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Hot Rod Charlie, seen turning away Midnight Bourbon in September's Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby, comes into Sunday's San Antonio Stakes as the 6/5 morning-line favorite. (Image: Equi-Photo)

Hot Rod Charlie Making Final 3-Year-Old Stand at the San Antonio

First, it was blinkers off for Hot Rod Charlie. Then, blinkers on for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Now, the colt will finish his 3-year-old season in Sunday’s Grade 2 San Antonio Stakes at Santa Anita without blinkers. This is a case of trainer Doug O’Neill going back to what worked […]

Manhattan Up, seein here winning the Los Alamitos Special in September, was one of a flurry of early claims at Oaklawn Park. The Arkansas track is on a record claiming pace only nine days into its meet. (Image: Benoit Photo)

Oaklawn Park Claims its Role as a Claim Box Haven for Trainers

Like he did last spring at Oaklawn Park with C Z Rocket, Tom Kagele is trying to catch claiming lightning in a bottle again. And a sizzling claiming market at Oaklawn this winter is creating the perfect storm for him to do that. This time, it’s double bolts of claiming […]

Texas A&M dropped out of the Gator Bowl due to a combination of COVID-19, injuries, and players leaving the team since the end of its regular season. (Image: Michael Reaves/Getty)

Texas A&M Drops Out of Gator Bowl; Are More COVID Cancellations Coming?

Texas A&M announced Wednesday that it won’t play against Wake Forest in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Dec. 31, citing a combination of COVID-19 and injuries that decimated its roster in recent days. The Aggies said that they had only 38 scholarship players ready to travel to Jacksonville for the […]

Ferran Torres will be unveiled as a FC Barcelona player in January, once the transfer window opens. (Image: Twitter/mancity)

Manchester City Sells Ferran Torres to Barcelona for $63 Million

The first major piece of business in the winter transfer window will see 21-year-old Spanish forward Ferran Torres move from Manchester City to FC Barcelona. City will get an initial $63 million fee, with a further $12 million in add-ons. A recent bank loan will allow Barcelona to sign Torres, […]

Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks missed the last two weeks with a sprained ankle, but now he’s out with COVID-19. (Image: Getty)

Dallas Mavericks All-Star Luka Doncic Out with COVID-19

Another bad break for the Slovenian wunderkind. Luka Doncic missed the last five games with the Dallas Mavericks to rest up from an ankle injury, but as soon as he was ready to return to action, he tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Doncic is one of six members of […]

The Green Bay Packers became the first NFL team to clinch a playoff spot on Sunday by beating the Baltimore Ravens. (Image: Tommy Gilligan/USA Today Sports)

NFL Playoff Picture: 27 Teams Still Alive with Three Weeks to Go

If fans and bettors hoped for some clarity in the NFL playoff picture by the end of Week 15, they were sorely disappointed. Only one team has actually clinched a postseason spot, and nearly everyone in the league is still mathematically alive – with 24 teams within a game of […]

Robert Saleh, head coach of the New York Jets,  questions a penalty from one of the officials during a recent game at MetLife Stadium. (Image: Getty)

New York Jets Head Coach Robert Saleh Tests Positive for COVID-19

It’s been another winter of discontent for Gang Green, so it’s not surprising that Santa Claus gifted them another setback. Robert Saleh, the Jets’ rookie head coach, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Saleh is one of four NFL head coaches to test positive for COVID this season, along with […]

Army will try to bounce back from its loss to Navy when it faces Missouri in the Armed Forces Bowl. (Image: Edward Diller/Getty)

Army Battles Undermanned Missouri Squad in Armed Forces Bowl

Army will try to bounce back from a disappointing season-ending loss to Navy on Wednesday when the Black Knights head to the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, to take on the Missouri Tigers. Army (8-4) will make its fifth bowl game appearance in six years, with […]

Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers attempts to become the first back-to-back NFL MVP since Peyton Manning back in 2009. (Image: Getty)

