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Laurel Park jockeys display new tech riding crops before Thursday races. (Image: Laurel Park)

First Group of Jockeys Issued New Padded Whips at Laurel Park (VIDEO)

Technology could soon be changing the relationship between Thoroughbred horses and their riders, with the first widespread use of a new, padded riding whips at Laurel Park in Maryland. On Thursday, all the riders at the suburban Washington, DC, track used the new, cushioned riding crops for the first time […]

James Holzhauer won his 14th straight match on Jeopardy! to pass $1 million in earnings. (Image: Sony Pictures Television)

James Holzhauer with 14 Wins, Passes $1 Million on Jeopardy!

Las Vegas sports bettor James Holzhauer won his fourteenth-consecutive match on Jeopardy! and passed $1 million in earnings. In the latest episode, Holzhauer was pitted against Kevin, a principal from Los Angeles, and Claudia, a grandmother and writer from Mesa, Arizona with 18 grandkids. Holzhauer won $118,816 including a $50,000 […]

The Winnipeg Jets were in shock after getting eliminated in the first round of the NHL Playoffs by St. Louis. (Image: Getty)

Winnipeg Latest Top Team To Fall In NHL Playoffs First Round

With the Winnipeg Jets getting knocked out of the first-round of the NHL Playoffs playoffs, oddsmakers and bettors are trying to figure out why another top team in the regular season couldn’t make it to the second round. The Jets, who finished second Central Division were ousted by the third-place […]

LSU head basketball coach Will Wade was reinstated by the university after being suspended for more than a month. (Image: Getty)

LSU Basketball Coach Will Wade Reinstated, but for How Long?

After more than a month away from LSU, the university reinstated head basketball coach Will Wade on Monday. The second-year coach had been suspended by athletic director Joe Alleva since March 8 for not answering questions regarding any possible involvement with his relationship with runner-agent Christian Dawkins. Dawkins is one […]

Rory McIlroy is the 7/1 favorite to win the Masters, which begins on Thursday. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Qualifier Corey Conners Masters Valero Texas Open, Going To Augusta

There was one last possible spot open for the Masters, and Corey Conners became the improbable owner of it. The Canadian golfer won the Texas Valero Open on Sunday, becoming only the third player to Monday qualify and win a PGA Tour event. Arjun Atwal at the 2010 Wyndham Championship […]

The FanDuel Sportsbook has named the Orlando Apollos their honorary AAF champions, but will pay out futures bets on all teams in the suspended league. (Image: Rick Wilson/AP)

FanDuel Sportsbook Pays All Outstanding AAF Championship Bets as Winners

When the Alliance of American Football announced Tuesday that it would be suspending operations with two weeks remaining in its regular season, most sportsbooks moved to void all futures bets on the league championship, while others waited for official word that the league would be folding. But the FanDuel Sportsbook […]

Conor McGregor is reportedly the subject of an investigation into an alleged sexual assault in Ireland. (Image: Julio Cortez/AP)

Conor McGregor Under Investigation for Alleged Sexual Assault in Ireland

The New York Times reported on Tuesday that UFC superstar Conor McGregor was facing an investigation for an alleged sexual assault in Dublin, Ireland. That report came less than a day after McGregor announced his retirement from mixed martial arts in a Twitter post. Police Won’t Confirm McGregor’s Involvement According […]

Robert Kraft has been charged in a police sting of a massage parlor for soliciting, and so far has refused to accept a plea deal. (Image: Getty)

Patriots’ Owner Robert Kraft Allegedly Refuses Plea Deal

New England Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft is apparently determined to fight his arrest for soliciting a prostitute on two separate occasions at a Florida massage parlor in January. Sources have said he is turning down a plea agreement offered by prosecutors. Kraft was one of 100 men arrested in a […]