With the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers headed toward a hold-out after he skipped minicamp last month, will the New York Jets make a move to acquire Rodgers in exchange for Zach Wilson, who was the #2 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft? Bill Barnwell from ESPN appeared on […]
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Home Run Derby Odds: Shohei Ohtani Leads Star-Studded Field of Sluggers Ready to Slug it Out at Coors
When MLB moved the All-Star Game to Coors Field in Colorado, it created the possibility for the sport’s biggest bats to launch balls to the moon in the 2021 Home Run Derby. And with temperatures high and the humidity low, the sky’s the limit on Monday night. Eight players will […]
Cigar Mile Once Again Headlines Aqueduct’s Fall Stakes Schedule
The New York Racing Association took time out from prepping for Thursday’s Saratoga Meet opener to announce Aqueduct’s stakes schedule for its fall meet. Aqueduct’s 18-day fall meet offers 26 stakes races – 10 of those graded – along with $4.9 million in purses. That meet begins Friday, Nov. 5 […]
Irish Invaders Santa Barbara, Bolshoi Ballet Plan Breeders’ Cup Return
Bolshoi Ballet and Santa Barbara came across the Atlantic from their Irish home, arrived at Belmont Park, won their respective Turf Triple Series races, and returned to Ireland on Sunday. But expect to see the Irish colt and filly back in November for the Breeders’ Cup. “That’s the plan for […]
Greek Freak and Milwaukee Bucks Dominate Game 3, Down 2-1 in NBA Finals
Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo decimated the Phoenix Suns with a 41-point performance and led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 120-100 victory in Game 3 of the 2021 NBA Finals to get back into the series after falling into a 2-0 hole. Suns fans were lamenting the assignment of official Scott […]
Connecticut Seeks Sports Betting by Football Season
Connecticut sports betting is coming into form, with the two biggest players in the American industry partnering with the state’s two Native American casinos. DraftKings will partner with Foxwoods Resort Casino and FanDuel will partner with Mohegan Sun to operate both brick-and-mortar and online sportsbooks. Industry leaders enter Connecticut sports […]
Brown Sees Green Again, Wins Sixth Straight Belmont Park Training Title
Belmont Park continues to be Chad Brown’s world and the rest of the New York horse racing community is merely living in it. Brown clinched the Belmont Park Spring/Summer Meet training title for the sixth consecutive year, racking up 32 victories over the 48-day meet that ended Sunday. Jose Ortiz […]
Italy Crowned Euro 2020 Champions After Crazy Penalty Shootout Against England
Italy and England could only be separated by penalties in the Euro 2020 final. The Italians won their first European title in 53 years and upset the 60,000 English fans at Wembley, along with 10s of millions at home. What started as a national feast ended in tears for the […]
Euro 2020 Final Puts Europe on Hold: England and Italy to Battle at Wembley for the Trophy
After a month of high-quality football throughout the continent, England and Italy will battle in London for the Euro 2020 crown. The game starts at 21:00 CET. England haven’t won a major trophy since 1966, when they lifted the World Cup at the old Wembley, also on home soil. The […]
Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Final: Novak Djokovic Seeks Third Straight Title vs. Matteo Berrettini
Matteo Berrettini has already advanced further than he ever has in any Grand Slam. Now, the Italian will try to deny Novak Djokovic his 20th major title when they face off in the men’s final at Wimbledon on Sunday. Berrettini ran off a streak of 11 straight games on the […]
Argentina Win Copa America After a 28-Year Long Wait. Messi Leads the Race for the ‘Ballon d’Or’
Argentina beat rivals Brazil at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro to record their first Copa America triumph after 1993. Messi won his first major tournament at senior level with the Argentinean national team after previously losing three Copa America finals (2007, 2015, 2016) and a World Cup final (2014). […]
NBA Finals Game 3 Preview: Milwaukee Bucks Finally Stop the Bleeding Down 2-0?
Only four teams in NBA history rallied from down 2-0 to win the championship, and the Milwaukee Bucks hope they can become the fifth team to overcome a slow start to win a title. The Phoenix Suns took a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals winning both of their […]
Incomparable Champion Sire Galileo Euthanized At 23 After Foot Injury
Galileo, the most successful European sire in racing history, was euthanized early Saturday morning after suffering a chronic, debilitating injury to his left fore foot. The son of Sadler’s Wells was 23. Coolmore Farm, Galileo’s owners, announced the death after Galileo’s injury failed to respond to treatment. “It is a […]
2021 Tour de France: Bauke Mollema Wins Stage 14 Quillan, Guillaume Martin Now 2nd in GC
The Netherlands picked up their second stage win at Le Tour on Saturday as the peloton headed into the punishing Pyrenees mountains. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) waited until Col de Saint Louis to pull away from the breakaway group to win Stage 14 of the 2021 Tour de France during a […]
Copa America Final. Messi’s Battle With History. Will He Finally Win a Major Trophy for Argentina?
Brazil and Argentina meet at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro in one of the most anticipated games in 2021. The two South American rivals are expected to offer a historical clash. It will also be a confrontation between two of the best players on the planet, Lionel Messi and […]
Wimbledon Ladies’ Final: No. 1 Ashleigh Barty Looks for Second Grand Slam Title vs. Karolina Pliskova
No. 1 seed Ashleigh Barty defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) to advance to her first Wimbledon final, where she’ll take on No. 8 seed Karolina Pliskova on Saturday. Both women have already made their best career Wimbledon runs, with Pliskova looking to win her first Grand Slam title. Barty […]
The Belmont Derby Gives You International Flavor, Domestic Depth
The Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational offers up a Kentucky Derby alum, along with a former Bob Baffert colt who may be the turf star of his generation. It also gives you one of Europe’s top turf terrors, straight from the barn of that continent’s top trainer – Aidan O’Brien. […]
NBA Finals: Phoenix Suns Take 2-0 Lead, Greek Freak and Bucks in Trouble
The Phoenix Suns held off a late rally by the Milwaukee Bucks to win Game 2 of the NBA Finals and increase their series lead 2-0. The Suns defeated the Bucks 118-108 and withstood a career-high 42 points from Giannis ‘Greek Freak’ Antetokounmpo. Devin Booker led the Suns with 31 […]
2021 Tour de France: Mark Cavendish Ties Eddy Merckx with 34 Stage Wins
It was a lot closer than everyone expected, but Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-QuickStep) won a bunch sprint during a sweltering and windy Stage 13: Nimes > Carcassonne to win his fourth stage of the 2021 Tour de France — his 34th overall — tying him with the legendary Eddy Merckx. With […]
Johnny Juzang Returns to UCLA, March Madness Star Skips NBA Draft
JJ is staying in Westwood, much to the delight of college basketball fans at UCLA. Johnny Juzang, the breakout star guard for UCLA, will return to school for his junior season after skipping the 2021 NBA Draft. Juzang led Cinderella UCLA to a berth in the Final Fout, where they […]