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James Harden of the Houston Rockets seeks a fourth-straight NBA scoring title. (Image: Kim Klement/USA Today Sports)

NBA Player Futures: James Harden, Luka Doncic, and Kevin Durant

DraftKings updated its selection of NBA player futures. You can wager on the scoring average for your favorite player or, if you prefer, you can fade your least-favorite player and hope he has a terrible season. As expected, James Harden is at the top of the list with a 33.5 […]

College Hoops Heavyweight Bout Villanova vs. Virginia Canceled

College Hoops Heavyweight Bout Villanova vs. Virginia Canceled

To draw the nation’s pandemic-stricken eyes back to NCAA basketball, a marquee matchup between No. 7 Villanova and No. 17 Virginia was cooked up for a prime time shot at Madison Square Garden. And, like more than 150 college games before it this young season, it too has been called […]

The quality of racing at Ascot remained strong as ever. But the storied track faces economic challenges in 2021. (Image: Eclipse Sportswire)

Ascot CEO Sees Social Distancing, Close Financial Troubles for Track

The chief executive of Ascot, Britain’s most popular racetrack, said he expects more financial pain from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and that he doesn’t expect a return to normalcy until 2022. Guy Henderson, Ascot’s CEO, said he anticipates a “significant pre-tax loss in 2021” as one-time pandemic insurance payments cease, […]

English horse owner-trainer David Evans is under fire for giving one of his horses a racist name. (Image: Getty)

BHA Reviewing How Horse with Racist Name Got Into Wolverhampton Starting Gate

British racing’s ruling body vowed to reexamine its review process for accepting racehorse names after a horse with a racist name slipped through the process and ran at Wolverhampton on Saturday evening. Somehow, the British Horseracing Authority missed vetting a horse named Jungle Bunny. Going off at 50/1 in the […]

The former baseball stadium near Dallas  (Image: USA Cricket)

Revamped Dallas Stadium to Become Home of USA Cricket

Major League Cricket has permission to redevelop a former independent league baseball stadium near Dallas, making way for the second cricket stadium in the US. Once converted, the former AirHogs Stadium will become the home of USA Cricket, the governing body of cricket in the United States. The renovated stadium […]

All It Took Was a Tweet: BetOnline Settles Biden Winners

All It Took Was a Tweet: BetOnline Settles Biden Winners

After six weeks of delays, dozens of lawsuits, a handful of recounts, and one lame-duck president who’s yet to admit he lost, Panama-based BetOnline became the last major sportsbook to settle the 2020 Election on Tuesday morning. The announcement came via tweet, ending more than a month of radio silence […]

Zion Williamson dominated the Miami Heat in his preseason debut with the New Orleans Pelicans. (Image: Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports)

Zion Williamson Sizzles in Preseason Debut for New Orleans

It’s only the preseason, but NBA Twitter was abuzz last night after an impressive performance from Zion Williamson, who scored 26 points and added 11 rebounds for the New Orleans Pelicans in a 114-93 victory over the Miami Heat. It was a tough rookie season for Zion after his NBA […]

Online Sports Gambling in Iowa Sets Record For Third Month in a Row

Online Sports Gambling in Iowa Sets Record For Third Month in a Row

Iowa has now joined Colorado, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and New Jersey as states with three-straight record-setting months of wagering this fall. November brought the Hawkeye State $87.2 million total handle, a 6.4% increase on October’s total $81.9 million across Iowa’s 19 casinos—thirteen of which offer online wagering. The hold was 9.34%, […]

Even after a $3.5 million ballpark facelift, the Fresno Grizzlies get demoted from Triple-A to Low Single-A. (Image: Getty)

Baseball’s New Minor Leagues Won’t Offset Team Cuts

MLB announced the addition of three new minor leagues in 2021. But, the two new college leagues and a new independent league won’t be enough to offset the more than 40 teams the MLB eliminated last year. MLB officially invited only120 of its existing 162 professional minor league teams to join […]

Charlotte Hornets PG LaMelo Ball, the #2 pick in the NBA Draft, is a co-favorite to win Rookie of the Year. (Image: Getty)

LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards NBA Rookie of Year Co-Favorites

Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball, the top two players selected in the 2020 NBA Draft, are co-favorites to win the 2021 NBA Rookie of the Year at 7/2 odds, according to a recent update by the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Obi Toppin from the New York Knicks gave […]