The Big 12 became the latest conference to approve a scheduling model for the 2020 college football season on Monday, adopting a plan in which teams will play nine conference games and one non-conference game. The announcement means that all Power 5 conferences have now shared at least the outlines […]
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Jim Furyk Wins PGA Tour Champions Debut at The Ally Challenge
It didn’t take Jim Furyk long to show the PGA Tour Champions that he came to play. On Sunday, the 50-year-old won the first event he entered, the Ally Challenge. He was the 4/1 favorite. Furyk defeated Retief Goosen and Brett Quigley by two strokes at Warwick Hills. He was […]
Brad Keselowski Gets Contract, Bubba Wallace Could be Car Owner
If Roger Penske needed any prodding to resign Brad Keselowski to a new contract, the driver gave it to him Sunday in New Hampshire. Keselowski, with odds of 12/1, won the Foxwoods 301 for his third victory of the season. Keselowski also won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway […]
Justin Thomas New Favorite to Win PGA Championship
It’s been 380 days since men’s golf had a major championship, but finally, the PGA Championship has arrived. The first major since the 2019 Open Championship will begin Thursday at Harding Park in San Francisco. The latest odds have produced a new favorite to win the event. With his victory […]
NBA Launches Alternate NBABet Stream Broadcasts for Sports Bettors
The NBA continued its push to embrace betting as a tool for fan engagement on Monday, announcing that it will begin airing alternate telecasts known as NBABet Stream with a sports betting focus for some games on its media outlets. Bettors can see these broadcasts on NBA League Pass, NBA […]
Churchill Downs Orders Derby, Oaks Jockeys to Kentucky by August 24
In their latest response to the coronavirus pandemic, Churchill Downs officials issued a mandate on Monday to jockeys at both the Saratoga and Del Mar colonies. They need to be in Kentucky no later than Aug. 24 if they want to ride in the Kentucky Derby or Kentucky Oaks. That’s […]
UFC Notebook: Brunson Scores Huge Win After Chaotic Card, UFC 254 Coming Together
Cancellations, collapses, and low blows marred Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card, but that didn’t diminish Derek Brunson’s victory over the previously undefeated Edmen Shahbazyan in the main event. Brunson scored a third-round TKO to turn back Shahbazyan who came into the fight as a -310 favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. […]
Kyle Busch’s Winless Season Continues with New Hampshire Crash
So far, the 2020 NASCAR season has been one Kyle Busch would like to forget. The defending Cup Series champion has yet to win a race this season, his longest winless streak since 2014-15 when he went 37 races without a victory. Busch’s misery continued on Sunday when he blew […]
Long Shots or Favorites, Castellano Puts Them in Travers Winner’s Circle
Javier Castellano owns more Travers Stakes victories – six – than any other jockey in the history of that prestigious race. But in the summer of 2015, Castellano and Keen Ice had a tough problem awaiting them in the Travers Stakes starting gate. His name was American Pharoah and he […]
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Teams with RedBird Capital to Buy XFL for $15M
Dwayne “The Rock†Johnson is taking the XFL off the hands of his former boss, as the actor and pro wrestling legend is among a group of investors purchasing the defunct football league for about $15 million. Johnson has joined with his ex-wife and business partner Dany Garcia, along with […]
COVID-19 Affecting NFL Teams, Not Super Bowl Odds
COVID-19 cases are affecting just about every NFL team, but the odds for those squads to win the Super Bowl have remained largely unchanged. Training camps for NFL teams started last week, and the NFL’s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, warned organizations to expect there would be a high […]
Saratoga Enjoys Record Whitney Day Handle, Memorable Upsets
Thanks to the coronavirus, this was not a typical Whitney Day crowd at Saratoga, because there was no Whitney Day crowd. Even so, that didn’t prevent the track from setting an all-sources handle record of $35,796,435. That bested the previous record of $31,835,863, set last year when Saratoga welcomed 40,791 […]
COVID-19 Pandemic Keeping Golfers from US, International Travel
Professional golfers are expressing concern about international travel because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, and it is affecting tournaments both in the US and across the globe. The disease, which has infected 17 million people and killed 669,000 worldwide, has drastically altered every professional golf tour. The PGA Tour rescheduled […]
NFL Coach of the Year: Brady-Aided Bruce Arians, or Brady-Free Belichick
Love him or hate him, Tom Brady is impacting the betting odds on the 2020 NFL Coach of the Year. Oddsmakers at DraftKings pegged Bill Belichick and Bruce Arians co-favorites at 12/1 odds to win the NFL Coach of the Year award. After two decades with the New England Patriots, […]
NHL Play-in Series Odds: Pittsburgh, Edmonton Favorites to Advance
The National Hockey League returns to action in two secure zones in Canada after a four-month layoff with 24 teams qualifying for the postseason. DraftKings updated the NHL play-in series odds, and the #5 Pittsburgh Penguins are the biggest favorite at -245 to defeat the #12 Montreal Canadians in the […]
Honor A.P. Returns, Cezanne Makes Stakes Debut at Shared Belief
Honor A.P. is safely in the Kentucky Derby. So safe, he’s one of the favorites. Thousand Words is not-so-safely on the Derby bubble. And Cezanne is nowhere near the Churchill Downs gate, nor the bubble. That’s the scenario all three would-be Derby contenders face entering Saturday’s Shared Belief Stakes at […]
The Whitney: Where History and Horse Racing Meet
It’s appropriate that in a race named after one of America’s most prominent families, the field consists of five millionaires. Yes, Saturday’s $1,200,000 Grade 1 1 1/8-mile Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, one of the most prestigious races for older horses in North America, features only five horses. But quality abounds. […]
SEC, Pac-12 Move to 10-Game Conference Only Schedules for 2020 Football
The SEC and Pac-12 both revealed their plans for the 2020 college football season this week, and they don’t include playing non-conference games. Both Power 5 conferences announced that they will play 10-game schedules this year, with teams only competing against their in-league rivals. ACC Loses Out on SEC Rivalry […]
Cy Young Update: Shane Bieber, Sonny Gray Strong Starts
It’s only been two starts, but Shane Bieber looks phenomenal. The Cleveland Indians’ ace began the season 2-0, and has yet to yield a run in 14 innings while whiffing 27 batters. According to a recent update by DraftKings, Bieber is now +275 odds to win the AL Cy Young. […]
Major League Baseball Postpones Cardinals-Brewers Game After Two Positive COVID-19 Tests
Major League Baseball has another coronavirus problem on its hands, as two players on the St. Louis Cardinals have tested positive for COVID-19. The positive tests led MLB to postpone Friday afternoon’s game between the Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers. Cardinals Tests Follow Marlins Outbreak MLB Network’s Jon Heyman first […]