The last time the golf world saw Jon Rahm, he was leaving the Memorial Tournament after learning of his positive COVID-19 test after the third round. The Spanish star will return to action this week as the odds-on favorite to win the US Open at Torrey Pines. DraftKings Sportsbook rates […]
Jacob deGrom Now Favorite to Win NL MVP Award as Historic Season Continues
If Jacob deGrom continues at his current pace, he’ll put together one of the greatest pitching seasons in MLB history. In fact, the New York Mets ace has been so good that sportsbooks now rate him as the favorite to win the NL MVP award. Only 25 pitchers have ever […]
Sticky Situation: MLB Unveils New Guidelines on Foreign Substances for Pitchers
Major League Baseball rules already prohibit pitchers from using foreign substances to improve their grip on the ball, but that hasn’t stopped players from flaunting that rule — to varying degrees — for decades. But starting on Monday, MLB officials say they’ll be cracking down on ball-tampering in an attempt […]
Yankees Slide into Fourth Place Worries Manager, Fans, Bookmakers
The New York Yankees suffered a sweep at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies over the weekend, the latest in a string of disappointing results for the preseason World Series favorites. The Phillies blanked the Yankees 7-0 on Sunday, handing New York its third straight loss and its seventh defeat […]
Djokovic Overcomes Two-Set Deficit to Win French Open, Favored to Win at Wimbledon
Stefanos Tsitsipas took the first two sets of the French Open men’s final to come within touching distance of his first Grand Slam title. But Novak Djokovic roared back, winning the final three sets on Sunday to claim his second title at Roland Garros and his 19th career Grand Slam. […]
UFC 263: Moreno Gets Second Shot at Figueiredo’s Flyweight Title After December Draw
Brandon Moreno surprised pundits and fans when he stood toe-to-toe with Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 256 last December, earning a draw against the flyweight champion. Now, the challenger will try to go one step further when he challenges for Figueiredo’s crown again in the co-main event at UFC 263 on […]
Djokovic Stuns Nadal, Favored Over Tsitsipis in French Open Final
Novak Djokovic handed Rafael Nadal only his third career loss at Roland Garros on Friday to reach the French Open final and end the Spaniard’s bid for a 21st Grand Slam title. Djokovic overcame losing the first set to beat Nadal 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 in front of a […]
UFC 263: Israel Adesanya Looks to Erase All Doubt in Championship Rematch vs. Marvin Vettori
Israel Adesanya already has one win over Marvin Vettori in his illustrious career. Now, the middleweight champion will try to author a more convincing victory when the two meet up against in the main event of UFC 263 on Saturday in Glendale, Arizona. Adesanya beat Vettori by split decision back […]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Barbora Krejcikova Battle for First Grand Slam Titles in French Open Final
Neither Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova nor Barbora Krejcikova is a household name in the tennis world, let alone among sports fans as a whole. But the two lightly regarded players have outlasted all of the stars at Roland Garros and will play for the French Open title on Saturday. The 31st-seeded Pavlyuchenkova […]
Bellator 260: Douglas Lima Defends Welterweight Championship vs. Undefeated Yaroslav Amosov
Yaroslav Amosov has never lost as a professional inside an MMA cage, but he’ll face the biggest challenge of his career by far on Friday when he takes on welterweight champion Douglas Lima in the main event of Bellator 260 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. Lima will be making […]
Palmetto Championship Makes PGA Tour Debut with Koepka, Johnson as Favorites
The Palmetto Championship at Congaree has never appeared on the PGA Tour. After this year, there’s no telling when or if the world’s top golfers will return to the Tom Fazio-designed course after this, but for one weekend, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, and a host of other elite players will […]
Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff Both Drop Quarterfinal Matches at French Open
Defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek saw her run toward back-to-back titles come to a sudden end on Wednesday after No. 17 seed Maria Sakkari knocked her out in their quarterfinal matchup. Sakkari scored a 6-4, 6-4 win to end the 20-year-old Swiatek’s bid for a second Grand Slam title. […]
Cy Young Favorite Gerrit Cole Punts on Question About Sticky Substances
In recent days, Major League Baseball has moved to crack down on foreign substances that benefit pitchers. On Tuesday, Gerrit Cole stumbled over a question about whether or not he had ever used a sticky product known as Spider Tack while pitching. Cole neither confirmed nor denied using Spider Tack […]
French Open Odds: Tsitsipas, Zverev Through to Semifinals; Gauff, Swiatek Favored Wednesday
Both Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas breezed through their quarterfinal matches to set up a semifinal clash between the two young stars at the French Open. The No. 6 seeded Zverev went first, easily dispatching Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in a 6-4, 6-1, 6-1, straight-sets victory. Zverev, Tsitsipas to face off […]
NBA Top Shot: Collector Scores Control Access to Rare Packs; Playoff Moments Dropping Soon
As NBA Top Shot grew in popularity in early 2021, it became more and more difficult for individual users to snag rare or legendary packs during drops. While everyone – or at least most collectors – had the opportunity to get in line, only a small percentage won each lottery […]
Mike Trout Unsure of Return Date, Still Ranks Among Top AL MVP Candidates
Before Monday’s game against the Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout said he’s still not sure when he’ll be back on the field. But even a long-term injury isn’t enough to sportsbooks to remove the superstar outfielder from the list of leading AL MVP hopefuls. The three-time […]
French Open Odds: Defending Champs Nadal, Swiatek Roll into Quarterfinals as Heavy Favorites
Both Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek easily dispatched their opponents through the first four rounds of the French Open. Now, both come into their respective quarterfinal matchups at Roland Garros as heavy favorites to continue their title defenses. Both 2020 French Open champions will be in action again on Wednesday, […]
UFC Notebook: Rozenstruik Drops Sakai Before Bell; Shields Set for MMA Debut
Jairzinho Rozenstruik earned a TKO victory with just one second remaining in the first round of his heavyweight fight against Augusto Sakai in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card. Rozenstruik dropped Sakai with a big left hook followed by a right, then landed punches on the ground. […]
What the Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Exhibition Without a Winner Means for Bettors
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Logan Paul threw few punches and landed even less in their eight-round exhibition battle on Sunday night in Miami. As agreed, there was no official scoring for the bout, so neither man won the contest. It was a fitting and perhaps predictable end to a spectacle […]
Sportsbooks Pay Up After Rahm Withdraws from Memorial Tournament with Positive COVID-19 Test
Jon Rahm learned just moments after the end of the third round of the Memorial Tournament that he had tested positive for COVID-19, a result that forced him to withdraw from the event. Rahm led the tournament by six strokes after Saturday’s third round, after shooting an 8-under-par 64 on […]