Aaron Rodgers New MVP Betting Favorite Over Tom Brady

With three weeks remaining in the NFL season, Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers emerged as the new betting favorite to win the MVP at +125 odds, jumping ahead of Tom Brady from the defending champion Tampa Bay Bucs. Rodgers is the reigning NFL MVP, and he won the […]

Wide receiver Tyreek Hill snags a touchdown against the LA Chargers in Week 15, but he also caught COVID this week. (Image: Getty)

Kansas City Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill Out with COVID

In case you were wondering, cheetahs can’t outrun COVID. Speedster Tyreek “Cheetah” Hill is the latest member of the Kansas City Chiefs to head to the reserve/COVID-19 list. Patrick Mahomes loves throwing the ball to Hill, who’s ranked second in the NFL with 102 catches. He’s fourth overall in receiving […]

Golden Gate Fields shares two bets with Santa Anita Park during its Winter/Spring Meet. The meet runs from Sunday through June 14, 2022. (Image: Golden Gate Fields)

Golden Gate Fields Opens, Shares Wagers With Bigger Cousin Santa Anita

Overshadowed by its southern cousin and its six stakes races – including three Grade 1s – Golden Gate Fields also opens its Winter/Spring Meet on Sunday. But instead of three Grade 1s – the marquee events on Santa Anita Park’s opening day — the Northern California track turns out two […]

Beholder and the young Q B One, her first foal. Now 3-years-old, Q B One makes his debut at Santa Anita Sunday. (Image: Spendthrift Farm)

Beholder’s Son, Q B One, Trying to Follow in Mommy’s Hoofprints

In June of 2012, a $180,000, 2-year-old filly named Beholder finished fourth in a maiden special weight race at Hollywood Park. At 21.8/1, she finished 8 1/2 lengths behind winner Executiveprivilege, getting outkicked by a half-length by a filly named Travesura for third. Something apparently kicked in at that point, […]

Tampa Bucs running back Leonard Fournette needs assistance off the field after a hamstring injury against the New Orleans Saints. (Image: Getty)

Leonard Fournette Out with Hamstring Injury, Bucs Sign Le’Veon Bell

The defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers were shut out by the New Orleans Saints on Sunday Night Football, but they also suffered a huge loss when their starting running back went down. With Leonard Fournette sidelined indefinitely with a hamstring injury, the Bucs signed free agent running back Le’Veon Bell. […]

Multiple NFT collections honoring Steph Curry and his new NBA 3-pointer record are now available to collectors. (Image: Al Bello/Getty)

Steph Curry Releases Commemorative NFTs to Celebrate New 3-Point Record

Last Tuesday, Steph Curry hit the 2,974th career 3-pointer of his storied NBA career, breaking the record previously held by Ray Allen. Now, investors and fans can grab their part of the record by purchasing Curry’s commemorative NFT collection honoring his achievement. Curry launched the series, known as the 2974 […]

The NHL and NHLPA have agreed not to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics after COVID-19 forced the cancellation of 50 games this season. (Image: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty)

NHL Out of Beijing Winter Olympics Following Spike in COVID-19 Cases

Multiple media outlets reported Tuesday afternoon that the NHL and NHL Players’ Association (NHLPA) have reached an agreement to withdraw from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The NHL and NHLPA had previously agreed to allow players from the league to participate for their countries at both the 2022 and […]

Quarterback Daniel Jones from the New York Giants scrambles for a first down in a victory against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium. (Image: USA Today Sports)

New York Giants Lose QB Daniel Jones to Season-Ending Neck Injury

Danny Dimes sleeps with the fishes. After missing the previous three games with a neck injury, the New York Giants are shutting down quarterback Daniel Jones for the remainder of the season. Jones went 4-7 as a starter for the Giants this season, but suffered a neck injury in a […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers celebrates a one-point victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 15. (Image: Robb Carr/Getty)

Green Bay Packers New Super Bowl 56 Co-Favorites at +450 Odds

The Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs are co-favorites to win Super Bowl 56 at +450 odds after oddsmakers adjusted their lines during a weekend in which every team in the NFL struggled to contain COVID-19 outbreaks. After the Tampa Bay Bucs were shut out 9-0 by the […]