If bettors are looking for a longshot to put money on in this week’s US Open, Adam Scott might be a good pick. The Australian is a 30/1 selection according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. Ladbrokes has the one-time major championship winner at 33/1. When the US Open was […]
Rory McIlroy spent the weekend scorching the Canadian Open, winning by seven strokes, and is now the favorite to win the US Open at some betting sites. While the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook and the Golden Nugget has Brooks Koepka as the top pick, Ladbrokes and other overseas sportsbooks have […]
Just a couple days after the NY Yankees starting shortstop Didi Gregorius returned from elbow surgery, the team said goodbye to starting pitcher Domingo German, who heads to the 10-day IL with a left hip flexor injury. German, 26, becomes the 18th member of the NY Yankees to spend time […]
A weekend of UFC and boxing action resulted in two devastating knockouts, with both Valentina Shevchenko and Gennady “GGG†Golovkin delivering emphatic wins against overmatched opponents. Shevchenko in particular scored what is a candidate for knockout of the year in UFC against flyweight title challenger Jessica Eye at UFC 238. […]
In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Boston Bruins defeated the Saint Louis Blues on their home ice 5-1 thanks to another outstanding game by goalie Tuukka Rask. The Bruins won Game 6 to even the series to 3-3. The series returns to Boston for Game 7 with the Bruins having […]
Kevin Durant practiced with the Golden State Warriors on Sunday for the first time since he injured his calf in early May. He was initially currently listed as “Questionable” on the NBA Finals injury report for Game 5, but had since been upgraded as a “game time decision” from head […]
Rafael Nadal put away Dominic Thiem in impressive fashion after a competitive first two sets to win his record 12th French Open championship on Sunday. Thiem stood toe-to-toe with Nadal early in the final, splitting the first two sets to give the defending champion his first real test of the […]
Three assistant college basketball coaches that were ensnared in a 2017 FBI bribery scandal were sentenced this week. Former USC coach Tony Bland, former Arizona coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson, and former Oklahoma State and the University of South Carolina coach Lamont Evans all learned their fate. The coaches had accepted […]
The US Women’s National Team doesn’t have its first game in the World Cup until Tuesday, but they are still making plenty of news off the field. Two issues have overtaken whether or not the team can repeat as champions, and could distract the team. The competition began on Friday […]
“Bull Durham”, a 1988 film about a season with the Durham Bulls minor league baseball team, follows an aging catcher (Kevin Costner) named Crash Davis and a talented but eccentric young pitcher (Tim Robbins) who both compete for the affections of a local English literature professor (Susan Sarandon). “Bull Durham”, […]
Vanderbilt pitcher Kumar Rocker tossed a no-hitter and struck out 19 batters against the Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA Super Regional to keep Vandy’s hopes alive for a berth into the College Baseball World Series. Vanderbilt (53-11) defeated Duke 3-0 to stave off elimination. Vandy needs one more win […]
Sir Winston is the gutsy winner of the 2019 Belmont Stakes. As many expected, Mark Casse was the trainer of the first place finisher. But it wasn’t second favorite Preakness winner War of Will as many anticipated. It was Casse’s other entrant, longshot Sir Winston, who crossed the finish line […]
The New York Jets filled their vacant general manager position and named Joe Douglas the new GM, who has a huge task ahead of him to guide the Jets back to the playoffs for the first time since 2010. This will be Douglas’ first GM job. The Jets hired him […]
The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 105-92 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals to take a 3-1 series lead and move within one game of winning their first-ever NBA Championship. The Warriors played without All-Star Kevin Durant, who missed his ninth-straight game since injuring his calf in […]
The MLB Draft doesn’t get the hype or attention that the NFL, or even the NBA drafts receive. Part of that is the players selected can toil in the minor leagues for a couple of seasons before being called up to the club that selected them. Still there can be […]
Brad Keselowski has won 30 NASCAR Cup Series races, but there is one title he desperately wants to add to his trophy case. The 35-year-old gets another chance this weekend at the FireKeepers Casino 400. The race is at Michigan International Speedway, less than two hours from Rochester Hills, where […]
Flyweight champion Henry Cejudo will take on Marlon Moraes for the vacant UFC bantamweight championship at UFC 238 on Saturday at the United Center in Chicago. The bantamweight title was vacated by former champion TJ Dillashaw last month after he tested positive for EPO, which resulted in a two-year suspension. […]
The Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Carson Wentz agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $128 million for the former overall #2 pick. Wentz, 26, had two years remaining on his rookie contract before he sat down to negotiate an extension. The new deal also includes nearly $108 million in guaranteed […]
Rafael Nadal got the best of his rival Roger Federer in windy conditions at the French Open semifinals on Friday, braving windy conditions to score a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory at Roland Garros. Nadal will move on to play either Novak Djokovic or Dominic Thiem in the final. Djokovic vs. […]
Free agent pitcher Dallas Keuchel has agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Braves, bringing an end to the last major outstanding free agency question in Major League Baseball. The contract, which was first reported on by The Atlantic, will pay Keuchel $13 million over the remainder of the […]
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