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Keeneland will open its starting gate this summer for a limited, but loaded, July meet. (Image: Anne M. Eberhardt/The Horse

Keeneland Receives Approval for Stakes-Packed Summer Meet

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission unanimously approved Keeneland’s request to run a five-day, spectator-free summer meet in July, giving the Lexington racetrack back five days from its original 16-day spring meet. That meet became a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Keeneland’s abbreviated meet is scheduled for July 8-12 and is […]

uring the baseball shutdown, Pensacola Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola is available to rent on Airbnb. (Image: AP)

Rent a Minor League Baseball Ballpark on Airbnb for $1,500

Baseball fans or minor league ballpark architecture enthusiasts now have the opportunity to rent their very own stadium on Airbnb. Pensacola Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, Florida, is available for $1,500 per night on Airbnb (plus cleaning fees) for you and nine other guests. Pensacola Blue Wahoos Stadium is located […]

Not only did The Match II set a cable record for the most television viewers, it also raised $20,000 million for COVID-19 charities. (Image: Getty)

Golf Notes: The Match II Breaks Television Ratings Record

Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning won The Match II on Sunday, but the real winners were golf fans. The telecast, which was shown on multiple channels, attracted an average of 5.8 million viewers and peaked with 6.3 million viewers. According to Turner Sports, The Match II was the most-watched golf […]

DraftKings is facing a civil complaint over its handling of its Sports Betting National Championship contest last weekend. (Image: NJGamblingSites.com)

DraftKings Stock Soars as Online Gaming Booms

Despite the lack of live sports on which to offer daily fantasy games or live betting, DraftKings has seen its stock nearly double in the past month due to both the boom in online gaming and the company’s future potential. Investors See Big Potential As of midday Wednesday, the company’s […]

Damian Lillard, 5-time All-Star with Portland Trail Blazers, and the Moda Center. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Portland’s Damian Lillard: No Playoffs for Rip City, No Dame

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard says he won’t return to action if the Blazers have zero chance at the NBA playoffs because it won’t be worth the risk during the coronavirus pandemic. No real opportunity for playoffs in Rip City? Then no, Dame. When the NBA shut down its […]

Mike Tyson was reportedly offered a $20 million contract to participate in an exhibition fight with an unnamed opponent. (Image: Getty)

Mike Tyson Offered $20 Million Payday for Bare-Knuckle Fight

The line of former fighters willing to get into the ring with Mike Tyson is increasing, as is the money. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship reportedly offered the 53-year-old a $20 million contract for an exhibition bout. Tyson rejected a similar contract from the promotor, but the new one apparently offers […]

Tyler Reddick had an eighth-place finish at Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600, and is ready for the Alsco Uniforms 500 despite only three days rest. (Image: Nigel Kinrade / NKP / LAT Images)

Brief Respite for NASCAR Drivers Before Alsco Uniforms 500

It’s another short week for NASCAR as Cup Series drivers ready for the Alsco Uniforms 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Wednesday. This after Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 that checked in at 4 hours and 29 minutes, making it the longest race in NASCAR history. Fortunately, they’re racing at the same […]

Proposed NHL playoff format with 24 teams.  (Image: SportsNet)

NHL Approves 24-Team Playoffs, Play-in Series Playoff Odds

The NHL will opt for an expanded, 24-team playoff to determine the winner of the 2020 Stanley Cup champion, if and when professional hockey resumes. In its Return to Play Plan, NHL officials propose that eight teams in each conference meet in the NHL Play-in Series, which will include the […]

Lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (pictured) could fight fellow champion Teofimo Lopez in September, one of many rescheduled boxing matches being added to the calendar in the months to come. (Image: Rich Schultz/Getty)

Boxing Planning Return as Fights Get Rescheduled for Summer, Fall Dates

Boxing promoters are beginning to plan for the sport’s return, scheduling a number of postponed fights for new dates in the summer and fall in Las Vegas and other locations. Las Vegas stands out as a focal point of these efforts, with Top Rank Boxing’s Bob Arum having already announced […]

Bowling Returns to TV; Can Betting on the PBA Be Far Behind?

Bowling Returns to TV; Can Betting on the PBA Be Far Behind?

As the sports world slowly reopens amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Professional Bowlers Association joins the resumption parade on June 6, with the inaugural PBA Strike Derby. The event is one of several PBA events taking place over the summer – all aired on Fox or FS1. The Strike Derby […]

Premier League teams have returned to limited training, but more extensive practice is necessary before resuming matches. (Image: Arsenal FC/Getty)

Premier League Likely Delaying Restart Until Late June

The Premier League will likely push back its restart date from June 12 to June 26, as clubs look to give players time to regain match fitness before playing games. Multiple media outlets reported this week that the EPL clubs will meet Thursday, where they expect to approve the June […]

Eddie Sutton, then coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys, cuts down the net after advancing to the Final Four in 2004. (Image: Oklahoma State Athletics)

Eddie Sutton, Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, Passes Away at 84

Eddie Sutton, the former college basketball coach at Oklahoma State and Kentucky, passed away at 84. Sutton earned a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2020, and will eventually be posthumously inducted into Springfield alongside Kobe Bryant. Sutton (806-326) won more than […]

Betting shops around England plan to get a jump on reopening before the Royal Ascot meet begins June 16. The UK government allowed books to reopen June 15. (Image: Thomas Lovelock/Silverhub)

Bookmakers Get Government Approval to Reopen in Time for Royal Ascot

Bookmakers throughout England received welcome news on Monday when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced all “non-essential” shops may reopen as early as June 15. That would allow books to take bets the day before the Royal Ascot meet opens. This, of course, hinges on non-essential retail outlets – which […]

Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan now plans to have its Opening Day on June 19. (Image: Atsushi Tomura/Getty)

Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball Set to Return in June

Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) will start its season on June 19, as Japan continues to reduce restrictions put in place to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. A government advisory panel approved a plan to end a state of emergency in the five prefectures that were still part of that order, clearing […]