After a seven-season stint with the New York Yankees, starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka returned to Japan after he signed a two-year contract to play with his old team, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. The Yankees added starting pitcher Jameson Taillon to fill an open spot in the rotation. The Yanks […]
The Dallas Mavericks saw their losing streak reach five games in a row after a tough loss against the Phoenix Suns, who were without leading-scorer Devin Booker due to a hamstring injury. The Mavs and Luka Doncic have a rematch against the Suns on Monday night to complete the two-game […]
The Washington Wizards — thanks to Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook — knocked down two 3-pointers in less than four seconds to overcome a 5-point deficit and upset the Brooklyn Nets 149-146 on Sunday evening. The Nets held a 5-point edge at 146-141. Beal pulled up and drilled a 3-pointer […]
As Greatest Honour joined the front row of Kentucky Derby contenders, he helped carry Gulfstream Park to a record Holy Bull handle day on Saturday. The south Florida track rolled up a total handle of $21.87 million. That surpassed last year’s total handle by 20% and blew past 2017’s previous […]
This was a Grade 1 stretch duel playing out in a Grade 3 Kentucky Derby prep; one vaulting Medina Spirit into the front row of Derby contenders as we enter February. And once again, Bob Baffert holds yet another ace up his sleeve, along with his 10th Robert B. Lewis […]
How about a quarterback swap of former #1 picks? The Detroit Lions sent Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in a trade for Jared Goff and a slew of picks, including two first-rounders. Once news of the Goff/Stafford trade broke, the LA Rams saw their Super Bowl odds move […]
The Detroit Lions indicated they are uncoupling with Matt Stafford, but which team will they trade with for the All-Pro quarterback? Oddsmakers at BetMGM listed the San Francisco 49ers as the favorites at +200 odds to acquire Stafford in a trade with the Lions. Stafford passed for 4,084 yards, 26 […]
In 2012, little-known 43/1 long shot I’ll Have Another won the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita Park. This feat drew mild murmurs and a few curious looks throughout the horseracing world. After all, the Doug O’Neill-trained colt came into the Lewis off a horrible sixth in the Hopeful […]
Anish Giri held off World Champion Magnus Carlsen on Friday, doing enough to secure a draw and maintain his half-point lead at the Tata Steel Masters heading into a critical clash with Alireza Firouzja in Saturday’s penultimate round. Giri drew comfortably with Black against Carlsen, leaving him a half-point ahead […]
The Holy Bull is the race that vaulted Tiz the Law onto the front row of Kentucky Derby contenders. Never mind the fact he didn’t win the rescheduled Derby. It vaulted him to the Belmont Stakes title. Tiz the Law didn’t come out of the Holy Bull to a garland […]
The first seven-figure bet on Super Bowl 55 is here. According to BetMGM, a bettor using their app fired away a $2.3 million bet to win $2 million on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at +3.5 in the upcoming Super Bowl. This particular “mysterious” bettor had to lay a little extra […]
Which NFL head coach has the most Super Bowl wins? Love him or hate him, you have to admit, he’s the GOAT, right? Bill Belichick won the Super Bowl six times — more than any other coach in NFL history. Between Belichick, Chuck Knoll (4), Joe Gibbs (3), and Bill […]
Arsenal’s early-season struggles effectively eliminated the club from the Premier League title race. But, the Gunners can still play a part in determining who walks away with the trophy, starting with a Saturday match against Manchester United at Emirates Stadium. United comes into the game as a slight +145 favorite […]
On Friday night, the Greek Freak and the Milwaukee Bucks head down to the Big Easy for a game against Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. After missing five games due to COVID-19 protocols, the Memphis Grizzlies return to the hardwood on Saturday. On Saturday night, the LA Lakers […]
Square bears love a front runner, so it’s no shocker that the best players on the top team in each conference also happen to top the NBA MVP futures board. LeBron James (+350 odds) and Joel Embiid (+600 odds) are the favorites for NBA MVP, according to a recent update […]
Authentic rarely won his big races by big margins. But, he won his final “race†– the Eclipse Award for 2020 Horse of the Year – by a Secretariat at the Belmont-esque 31 lengths on the track. The Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic champion garnered 224 out of a […]
Mere days before he was set to run in the Grade 3 Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park, Mutasaabeq suffered a shin injury that will take the Kentucky Derby prospect off the Triple Crown trail. Trainer Todd Pletcher told reporters the injury – while frustrating for an upper-level Derby contender – […]
Caleb Truax has made it clear that he relishes being the underdog. Now, IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant plans to make him eat his words when the two face off at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night. Plant comes into the fight as an overwhelming […]
Dutch grandmaster Anish Giri defeated Radoslaw Wojtaszek on Wednesday to take the solo lead at the Tata Steel Masters, but three players are within a half-point of him with just three rounds left to play. Giri sits at 7 points after 10 rounds heading into Thursday’s final rest day in […]
The Northwestern Wildcats rewarded head coach Pat Fitzgerald with a 10-year contract extension, meaning the most successful coach in Northwestern football history will remain with the team throughout the next decade. Northwestern has a record of 106-81 since Fitzgerald took over as head coach in 2006. Fitzgerald fielded numerous job […]
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