New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley suffered a season-ending knee injury when he tore his ACL against the Chicago Bears. The Giants invited free agent RB Devonta Freeman to a work out in hopes they can sign him after Barkley’s injury. Medical staff carted Barkley off the field when […]
Sports Betting
Authentic Captures Top Spot on Circa’s Opening Preakness Futures Board
Circa Sports in Las Vegas unveiled its Preakness Stakes futures odds this weekend and, not surprisingly, Kentucky Derby winner Authentic finds himself the opening favorite at +225. This is better than what the foreign books offer. The best odds offered overseas are 3/2. Meanwhile, Authentic celebrated his futures board-topping debut […]
LOL Jets: Pummeled by San Francisco 49ers B-Team
The LOL Jets are so bad they couldn’t beat a team stricken with injuries to their starting QB, RB, TE, CB, and DE. The San Francisco 49ers didn’t have George Kittle (knee) and Richard Sherman (calf) coming into Week 2 against the Jets. Then, the Niners lost Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle), […]
Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, 21, is Youngest Tour de France Champion Since 1905
The Slovenian kid crushed it at Le Tour. Tadej Pogacar (Team UAE Emirates) made history when he became the first Slovenian winner of the Tour de France. Pogacar secured the yellow jersey on the penultimate day of the 21-stage race when he rode to a victory during a time trial […]
Gretzky the Great Gunning for Hat Trick in Summer Stakes
Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse won the Grade 1 Summer Stakes three consecutive years from 2013-2015. Now, he sends Gretzky the Great out in search of his own hat trick in one of Woodbine’s two Grade 1 races Sunday. The Grade 1 Summer Stakes sends seven 2-year-olds a mile […]
Arlington Park A Go In 2021, But is That The Iconic Track’s Finish Line?
The Illinois Racing Board approved a 68-day 2021 racing schedule for Arlington International Racecourse. But the pressing question hangs over the iconic Chicago-area racetrack. Will that be the last season of Arlington Park racing? The wariness stems from comments Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen made on a July conference […]
Gotta Get Unstuck Week 2: New England at Seattle (SNF), New Orleans at Las Vegas (MNF)
In this week’s version of the “Gotta Get Unstuck” games in Week 2, there are two excellent Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football games. The Seattle Seahawks host the New England Patriots on SNF, and the Las Vegas Raiders make their home debut in Sin City against the visiting […]
Tadej Pogacar Seizes Yellow Jersey with Time Trial Upset, Roglic Cracks
On the next-to-last day of the Tour de France, we witnessed one of the biggest comebacks in the 107-year history of Le Tour. Tadej Pogacar (Team UAE Emirates) won his third stage of the 2020 Tour de France with a tremendous victory during an individual time trial in Stage 20 […]
Boston Celtics Struggle with Miami Heat’s Zone D, Down 2-0 in East Finals
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has been a step ahead of the Boston Celtics and he utilized a 2-3 zone in the first two games to neutralize Boston’s perimeter players and keep Kemba Walker in check. Thus far, a 2-3 zone defense worked for Miami and attributed to a […]
Banged Up Tampa Bay Lightning Enter Stanley Cup Final as Favorite vs. Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars will battle the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday, with the two southern franchises facing off at the NHL’s playoff bubble in Edmonton, Alberta. Tampa Bay enters the series as a -195 favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, despite the fact […]
Will Antoinette Tell Her Belmont Oaks Foes, ‘Let Them Eat Turf?’
A British invader by way of France taking on a Kentucky-bred horse sporting a French name. The prime storyline surrounding Saturday’s Grade 1 Belmont Oaks can be confusing, to say the least. Just remember, Magic Attitude is the foreign invader and Antoinette is the home-bred filly in the five-filly field. […]
Eclectic Cast of Characters Takes On the Woodbine Mile
The Woodbine Mile field defines the term “eclectic.†You’ve got a Preakness winner, a 7-year-old mare with multiple graded stakes victories, and one of Canada’s most promising 3-year-olds. And all three of them could lose to one of the best closers in Canadian racing. The eclectic field of eight tangles […]
Premier League Weekend: Liverpool Heads to Chelsea for Early Season Showdown
Two of the Premier League’s favorites will face off at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as Chelsea plays host to defending champion Liverpool in an early test for both contenders. Chelsea comes into the match as a +220 underdog to Liverpool (+116), according to DraftKings Sportsbook. Chelsea, Liverpool Aiming for Premier […]
NFL Week 2 Quickie Rundown: Back on Track for 49ers, Cowboys, Colts
The San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, and Houston Texans all lost in the opening week and they all want to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole during Week 2 of the NFL season. The worst thing you can do when it comes to NFL betting is over-react to […]
Covington Heavily Favored Over Slumping Woodley at UFC Fight Night 178
Two former welterweight champions will square off in the main event of UFC Fight Night 178 on Saturday in Las Vegas as Colby Covington takes on Tyron Woodley in a fight that once could have headlined a pay-per-view card. Covington (15-2) once held the interim UFC welterweight title while Woodley […]
Tour de France: Soren Kragh Andersen Snags 2nd Stage Win at Champagnole
Denmark’s Soren Kragh Andersen (Team Sunweb) rode to his second stage win of the 2020 Tour de France with an unopposed victory at the finish line at Champagnole during a flat ride in Stage 19. Once again, there was no chance at the top of the leader board, and Primoz […]
West Finals: Top-Seeded LA Lakers Meet Never-Die Denver Nuggets
Ready for Jokic and Murray versus LeBron and AD? The #3 Denver Nuggets rallied from down 3-1 to win both their playoff series in order to advance to the Western Conference Finals where they’ll face the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers barely broke a sweat in the postseason. After […]
5 NFL Week 2 DFS Value Plays Under $5,000
Last week’s DFS value plays didn’t hit it big, with the Falcons’ new tight end Hayden Hurst being overshadowed by the big days posted by the team’s wide receivers, and the 49ers focusing on the ground game, leaving Kendrick Bourne with precious few targets. This week, no starting quarterback is […]
Hot Players: Bronx Bomber Luke Voit Leads MLB with 20 HRs
Luuuuuuuuuke! Luke Voit, the New York Yankees’ first baseman is leading the Bronx Bombers’ recent resurgence, hitting four home runs in three consecutive games this week to take over the MLB lead with 20 HRs. In the last six games, Voit hit six home runs and drove in 15 runs. […]
NCAA Basketball Sets Nov. 25 Start Date for 2020-21 Season
The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to allow men’s and women’s college basketball teams to begin playing games on Nov. 25 in what officials are calling a “grand compromise.†The ruling allows schools to begin holding practices on Oct. 14, but teams can’t hold exhibitions or scrimmages before Nov. […]