Winter Storm Landon and the freezing temperatures blanketing the central US wiped out racing at three tracks on Thursday, most prominently at Oaklawn Park, which announced it’s canceling racing this weekend. Along with that Arkansas track, Sam Houston Race Park in Texas and Turfway Park in Kentucky both scrubbed their […]
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Major League Baseball Asks for Mediators, Won’t Make Counteroffer in Latest Threat to 2022 Season
Baseball fans may have to grapple with the possibility of a delayed start to the 2022 MLB season, as Major League Baseball is now requesting the use of a federal mediator to aid in ending the lockout looming over the sport. MLB informed the MLB Players Association on Thursday that […]
AFCON 2021: Liverpool’s Salah and Mane set for Confrontation When Senegal and Egypt Meet in the Finals
Liverpool’s star forwards Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane will meet in the Africa Cup of Nations final. After Senegal beat Burkina Faso 3-1 on Wednesday, Egypt won on penalties (3-1) against the tournament’s hosts Cameroon to progress. Salah didn’t even need to take a penalty in the shootout, as three […]
Russians Poised to Dominate Olympic Team Figure Skating; USA Sees Upset Potential
Figure skating will make its debut at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Friday, as the Russian Olympic Committee and the United States lead the field of 10 teams in the newest discipline of one of the most popular sports on the Winter Games program. The SugarHouse online sportsbook […]
Arsenal Signs Auston Trusty from Colorado Rapids
English giants Arsenal FC have signed Auston Trusty from the Colorado Rapids on a permanent deal. The 23-year-old defender will stay with Colorado until June. The plan is for him to be loaned out by Arsenal to a European club for the 2022-23 season. The Colorado Rapids have the same […]
Cold Teams: Brooklyn Nets Drop 6 in a Row Without Kevin Durant
The Brooklyn Nets (29-22) extended their current losing streak to six games after a tough loss against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. The downtrodden Kings (19-34) were in the middle of their own seven-game skid when they hosted the Nets in a battle of two teams desperate for a […]
Super Bowl 56 Injury Report: Tight Ends Tyler Higbee, CJ Uzomah Hope to Play
The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals are thrilled that they have a weekend off before the Super Bowl because both starting tight ends — Tyler Higbee from the Rams and CJ Uzomah from the Bengals — exited Sunday’s game with a knee injury. Both tight ends hope to recover […]
Express Train Aiming for History in San Pasqual
Express Train is attempting to do something in Saturday’s Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes that illustrates how deep the field of this race typically is. California Chrome didn’t do it. Neither did Accelerate. Nor Silver Charm, Alphabet Soup, Flying Paster, or Native Diver. All of the above won this sturdy […]
McPeek Trying to Figure Out Why Dash Attack Went South in Southwest
Dash Attack came into last Saturday’s Southwest Stakes as one of the Kentucky Derby prospects to watch. He came in as the unbeaten, 3.40/1 second favorite for the Southwest. He came out of it unscathed physically, according to trainer Kenny McPeek. As for his once-invincible aura? Not so much. Not […]
Hot Rod Charlie Ventures into New Territory — Dubai
The ever-expanding travelogue of Hot Rod Charlie adds another destination stamp on Friday: Dubai. That’s where the popular colt makes his 4-year-old debut in the Group 2 Maktoum Challenge at Meydan Racecourse. This serves as the designated warm-up, get-acclimated-to-the-track race before the March 26 Group 1 Dubai World Cup. It’s […]
With Many Top Pros in Saudi Arabia, Cantlay Leads Pebble Beach Pro-Am Field
The Pebble Beach Pro-Am is one of the more prominent tournaments on the PGA Tour each season, but fans and bettors won’t see many familiar names in the field when the tournament starts on Thursday. World No. 4 Patrick Cantlay will head into Pebble Beach as the +650 favorite to […]
USMNT – Honduras 3-0. Crucial Qualifier Played at -16°C
The US Men’s National Team took on Honduras in a vital World Cup qualifier. The match kicked off in spite of the -16°C temperature in St. Paul, Minnesota. USMNT won the game 3-0 to consolidate their position in the qualifying race. Excellent use of visual aids pic.twitter.com/B5nIJIqddl — Timothy Burke […]
2022 NBA MVP Odds: Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic New Favorites
Although Steph Curry led the 2022 NBA MVP race for most of this season, two elite big men emerged as the new betting favorites with Joel Embiid at the top of the board at +200 odds, and Nikola Jokic at +300 odds to win the MVP in back-to-back seasons. Just […]
Super Bowl 56 Odds Tracker: Cincy Bengals Wild Ride from +10000 to +170
At the start of the NFL season, you could have fired away at a $100 futures bet on the Cincinnati Bengals to win Super Bowl 56 at +10000 odds, and it would pay out a juicy $10,000. The Los Angeles Rams were +1200 odds in the preseason, and a $100 […]
Washington Wizards Injury Report: Bradley Beal (Wrist) Out a Week
The Washington Wizards did not think things can get any worse during a six-game losing streak amidst trade rumors, but they also lost leading scorer Bradley Beal for the next four games due to a left wrist injury. Beal underwent an MRI on his left wrist which revealed a ligament […]
WFT Announces Name and Logo Change to Washington Commanders
After a two year wait, the NFL team in America’s capitol changed its temporary name of the Washington Football Team to the Washington Commanders. In 2020, the team shed its former racist moniker and began an exhaustive search to find a new nickname. On Wednesday, they announced a new team […]
Monmouth Park’s Stakes Slate Comes With Fixed Odds, Boosted Purses
Monmouth Park unveiled its 2022 stakes schedule Tuesday, headlined as always, by the $1.1 million Grade 1 Haskell Stakes. That marquee event for 3-year-olds coming out of the Triple Crown season is Saturday, July 23. The New Jersey track opens Saturday, May 7, the same day as the Kentucky Derby. […]
Remember These Two Joseph Horses? Drain the Clock, Ny Traffic Return
Get ready to welcome back two familiar names from the Saffie Joseph Jr. barn: Drain the Clock and Ny Traffic, both who return in the next month for campaign-beginning races. And after those two warm-up starts, the pair could meet in the April 9 Grade 1 Carter Handicap at Aqueduct. […]
Aubameyang Agrees Massive $20 Million Pay Cut and Leaves Arsenal by Mutual Agreement to Join FC Barcelona
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang agreed terms with Arsenal to cancel his contract in North London. The attacker will join Barcelona. It’s understood that Aubameyang, who flew out to Catalonia on Monday morning, took a pay cut estimated at $20 million over the next 18 months to facilitate the move. Whatever you think […]
Women’s Hockey Rivalry Between USA, Canada Takes Center Stage at Winter Olympics
Ten teams will be competing for medals in women’s hockey at the Winter Olympics, but in the eyes of most experts, only two of them have any real chances of walking away with gold in Beijing. The United States and Canada once again come in as the heavy favorites to […]