This year’s Triple Crown races are over, but an extraordinary number of contrasts have made this series of races more intriguing than ever. Some of what made 2019 so fascinating: A wide array of winners of the various Kentucky Derby prep races The late scratch of presumptive Derby favorite Omaha […]
Rory McIlroy spent the weekend scorching the Canadian Open, winning by seven strokes, and is now the favorite to win the US Open at some betting sites. While the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook and the Golden Nugget has Brooks Koepka as the top pick, Ladbrokes and other overseas sportsbooks have […]
The historic 144th Preakness Stakes takes center stage Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. A highly competitive, full field of 13 three-year-olds is heading postward and, perhaps, at least for this day, might curtail the seemingly unending controversy that continues to engulf the 2019 Kentucky Derby. 2019 marks the first […]
Calling the process that caused the disqualification of their Kentucky Derby winner Maximum Security “bizarre and unconstitutional,” owners Gary and Mary West, filed a federal lawsuit late Tuesday over the May 4 incident. The federal lawsuit filing is in U.S. District Court in Frankfort, Kentucky, and seeks to have the […]
The Los Angeles Lakers finally have a new head coach, Frank Vogel, after both Monty Williams and Ty Lue turned down the job. Vogel signed a three-year contract with the Lakers. The Lakers went 37-45 last season. The team fired former head coach Luke Walton the day after the season […]
Country House, winner of the Kentucky Derby thanks to a controversial disqualification, is out of the Preakness Stakes. He joins Maximum Security, the disqualified horse, with both sets of connections electing not to run in the second leg of the Triple Crown on May 18, two Saturdays from now. The […]
While Max Homa won his first PGA Tour event Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship, it is his skills on Twitter that are getting the most attention. The 28-year-old has one of the funniest selection of tweets in the golf world. You have to have a sense of humor to […]
2015 American League Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel went through the entire offseason without finding a team, making him – along with closer Craig Kimbrel – one of the most prized free agents to remain out of action on Opening Day. But while Keuchel still hasn’t signed a contract, […]
The long and winding road to 2019 Kentucky Derby glory is nearing conclusion. Now, with the prep season at an end, the focus shifts to getting those horses that have made the grade all set for the biggest race of their lives. It’s less than three weeks to May 4, […]
About the only thing that could derail Tiger Woods during the Masters’ second round was an overzealous Augusta National security guard. Fortunately not even that collision seriously affected Woods. The 43-year-old shot his second round under par round, posting a 4-under 68 to get within one shot of the lead. […]
According to a report by ESPN’s Bob Harig, Tiger Woods is working on plans to play in a series of televised matches based in Asia, with the first one potentially taking place in Japan later this year. No locations have been finalized for the proposed matches, nor has a format […]
Magic Johnson shocked everyone in the LA Lakers organization, including owner Jeanie Buss and star player LeBron James, when he announced that he was quitting as president of the Lakers during an impromptu press conference. Magic said he didn’t speak to Jeanie first because he knew she would talk him […]
Juwan Howard is a new name that has emerged as the favorite to replace Los Angeles Lakers Coach Luke Walton, even though the team has announced his firing. Walton being shown the door after the team’s dismal season, though seems to be a foregone conclusion. At least it is with […]
Smart horseplayers know very well that giving all horses in a race equal consideration is the wise thing to do – a handicapping principle clearly on display Saturday. That’s when two easily overlooked Kentucky Derby hopefuls – Plus Que Parfait for Brendan Walsh and Maximum Security for Jason Servis – were […]
One tournament in Florida was going to suffer a lack of stars because of The Players Championship’s move to March, and unfortunately it was the Valspar Championship. This week’s final Sunshine State event has just two players in the Official World Golf Rankings top 10. No. 1 Dustin Johnson gave […]
Patrick Eby, a senior long snapper for Columbia University, became the 13th player in school history to be named as a First Team All-America, and the amateur magician and Ph.D. candidate has his eye on playing special teams in the NFL. The Columbia Lions went 6-4 in the Ivy League […]
The Los Angeles Lakers and Lebron James thought they couldn’t get much lower than losing to the last-place Phoenix Suns on the road Saturday. They were wrong. The team lost to their rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers at home on Monday, and the defeat at home all but ruled them […]
Monday Night Football announcer Jason Witten announced he would be unretiring and returning to the Dallas Cowboys for the upcoming season, thereby joining the likes of Michael Jordan, Brett Favre, and Mario Lemieux as Hall of Famers who decided they retired prematurely and returned to the game. Witten signed a […]
DraftKings will have an easier time offering sports betting and online casino products in a variety of states following the announcement of a multiyear deal with Caesars Entertainment. The agreement, which was made official on Monday, will give Caesars equity in DraftKings. In exchange, the DFS and sportsbook operator will […]
When the Los Angeles Lakers signed LeBron James bettors thought the team was going to win an NBA Championship, now they would just be happy to see them make the playoffs. For the first time since acquiring James in June, the Lakers are not a favorite to make the postseason. […]
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