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DraftKings has reached a deal with New Hampshire that will see it offering sports betting in the state as early as January. (Image: Ed Barkowitz/Philadelphia Inquirer)

DraftKings Reports Major Revenue Increase Despite Lack of Live Sports

After going public last month, DraftKings saw its stock rise sharply today, despite posting a net loss of more than $68 million in the first quarter. DraftKings reported $88.5 million in revenue for the quarter, a 30% increase from last year. Analysts believe the company is poised for rapid growth […]

Starting June 6, with provincial government approval, horses will hit the first turn at Canada's Woodbine Racetrack. (Image: Woodbine)

Canada’s Woodbine Joins the Racetrack Reopening Parade

The reopening momentum sweeping across racetracks in the United States caught a wave in Canada with the announcement that Woodbine outside Toronto will reopen June 6. Woodbine Entertainment said it plans to open Mohawk Park for harness racing on June 5, and Woodbine for Thoroughbred racing the following day. Due […]

LaMelo Ball playing for the Illawarra Hawks in Australia's NBL. (Image: Rick Rycroft/AP)

LaVar Ball Wants LaMelo Picked #1 or Drafted by NY Knicks

LaVar Ball, the outspoken father of LaMelo and his basketball prodigy siblings, thinks his youngest son has enough talent to get selected #1 in the upcoming NBA Draft. If LaMelo isn’t picked first, then LaVar Ball would prefer that the New York Knicks draft his son. “The best fit in […]

Magnus Carlsen announced the formation of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour at a press conference in Oslo, Norway on May 14, 2020. (Image: Chess24.com)

Magnus Carlsen Launches Online Chess Tour with $1 Million Prize Fund

Reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is building on the success of his first major online chess tournament by announcing the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour, a series of four preliminary events and a final offering a combined prize fund of $1 million. The tour retroactively began with the Magnus Carlsen […]

NBA commissioner David Stern awards the 1993 NBA Finals MVP to Michael Jordan after the Chicago Bulls won their third-straight NBA championship. (Image: Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty)

1990s Dynasty: Michael Jordan Secures 6 Titles for the Chicago Bulls

Between 1991 and 1998, Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles during their 1990s dynasty, bookended by three-peats before general manager Jerry Krause broke up the team, and Jordan retired for a second time. It’s no surprise that Jordan was named MVP of the NBA Finals in […]

Vince McMahon’s Lawyers Justify Oliver Luck’s Firing in Response to XFL Lawsuit

Vince McMahon’s Lawyers Justify Oliver Luck’s Firing in Response to XFL Lawsuit

Vince McMahon hasn’t publicly responded to firing XFL commissioner Oliver Luck, but his lawyers shed light on Luck’s lawsuit claiming wrongful termination. McMahon’s lawyers said in their response to Luck’s allegations that he was fired for three specific reasons last month. Luck was terminated four days before the XFL declared […]

Evander Holyfield, right, has been training for a comeback fight, and said it might occur with former nemesis Mike Tyson. (Image: Getty)

Evander Holyfield Comeback Leads to Tyson Fight Rumors (Video)

Could we possibly see Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson III? A week after Tyson put up a video of himself training at 53-years-old, Holyfield posted a video of himself working out for a similar comeback. The 57-year-old, one-time heavyweight champion hasn’t been in a ring since 2011 when he knocked out Brian […]

Kansas City RB LeSean McCoy rumbles for a first down against the New England Patriots in Foxboro, MA. (Image: Jill Toyoshiba/KC Star)

Shady Philly: LeSean McCoy Would Love to End Career with Eagles

Running back LeSean “Shady” McCoy, a six-time Pro Bowler and unrestricted free agent, thinks he still has enough gas in his tank to play a couple more seasons, but if the upcoming season will be his last before retirement, he’d love to finish his career in Philadelphia with the Eagles. […]

Belgian's Lommel SK becomes CFG ninth club (Image: Getty)

City Football Group (CFG) Adds Lommel SK to Growing Empire

City Football Group just acquired Belgian club Lommel SK. With the addition of this second division team, CFG now owns nine clubs, including the Premier League’s Manchester City. Lommel SK, like most lower-tier football clubs, was struggling in the wake of the global pandemic. It had recently been denied a […]

Newmarket's Rowley Mile track won't be grounded if UK racing resumes June 4. Two Classics: the 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas, are tentatively scheduled. (Image: Festivals of Racing)

UK Racing to Return with Major Races Out of the Gate

Nonplussed by the British Government’s announcement that live sports won’t resume until June 1, at the earliest, the British Horseracing Authority released a tentative schedule of major races that gets matters going in a hurry. The UK racing schedule opens with the first two Classics – the 2,000 Guineas and […]

Kai Sotto, a 7-foor-2 prospect from the Philippines playing in Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in Chicago. (Image: Paul Mata/Rappler)

Kai Sotto G League Bound, First NBA Player from Philippines?

Kai Sotto, a 7-foot-2 center, signed a contract to play with the G League next season. Sotto is attempting to become the first player from the Philippines to play in the NBA. Sotto, 18, will join a newly established team in the NBA’s developmental league. He will team up with […]

Horses breaking from the Santa Anita starting gate won't be seen live by fans. But the iconic Southern California racetrack reopens for business Friday. (Image: Southern California News Group)

Approval Arrives: Santa Anita to Reopen for Spectator-Free Racing

After a seven-week lobbying effort that, only a day ago seemed in jeopardy, Santa Anita Park received approval from the Los Angeles County Health Department to resume spectator-free racing this Friday. The approval came one day after county health officials extended the “safer-at-home” directive that seemed to put the track’s […]

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says professional sports teams like the Diamondbacks can start playing – without fans – in the state beginning Saturday. (Image: Jennifer Stewart/Getty)

Professional Sports Returning to Arizona Without Fans

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Tuesday that professional sports teams can hold activities and games in the state without fans in attendance starting on Saturday, part of his broader decision to ease restrictions in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Ducey says that he will allow the current […]

Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas (left), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (center), and Stephen Breyer (right) are favorites as next to give up their lifetime appointment to the highest bench in the land. (Image: AP)

Ginsburg, Thomas, Breyer … Who’s Next to Leave Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court is back in session. With America’s highest court live-streaming oral arguments for the first time ever, the public is hearing the nine justices ask questions of historic import. For bettors, it’s the first time they get to hear from the protagonists in one of the quirkier wagers […]

Chris Paul (left) and LeBron James (right) meet during a Nov. 2019 NBA game at the Staples Center. (Image: Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA Today)

Decision to Restart NBA Season Could Come Within 4 Weeks

NBA owners and players appear to be gaining confidence in the league’s ability to restart the 2019-20 season, though there have been no proposals on how exactly the year might conclude. ESPN reported that league officials who were part of a board of governors call with NBA commissioner Adam Silver […]

Madison Square Garden, founded by Knicks' owner James Dolan, owned more than 1.4 million shares of DraftKings prior to its public offering. Image: Getty)

SEC Filing Reveals NFL, NBA Owners Among Major Investors in DraftKings

Some major league team owners bought shares in the sports betting company DraftKings prior to its April 24 public offering. James Dolan, Robert Kraft, Hal Steinbrenner, and Jerry Jones all held shares either directly or through affiliated companies, according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that became […]