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Call Me Coco: ESPN, New Balance Rooting For Coco Gauff in US Open

Call Me Coco: ESPN, New Balance Rooting For Coco Gauff in US Open

Among her growing fan base, Coco Gauff has both ESPN and New Balance rooting for her. But that won’t necessarily lessen the pressure for the 15-year-old as she heads into the US Open. Cori (aka Coco) Gauff is a long shot in the US Open. Ranked 141 in women’s tennis […]

Cedric Byrd put up incredible DFS numbers in the 2019 season opener against Arizona, scoring more than 62 points on DraftKings. (Image: www.hawaiiathletics.com)

Cedric Byrd II or Bust: Recap of DFS College Football Week 0

As expected, the Arizona-Hawaii game was a shootout, 45-38 in favor of the Warriors, and the players in those games scored a lot of fantasy points. But only the quarterbacks and wide receivers – you were better off with the running backs from the grind-it-out Miami-Florida game. Let’s take a […]

Sports betting is coming, and several states are in a rush to get operations up and running before the 2019 NFL season opens. (Image: Mandalay Bay)

New Legal Sports Betting States Scramble to Open Ahead of NFL Kickoff

Never has there been so much anticipation for the start of an NFL season — with at least three, maybe four states scrambling to get their new sportsbooks (or sports betting apps and kiosks) operational and ready to take wagers on opening day. Five states that recently legalized sports gambling […]

Arizona Cardinal quarterback Kyler Murray had a rough outing last week, and will try and better that effort against the Vikings. (Image: AP)

Time for Kyler Murray, Tony Pollard to Shine in NFL Preseason Week 3

NFL preseason is finishing Week 3, and this is considered a dress rehearsal for the regular season. Many starters will see more action in this game than they did in the previous two combined. As a result, the lines could be a little tighter, and the overs could be threatened. […]

MLB Sleeve Patches Could be the Envy of the NBA

MLB Sleeve Patches Could be the Envy of the NBA

According to a recent study, an MLB sleeve patch would be seen almost three times more than the current ads sewn on NBA jerseys. That exposure time could be worth as much as $11 million per MLB team annually. The NBA started a three-year jersey ad pilot program in 2017. […]

Can New Technology Rescue Major League Baseball’s Shrinking Audience?

Can New Technology Rescue Major League Baseball’s Shrinking Audience?

Major League Baseball is going all-in on technology. And all the tech advancements are aimed directly at the shrinking MLB fan base. Improvements are pointed at speeding up the game, making play less subject to human (umpire) error but overall playing to the new younger wired generations. Baseball has always […]

Justin Thomas won last week’s BMW Championship and begins the Tour Championship as the No. 1 ranked golfer. (Image: Getty)

Scoring System Puzzling Fans, Pros Heading into Tour Championship

Don’t know what to make of the scoring system at the season-ending Tour Championship? That’s ok, seems like the 30 golfers that are entered into the event, which begins Thursday, are puzzled by it as well. It is the first year for the format, which rewards players based on how […]

Sportsbooks opened for business at several Iowa casinos on Thursday, including the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs. (Image: Joe Shearer/World-Herald News Service)

Iowa Takes First Legal Bets as Sportsbooks Open for Business on Thursday

The first legal sports bets in Iowa were accepted on Thursday, just three months after legislation was passed to legalize sportsbooks in the Hawkeye State. Both retail and online betting began on Aug. 15, with bettors required to visit a physical location to register for mobile wagering. Tim Dwight Places […]

Conor McGregor was caught on video throwing a punch at a Dublin pub, possibly over a man’s refusal to try his brand of whiskey. (Image: Ethan Miller/Getty)

Conor McGregor Caught on Video Punching Older Man in Irish Bar

TMZ Sports published a video on Thursday in which former UFC champion Conor McGregor can be seen punching a man in a Dublin bar. The video appears to depict an incident that was first reported in April by the Irish Mirror. Whiskey Dispute May Have Led to Punch In the […]

A photo of the Iowa State Capitol.  In the foreground is the Bicentennial Fountain, which was installed in 1992.  Constructed between 1871 and 1886, the Iowa State Capitol was Designed by John C. Cochrane and Alfred H. Piquenard.  The French Baroque Revival building, located in Des Moines, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  This photo © Capitolshots Photography, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Legal Sports Betting: Where Does It Stand in All 50 States?

With Iowa set to become the 11th state taking legal sports bets on Thursday, it’s time to check in on the status of sports betting across the United States. Since the US Supreme Court acted to effectively turn sports betting over to the states, the will to allow this form […]

Sportradar signed a multiyear partnership with the NFL that gives the company the exclusive right to distribute official league data to sports betting operators. (Image: Kirk Irwin/Getty)

NFL Partnering with Sportradar to Distribute Official League Data to Sportsbooks

 The NFL has taken a significant step towards supporting legalized sports betting, as the league has reached an agreement with Sportradar to distribute official league data to regulated sports betting operators both in the United States and abroad. The multiyear partnership will give Sportradar the exclusive right to distribute official […]

Iowa Ready to Launch Live Sports Betting at Casinos This Week

Iowa Ready to Launch Live Sports Betting at Casinos This Week

The State of Iowa will join the growing list of legal sports gambling States this Thursday, Aug. 15. The state legislature recently approved live sports betting at the already established casinos in the Hawkeye State. This will make Iowa the 11th State to offer legal sports gambling. The official launch […]

RC Enerson's NTT IndyCar Series open test run for Carlin marks first IndyCar CBD sponsorship. (Image: Courtesy of IndyCar)

CBD Companies Score Sports Endorsement and Sponsorship Deals

Flush with venture capital, CBD companies are hunting for new sports-related endorsements and sponsorships. After the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, the US market for marijuana’s non-psychoactive cousin — Cannabidiol, or CBD more colloquially — is exploding. On a temperate February morning, driver RC Enerson made advertising history when he […]