Let’s not hand the NFL Coach of the Year Award over to Kevin Stefanski just yet, even though he definitely deserves early props for guiding the Cleveland Browns to a 4-1 record. The Browns, thanks to the top rushing attack in the NFL, are off to their best start since […]
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NLDS Game 2: Down a Game, Dodgers Scratch Clayton Kershaw from Critical Start
The heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers dropped the first game of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves. Now, they’ll attempt to get back into the series without the help of their ace. The Dodgers scratched Clayton Kershaw from Game 2 of the NLCS, and will instead give […]
Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups: Chase Claypool, Travis Fulgham, or Alexander Mattison
Heading into Week 6 of the NFL season, consider these waiver wire pickups: Chase Claypool, Travis Fulgham, Andy Dalton, Alexander Mattison, or Tee Higgins. After Dak Prescott suffered a brutal, season-ending injury, fantasy football owners will scramble to find a suitable replacement like his backup, Dalton. Dalvin Cook injured his […]
Dak Prescott Injury Drops Dallas Super Bowl Odds
Quarterback Dak Prescott is done for the year and oddmakers believe so too are the chances the Dallas Cowboys will win the Super Bowl. Several sportsbooks adjusted the lines for Dallas to win the Vince Lombardi Trophy, and they’re not optimistic about the Cowboys. Prescott suffered a compound fracture and […]
LSU Joins Oklahoma in Falling Out of AP Top 25 Poll
Defending National Champion LSU became the second team to fall out of the AP Top 25 Poll. The Tigers are the first defending champion to fall out of the AP Top 25 Poll since Auburn in 2011. They had been ranked in 43 straight polls, dating to Nov. 5, 2017, […]
NFL Week 5 Betting Recap: Raiders Get Little Love From Gamblers
Las Vegas residents have embraced their new silver-and-black home team, but gamblers? Not so much, especially in NFL Week 5 betting. The sportsbooks were the big winners on Sunday, after the Las Vegas Raiders upset the Super Bowl-favorite Kansas City Chiefs. William Hill reported 60% of the tickets on the […]
Gulfstream Park Will Allow Limited Fans Inside for Championship Meet
Gulfstream Park announced Monday it will allow fans inside for its Championship Meet, which begins Dec. 2 at the South Florida track north of Miami. Bill Badgett, the executive director of Florida racing for track owner The Stronach Group, told Thoroughbred Daily News Gulfstream Park will cap attendance at 50% […]
LOL Jets: Gang Green Lose to Arizona, Starts 0-5 First Time Since 1996
The New York Jets lost … again. The Arizona Cardinals beat up the Jets 30-10 on their janky home turf at MetLife Stadium. The LOL Jets started the season 0-5 for only the third time in franchise history. In 1980, a banged-up Jets started 0-5 under Walt Michaels and finished […]
Braves, Dodgers Bring Baseball’s Best Offenses to Arlington for NLCS Showdown
The Los Angeles Dodgers spent the entire 2020 season as one of the leading picks to win the World Series. Now, the Atlanta Braves stand as the final obstacle preventing LA from winning its third National League pennant in four years. The Braves and Dodgers will square off in the […]
Two-Time Horse of the Year Champion Enable Retires
Record-breaking mare Enable retired on Monday when her Juddmonte Farms connections announced she would begin her breeding career next year. The announcement came in a written statement from Juddmonte Farms early Monday. The statement announced that Enable’s first date next spring is with the stallion Kingman. “After consulting her trainer […]
NFL Week 5 Highlights: Alex Smith Returns, Bad Spike, Crazy Dance
Arguably, the best highlight of Week 5 in the NFL wasn’t an impressive touchdown catch or a gravity-defying throw, but the simple act of a player trotting on the field. The Washington Football Team’s quarterback, Alex Smith, returned to the action for the first time since a horrific leg injury […]
College Football Week 6 Betting Recap: Florida, Pitt Burn Big Parlay Card
One gambler learned a hard lesson when he plunked down $78,451 at FanDuel on a two-team parley in College Football Week 6 betting and both squads were upset. The first game was No. 4 Florida against No. 21 Texas A&M. The Gators were -230 on the moneyline, but got beaten […]
College Football Week 6 Highlights: Crazy Call, High Snap, Missed FG
College Football Week 6 highlights included a television announcer going berserk, a high snap from a center, and a questionable call from the referees. Those, along with a missed field goal that cost a team the game, and a four-overtime contest that looked like it would never end, were some […]
Rays Ride Bullpen to Game 1 Win in ALCS, Favored Over Astros Again in Game 2
The Tampa Bay Rays survived a couple late scares to win Game 1 of the American League Championship Series 2-1 over the Houston Astros on Sunday. The Rays will look to take an imposing 2-0 lead in the series on Monday. Tampa Bay enters Game 2 as a -132 favorite […]
Live Scoring Issues Tarnish Weekend’s DFS Football Games
The weekend of football proved hair-pullingly frustrating for DFS users who couldn’t follow live scoring for their contests, and who are still waiting for payouts on Monday – up to two days after some contests ended. Neither DraftKings nor FanDuel offered live scoring for college football contests on Saturday. DraftKings […]
LA Lakers Win 2020 Championship, LeBron James NBA Finals MVP
In just his second season in Los Angeles, LeBron James guided the Lakers to an NBA championship. The Lakers knocked off the Miami Heat in six games after a blowout victory in Game 6. LeBron posted a triple-double in Game 6 with 28 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists. In […]
Buckley, Sandhagen Score Insane Head Kick KOs at UFC Fight Night (VIDEO)
If you didn’t watch UFC Fight Night 179 on Saturday, you missed two amazing knockouts, including one that could easily go down as the KO of the year. The action started on the preliminary card when Joaquin Buckley took on Impa Kasangany in a middleweight bout. Buckley Lands Spinning Back […]
Red Sox and Liverpool Could Go Public in SPAC Acquisition
Billy Beane’s SPAC could acquire both the Boston Red Sox and the Liverpool Football Club. RedBall, a blank-check investment company, has been looking to buy a professional sports team. Instead of one team, however, the SPAC could end up with two world-class franchises — if it can raise more cash […]
Dominant Tampa Bay Rays Favored Over Redemption-Seeking Houston Astros in ALCS
The Tampa Bay Rays have played like the best team in the American League all season long. Now they’ll have to knock off one more big market team, the Houston Astros, in the ALCS if they want to go to the World Series. The Rays open the ALCS as -184 […]
Serengeti Empress, McKinzie Take Different Paths to Breeding Shed
Serengeti Empress has one more race before the breeding shed awaits. McKinzie is headed to stud immediately. And so drops the curtain on two of the more prominent Thoroughbreds of the last three years. Serengeti Empress will make her final start in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Nov. […]