The 12 teams remaining in the Champions League learned their fates on Friday as UEFA held the quarterfinal draw ahead of August’s knockout finale to the tournament. Eight teams must still complete the second leg of their Round of 16 clashes, while four others have already reached the quarterfinals. Bayern […]
UFC welterweight fighter Mike Perry was involved in a videotaped physical altercation on Tuesday at a Lubbock, Texas, restaurant. In the video, which was posted on Wednesday, Perry is asked to leave Table 82 restaurant. He’s heard yelling racial slurs and arguing with his girlfriend, who attempted to get him […]
If you pay close attention to what the oddsmakers at the Westgate SuperBook think, then the AFC South looks like a two-team race. The Houston Texans are the odd man out at 5/1 odds to win the AFC South, with the Tennessee Titans at 9/5 odds and Indianapolis Colts at […]
Maybe it’s the bourbon talking, but it’s easy to confuse Friday’s Grade 1 Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes at Keeneland with May’s Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita Park. Yes, the tracks are 2,000 miles and three time zones apart. Details. The similarities go beyond the fact both are Grade […]
The COVID-19 pandemic invaded the horse racing world again this week when jockey Martin Garcia tested positive for the coronavirus. The news came after Kentucky health officials told Garcia about his positive test, according to the Daily Racing Form. Garcia’s agent, Jay Fedor, said Garcia was on his way to […]
Kamaru Usman and Alexander Volkanovski will defend their titles at the top of a stacked UFC 251 card at its “Fight Island†complex in Abu Dhabi this Saturday. Petr Yan and Jose Aldo will face off for the vacant Bantamweight title as well, part of a deep, 13-fight card for […]
With Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes signing a record, 10-year, $503-million contract extension, sportsbooks are putting up some interesting prop bets. Several facilities are posting lines on everything from how many Super Bowls he’ll win to over/under lines on his passing yards and touchdowns this season. The Westgate SuperBook […]
The IndyCar Series will have fans in attendance for the first time this season at this weekend’s REV Group Grand Prix at Road America doubleheader. The move comes despite increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in the United States. The World Health Organization on Wednesday reported 89,134 COVID-19 cases in the […]
Kansas City won the AFC West four seasons in a row. At this point, only injuries and a monstrous Super Bowl hangover can derail the Chiefs in a weak division. Oddsmakers at the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas list Kansas City at 2/7 odds to win the soft AFC West […]
Nashville SC withdrew from the MLS is Back Tournament on Thursday, reducing the event’s field to 24 teams. Nashville SC followed FC Dallas in leaving the tournament, with both clubs dropping out due to a high number of positive COVID-19 tests among players and staff members. Nashville Reports Nine Positive […]
The 39-year-old Carlos Takam will try to work his way into the heavyweight elite one more time when he takes on Jerry Forrest in the main event of a Thursday Top Rank Boxing card on ESPN. Takam (38-5-1, 28 KOs) stepped into the fight last week as a replacement for […]
The Dallas Cowboys have won the NFC East three times since 2014, all in even years. It’s 2020, so by that logic, it’s once again the Cowboys turn to snag the division title. The defending NFC East champions, the Philadelphia Eagles, are seeking their third NFC East crown since 2017. […]
Backing Ryan Armour at the Workday Charity Open was an easy decision. What type of bet I would place on him was the challenge. It took me a while to make up my mind, but in the end I decided to try for the home run. With this week’s One […]
Spendthrift Farm acquired the breeding rights to its third Met Mile winner in the last four years when it secured stud privileges to multiple Grade 1 winner Vekoma. Spendthrift, the famous Kentucky breeding farm owned by billionaire B. Wayne Hughes, the founder and chairman of Public Storage, adds perhaps the […]
Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen is apparently taking another stab at buying the New York Mets. According to rumors, Cohen is a last-minute participant in the first round of bidding for the MLB team. If the rumors are true, this would be Cohen’s second attempt to pry the Mets […]
Former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo may be retired from MMA, but says that a bout against 21-year-old boxer Ryan Garcia might be enough to get him back into the fight game. Cejudo and Garcia have been jawing at each other on social media for several weeks. On […]
After becoming the first Cup Series driver to contract COVID-19, Jimmie Johnson has been cleared by NASCAR officials to return to racing. The 44-year-old withdrew from last week’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after testing positive for the disease. It was the first time in his career that Johnson […]
Packers, Vikings, and Bears … oh my. According to a recent update by the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings are 7/4 odds co-favorites to win the NFC North division in 2020. With that in mind, the question becomes, which starting quarterback do you […]
Efforts to start the WNBA season at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida hit some snags this week as some players complained of substandard housing conditions and meals after arriving at the complex. While player experiences varied depending on where they were staying, some reported rodent traps and faulty plumbing […]
PGA Tour players will spend the next two weeks competing on the same golf course in Columbus, Ohio, but this week’s Workday Charity Open will have different conditions than next week’s Memorial. Muirfield Village will be a much easier golf course this week than it will for next week’s event. […]
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