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LeBron James, seen here taking a free throw for the LA Lakers against the Brooklyn Nets, passed 35,000 career points. (Image: Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty)

LeBron James Passes 35,000 Points, Trails Abdul-Jabbar and the Mailman

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Another day, another milestone for LBJ. LeBron James passed 35,000 points with a free throw for the Los Angeles Lakers in a loss against the Brooklyn Nets last night. LeBron continues to chase the top two scorers in NBA history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl “The Mailman” Malone. LeBron passed Kobe […]

Houston Rockets guard David Nwaba (2) and forward Danuel House Jr. (4) have an in-game conference during a loss against the Washington Wizards. (Image: Will Newton/Getty)

Bad Teams: Houston Rockets Losing Streak Reaches 7 Games

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The Houston Rockets hit the skids and are now stuck in the doldrums of a seven-game losing streak. The Rockets seriously miss Victor Oladipo and Christian Wood, who are both out. Wood, the top player on the Rockets averaging 22 points and 10.2 rebounds, missed the last two weeks with […]

Mucho Unusual usually does well at Santa Anita, where she owns six of her seven career victories. She leads a strong 10-deep field in Saturday's Grade 2 Buena Vista Stakes. (Image: Benoit Photo)

Mucho Unusual Takes Her Usual Path to Buena Vista Stakes Gate

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Like her father, who put himself out there against the best horses of his era, Mucho Unusual dodges nobody. Put a graded stakes race out there for fillies and mares, and Mucho Unusual is a usual suspect. Better yet, put it on the Santa Anita Park turf, where the California-bred […]

Chris Morris became the highest-paid player in league history when the Rajasthan Royals paid $2.24 million for the South African in the 2021 IPL auction. (Image: Getty)

Chris Morris, Krishnappa Gowtham Set Salary Records in 2021 IPL Auction

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The Indian Premier League held its annual player auction on Thursday, with two players setting new salary records for the professional Twenty20 cricket league. Chris Morris set the record for the highest salary in IPL history, while Krishnappa Gowtham became the highest-paid uncapped Indian player ever. Rajasthan Pays Big Money […]

Knicks Go just likes to go, as he did during this Thursday workout before Saturday's $20 million Saudi Cup. The 5-year-old standout nearly retired last year. (Image: Coady Photography/VidHorse)

Knicks Go, Brad Cox Tell the Story of a Horse’s Renaissance

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Every time Brad Cox looks at his first Eclipse Award as 2020’s Champion Trainer, he should give thanks to Knicks Go. For if there was ever an example of how important a trainer’s impact is on an individual horse, the story of Knicks Go is Exhibit A. And if there […]

Carson Wentz, seen here during pregame warmups with the Philadelphia Eagles, finds a new home with the Indianapolis Colts after a trade. (Image: AP)

Indy Colts Gamble on Carson Wentz After Trade with Philly Eagles

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The Philadelphia Eagles said they were going to trade Carson Wentz and after a couple of weeks of stalled negotiations, they have. The Indianapolis Colts will acquire the quarterback for a third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and a conditional second-round pick in 2022. Looks like the Colts will […]

LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets are a sleeper pick to win the Southeast Division. (Image: Neil Redmond/USA Today Sports)

Struggling Miami Heat Still Favorites to Win Worst Division in NBA

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The NBA Southeast has become the worst division in the league, with all five members below .500. The Charlotte Hornets (13-15) sit in first place in the Southeast, but the third-place Miami Heat (11-15) are the favorites to win the division at -152 odds via DraftKings. Jimmy Butler and the […]

DJ Augustin (12), Pat Connaughton (24), and the Greek Freak (43) assemble during a time out at Fiserv Arena in Milwaukee. (Image: Nick Monroe/USA Today Sports)

Greek Freak Not Freaking Out Due to Milwaukee Bucks’ Four-Game Skid

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The Milwaukee Bucks lost four games in a row, posting their longest losing streak of the season and their longest skid since 2018. Jrue Holiday, one of the NBA’s top two-way players, missed five games for the Bucks while recovering from COVID-19. At least the Bucks got their fans back, […]

Unfortunately, there is no morning line on the snowplows at Oaklawn Park. The Arkansas track lost eight days of racing over two weekends to the winter storms. The snowplows (Image: Coady Photography)

Oaklawn Fights Winter Postponements With More Races, Bigger Purses

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Scrambling to make up eight lost days of racing, Oaklawn Park officials announced a revamped schedule that reschedules its five canceled stakes races, and adds races and purse money to the Arkansas track’s schedule. Oaklawn isn’t the only American racetrack feeling the polar blast buffeting the Central and Eastern US. […]

The post positions are set for Saturday's Saudi Cup. The five American horses drew posts ranging from 4 to 9. (Image: Saudi Cup Twitter/@thesaudicup)

Americans Take Center Post Stages at Saudi Cup Post Draw

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Between Posts 4 and 9 sit the five United States horses running in Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup. Most spectators’ eyes will likely gravitate to Posts 5 and 9, where Knicks Go and Charlatan start, respectively. Post positions were drawn Wednesday for the Saudi Cup. There are 14 horses representing […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson attempts a 3-pointer against the Miami Heat. The Jazz lost only one game since the first week of January. The red-hot Jazz covered the spread in seven-straight games. (Image: Lane Pryce/AP)

Hot Teams: Utah Jazz 19-1 in Last 20 Games, Win 8 Straight

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The Utah Jazz (23-5 SU, 21-7 ATS) are continuing their domination of the NBA by winning 19 out of their last 20 games. The Jazz and their eight-game winning streak are on the line with back-to-back games against the Los Angeles Clippers (21-8) this week. The Clippers are fourth-best in […]

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