The National Hockey League announced Thursday that William Hill would become an official sports betting partner of the NHL, the third such deal the league has made since the start of the 2018-2019 season. The NHL first partnered with MGM Resorts in October, before reaching a similar agreement with FanDuel […]
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Sweet 16 Friday: Big Ten and SEC Showdown for Spot in Elite 8 with Michigan State vs. LSU
In this chalk-heavy side of the Sweet 16 bracket, two #2 seeds face two #3 seeds on Friday evening with a Big Ten vs. SEC showdown featuring #2 Michigan State and #3 LSU. LSU embarked on their deepest run in March Madness since they went to the Final Four in […]
Sweet 16 Chalk: Top Seeds Duke and North Carolina with Eyes on Elite 8
The March Madness Sweet 16 features two games on Friday evening with top seeds from the ACC, #1 Duke from the East and #1 North Carolina from the Midwest, seeking to advance to the Elite 8. Duke faces an ACC foe with #4 Virginia Tech standing in the Blue Devils’ […]
AAF Majority Owner Tom Dundon Says League Could Fail Without Help from NFL Players Association
The Alliance of American Football may not be able to survive for another season if it doesn’t get some help from the NFL Players Association, according to AAF majority owner Tom Dundon. Dundon, the Carolina Hurricanes owner who has pledged to invest up to $250 million in the AAF, says […]
Pass Interference Calls – And Non-Calls – Reviewable for 2019 NFL Season
NFL owners overwhelmingly approved a proposal that will allow both offensive and defensive pass interference calls to be reviewed by coaches and officials during the 2019 season, the first time ever that a penalty will be reviewable under league rules. The proposal, which passed by a 31-1 margin, will also […]
Conor McGregor Under Investigation for Alleged Sexual Assault in Ireland
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that UFC superstar Conor McGregor was facing an investigation for an alleged sexual assault in Dublin, Ireland. That report came less than a day after McGregor announced his retirement from mixed martial arts in a Twitter post. Police Won’t Confirm McGregor’s Involvement According […]
Five Sweet Sixteen Bets (for Thursday) to Help You Sniff Out a Cinderella from a Stinker
The Sweet Sixteen kicks off on Thursday with four games, featuring two No. 1 seeds. Both of those seeds are favored by seven or more points, but one of them could be an upset victim. The No. 12 Oregon Ducks are the highest seed remaining and have to face No. […]
Tony Romo Has Hail Mary Odds to Win PGA Corales Puntacana
With the world’s top golfers playing in the WGC-Match Play this week, the other PGA Tour event, the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship is in serious need of name recognition. Which could be the reason for the second consecutive year, they extended a sponsor’s invitation to former Dallas Cowboy […]
Cinderella Ducks: Oregon Wreaking Havoc with Match-Up Zone
The #12 Oregon Ducks are playing the role of Cinderella in this year’s March Madness as the lone double-digit seed to advance to the Sweet 16. The Ducks are one of the hottest teams in the country right now. Oregon won ten games in a row and ran the table […]
New York Yankees Opening Day: Best Bullpen and Baby Bombers Make Yanks Team to Beat in 2019
Opening Day festivities begin this week and the New York Yankees boast the best bullpen in baseball along with several top young hitters, such as Aaron Judge, Miguel Andujar, and Gleyber Torres, which is why the Bronx Bombers are the favorite to win the World Series this year. The Yankees […]
Trail Blazers Center Jusuf Nurkic Suffers Compound Fractures in Left Leg During Win Over Nets
Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic suffered compound fractures in his lower left leg on Monday night, an injury that will keep the Bosnian star out of action indefinitely. The injury occurred in the second overtime period of Portland’s Monday game against the Brooklyn Nets, a game the Trail Blazers […]
Jimmer ‘The Lonely God’ Fredette Returns to NBA Action with the Phoenix Suns
Jimmer Fredette, who has been tearing up the Chinese Basketball Association with the Shanghai Sharks, signed a contract with the Phoenix Suns for the rest of the NBA season. In a 33-point blowout loss against the Utah Jazz on Monday night, Fredette scored 6 points and scored his first bucket […]
Who Are the Top Kentucky Derby Contenders? Prep Race Puzzle Baffles Bettors
Weekend results in the two major Kentucky Derby preps have horseplayers scratching their heads. Getting a clear read on just which horses are the major contenders in this year’s Run for the Roses is proving to be a difficult riddle to solve. As race fans from around the world are […]
2019 March Madness Top Guards: Fletcher McGee, Aubrey Dawkins and Tremont Waters
By the end of the first week of March Madness, only 16 teams remained but under-the-radar guards such as Fletcher McGee (Wofford), Aubrey Dawkins (UCF) and Tremont Waters (LSU) made names for themselves. Heading into March Madness, everyone knew to keep an eye on the potential lottery picks such as […]
Jacob deGrom Signs Five-Year, $137.5M Contract Extension with New York Mets
Defending National League Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom has signed a five-year extension with the New York Mets that will pay him $137.5 million over the life of the contract. The extension – which was first reported by SNY – includes a full no-trade clause, and allows deGrom to […]
Sweet 16 Odds: Zion and Duke Favorites to Win March Madness
Despite a scare against UCF in the Round of 32, Zion Williamson and Duke heads into the Sweet 16 as the odds favorite to win 2019 March Madness. According to the South Point Casino and Sports Book in Las Vegas, Duke is +140 to win the national championship. North Carolina, […]
Conor McGregor Announces Retirement from MMA on Twitter, Again
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor announced early Tuesday morning that he was planning to retire from professional mixed martial arts, telling fans of his decision on Twitter. The unexpected announcement came hours after McGregor made an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,†in which he told Fallon that […]
Paul Casey First To Successfully Defend this Season with Valspar Victory
It’s easy to forget about looking at Paul Casey as a potential winner of an event, since he’s only won three times on the PGA Tour. Two of those victories have been at the same event, the Valspar Championship. Sunday the 41-year-old became the first player to successfully defend a […]
Bubba Watson Wants to End WGC-Match Play Despite Being Defending Champion
Bubba Watson might be the easiest defending champion to stay away from when betting the WGC- Match Play. The winner of the World Golf Championship event, which begins on Wednesday, doesn’t have that high of an opinion of the tournament. The match play format is not a favorite of a lot […]
Brad Keselowski Dominates at Martinsville to Pick Up Second Win of 2019
Brad Keselowski led for nearly the entire race on his way to picking up a dominant victory in the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. Keselowski held the lead for 446 of the race’s 500 laps, the most laps led by a driver in any race since Kyle Petty […]