A rare Tom Brady rookie card set a record on Thursday, becoming the first football card to top a $1 million sale price. Brady’s autographed 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket card sold for $1.32 million on the PWCC Marketplace, one of the top markets for sports card sales. The card […]
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Claressa Shields Looks to Unite Junior Middleweight Titles, Cement GWOAT Status vs. Marie-Eve Dicaire
After a delay of nearly a year, Claressa Shields and Marie-Eve Dicaire will meet on Friday night to unify the women’s junior middleweight championship at Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center in Flint, Michigan. Shields and Dicaire will headline a four-fight, all-women’s pay-per-view card after shopping the fight around to […]
The Venetian’s New Owner Has a History of Bankrupting Casinos
Two months after Sheldon Adelson’s death, his signature Las Vegas casino has been sold. One of the Venetian’s new owners, Apollo Global Management, is responsible for the largest bankruptcy filing in casino industry history. Unlucky? The Las Vegas Sands had been looking to sell its Strip properties since October. The […]
REVEALED: The Most Trolled Female Athletes in the World
Sportswomen are subject to some of the most vile and hate-fueled abuse on social media but still manage to perform at elite levels all year round. However, the unapologetic and cowardly online trolls rarely face consequences for their actions. Over the past six months, we here at OG News have […]
2021 NBA All-Star Game Rosters for Team LeBron and Team Durant
Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets) and LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) received the most public votes in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game. LeBron and Durant are the captains of the NBA All-Star Game, and responsible for selecting sides for Team LeBron and Team Durant, with 12 players on each roster. LeBron […]
Two Turns are a Turn Too Far for Former Derby Darling Jackie’s Warrior
At the beginning of November, Jackie’s Warrior was the favorite to win the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Now, at the beginning of March, the one-time Derby favorite is off the Derby trail. The Maclean’s Music colt will be at Churchill Downs on May 1 – Derby Day — but he’ll run […]
Megan Anderson Needs Historic Upset to Take Featherweight Title from Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes has proven herself to be one of the most dominant UFC champions of all time. Oddsmakers expect that run to continue on Saturday night when Nunes defends her women’s featherweight title against Megan Anderson at UFC 259. Nunes comes into the fight riding an 11-fight winning streak, including […]
Del Mar Continues Purse-Boosting Binge, Announces Stakes Slate
With the Breeders’ Cup providing the year’s finishing touch for the first time since 2017, Del Mar announced a 2021 summer stakes schedule featuring a 30% purse increase over 2020. Some of the purse boost comes from two stakes returning from a 2020 hiatus – the Grade 3 Cougar II […]
Undefeated Israel Adesanya Goes for Second Title Against Polish Power of Jan Blachowicz
Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will try to add the light heavyweight belt to his collection when he takes on reigning 205-pound title-holder Jan Blachowicz in the main event of UFC 259 on Saturday. Adesanya comes in as a clear favorite over Blachowicz, despite being the smaller fighter. Fighters say size […]
Tiger Roll Won’t Chase Grand National History After Withdrawal
Tiger Roll’s date with history was canceled this week, when owners for the two-time Grand National champion pulled the 11-year-old out of this year’s April 10 event at Aintree. Gigginstown House Stud, which owns Tiger Roll, announced the horse won’t get his chance for a three-peat in the world’s most […]
Trade Rumors: Boston Celtics Looking at Nikola Vucevic and Jerami Grant
The Boston Celtics won three games in a row to regain the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference, but that doesn’t mean they won’t entertain a trade that will get them Orlando Magic big man Nikola Vucevic or Jerami Grant from the Detroit Pistons. The Celtics (18-17) corrected the ship […]
Brad Gushue Chasing Record-Tying Fourth Title vs. Loaded Field in Brier Bubble
Brad Gushue and Team Canada come into the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier as the favorites to repeat as champions, but they’ll face a field filled with teams that want to usurp them as Canada’s men’s curling national champions. Kerri Einarson’s Team Canada defeated Rachel Homan’s Ontario rink 9-7 in the […]
NBA High Guys: Triple-Doubles for TJ McConnell, James Harden, Mason Plumlee, Dennis Smith Jr.
We witnessed another wild Wednesday night in the NBA with four players notching triple-doubles, including James Harden in his first game back in Houston to play his old squad, the Rockets. TJ McConnell scored a rare triple-double with 10 steals for the Indiana Pacers. Meanwhile, a pair of teammates posted […]
Highly Motivated Finds His Motivation Returning for Gotham
While the rest of the front-page Kentucky Derby futures favorites spent the winter winning races from California to Florida – and all points in between — Highly Motivated spent his winter hanging out in New York. This was Highly Motivated’s winter: working out here and there, watching stablemate Risk Taking […]
Rory McIlroy Looks to End Two-Year Title Drought at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Rory McIlroy last won a tournament in 2019, when he took down the WGC-HSBC Champions. Now, the Northern Irishman will try to get back into the winner’s circle at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he comes in as the favorite to finally end his 27-month drought. FanDuel Sportsbook lists McIlroy […]
Yankees Skipper with Slow Ticker, Aaron Boone Undergoes Pacemaker Surgery
The New York Yankees won’t have Aaron Boone around for an unspecified amount of time after he took a leave of absence to address a medical matter that included surgery to install a pacemaker. No word yet on who will take over as interim skipper. Carlos Mendoza is the current […]
Connecticut, Mohegan Tribe Agree to Sports Betting as Part of Gaming Expansion Pact
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Tuesday that the state has reached an agreement with the Mohegan Tribe to greatly expand gaming in the state, including through sports betting and online gambling. While the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation hasn’t yet signed on to the deal, it appears that it is also […]
Colorado Buffs Chasing Harvard as NCAA’s All-Time Best Free-Throw Shooting Team
The #24 Colorado Buffaloes are the top shooting team from the charity stripe this season, hitting 83.1% of their free throws. If Colorado can finish above 82.3% this season, they’ll break the NCAA free-throw shooting record held by Harvard. Yes, Harvard. It’s weird to see an Ivy League basketball team, […]
Keep Fading the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets?
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Houston Rockets each have one last chance to end a losing streak before the NBA All-Star Break. The Timberwolves, the worst team in the NBA, are riding a nine-game losing streak. The Rockets, the second-worst team in the Western Conference, saw their skid reach 12 […]
NBA DPOY Betting: Rudy Gobert, Myles Turner, or Ben Simmons
Who’s the best defender in the NBA this season? With Anthony Davis sidelined due to a calf strain, Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz) is the favorite to win the DPOY at -200 odds. Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers) and Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) are also among the top betting favorites to win […]