Usually when top teams schedule non-conference opponents the first two weeks of the year, they are expected to win by large margins. Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State have followed that plan. As a result those top-5 teams have paid off well for gamblers, and a couple others have done so […]
NFL Week 1 doesn’t define a team’s season, but it can certainly be a pretty good indication of how the other 15 games might go. The openers definitely answered some questions about some of the NFL squads. The Kansas City Chiefs might be as good as advertised, and the Buffalo […]
Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam Title, when she defeated Serena Williams, 6-2, 6-2, at the US Open finals on Saturday. The match was marred by a controversial penalty levied against Williams. Williams was the pre-tournament favorite at 6/1, while Osaka was well down […]
Could one mixed martial arts legend be coming out of retirement to face another? Rumors are flying this week that Georges St-Pierre (GSP) could face the winner of the upcoming mega-fight between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. The former champ, who has stepped into the octagon just once in the last five […]
Rick Pitino, one of college basketball’s coaching icons who was fired at Louisville for allegedly taking bribes, said the scandal has made him “unhireable” and he is retiring. Pitino made the comments on ESPN’s morning show on Wednesday in promoting his recently released book: Pitino: My Story. He followed that […]
The most anticipated time of the year is upon bettors, who are frothing at the mouth of Sunday’s full slate of football games for NFL Week 1. Defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia hosted Atlanta on Thursday, and covered the 2.5-point spread, winning, 18-12. There are several intriguing match ups Sunday, […]
When Alabama Tua Tagovailoa started the Crimson Tide’s opening game against Louisville last week, it pushed his Heisman Trophy odds even lower than they already were. The sophomore was already the favorite at 4/1 over the summer at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, but went to 3/1 after the news. […]
With the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs starting next week, and the field of pretty much set, there are going to be two types of drivers Sunday at the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It will be a case of the haves and have […]
Tyron Woodley is putting his welterweight championship on the line against an undefeated challenger in the main event of UFC 228, which takes place this Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Woodley is looking to make his fourth title defense and will take on Darren “The Gorilla” […]
Nike is no stranger to controversial ads, but the latest one involving former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick might be its most polarizing yet. The controversial NFL player, who has been unable to sign with a team since starting a protest by kneeling during the national anthem, will be the […]
A new report by Nielsen suggests that the NFL could make billions of dollars from legalized sports betting in the United States, in the form of improved ratings and ticket sales as bettors pay closer attention to the league. The report, which was commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA), […]
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell still hasn’t reported to the organization, and apparently his teammates are ready to move on without him. Bell has been a hold out from training camp for the second consecutive year. Just like last season when the Steelers tagged him with the franchise player […]
On Wednesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Angels announced that team doctors had recommended Tommy John surgery for two-way star Shohei Ohtani, a procedure that would likely keep him off the mound until 2020. Apparently, the damage to Ohtani’s ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) hasn’t impacted his swing. Ohtani responded to the […]
The first two weeks of the college football season is when big-time programs schedule lesser opponents, usually for the point of getting easy victories. As a result they are often favored by more than 30 points. Most of the time they cover. Last week Alabama, Oklahoma, and Ohio State easily […]
The UEFA Nations League is set to kick off on Thursday, marking the start of a competition that Europe’s soccer federation says will eliminate the need for so many meaningless friendlies. But players and managers have already expressed confusion over the format, which will play a role in qualifying for […]
Some of golf’s biggest names have been added to the Ryder Cup rosters over the past two days, as captains Jim Furyk and Thomas Bjorn unveiled their personal selections to the teams that will face off later this month in France. The Ryder Cup competition the United States against Europe […]
Bryson DeChambeau is red hot going into this week’s BMW Championship, but can he win three in a row? If he did, he would be achieving a rare feat. While players have won three tournaments they have entered, it has been since at least 1978 since a golfer won three […]
The Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics each won decisive Game 5 confrontations on Tuesday night to punch their tickets to the WNBA Finals. Seattle reached the finals with a 94-84 victory over the Phoenix Mercury, while Washington edged the Atlanta Dream by an 86-81 margin to claim its spot in […]
The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles begin the 2018 season the same way the ended the 2017 one, with reserve quarterback Nick Foles leading the offense. Foles will be the signal caller when the Eagles host the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday to kick off Week 1 of the regular […]
Colin Kaepernick may not be on an NFL roster, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming part of one of the most iconic advertising campaigns in all of sports. On Monday, Nike revealed that Kaepernick was one of the featured athletes in the company’s latest version of their “Just Do […]
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