The Belmont Stakes already has Bob Baffert’s powerful unbeaten duo of Charlatan and Nadal. It has Kentucky Derby favorite Tiz the Law. But it won’t have King Guillermo. Juan Carlos Avila, King Guillermo’s trainer, tweeted the Tampa Bay Derby winner won’t run the June 20, 1 1/8-mile Belmont Stakes. Instead, […]
Former WWE wrestler Shad Gaspard was found dead on Wednesday morning after having gone missing the previous weekend while swimming with his son. He was 39. A person reported that a body had washed ashore at about 1:25 am, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department. Gaspard, […]
Major League Soccer announced the 2020 All-Star Game, set for July 29 in Los Angeles, will be canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The MLS also canceled the Leagues Cup and the Campeones Cup. All three events included joint participation between the MLS and Mexico’s equivalent, LIGA MX. The All-Star […]
The Premier League confirmed Tuesday that six people tested positive for COVID-19 out of 748 players and staff who have been screened for the virus. The relatively low infection rate boosted the Premier League’s attempts to restart its season, though some players are skeptical about the idea. Woan, Mariappa Among […]
After all is said and done, standout 3-year-old filly Swiss Skydiver won’t parachute into the 1,000 Guineas. Instead, the likely favorite for the Kentucky Oaks will drop into Santa Anita for next month’s Grade 2 Santa Anita Oaks. Swiss Skydiver in the English Classic would have turned heads for several […]
Two days of rest is all the NASCAR drivers are getting before they jump back in their cars and compete in the Toyota 500 at Darlington Raceway on Wednesday. This race is 100 miles longer than Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 at the same track. Harvick won Sunday’s race, for […]
The first leg of Canada’s Triple Crown, the $1 million Queen’s Plate, will run Sept. 12 at its traditional Woodbine home outside Toronto. The Queen’s Plate is North America’s oldest continuously run stakes race and a summer fixture in Canada. Originally scheduled for June 27, it moved to its new […]
The final jewel to the 2020 Triple Crown fell into place Tuesday morning when the New York Racing Association announced the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes will run Saturday, June 20. With that date, the 152-year-old race opens the Triple Crown for the first time in history. That’s not the only […]
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov told his followers on Instagram on Monday that his father is in critical condition due to COVID-19 and complications related to a prior heart surgery. Nurmagomedov also said that he has had many family members and friends who have been sick with the coronavirus in […]
Over in the Korean Baseball League (KBO), the NC Dinos (+275 odds) and Doosan Bears (+375) are the top two favorites to win the Korean Series championship, according to a recent update by CircaSports. The defending champion Bears will attempt to notch back-to-back titles while the Dinos are on a […]
Texas is about to become the first state in the COVID-19 era to reopen racetracks with fans in attendance, courtesy of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order that allows facilities to reopen at up to 25% of capacity. Abbott signed executive order GA-23 Monday afternoon. It opens the state’s simulcast facilities […]
The Big3 basketball league announced Monday that it’s canceling its 2020 season, while promising to deliver a quality product next year. The 3-on-3 basketball league began play in 2017 and expanded to a dozen teams in the 2019 season. Big3 Says Fan Experience Paramount for League Big3 Founder Ice Cube […]
Thirteen NBA teams have won consecutive titles, with the Boston Celtics holding the record, winning the championship eight times between 1959 and 1966 under Hall of Fame coach Red Auerbach. Phil Jackson pulled off a triple three-peat with three consecutive NBA championships at three different times with the Chicago Bulls […]
The sports betting world still has a long way to go before it returns to normal. But a weekend of actual, live sporting events provided some relief for sportsbooks that have been searching for content during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sportsbooks reported their best numbers since early March this past weekend, […]
Utah Jazz small forward Bojan Bogdanovic suffered a wrist injury and will undergo surgery to repair a ruptured scapholunate ligament on his right (shooting) hand. The Jazz’s second-best scorer will miss the remainder of the season, whenever it eventually resumes. Bogdanovic, 31, joined the Jazz in the offseason in a […]
Sunday at Santa Anita Park saw Flavien Prat experience what few jockeys ever get to savor in their riding careers — the joy of six trips to the winner’s circle. Prat won six of Santa Anita’s first nine races on Sunday’s card, a rare feat that vaulted him into rarefied […]
Four NFL players were arrested on Saturday, and are facing misdemeanor or felony charges ranging from armed robbery, assault, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Washington Redskins wide receiver Cody Latimer, Seattle Seahawk cornerback Quinton Dunbar, New York Giants cornerback Deandre Baker, and Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver were […]
While all of the NASCAR drivers had more than two months off before Sunday’s race at Darlington, Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth were off the track even longer. Both managed respectable finishes at The Real Heroes 400 despite the long layoffs. Newman was making his return after a horrifying crash […]
Walt Harris nearly stopped Alistair Overeem in the first round of their fight on Saturday, but it was Overeem who came away with the victory in the main event of the UFC’s third Jacksonville show in eight nights. Overeem (46-18) finished the fight by pounding away at Harris with punches […]
The NHL and NHL Players Association are discussing a plan that would result in a 24-team playoff to conclude the 2019-20 season, according to a report by The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun. LeBrun cited sources as saying that the current proposal would see all teams return to at least some regular […]
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