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Gerd Muller was an iconic player for both Bayern and the German national team. (Image: Twitter/VBETnews)

Bayern and Germany Legend Gerd Muller Dies Aged 75

Bundesliga’s record goalscorer Gerd Muller passed away on Sunday aged 75. During his 14 years at Bayern Munich, between 1965 and 1979, Muller scored 365 goals in 427 outings in the Bundesliga. He was the top goalscorer of the season on seven occasions. During the 71-72 campaign, Muller set a […]

Members of the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees step onto the field after walking through rows of corn in the outfield for the Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa. (Image: Getty)

Field of Dreams MLB Game a Ratings Grand Slam for Fox

If you build it, they will come. The Field of Dreams game in an Iowa cornfield between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox on Thursday evening was a ratings hit as the most-watched regular season baseball game in 16 years. According to Fox Sports PR, the Yankees/White Sox […]

Rock Your World won his first three races before stumbling in two of the Triple Crown events. He's nominated for the 
 Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar. (Image: Hronis Racing)

Rock Your World Pops Up as Surprising Pacific Classic Nominee

The last two times we saw Rock Your World, he rocked no one’s world. Which is why it rocked Del Mar’s world when the Santa Anita Derby winner was one of 15 horses nominated for the Aug. 21 Grade 1 Pacific Classic. Those nominations closed for Del Mar’s flagship race […]

: Lance Lynn has taken over as the favorite in the AL Cy Young Award race. (Image: Jonathan Daniel/Getty)

AL Cy Young Award Odds: Lance Lynn Overtakes Gerrit Cole as Favorite

Gerrit Cole has conspicuously struggled – at least, by his lofty standards – since Major League Baseball began enforcing rules against pitchers using sticky substances on the ball. That has opened the door for other contenders to make cases for the AL Cy Young Award, including Chicago White Sox starter […]

Arlington Park faces a very uncertain future heading into what is likely its final high-profile turn. That's Saturday's Grade 1 Mr. D Stakes, a race formerly known as the Arlington Million. (Image: Coady Photography)

Arlington Park’s Mr. D Stakes May Send Iconic Race Into the History Book

The Mr. D. Stakes is the race made famous by another name – the Arlington Million. When you’re the first horse race offering a seven-figure purse, you want that “Million” in the title. At this point in what is a bittersweet, likely final running of the race formerly known as […]

Brentford - Arsenal is the first game of the new Premier League season. (Image: Twitter/PremierLeague)

Premier League Kicks Off With an Exciting Lineup of Games

The new Premier League season starts on Friday, with the confrontation between Brentford and Arsenal. On Saturday, Manchester United hosts Leeds at Old Trafford in the most intense game of the day, while champions Manchester City travel to London on Sunday to play Tottenham Hotspur. City won all of their […]

Primoz Roglic (center) on the podium after winning the 2020 Vuelta a Espana. (Image: Getty)

2021 Vuelta a Espana Odds: Primoz Roglic and Egan Bernal Favorites

Primoz Roglic from Jumbo Visma is seeking a third-straight title at the Vuelta a Espana after wins in 2019 and 2020, but he’s still nicked up after a couple of gruesome crashes in last month’s Tour de France. Despite the injuries, Roglic is the betting favorite at the 2021 Vuelta […]

Adayar's Epsom Derby prance and his victory in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes skipped him to a share of the top spot in the latest Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings. (Image: Reuters)

Knicks Go Fast-Breaks Into Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings

Knicks Go picked a good time to win his fourth career Grade 1 race, using last Saturday’s Whitney Stakes victory to claim the top spot among American horses in the latest edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2021. In the rankings compiled by the International Federation of […]

Got Stormy won the 2019 Fourstardave Handicap. She finished second in last year's event. But she's 10/1 to win her second in three years at Saturday's lone Grade 1 at Saratoga. (Image: Benoit Photo)

We’ve Seen Got Stormy Pour Past Her Rivals Before

Plucky mare Got Stormy takes on the boys in a Grade 1 race headlining Saratoga’s Saturday card and, yes, this scenario sounds more than a bit familiar. Just change the principals, the surface, and the starring distaff runner, but yes, next verse, similar to the first. Last week, we saw […]

Ray Cooper III (left) and Rory MacDonald (right) will face off for a spot in the PFL welterweight finals on Friday night. (Image: Twitter/PFLMMA)

PFL Playoffs: MacDonald vs. Cooper Headlines Welterweight, Lightweight Semifinals

The 2021 Professional Fighters League playoffs begin on Friday with semifinal action in the men’s welterweight and lightweight divisions, and Rory MacDonald and Ray Cooper III among those still vying for the $1 million championship prizes. MacDonald and Cooper will meet in one of the two welterweight semifinals on tap […]

Jonathan India leads the race for the 2021 NL Rookie of the Year award. (Image: AP)

NL Rookie of the Year Odds: Jonathan India, Trevor Rogers in Two-Way Race

Jonathan India has quickly risen to the Major Leagues, impressed his Cincinnati Reds teammates, and shown the potential to become a superstar. The 24-year-old second baseman has also positioned himself as the favorite to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award in a race that might come down […]

LA Rams head coach Sean McVay chats with new quarterback Matthew Stafford during training camp. (Image: Gary A. Vasquez/USA Today Sports)

NFL Week 1 Betting Lines: Bucs, Rams, 49ers, Bills Big Favorites

Are you ready for some football? NFL Week 1 begins in four weeks with the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Bucs kicking off the season on Thursday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys. Oddsmakers posted lines for NFL betting action and the big favorites heading into Week 1 include the […]