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Vasiliy Lomachenko (left) underwent shoulder surgery following his loss to Teofimo Lopez (right). (Image: Mikey Williams/Top Rank/Getty)

Vasiliy Lomachenko Undergoes Shoulder Surgery After Lopez Loss

On Saturday, Vasiliy Lomachenko lost his lightweight championship belts to Teofimo Lopez by unanimous decision. On Monday, the former champion underwent shoulder surgery that will keep him out of training until early next year. Lomachenko previously had surgery on his right shoulder in 2018. Lomachenko Lost Training Time Due to […]

The New York Giants won last week against Washington, and are trying to make it two in a row when they face Philadelphia. (Image: USA Today Sports)

New York Can Make Giant Statement with Win Over Philadelphia

Four days ago, the New York Giants were winless. Now, however, they have the chance to grab a share of first place in the NFC East if they can get past the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday. Whichever team wins will be tied with Dallas for the most victories in the […]

Jon Rahm finished second in last week’s Farmers Insurance Open and is the 7/1 favorite to win this week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open. (Image: Getty)

Zozo Championship DFS: Will Jon Rahm Be Overlooked?

The PGA Tour heads to Thousand Oaks, CA, this week for the Zozo Championship at Sherwood Country Club. The par-72 course will play at a shade over 7,000 yards for the tournament. Another no-cut event, this one features 78 players. Tiger Woods famously won last year with a score of […]

Ty Lue during an LA Clippers practice inside the Disney Bubble. (Image: Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty)

LA Clippers Hire Ty Lue, Now 4/1 Odds to Win 2021 NBA Title

The Los Angeles Clippers promoted Ty Lue from assistant coach to head coach to fill the vacancy after Doc Rivers departed LA. Lue, a former NBA point guard out of Nebraska, won two titles as a player with the LA Lakers at the turn of the century. With the addition […]

Tampa Bay's Lavonte David sacks Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers. (Image: Mike Ehrmann/Getty)

Despite TB Misstep, Green Bay Packers 11/1 Super Bowl Odds

After the Green Bay Packers lost to the Tampa Bay Bucs in Week 6, the Packers saw their championship futures adjusted from 10/1 to 11/1 odds to win the Super Bowl, according to a recent update by DraftKings. The Packers came into this season at 28/1 odds with seven other […]

Derby City Gaming HHR machines in Louisville played their parts in fueling a $2.26 billion industry benefiting Kentucky racing and breeding. (Image: WDRB.com)

Kentucky Horse Racing Industry Goes on Offensive for HHR Machines

The Kentucky Thoroughbred Association petitioned to file an amicus brief this week, seeking a return of the historical horse racing (HHR) machines recently outlawed by the Kentucky Supreme Court. The petition comes on the heels of an amicus brief filed last week by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce illustrating the […]

Defending Champions League winner Bayern Munich begins its quest for back-to-back titles on Wednesday vs. Atletico Madrid. (Image: Getty)

Bayern Munich Begins Champions League Title Defense vs. Atletico Madrid

Bayern Munich begins its quest to win a seventh Champions League title on Wednesday when the German club takes on Atletico Madrid to begin the group stage. While Bayern should advance through to the knockout stages without much issue, they have drawn a fairly competitive group with Atletico, Red Bull […]

The Dallas Cowboys have a 2-4 record and are in first place in the dreadful NFC East, which could set an NFL record for worst divisional record. (Image: USA Today Sports)

NFC (L)east on Track for Worst Divisional Record in NFL History

The NFC East was the laughing stock of the NFL last year when Philadelphia earned a playoff spot at 9-7. This season, however, the division may not only top 2019’s mediocrity, but post the worst divisional record in league history. The 2008 NFC West currently holds that dubious distinction. Arizona […]

At least one bettor scored big when World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen lost to Jan-Krzysztof Duda in Round 5 of Norway Chess. (Image: Lennart Ootes/Altibox Norway Chess)

Chess Betting Flourishes Alongside Online Events During COVID-19 Pandemic

When Jan-Krzysztof Duda defeated World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the fifth round of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament on Oct. 10, it caused a sensation in the chess world. The victory ended Carlsen’s 125-game unbeaten run in classical play, the longest known streak in chess history. The result also […]

Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond has led the Aggies to the No. 7 spot in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll. (Image: AP)

Texas A&M Climbs Back into AP’s Top 10

Texas A&M has seen more movement in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll than any other team this season, and the Aggies are again in a different spot than they were last week. After defeating Mississippi State, 28-14, on Saturday, Texas A&M climbed back into the top 10, moving […]

Clayton Kershaw will take the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the 2020 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. (Image: Robert Beck/MLB/Getty)

Dodgers, Kershaw Favored in World Series Opener vs. Rays, Glasnow

The most unusual MLB season in recent memory will conclude with one of the sport’s oldest traditions when the Los Angeles Dodgers meet the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series beginning on Tuesday. The Dodgers enter the World Series as the consensus favorite and are also the pick to […]

Going into Gulfstream Park West's ninth race Sunday, nine tickets were still live for the Rainbow 6. One ticket survived, good for nearly $250,000. (Image: @jasonblewitt30/Twitter)

Lone Horseplayer Finds Gold with $249,204 Rainbow 6

A single bettor picked the lock of Gulfstream Park West’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 Sunday, cashing the lone winning ticket for $249,204. This followed on the heels of Gulfstream Park West’s sister track – Santa Anita Park – yielding a nearly half-million dollar Rainbow 6 last week. The Gulfstream Park West […]

Ghaiyyath's 8 1/2-length beatdown of his rivals in February's Millennium Stakes was one of four 2020 victories. The No. 1-ranked turf horse in the world retired Monday. (Image: Godolphin)

No. 1-Ranked Ghaiyyath Retires, Won’t Run Breeders’ Cup

Ghaiyyath, the No. 1-ranked turf horse in the world, retired from racing Monday after his connections discovered muscle soreness in his legs after a routine workout. Godolphin, the international racing conglomerate that owns Ghaiyyath, announced the retirement in a statement. The sudden retirement means Ghaiyyath won’t run next month’s Breeders’ […]

NFL Week 6 betting saw Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers guide his team back from a 21-0 deficit to beat Cincinnati on Sunday. (Image: Getty)

NFL Week 6 Betting Recap: Comebacks from Bucs and Colts Sink Gamblers

Gamblers know their bets are always alive until the end, but two Week 6 games truly epitomized the mantra that it’s never over until it’s over. Cincinnati and Green Bay each had double-digit leads over their opponents, Indianapolis and Tampa Bay, only to lose after two impressive comebacks. The first […]

Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford used a side arm method to deliver one of his passes in one of many NFL Week 6 highlights. (Image: Getty)

NFL Week 6 Highlights: Eman Ogbah Chest Bump Fail, Matt Stafford Sidearm Special

NFL Week 6 saw quarterbacks succeeding with both their arms and their legs, and an assistant coach who might think twice before chest-bumping with his much bigger player. The quarterbacks — Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson and Detroit’s Matthew Stafford — made plays that illustrated their specific skill sets. Jackson beat defenders […]