On Saturday night, Los Angeles Lakers guard LeBron James passed Dirk Nowitzki and moved into sixth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. James finished the night with 35 points and currently has 31,202 career points. NBA All-Time Scoring Leaders Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Karl Malone 36,928 Kobe Bryant 33,643 Michael […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers fired head coach Tyronn Lue Sunday after the team’s worst start in franchise history. Even though Lue had led the Cavs to three NBA finals in a row, at 0-6 it became clear that he was not the person to reshape Cleveland for a post-LeBron era. Post-LBJ […]
Leicester City owner and chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was one of five people who died in a helicopter crash about an hour after the team’s 1-1 draw against West Ham on Saturday. Srivaddhanaprabha regularly used the helicopter to travel between King Power Stadium and London before and after matches. Five Killed […]
The Boston Red Sox comfortably defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Sunday night to clinch the team’s fourth World Series title in the past 15 years, and the first for the franchise since 2013. The Red Sox won the series four games to one, pushing their postseason record to […]
The New England Patriots (5-2) head to Buffalo for an AFC East showdown, while Tom Brady is seeking his 29th victory over the Bills (2-5). Patriots are a two-touchdown favorite against the last-place Bills, who are forced to start third string quarterback Derek Anderson on Monday Night Football. The Patriots […]
Week 8 of the NFL season kicked off with a couple of viral videos. Bears QB Mitch Trubisky dressed up like Bears’ legendary coach Mike Ditka … or Coach Mitchka as the Bears called him when tweeting the vid. Meanwhile, Odell Beckham made another spectacular one-handed grab. Trubisky’s Trick-or-Treat Mike […]
Christian Wilkins, a 315-pound defensive tackle, lined up as a running back and scored a touchdown for No. 2 Clemson (8-0) in a 59-10 blowout of Florida State (4-4). Wilkins became the first lineman to score a rushing touchdown in Clemson history. His rumble into the end zone was reminiscent […]
While Kansas City and the LA Rams battle it out to be the best in the NFL, there’s an equally spirited competition for the worst NFL team. MyBookie has a prop bet for those who want to wager on the league’s most futile squad. The Australia-based sportsbook has San Francisco […]
It is division rivalry time with this week’s Five Bets for NFL Week 8. Three of the five games we selected have conference foes facing each other, and all except Cleveland at Pittsburgh, will be the first meeting of two for the teams. These contests tend to have a little […]
As the NASCAR Playoffs are down to a field of eight drivers at this week’s First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway, three familiar names are running atop the leaderboard. Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, and Martin Truex Jr. have dominated most of the season, so it is not surprising that the […]
IndyCar driver Robert Wickens, who had been injured in a serious crash on Aug. 19 at Pocono Raceway, confirmed via Instagram on Thursday night that he is paralyzed from the waist down. The crash saw Wickens’ car spin into a wall and go spiraling into the air, leaving the car […]
Urban Meyer has compiled a 77-9 record and a National Championship in six-plus seasons at Ohio State, but many are speculating that this year will be his last. Meyer has faced mounting criticism about the way he runs his program from fans, media, and reportedly athletic director. One internet sportsbook […]
According to an ESPN report, the Houston Rockets are once again pursuing Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Jimmy Butler, and are now said to be offering four first-round picks in exchange for the two-time All-NBA selection. ESPN cited sources that said that the Timberwolves are continuing to look to trade Butler, who […]
The NBA season is 16 days old, but already players and teams are giving subtle, and not so subtle, indications of how their season is going to go. There have been some surprises, both good and bad in the two-plus weeks since the season openers. Some struggles, like LeBron James […]
Week 9 in college football has several must-win games for teams in lesser-known conferences such as the SWAC and Mountain West. UTEP is trying to avoid losing its 20th game in a row, while UNLV and Hawaii are both seeking to halt losing streaks. Meanwhile, two of the oldest schools […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers are down 2-0 in the World Series, but will enjoy home-field advantage for Game 3 against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The series moves to Chavez Ravine for the next three games, with the Dodgers needing to win at least two home games in […]
In a case that has kicked around in the judicial system for nearly eight years, a Kentucky Circuit Court ruled this week that historical horse racing machines are indeed a form of pari-mutuel betting and thereby legal in the Bluegrass State. Though applicable only in Kentucky, the court’s determination could […]
Three defendants were found guilty on Wednesday of running pay-for-play operations that influenced high school recruits to play for specific college basketball programs, as a jury returned the guilty verdicts following a three-week criminal trial in a New York federal court. Adidas official James Gatto, former Adidas employee Merl Code, […]
A two-run single by J.D. Martinez provided the winning margin for the Boston Red Sox as they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 in Game 2 of the 2018 World Series. The win gives the Red Sox a 2-0 lead in the series, as the action now shifts to Los […]
With three of the top 5 teams in the AP Top 25 enjoying a bye week, Five Bets had to dig a little deeper into the College Football schedule to find the good action. The five contests that caught our eye this week mostly involve teams that are not in […]
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