Amanda Nunes is an overwhelming favorite over Felicia Spencer in the UFC 250 main event, with PointsBet Sportsbook listing her as a -650 favorite as of Friday night. Such long odds could make her an unattractive option, especially for casual bettors who will make little money by placing small bets […]
The Hollywood Gold Cup gets its name back, the name it held for 76 years until 2014. It gets three-time champion: 19-year-old Lava Man, back to lead the post parade. And one of the most respected races for older horses gets an eclectic field of Grade 1 winners and placers […]
Two quarterbacks, New Orleans veteran Drew Brees and Buffalo rookie Jake Fromm, drew criticism for remarks they made concerning controversial subjects this week. Both have apologized for their words. The comments were both construed as racially insensitive. The United States is in the midst of mass protests regarding police brutality […]
After a three-month delay, the IndyCar Series begins Saturday with the Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. The schedule was supposed to start March 13 with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Florida), a road course. Instead they will be on a short oval, one of trickiest layouts the […]
ESPN reported Thursday that the WNBA is proposing a 22-game season to players, one that would be played entirely at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The plan remains tentative, with the league aiming to hold its playoffs in October. Players Yet to Respond to WNBA Plan Players only recently […]
Baltimore Bullets All-Star forward and Washington Bullets ex-head coach, Wes Unseld, passed away at 74. Unseld also worked in the front office as general manager of the Washington Wizards. Unseld is known as one of two players in NBA history to win the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable […]
Even in a year where the COVID-19 pandemic pushed matters from April to June, Saturday’s Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby storylines begin where they usually do – in Bob Baffert’s Santa Anita Park barn. After all, where else to begin than the barn that produced nine previous Santa Anita Derby […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says that some older coaches may not be able to sit on the bench when the league returns to action due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. Silver made his comments on Thursday’s episode of Inside the NBA, suggesting that he had an interest in […]
The depth of the Grade 1 Carter Handicap field provides exotic bettors with a dream handicap opportunity. The mind reels with the exacta, trifecta and superfecta possibilities in a race featuring some of the top sprinting talent in the country. The flip side of that coin, however, comes with figuring […]
PGA Tour officials are replacing the recently canceled John Deere Classic tournament with a second event at Muirfield Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. The new tournament will precede the Memorial Tournament, the long time tour event hosted by Jack Nicklaus. The new Muirfield event will be held the week before […]
Though Chase Elliott and Joey Logano talked after last Sunday’s crash at the Supermarket Heroes 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the incident may not have been resolved. Logano told reporters he still has an issue with Elliott. There were five laps remaining and Elliott and Logano […]
He may be the biggest sleeper of all the serious Kentucky Derby favorites, the one currently sailing under most Derby list radars. But you lose track of Honor A.P. at your own peril, which is why he’s in peril of winning Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby. It’s some dangerously fast company […]
Two-division champion Amanda Nunes will make the first defense of her women’s featherweight championship on Saturday when she battles Felicia Spencer in the main event of UFC 250 at the company’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. Nunes (19-4), widely seen as the best women’s MMA fighter of all time, comes […]
Canelo Alvarez could return to the boxing ring sometime this fall, even if there’s not an audience for the fight, according to Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez. Gomez made his comments Wednesday on the “The 3 Knockdown Rule†podcast, saying that no details had been determined for the middleweight […]
Pinatubo got his name from a volcano in the Philippines, which proved his Godolphin owners either have a soft spot for lava and ash, or a hard sense of foreshadowing as to what kind of horse they own. Because right now, Pinatubo is the hottest horse coming into Saturday’s 2000 […]
Major League Baseball has rejected the latest offer from the MLB Players Association for a 114-game regular season, according to multiple media reports. The Athletic first reported the news, saying that MLB informed the union that it doesn’t intend to make a counteroffer to start the 2020 season. Player Pay […]
Code of Honor’s resume reflects a horse who deserves more credit than just completing the back end of a wild exacta at last year’s Kentucky Derby. And Saturday, last year’s official runner-up in the Derby, opens his 4-year-old campaign in the Grade 3 Westchester Stakes at Belmont Park. The 1 […]
With the NBA resuming with 22 teams playing an eight-game regular season to determine playoff seeding, William Hill released updated odds on who is likely to win the 2020 NBA championships, with the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, and LA Clippers among the favorites at the top of the futures […]
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the WNBA plans to hold its season in a single location, provided the league plays at all in 2020. According to the report, the MGM Resorts in Las Vegas and the IMG Academy in Florida are the leading contenders to host the WNBA. Engelbert […]
You can call what transpires today at Belmont Park a serendipitous collision of circumstances. Belmont Park opens for spectator-free racing Wednesday – 5 ½ weeks later than planned due to the coronavirus pandemic. And the star of the third race of a COVID-19-delayed meet is a 2-year-old horse named Fauci. […]
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