Even when Baffert brings his third-string horse to Churchill Downs, he wins Derbies. That would be Medina Spirit, who gave Baffert his seventh Derby victory Saturday, passing […]
Welcome to the 2021 Kentucky Derby. And welcome back to what a normal Kentucky Derby looks like. Almost. The crowds? Well, they’re back – about 40,000. That’s a quarter of what normally turns Churchill Downs into a sporting bacchanalia. But there’s people in the stands. We’ll take it. The horses? […]
Diego Maradona died on 25 November, aged 60. Maradona, who was one of football’s greatest icons, battled addiction and bad health for years. At the beginning of November 2020, the Argentinian superstar was admitted to the hospital. Doctors said he was suffering from anemia and dehydration, but later found a […]
Jose Mourinho didn’t spend too much time unemployed. He signed a contract with the English tabloid The Sun and will be the paper’s star-columnist during the Euros. Also, he’s going to be involved in talkSPORT’s radio coverage of the tournament. Until he makes up his mind on where to go […]
The Boston Celtics rallied back from a 32-point deficit and won a high-octane overtime thriller 143-140 against the San Antonio Spurs, thanks to a jaw-dropping 60 points from Jayson Tatum. Tatum knocked down 20 shots from the floor, including five 3-pointers, and added another 15 points from the free-throw line […]
In 2020, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura turned the emerging elite online chess scene into something of a personal rivalry between the two grandmasters. Now, the two will meet for the first time in a Champions Chess Tour final, as both advanced out of the semifinals of the New in […]
Messi changed his mind on leaving FC Barcelona and has informed president Joan Laporta that he intends to extend his contract. He asks for signings that would strengthen the team and put it back on the Champions League favorites’ plate. Leo Messi runs out of contract at Camp Nou in […]
Andy Ruiz Jr. shocked the world when he stopped Anthony Joshua to win the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight boxing titles in 2019. The Mexican would go on to lose those titles in a one-sided decision just six months later. Now, Ruiz will return to the ring to take on […]
James Gandolfini loved the New York Knicks so much that he reprised his iconic role of mafia boss Tony Soprano in a special video designed to entice LeBron James to join the team in free agency in 2010. Gandolfini, along with Edie Falco who played Tony’s wife on the show, […]
This weekend’s NBA schedule has several compelling matchups with playoff implications for bubble teams and conference leaders. The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers are jockeying for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Out in the Western Conference, the Phoenix Suns trail the Utah Jazz by one game and the […]
Dominick Reyes has suffered two straight losses to blemish what had been an undefeated professional record. Now, he’ll come in as an underdog when he takes on light heavyweight title hopeful Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC on ESPN 23 this Saturday night. Prochazka comes in as a […]
The Kentucky Oaks is the perfect stage for the equine soap opera like the one we have here. It’s the perfect setting for the interlocking set of filly rivalries and storylines that help horse racing out where it needs it most. Storylines merging into identities that, along with a plethora […]
After a change in venue and a coronavirus scare, the top female curlers in the world will finally get to play for their countries on Friday, as the 2021 World Women’s Curling Championship begins in Calgary, Alberta. Initially, the World Curling Federation had awarded the tournament to Schaffhausen, Switzerland, but […]
While the mess that was the Topps MLB NFT launch frustrated potential buyers, it also showed that there’s heavy demand for the product. Prices have spiked significantly over the past week, showing again that there are plenty of people who want to get their hands on the digital baseball cards. […]
Doug O’Neill already has two of these Kentucky Derbies on the mantle, both with colts he planned on taking to Churchill Downs – I’ll Have Another and Nyquist. But when Hot Rod Charlie came to his Santa Anita Park barn as a $110,000 yearling purchase, the trainer looked at his […]
The NFL’s reigning MVP wants out of Cheeseland. Aaron Rodgers doesn’t want to play quarterback for the Green Bay Packers anymore, and his shortlist of prospective trade partners includes the Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, and San Francisco 49ers. This juicy news story broke a few hours before the start […]
If the San Francisco 49ers draft a quarterback with the third pick in the draft, will they part ways with starting QB Jimmy Garoppolo? The latest rumors coming out of the Bay Area suggest that the 49ers could trade Jimmy G before or after the upcoming NFL Draft. And if […]
With less than 24 hours before the start of the 2021 NFL Draft, word got out that the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons discussed a trade in which the Patriots would move up in the draft to secure the Falcons’ #4 pick in an effort to grab quarterback Justin […]
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