What a difference a month makes. In early January, Monty Williams from the Phoenix Suns and Steve Kerr from the Golden State Warriors were co-favorites to win the 2022 NBA Coach of the Year at +380 odds. Four weeks later, Williams is the consensus favorite at -140 odds to win […]
AC Milan technical director Paolo Maldini revealed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic plans to extend his stay at the club for one more year. He’ll be 41 in 2023. Zlatan’s contract runs out at the end of the current season. “Zlatan knows what he wants, he doesn’t fake anything, he knows what […]
Ousmane Dembele missed Barcelona’s two previous games because of the turmoil created around his contract issue. The Frenchman is out of contract in the summer and has refused all of Barcelona’s renewal attempts. President Joan Laporta would like to see the winger banned from first-team activity, but manager Xavi believes […]
When the best men’s downhill skiers face off at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, they’ll be facing a course they’ve never seen before this week. That limited training time and harrowing conditions could lead to unpredictable results on the podium. A total of 43 skiers will compete in the men’s […]
Considering what she did in her last start: win the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, Ce Ce could find Saturday’s Grade 2 Santa Monica Stakes at Santa Anita Park a bit of a comedown. But 6-year-old campaigns must start somewhere, and a small, but deep Santa Monica field isn’t […]
The Grade 3 Withers Stakes, Saturday’s New York stop on the Kentucky Derby trail, is one of those races that warrants the one-eye attention from Derby watchers curious to see if someone – anyone – can pick up the historical baton hanging out there. The 148-year-old race predates the Kentucky […]
Dale Romans was talking about his horse, Giant Game. But he spoke for all his fellow trainers in Saturday’s Grade 3 Holy Bull when he distilled the meaning of this Kentucky Derby prep. “Like we say every year, this is the time for the 2-year-olds to turn into men and grow […]
The biggest one-day collection of Grade 1 races outside of the Breeders’ Cup comes June 11 at the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Belmont Park. The New York track will play host to eight Grade 1s that day, headlined by the third leg of the Triple Crown – the 154th […]
Hot Rod Charlie devoured his Middle East appetizer. Now, it’s on to the main course. The standout colt blew away his Group 2 Maktoum Challenge Round 2 rivals Friday, capturing the 1 3/16-mile Dubai World Cup prep by 5 1/4 lengths. In so doing, Hot Rod Charlie opened his 4-year-old […]
Manchester United left the FA Cup after their penalty shootout defeat to Championship side Middlesbrough at Old Trafford. The fourth-round Cup match between United and Middlesbrough was no stranger to drama. Cristiano Ronaldo missed the first penalty since his return to Manchester after 20 minutes, but things looked to be […]
Paris Saint-Germain and Mauricio Pochettino might end their relationship before the contract connecting them runs out. According to 90min.com, the PSG hierarchy and the Argentine coach are close to agreeing on separation at the end of the current season. A former PSG captain in his playing days, Pochettino joined the […]
Just minor details are left to settle before Chicago Fire will be able to announce Xherdan Shaqiri’s transfer. The 30-year-old Swiss international is not part of the Lyon squad traveling to Monaco for a French Ligue 1 clash on Saturday. Shaqiri moved to Lyon last summer after three years with […]
With the trade deadline less than six days away, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Portland Trail Blazers worked out a five-player swap with the Clippers acquiring swingman Norman Powell and Robert Covington in exchange for Eric Bledsoe, Keon Johnson, Justise Winslow, and a second-round draft pick. Powell averages 18.7 […]
Former welterweight champion Keith Thurman will return to the ring after a layoff of two-and-a-half years to face off against Mario Barrios at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Thurman (29-1, 22 KOs) last fought in July 2019, when Manny Pacquiao beat him by split decision […]
Claressa Shields has already established herself as the undisputed women’s middleweight champion and one of the top pound-for-pound female fighters in the world. Now, she’ll try to remove all doubt about her dominance as she takes on the undefeated Ema Kozin in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday night. The fight is […]
Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland rank No. 6 and No. 7 in the UFC’s middleweight division, ostensibly far outside of the championship picture. Yet both men can make a case for a title shot with a big win on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 200, thanks in large part to […]
Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers head to Dallas to take on Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavs on Friday, and then the 76ers have a big showdown against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. The banged-up Brooklyn Nets are in the middle of a six-game skid and are looking to […]
The Jacksonville Jaguars hope that Doug Pederson will be the head coach who turns the bottom-feeding swamp cat into an apex predator. The Jaguars lost 10-plus games in 10 out of their 11 previous seasons, and they were so bad they were awarded the #1 pick in the NFL draft […]
Despite a sore shoulder, Trae Young scored 43 points for the Atlanta Hawks and ended an 11-game winning streak by the Phoenix Suns with a 124-115 victory. The Suns (41-10) are the best team in the NBA and only lost their second game of the new year. They came into […]
In the latest edition of Whale Watch, our favorite furniture salesman — Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale — fired away on a $4.5 million bet on the Cincinnati Bengals to defeat the Los Angeles Rams and win Super Bowl 56. Mattress Mack placed a money line wager worth $4.5 million on […]
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