Three of Kentucky’s most powerful breeding farms filed suit in US District Court on Tuesday, seeking to end The Jockey Club’s stallion cap rule that limits stallions born in 2020 or later to 140 mares a year. The plaintiffs, Spendthrift Farm, Ashford Stud, and Three Chimneys Farm, also listed two […]
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Johnson, Rahm Favored at Workday Championship; Woods’ Accident Overshadows Competition
Nearly all of the world’s top players are heading to The Concession in Bradenton, Florida to take part in the World Golf Championships Workday Championship this weekend. But while the field will represent the strongest competition on tour so far in 2021, all anyone could talk about before the tournament […]
NBA Trade Rumors: LA Lakers Eying Mo Bomba and PJ Tucker
There’s no shortage of gossip in Hollywood, and everyone in SoCal is talking about the impending trade, or trades, that the Los Angeles Lakers will pull before the All-Star break. The Lakers have interest in acquiring center Mo Bomba from the Orlando Magic, or power forward PJ Tucker from the […]
Montreal Canadiens Fire Claude Julien After Three-Game Skid Threatens Playoff Push
The Montreal Canadiens began the 2021 season as one of the hottest teams in the NHL. But the tides have turned for the Habs, leading the franchise to fire head coach Claude Julien on Wednesday. The Canadiens also fired associate coach Kirk Muller, and promoted Dominique Ducharme to interim head […]
Carolina Panthers Now in the Deshaun Watson Sweepstakes
Deshaun Watson, the disgruntled quarterback from the Houston Texans who demanded the dysfunctional franchise trade him, recently added the Carolina Panthers as a potential destination for next season, joining the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. The Houston Texans’ new general manager, Nick Caserio, stated numerous times that they want […]
2021 NBA All-Star Game Snubs: Domantas Sabonis, Devin Booker, and Trae Young
Kendall Jenner is wicked pissed that her boyfriend, Devin Booker, was snubbed and left off the 2021 NBA All-Star Team. You can’t blame her; Booker should’ve earned a nod over teammate Chris Paul. In addition to the Booker snub, Domantas Sabonis and Trae Young were also left out of the […]
Churchill Downs Puts Iconic Arlington Park on the Sales Block
Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Tuesday that Arlington Park, one of North America’s most iconic race tracks, and the home of the Arlington Million, is up for sale. Through commercial real estate company CBRE Group, CDI opened the market for the 326-acre Arlington Heights, Ill., property, located in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. […]
TikTok expands reach into professional sports with UFC, soccer deals
Short-form video platform TikTok is rapidly building a foothold in the sports world, with two more deals linking the app to the UFC and professional soccer teams in the United States. On Friday, TikTok announced a multi-year deal with the UFC that will see the mixed martial arts promotion place […]
Kentucky Governor Signs HHR Bill, Keeps the Machines On
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 120 Tuesday, legalizing historical horse racing machines and protecting the economic impact they have on the state’s signature equine industry. For now, that ends the legal saga on whether the slot-like machines meet the definition of pari-mutuel wagering. Introduced in January by State […]
NBA Rumors: Sacramento Kings to Trade Buddy Hield to Philadelphia 76ers?
The Philadelphia 76ers are thinking big, which is why Buddy Hield from the Sacramento Kings is on their radar in the latest batch of NBA trade rumors. The slumping Sixers had a rough road trip out West, and they now must fend off the surging Brooklyn Nets, who won five […]
Man City, Pep Guardiola Begin Another Run at Champions League Glory on Wednesday
Pep Guardiola has won plenty of trophies with Manchester City since joining the club in 2016. But he hasn’t been able to bring Champions League glory to the English side as of yet; something he’ll try to rectify beginning with Man City’s Round of 16 clash with Borussia Monchengladbach on […]
2021 March Madness Odds: Baylor and Gonzaga Faves to Win College Championship
Baylor, currently ranked #2 in the AP Top 25 Poll, comes into March Madness as the favorite at +250 odds to win the 2021 college basketball championship. Gonzaga, currently ranked #1 in the nation, is the second-favorite on the March Madness futures board at +275 odds. Both teams, Baylor (17-0) […]
Charlatan Comes Out of Gutsy Saudi Cup Finish Ready for More
The day after Charlatan finished a game, but beaten, second to England’s Mishriff in the $20 million Saudi Cup, his trainer Bob Baffert gushed about what transpired on the other end of the world. “He ran a big race,†Baffert told Santa Anita Park’s Ed Golden on Sunday morning. “He […]
White Goes Beyond Black and White Breaking Down Derby Prospects
When it comes to Kentucky Derby prospects, Jon White makes things simpler than they really are. To the author of Santa Anita Park’s morning line and a regular television presence on XBTV, breaking down Derby prospects in February begins with three elements. “You’re looking for horses who give the indication […]
Bayern Munich Looks to Bounce Back from Recent Struggles Against Lazio in Champions League
Defending Champions League champions Bayern Munich will start the knockout stage of this season’s competition in Rome on Tuesday when they take on Italian side Lazio in the first leg of their Round of 16 clash. Bayern has struggled in domestic league play as of late, drawing Arminia Bielefeld 3-3 […]
Bad Teams: Sacramento Kings and the NBA’s Worst Defense Lose 7 in a Row
What a difference two weeks make in the fast-evolving NBA. Just when you think rookie point guard Tyrese Haliburton and the Sacramento Kings turned the corner on their season, they went on a seven-game losing streak and sunk to last place in the Pacific Division with a 12-18 record. Two […]
Christopher Bell Passes Joey Logano Late at Daytona Road Course, Picks Up First NASCAR Win
Christopher Bell became the second consecutive first-time winner in the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday, taking the O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 on the road course at Daytona. The victory comes a week after Michael McDowell earned his first win in the Daytona 500 to kick off the 2021 NASCAR Cup […]
Minnesota Timberwolves Suck Again, Fire Head Coach Ryan Saunders
The Minnesota Timberwolves are the worst team in the NBA with a 7-24 record, so the front office needed a scapegoat and fired head coach Ryan Saunders. The Timberwolves hired offensive guru Chris Finch from the Toronto Raptors in hopes that he can make the T-Wolves great again. But like […]
MLB Win Totals: Will the LA Dodgers Avoid the World Series Hangover?
Oddsmakers set the win totals for the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers at 103.5 over/under, for one of the highest totals in some time. So, will the Dodgers really fade the curse of the World Series hangover? In the last 50 years, only three franchises have won the World Series […]
Canadian Single-Game Betting Gets Big Parliamentary Push
Canada moved one step closer to legalized single-game sports betting this past week when its House of Commons overwhelmingly passed a private measure bill, 303-15. The bill, authored by Conservative MP Kevin Waugh (Saskatoon-Grasswood), would open the windows for legalized single-event sports wagering throughout Canada. Much as the May 2018 […]