In a season that has produced a series of surprise winners, some of NASCAR’s biggest stars will be looking to score their first win of 2021 on Sunday in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick are both still seeking their first victories, […]
Heading into the All-Star Break, Joel Embiid is the new betting favorite to win the 2021 NBA MVP at +200 odds, slightly ahead of LeBron James. Luka Doncic, the preseason consensus favorite to win MVP, saw his MVP odds slip to +1200. The Greek Freak won the MVP the last […]
Can anyone beat Steph? Steph Curry seeks his first NBA All-Star Game 3-Point Contest championship since 2015 and he’s the favorite at +150 odds according to an update by DraftKings. Buddy Hield from the Sacramento Kings is the NBA 3-Point Contest defending champion, but he’s not participating in All-Star Weekend […]
The Santa Anita Handicap was the race that put Seabiscuit into the Depression-era public conscience. It was the first race offering a $100,000 purse, earning it the nickname “The Hundred Grander,†back when that was real money. Now, Maxfield is putting the Santa Anita Handicap back on the racing map. […]
The Detroit Pistons parted ways with the former #1 pick in the NBA Draft after a contract buy out with power forward Blake Griffin, who now becomes a free agent. Numerous playoff-bound teams are interested in signing Griffin, including the Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat, Portland Trail Blazers, and Golden State […]
The Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes marks the point of the year where Bob Baffert’s endless 3-year-old depth finally makes him compete with himself. Yes, he’s sent out Life Is Good and Medina Spirit in the Sham. Yes, we saw Concert Tour nip Freedom Fighter in the San Vicente. But […]
The Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby is one of those Kentucky Derby preps that often gets lost in the shuffle. Part of that is the giant shadow Tampa Bay Downs fights from its southern Florida neighbor, Gulfstream Park. Part of that is the fact only two horses emerged from the […]
On any other card, a bantamweight title fight between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling would occupy the top spot, or at least come in as the co-main event. But the two men will settle for third billing when they hook up in the Octagon on Saturday night at UFC 259. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’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 […]
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 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 […]
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