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Drew Timme, sophomore big man from Gonzaga, is one of the Zags’ top two scorers during March Madness coming into the Final Four. (Image: Bella Salinger/Getty)

Final Four Preview: Undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs Seeking Perfection

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are two wins away from winning March Madness and finishing the season with an undefeated record at 32-0. Gonzaga entered the tournament as the consensus favorite to win March Madness and, heading into the Final Four against #11 UCLA, the top-seeded Zags are -250 odds to win […]

Brendan Bottcher will skip the Canadian team at the Men’s World Curling Championship in Calgary, beginning on Friday, April 2. (Image: Jeff McIntosh/CP)

Canada, Sweden Slide in as Co-Favorites for Men’s World Curling Championship

Brendan Bottcher will look to continue his success in the Calgary bubble as he leads Team Canada in the Men’s World Curling Championship beginning on Friday. Bottcher’s team won the Brier – the Canadian men’s national curling championship – after defeating Kevin Koe in the final. Moulding ready to play […]

Champion Female Sprinter of 2020 Gamine returns to her Santa Anita Park roots Sunday in the Grade 3 Las Flores Stakes. (Image: Benoit Photo)

Champion Sprinter Gamine Makes 2021 Debut in a Grade 3

The monstrous shadow of Gamine will emerge from her five-month vacation on Sunday when the Champion Female Sprinter of 2020 makes her 4-year-old debut in the Grade 3 Las Flores Stakes at Santa Anita Park. She will likely make it as the odds-on favorite for the six-furlong Las Flores. The […]

Rombauer's furious El Calmino Real Derby stretch drive brought him his first stakes title by a nose over Javanica. But the Southern California colt is in deeper Derby prep waters in this weekend's Grade 2 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. (Image: Golden Gate Fields)

For Rombauer, the Grass is Greener in Baffert-Free Blue Grass

In his past life, John Fradkin, the owner of Kentucky Derby Trail runner Rombauer, was a successful institutional bond salesman for Citigroup. This means he understands the risk/reward dynamic as well as anyone. This, in turn, explains why Fradkin took the long way home for Rombauer. Instead of running him […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid, seen here moments after injury his knee three weeks ago, will return to the team after missing three weeks of action. (Image: Brad Mills/USA Today Sports)

Injury Report: Joel Embiid (Knee) Returns to Philly on Saturday

After suffering a bone bruise injury to his knee, Joel Embiid will return to action after missing three weeks for the Philadelphia 76ers. Embiid, the second-highest scorer in the NBA, averages 29.9 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. Without the All-Star, the 76ers still went 6-3, but they gave up […]

If sluggers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton remain healthy this season, the New York Yankees will be tough to beat. (Image: Suzanne Greenburg Getty)

Bronx Deep Thoughts: New York Yankees 2021 Season Preview

It’s not officially the start of spring until the first pitch is thrown out on MLB’s Opening Day. Today, the New York Yankees commence their mission to win the World Series for a 28th championship. After multiple injury-plagued seasons, the Yankees hope key players can fade the injury bug and […]

Jordan Spieth comes in as the betting favorite to win the Valero Texas Open, a key warmup for the Masters. (Image: Sam Greenwood/Getty)

With DJ Out, Jordan Spieth Becomes Favorite at Valero Texas Open

Dustin Johnson was set to enter the Valero Texas Open as the clear favorite to win the final warmup available ahead of the Masters. But when Johnson withdrew on Monday, Jordan Spieth moved into pole position to win at TPC San Antonio this weekend. Johnson said he withdrew after considering […]

Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring for Borussia Dortmund against FC Koln (Source: @BVB / Twitter )

Erling Haaland: Striker Asks Manchester City for an $825K Weekly Wage

Alongside Paris Saint Germain’s Kylian Mbappe, Norwegian striker Erling Haaland is Europe’s most in-demand player in world football. Borussia Dortmund’s jewel has shown plenty in his year-and-a-half playing in the German Bundesliga, as well as in the Champions League. Haaland was linked with many of the European powerhouses over the […]

Joyful Image broke her maiden secon time out earlier this month. Saturday, the Runhappy offspring seeks to be Runhappy's first female stakes winner. Texas furniture magnate Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale owns Runhappy. (Image: Coady Photgraphy)

Mattress Mack’s Runhappy Seeks Happy Ending With Joyful Cadence

You know Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale as the Moby Dick of sports bettors. But horse racing fans better recognize the Houston furniture magnate/betting whale as the owner of Eclipse Award-winning sprinter-turned-stallion Runhappy. And one of Runhappy’s offspring, Joyful Cadence, runs for her sire’s second stakes progeny victory in Saturday’s Black-Type […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers come into the 2021 season as the defending World Series champions and the clear favorites in the NL West. (Image: Rick Scuteri/USA Today Sports)

San Diego Padres Only Threat to Los Angeles Dodgers in NL West Race

The Los Angeles Dodgers come into the 2021 season as the defending World Series champions, and as the consensus best team in baseball. That should make them an easy pick to win the NL West, except for one thing: the second-best team in the league might just be the San […]

It may not rank up with winning the Arc for champion jockey Frankie Dettori. But the Racing League does give the world's top rider another trophy to ride for. (Image: AFP)

New UK Racing League Turns Riding Into a Team Sport

Jockeys racing as teams for more than £2 million in prize money will provide the latest horse racing twist when the inaugural Racing League season opens in the United Kingdom this summer. What is the Racing League? How does it work? And who will we see riding for that prize […]