Two of the top bantamweight fighters in the world will make their case for a title shot on Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 144 in Fortaleza, Brazil. The main event features No. 3 bantamweight contender Raphael Assuncao (27-5) fighting No. 4 ranked Marlon Moraes (21-5-1) in a rematch of […]
While much was made of the season debut of Tiger Woods at the Farmers Insurance Open last week, the attention by bettors should have been on Justin Rose. Woods opened the event at 16/1, but had several factors going against him, while in hindsight, Rose should have been the favorite […]
For the first time in three years there is a new favorite to win the College Football National Championship, as Clemson has supplanted Alabama as the oddsmakers’ pick for 2020. The Tigers are a 2/1 selection according to BetOnline, while the Crimson Tide is at 11/4. Bovada and the Westgate […]
Some sanity was restored in wagering last weekend at the NFL Divisional Playoffs, as all four of the favorites won. In addition three of them covered. The only one who didn’t was the New Orleans Saints. The sportsbooks cleaned up on the four divisional games. The public had action on […]
The Tampa Bay Bucs hired Bruce Arians as their new head coach and hope Arians can quickly turn around the team’s bad luck after failing to qualify for the playoffs for 11 consecutive seasons. The Bucs fired head coach Dirk Koetter after an ugly 5-11 season. Koetter went 19-29 in […]
The Vegas Golden Knights weren’t expected to make much noise in their first NHL season. But by the time 2018 rolled around, it was clear that Las Vegas’ first major league professional sports team was defying expectations in a big way, taking the city on a magical run that ended […]
Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver might be taking his ball and going somewhere else. The real estate developer reportedly told the Phoenix City Council that he would move the NBA team to either Las Vegas or Seattle if he doesn’t get funding on renovations to the team’s arena. Sarver wants […]
The city of Oakland has filed a federal lawsuit against the Raiders and the NFL over the team’s planned move to Las Vegas, raising the prospects that the team may not play their home games in Oakland next season. The Raiders are expected to move to Las Vegas in 2020. […]
The South Point Casino and Sports Book in Las Vegas updated their odds to win the 2019 NFL Championship and the New Orleans Saints are 2-1 favorites to win Super Bowl LIII. With three weeks remaining in the regular season, the Saints are 11-2 and tied for the best record […]
Kyler Murray had only a few hours to enjoy winning the Heisman Trophy award before he was apologizing for anti-gay posts he put on social media. The Oklahoma quarterback took the award Saturday afternoon in New York City, then that evening old posts on his Twitter account surfaced using the […]
NFL coaching vacancies have began a bit sooner than in previous seasons, but regardless of how many positions are open, it is the time of year when we talk about Nick Saban leaving Alabama for a return to the pros. It is as guaranteed as bad Christmas sweaters and Aunt […]
In a defensive slog, No. 10 Washington Huskies (10-3) defeated the No. 17 Utah Utes 10-3 in the Pac-12 Championship Game at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. The last offensive play of the game for Utah (9-4), ended on a non-pass interference call, which irked head coach Kyle Whittingham […]
Atlanta United took an overwhelming advantage in the MLS Eastern Conference Championship on Sunday, beating the New York Red Bulls 3-0 at home in the first leg of the series. The victory puts Atlanta in dominant position before the second leg in Red Bull Arena on Thursday, as the Five […]
This was supposed to be a featured match up of a surging Dallas Cowboys team trying to knock off a surprising Washington Redskins squad. Then one play on Sunday turned this game decidedly in the Cowboys favor. Redskins quarterback Alex Smith broke two bones in his right leg against the […]
Two weeks ago, the Dallas Cowboys were 3-5 and there wasn’t any talk about the playoffs, but plenty of speculation on whether coach Jason Garrett would be fired. Now 14 days later, the Cowboys are back at .500 and actually back as a contender in the NFC East. Dallas bucked […]
Do the New Orleans Saints believe former Dallas Cowboy receiver Dez Bryant make them a Super Bowl contender? They do, and so do oddsmakers, who quickly updated the championship game lines, moving the Saints from 16/1 to 7/2 once news broke he was joining the team. They are now only […]
The Dallas Cowboys traded for Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper on Monday, giving up a first-round draft pick in order to add another weapon to their struggling passing game. The trade gives Oakland three first-round picks in 2019, as the franchise looks to rebuild under new head coach Jon […]
Less than 24 hours after a fight broke out in the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers game, the NBA suspended Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul, and Brandon Ingram for their roles in the fracas. After reviewing footage of the incident, the NBA suspended Houston Rockets’ guard Chris Paul for two […]
The Los Angeles Lakers lost LeBron James’ home debut 124-115 to the Houston Rockets. The game was interrupted by a fight with 4:13 remaining in the 4th quarter, with punches exchanged between the Rockets’ Chris Paul and Rondo Rajon of the Lakers. Electric Crowd, Intense Game The high-scoring and energetic […]
DraftKings has announced the creation of the Sports Betting National Championship, an event scheduled to take place in Jersey City, New Jersey, in January 2019. The tournament will take place from Jan. 11-13, and features $2.5 million in guaranteed prizes, including more than $1 million for the eventual winner. Biggest […]
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