The New York Knicks started the season with a 4-3 record and currently occupy the #5 seed in the Eastern Conference thanks to Julius Randle and RJ Barrett. But will the Knicks finally turn around their losing ways with their first playoff appearance at Madison Square Garden since 2013? Or […]
Alex Morgan, perhaps the most recognizable athlete on the US Women’s Soccer team, revealed Tuesday she contracted the COVID-19 virus over the holiday break while spending time with family in California. Morgan, 31, had recently come back to the US from England, where she played striker for Tottenham in the […]
The Memphis Grizzlies lost Ja Morant to an ankle injury in the third game of the season and early estimates suggest Morant could miss three to five weeks with a grade 2 sprain. Training staff removed Morant from the floor in a wheelchair. Tests revealed a severe sprained ankle, but […]
Illustrating once again the fragile nature of modern Thoroughbred horses, defending Pegasus World Cup champion Mucho Gusto was suddenly retired Tuesday after suffering a soft tissue injury. Bob Baffert, Mucho Gusto’s trainer, said the injury happened Tuesday. He told Horse Racing Nation that due to the nature of the injury […]
The New York Jets finally get to close the book on one of the darkest and most humiliating chapters in franchise history. The LOL Jets lost to the New England Patriots in the final week of the season to finish 2-14. The Johnson family, who owns the Jets, finally fired […]
Seeking a single-brand strategy for its sports wagering and online platforms, Churchill Downs Inc. announced Tuesday it will discontinue using its BetAmerica brand. Instead, it moves that segment of its business to its familiar TwinSpires brand. According to a release announcing the move, the transition begins later this month, when […]
News of Cleveland head coach Kevin Stefanski, and several other Browns personnel testing positive for COVID-19 sent the odds for the team’s Wild Card game against Pittsburgh spiraling. The Browns opened as 3.5-point favorites, but dropped to six points by Tuesday, and was even at 6.5 at Station Casinos. The […]
With tech giants like Amazon emerging as players in NFL broadcasting, ESPN is staking its reputation on streaming this weekend with its first-ever NFL “MegaCast.†The idea is to broadcast the Ravens vs. Titans wild-card game at 1:O5 p.m. ET across six Disney-owned networks with different viewer experiences on each. […]
As one of her final acts in office, Puerto Rico’s outgoing Governor, Wanda Vázquez Garced, signed Senate Bill 1534, which amended the country’s existing gambling laws to clear the way for online sports betting. Though the new law’s language isn’t specific, it seeks to allow job creation in the gaming […]
Not too many people thought the NBA’s top squads at the start of the season would be the Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers, but the top two defenses in the league sprang out of the gate with a 5-1 clip. The Sixers improved to 6-1 with a victory over the […]
The Toronto Raptors (1-5) and Detroit Pistons (1-6) are members of the dreaded one-win club after a tumultuous start to their seasons where both teams find themselves in a hole. The Pistons were expected to be one of the up-and-coming teams in the NBA, so their start isn’t as startling […]
Three head coaches were the victims of NFL’s Black Monday, as the LA Chargers’ Anthony Lynn, the NY Jets’ Adam Gase, and Jacksonville’s Doug Marrone all found themselves out of a job. Two other rumored firings, Philadelphia’s Doug Pederson and Cincinnati’s Zak Taylor, had yet to materialize. The NFL’s Black […]
Proving that Kentucky Derby futures boards and futures bettors view such matters through a kaleidoscope, Medina Spirit finished second in Saturday’s Grade 3 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park. At 9/1, he needed a furious stretch rally to even get near race winner and fellow Bob Baffert stablemate, Life Is […]
As one 2020 standout returned to training, another one returned to the shelf – albeit temporarily. Swiss Skydiver hit the track, running for the first time since November’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff, while a report said Maxfield suffered a virus that will keep him out of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational. […]
After 256 games, numerous fines, dozens of quarantines, practice facility closures, hospitalizations, decimated coaching staffs, COVID lists, and one game delayed three times in a week, the NFL’s chaotic pandemic-infused regular season is over. Here’s a look at how each team fared in the time of COVID-19. Arizona Cardinals Despite […]
One day after returning to practice following a 10-day break to address a COVID-19 outbreak, No. 3 Villanova announced Monday the program is shut down once again. The 8-1 Wildcats will postpone their next three games, all of which are against Big East opponents. They will miss traveling to DePaul […]
Fourteen teams qualified for the postseason this year, but it’s the defending Super Boal champions who are the team to beat. The Kansas City Chiefs were one of the co-favorites to win Super Bowl 55 since before the start of the preseason and now that the regular season is complete, […]
The 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will happen in a “bubble” format in Indianapolis, the NCAA will announce Monday. College sports’ governing body has been stunningly silent on all COVID-related matters thus far this year, leaving testing, contact-tracing protocols, travel plans, and scheduling up to individual schools and teams since […]
After a slow start to the season, Steph Curry woke up, posting an explosive performance by dropping a career-high 62 points in a 15-point victory for the Golden State Warriors over the Portland Trail Blazers. Curry busted out of his long-range slump, knocking down eight 3-pointers on 8-for-16 shooting from […]
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