It’s been an up and down week for D-Book. On the downside, Devin Booker and Kendall Jenner broke off their well-publicized relationship after more than two years together. On the upside, the Phoenix Suns rewarded Booker with a four-year supermax contract extension worth $224 million. Booker, 25, still has two […]
FIFA will allow the use of semi-automated offside technology during this year’s World Cup games in Qatar. The new system is able to calculate the exact position of the ball, as well as the players who act on the pitch. The technology uses 12 specialized tracking cameras mounted under the […]
Germany’s biggest paper, Bild, sacked Bayern reporter Lena Wurzenberger after she got romantically involved with the team’s head coach Julian Nagelsmann. The manager recently split with his wife after 15 years together. The pair married in 2018 and are parents to two children. Bild reported on their divorce at the […]
The New York Knicks signed point guard Jalen Brunson and lured him away from the Dallas Mavericks with a four-year deal worth $104 million, which includes a player option in the fourth and final year of his contract. Brunson was a standout guard with the Villanova Wildcats, where he won […]
Nikola Jokic won the MVP in each of the past two seasons, and the Denver Nuggets rewarded the big man with the richest contract in NBA history when he signed a supermax contract extension worth $270 million. Now that the Nuggets paid their superstar with a supermax contract, they expect […]
At one point down the Churchill Downs backstretch in the 2022 Kentucky Derby, Charge It put himself in seventh place, working his way into a semblance of daylight in the free-for-all pack that is a 20-horse modern Derby. But when jockey Luis Saez asked for more coming out of the […]
In an era where starting pitchers rarely go the distance – or even get close – Sandy Alcantara is blazing his own path in 2022. Those long starts might just carry him to the NL Cy Young Award. FanDuel Sportsbook lists Alcantara as the +180 favorite to win the National […]
Paul Goldschmidt has twice finished as the runner-up for the National League MVP award in his distinguished career. If he keeps up his current pace in 2022, he’ll finally get the trophy he’s come so close to claiming in the past. Goldschmidt is the +115 favorite to win NL MVP […]
The Brooklyn Nets made a trade with the Utah Jazz to bring power forward Royce O’Neal to the Big Apple, presumably to fill a roster spot they expect to open up after All-Star Kevin Durant requested a trade from the Nets on Thursday. The Nets will send a 2023 first-round […]
The entire NBA landscape just rattled a bit when Shams Charania reported that Kevin Durant requested that the Brooklyn Nets trade him just hours before free agency begins. The Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns are early contenders to secure Durant in a trade with the Nets. Durant turns 34 in […]
Paolo Banchero, the #1 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic, is the betting favorite at DraftKings to win the 2023 Rookie of the Year at +300 odds. Banchero sits ahead of Jabari Smith (+350), Jaden Ivey (+450), and Chet Holmgren (+475). The 2022 NBA Draft was […]
Well, it’s official. The Atlanta Hawks upgraded their backcourt by adding All-Star point guard Dejounte Murray in a trade with the San Antonio Spurs, but it came at a hefty price, including a trio of first-round draft picks in 2023, 2025, and 2027. The Hawks also added forward Danilo Gallinari […]
The World Cup organizing team announced that 1.8 million tickets for the tournament in Qatar have been already sold. The largest number of tickets went to Qatari residents, who could get their match passes at a special discount. The USA and Canada are among the top 10 countries for ticket […]
A veritable all-star roster of eclectic talent that includes a Kentucky Derby winner, a Kentucky Oaks winner, a Breeders’ Cup Sprint victor, and a true horse for course highlight Churchill Downs’ Saturday All-Stakes Pick 5. The All-Stakes Pick 5 wager encompasses all five of the Twin Spires’ stakes races on […]
It took a slow track and a trek halfway around the world to keep Life Is Good off the board in his last outing, and it took a superhorse to keep Speaker’s Corner out of the winner’s circle in his last race. Now, both standout colts seek to get back […]
Defending champion Novak Djokovic beat Thanasi Kobbinakis in straight sets on Wednesday to move into the third round at Wimbledon. Djokovic, who is now the -190 favorite to win Wimbledon at DraftKings Sportsbook, defeated Kobbinakis 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in a day of easy work for the 20-time Grand Slam champion. […]
The Grade 2 Princess Rooney Invitational played a key role in Ce Ce’s coronation as Champion Female Sprinter last year. And the marquee race on Gulfstream Park’s Summit of Speed card provides the perfect setting for the versatile mare to defend her title. Saturday’s $300K Princess Rooney is a seven-furlong […]
The Denver Nuggets and Washington Wizards worked out a trade where the Wizards sent guards Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith to the Nuggets in exchange for swingman Will Barton and point guard Monte Morris. The Wizards acquire two players with expiring contracts from the Nuggets in this trade, but both […]
For the first time in recent memory, the PGA Tour is taking second fiddle in the United States, as the LIV Portland event features a much more notable field than the John Deere Classic. But there’s still plenty on the line for the golfers who tee it up at TPC […]
LIV Golf is in the news again this week as the Saudi-backed golf tour makes its United States debut at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Oregon. Dustin Johnson starts the tournament as the +650 favorite to win LIV Portland, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. LIV Portland golfers highlight […]
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