Sports Betting

Jay Kornegay has been in charge of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook since 2004. (Image: John Reger)

Game Time: Jay Kornegay Knows Sports Betting and Sees a Booming Future

Jay Kornegay has been a sports betting professional for more than 30 years — taking bets, not placing them. And as Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook’s vice president of race and sports operations for the past 15 years, he’s in charge of one of the biggest sports betting operations in the […]

UNC quarterback Chazz Surratt throws a pass against Georgia Tech during the 2017 season. (Image: AP/John Bazemore)

UNC Suspends 13 Football Players for Selling Special Edition Nike Jordans

Thirteen players from the University of North Carolina are facing suspensions of at least one game this season after selling special edition Nike Jordan shoes that were issued by UNC. Selling the shoes constitutes a secondary NCAA violation, with various players being suspended from one to four games for their […]

NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France is taking an indefinite leave of absence from his post after an arrest on a DWI charge in the Hamptons on Sunday. (Image: Getty)

NASCAR CEO Brian France Arrested for DWI, Takes Indefinite Leave of Absence

NASCAR CEO and chairman Brian France was arrested on Sunday on charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated and criminal possession of a controlled substance. According to the Sag Harbor Village Police Department, located on Long Island in New York, France was arrested at 7:30 pm on Sunday, then held overnight […]

Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani accomplished a feat that hadn’t been done since 1921. (Image: Getty)

Shohei Ohtani Reaches Babe Ruth Milestone as Pitcher and Slugger

Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani did something that hadn’t been done since Babe Ruth did it in 1921. Last week, the 24-year-old baseball sensation from Japan became only the third player in baseball history to hit multiple home runs in a game in the same season where he’s won […]

Despite a 9-4 record as his first full season as LSU coach, Ed Orgeron could be the first SEC coach fired. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Football Success Doesn’t Mean Job Security for LSU Coach Ed Orgeron

Despite finishing last season with a 9-4 record in arguably the toughest conference in college football, LSU Coach Ed Orgeron is the favorite by oddsmakers to be the first coach in the SEC to be fired in 2018. Welcome to football in the south, where nothing less than a national […]

Conor McGregor will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 229, when he takes on Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title. (Image: Sporting News)

Conor McGregor Returning to MMA in October to Face Khabib Nurmagomedov

Conor McGregor will finally get back in the Octagon on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas, when he takes on UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. UFC President Dana White announced the matchup, which will be the main event for UFC 229, at a press conference on Friday. McGregor Returns after Two-Year […]

Chase Elliott is No. 12 in the Cup series standings and wants to improve his position at Watkins Glen. (Image: LAT)

NASCAR Playoff Bubble Boys Looking to Pop at Watkins Glen

All races in NASCAR are important, but with five remaining in the regular season, this week’s event at Watkins Glen has even more importance for those drivers on the playoff bubble. The top 16 cup series points leaders make the playoffs, so stage wins and high finishes take on even […]

The Dodgers scored during the trade deadline with not only Manny Machado, but two other players. (Image: Getty)

MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: Machado to Dodgers FTW?

The major league baseball trade deadline can be an intriguing process, often with a flurry of deals as teams in contention for the postseason try to shore up their rosters. Teams seeking talent often look to organizations already out of playoff contention. They get a proven player, while in exchange […]

Montreal’s Johnny Manziel will start his first professional football game since 2015. (Image: Getty)

Johnny Manziel Gets His Second Shot in CFL, Will Start at QB for Montreal

Former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel will see his first game under center since 2015 on Friday, as quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes. He’ll be facing the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Canadian Football League team that signed him, then traded him to Montreal. The ex-Cleveland Brown hasn’t been in a game […]

Rocco Mediate talks to the media on Wednesday about the 3M Championship ending this year. (Image: Pioneer Press)

Swan Song for 3M Championship Upsets Champions Tour Golfers

Whoever wins this week’s 3M Championship won’t have the opportunity to defend their title next year. After 26 years the popular Champions Tour event is ending its run in Minnesota. It will be replaced by a PGA Tour event that will run on the fourth of July weekend at the […]