Paris Saint-Germain players Aminata Diallo and Kheira Hamraoui are both available to play for their club two months after being the victims of a brutal attack on their way home from a team dinner on 4 Nov. Diallo offered to drop Hamraoui off. The car they were in got stopped […]
Sports Betting
Italy Star Insigne to Become Highest Earner in MLS History. How Do the Bookies See Toronto’s MLS Cup Chances Now?
Lorenzo Insigne will be heading to Toronto after his deal with Napoli runs out on 30 Jun. The Canadian club confirmed Insigne as their player on Saturday. Toronto won’t pay the $13 million Napoli were asking to release their captain right away. The club will instead wait until next summer […]
Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Search: Pederson, Caldwell, O’Brien, Leftwich, Moore
The Jacksonville Jaguars (2-14) need a new head coach and they will interview Doug Pederson, Jim Caldwell, Kellen Moore, Bill O’Brien, and eventually Byron Leftwich. Jaguars owner Shad Khan fired Urban Meyer after 13 games and a 2-11 start. It was apparent as far back as the preseason that he […]
Top Prospect Jack Christopher Questionable for Kentucky Derby
Trainer Chad Brown told the Thoroughbred Daily News that his star 3-year-old, Jack Christopher, may not be ready for the Kentucky Derby. If Jack Christopher can’t answer the bell for the prep season, this would remove one of the current front-rank horses from the May 7 Derby. He’s currently the […]
One Bettor Cracks Gulfstream Park’s Rainbow 6 Puzzle for $1.2 Million
One lucky/sagacious – depending on your perspective – bettor solved Gulfstream Park’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 Friday for more than $1.2 million courtesy of one of the longest shots in the field: Canelo. The 4-year-old gelding was making only his second career start in Friday’s 10th race, coming off a Dec. […]
Carolina Panthers Listening to Trade Offers for Christian McCaffrey
The Carolina Panthers have no specific intentions to trade running back Christian McCaffrey, but they are open to any trade offers and will listen to any general managers that would like to acquire CMAC in the offseason. The Panthers made McCaffrey the highest paid running back last year, but he’s […]
Could Kawhi Leonard Return to the LA Clippers This Season?
The Los Angeles Clippers did not expect All-Star Kawhi Leonard would play this season after he suffered an ACL knee injury in the 2021 playoffs and underwent surgery in the offseason, but his rehab is progressing at a much faster rate than everyone indicated. Word broke this week that Kawhi […]
Consistent, but Rusty, Gelding Largent Returns for Tropical Turf
Largent comes into today’s Grade 3 Tropical Turf at Gulfstream Park with name recognition, not just from his namesake – Hall of Fame wide receiver Steve Largent – but from his track deeds. He comes in never having missed the exacta in 10 career races. And he comes in with […]
Lamar Jackson Out in Week 18, Tyler Huntley to Start at QB
The Baltimore Ravens face a dire must-win situation if they expect to qualify for the postseason when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, but quarterback Lamar Jackson is still nursing an ankle injury so backup QB Tyler Huntley will get the start. The Week 18 matchup is also supposed […]
Former Newcastle Owner Mike Ashley Preparing $67 Million Bid to Buy Derby County
Mike Ashley has spoken to Derby’s administrators and is readying a bid worth as much as $67 million to buy Derby County. Ashley has sold his stake in Newcastle United to a Saudi-led consortium in October for $415 million, ending a 14-year reign at St. James’ Park. The $67 million […]
UFC Notebook: Who Will Step Up to Fight Alexander Volkanovski?
Max Holloway dropped out of his title fight against featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 272, but there is no shortage of fighters willing to step into that main event bout. ESPN reported that Holloway informed the UFC that he would not be able to make the March 5 bout […]
Raiders, Chargers Say They’re Not Interested in Tying Their Way to the Playoffs
By now, you’ve probably heard about the potential scenario on Sunday Night Football that would allow both the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers to advance to the playoffs with a tie. But while the possibility has generated endless speculation, both teams say that they’ll be playing to cap […]
What to Expect When New York Online Sports Betting Launches on Saturday
Sports betting has been legal in the state of New York since 2019, though only at a select number of upstate casino locations. That will change on Saturday, when four online sportsbook launch, instantly creating the largest legal online sports betting market in the United States. The first sites in […]
Unlucky 13: Jason Kidd from Dallas Mavs Latest NBA Head Coach with COVID
Jason Kidd, head coach of the Dallas Mavericks and former All-Star with the Mavs, became the 13th head coach in the NBA to test positive for COVID-19 this season. The Mavs (20-18) won four games in the row and moved into the #5 seed in the Western Conference playoff seeding. […]
Release on Bail Accepted for Man. City Star Mendy After Four Months in Jail
Manchester City fullback Benjamin Mendy has been released on bail. The 27-year-old has been charged with seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault relating to five women. Mendy was freed following a hearing at Chester Crown Court. He will face another pre-trial hearing on 24 Jan. Mendy […]
Steve Kerr, Monty Williams Co-Favorites for NBA Coach of the Year
Steve Kerr from the Golden State Warriors and Monty Williams from the Phoenix Suns are the betting favorites to win NBA Coach of the Year, according to an update by DraftKings, which listed both Kerr and Williams at +380 odds. Tom Thibodeau won the NBA Coach of the Year with […]
NBA Weekend Betting Preview: Memphis Grizzlies B2B in LA, Klay Thompson’s Big Return
The Quickie Betting Preview returns! Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now, and they face tough, back-to-back games in Hollywood this weekend against the Los Angeles Clippers and LA Lakers. In addition, Klay Thompson returns to action for the Golden […]
Week 18 NFL DFS Value Plays: Duke Johnson, Cyril Grayson Worth a Look
The last week of the NFL regular season usually brings plenty of uncertainty, explaining why most fantasy leagues crown their champions during the previous week. But DFS never ends, so we get to suss out which regulars will start and which will sit or get fewer reps in Week 18. […]
Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert Enters COVID Protocols
Rudy Gobert, the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19 in March of 2020, recently tested positive again. The center for the Utah Jazz entered health and safety protocols on Thursday. The Jazz had been vigilant about COVID with their own internal safety protocols this season. With the Omicron […]
Keeneland Lays Out Record $7.7 Million in Spring Meet Stakes Purses
Fueled by purse increases to two of its flagship 3-year-old races, Keeneland is putting a record $7.7 million in purses into the 19 stakes races on its just-announced 2022 Spring Meet card. The Lexington, Kentucky track announced increases to all stakes purses for the April 8-29 meet. Prominent among those […]