Today’s $750,000 Grade 3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park has the usual Bob Baffert flavor: 2/1 morning-line favorite Newgrange, shipping in from California in search of Baffert’s record-tying fifth Southwest title. But there’s a new contender awaiting: Kenny McPeek, who finds himself in the unfamiliar role of trainer of Kentucky […]
Frank Lampard agreed on terms with the club to become the new Everton boss. After Rafa Benitez was sacked two weeks ago, the club’s hierarchy held interviews with candidates. Club owner Farhad Moshiri finally opted for Lampard, despite former Porto coach Vitor Pereira being the frontrunner two days ago. Lampard […]
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is not part of Mikel Arteta’s plans at Arsenal anymore, with the former captain now being made available for transfer. Arsenal has received official bids from European giants Barcelona and Juventus for the Gabonese forward. Both clubs want to have Aubameyang on loan until the end of the […]
Championship Sunday is almost here and DraftKings has posted a prop bet on which player will catch the most receiving yards in the AFC or NFC Championship, with Cooper Kupp the favorite at +225 odds, followed by Ja’Marr Chase, Tyreek Hill, and Travis Kelce. Last week, Gabriel Davis from the […]
The Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita Park sends five 3-year-olds seven furlongs Saturday. Because this race involves sophomores and because it’s at Santa Anita, this naturally translates into another glimpse into the endless barn of Bob Baffert. Back on the West Coast after his week-long hearing with […]
Richard Duchossois, who went from decorated World War II hero to horse racing hero to millions of racing fans through his ownership of Arlington Park, died at his suburban Chicago home on Friday. He was 100. The businessman and philanthropist died four months after Arlington Park ran its last race. […]
One of the key factors in horseplaying from a class standpoint — the grading of stakes races – underwent its yearly review when the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association unveiled its annual listing of US Graded and Listed Stakes races. The new grades encompass […]
In 2019, Ryan Bader held two world championships and a seven-fight winning streak. Now, he comes in as an underdog as he tries to defend his only remaining belt in a heavyweight title fight against Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273. Bader has lost two of his last three fights, and […]
The New York Giants ended their search for a head coach when they hired Brian Daboll, who previously worked for the Buffalo Bills as their offensive coordinator. Daboll gets his first opportunity as a head coach, and the Giants have the most promising coaching prospect since they last won the […]
Ashleigh Barty can add to her growing legacy by capturing her home Grand Slam, if she beats Danielle Collins in the final of the Australian Open on Saturday. Barty once again put on a clinical performance in her semifinal matchup against Madison Keys. Barty: ‘Spoiled’ to have Australian Open opportunity […]
Teams from the NFC West represented the NFC in the Super Bowl in two out of the last three seasons, and now the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers square off in the NFC Championship for a chance to become the third NFC West team in the Big Game. […]
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs secured a fourth-straight trip to the AFC Championship game, but Joe Burrow and Cincinnati Bengals stand in their way of making it to the Super Bowl for the third time. The #4 Bengals come into their first AFC Championship game in 33 years […]
In a surprising turnaround, Wynn Resorts decided to sell its fledgling sports betting business, WynnBet. Instead, the casino company will work to introduce its core business to the Middle East. On Tuesday, Wynn signed a deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to build a resort with a gaming area. […]
The people have spoken and LeBron James from the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets received the most fan votes to be named captains of the 2022 NBA All-Star Game slated for Thursday, Feb. 10 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. Ja Morant and Andrew Wiggins […]
The Quickie Preview returns for the final weekend of basketball in January. Two of the top teams in the West square off on Friday night when Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies host Donovan “Spida” Mitchell and the Utah Jazz. James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets head to the Bay […]
With only two games left before the Super Bowl, DFS options will be limited during the conference championship games. We will need to hit on all of the key players for a chance at the big money in fantasy contests this Sunday. Here are six players to keep an eye […]
Five months after the youngest champion in National Horseplayers Championship history walked out of Bally’s Las Vegas with that crown, the 2022 NHC returns to Las Vegas with 509 individuals dueling over three days for $3.5 million in cash and prizes. That purse went back up after taking a COVID-related […]
During his testimony in the ongoing hearing regarding his eligibility to run at New York Racing Association tracks, trainer Bob Baffert confirmed Thursday that the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has scheduled a Feb. 7 hearing involving Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit. Baffert testified for three hours during the fourth day […]
Magnus Carlsen holds the solo lead at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament heading into the final three rounds, but three players are within one point and still hold realistic hopes of catching the World Champion in Wijk aan Zee. Carlsen held a draw with Black against Sergei Karjakin in Wednesday’s […]
In most years, it would be impossible to imagine the Scotties Tournament of Hearts without Jennifer Jones or Rachel Homan in the field. But that’s exactly what fans will see starting Friday, as Canada’s national women’s curling championship begins in the shadow of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Jones and her […]
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