For the first time in its history, the American Hockey League (AHL) will not finish out its season or playoffs for the coveted Calder Cup due to the coronavirus outbreak. The AHL officially canceled the season and will focus on next year. The AHL serves as a minor league and […]
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Data: A Complete Guide to Swearing by Online Gamers
We all know that swearing is pervasive in the world of online gaming — you won’t be able to play a session of Call of Duty or often a single match in FIFA without a curse-laden outburst from at least one passionate, angry, or over-excited player. Here at OnlineGambling.com, we’ve […]
Order Sends Santa Anita’s Planned Reopening Into Limbo
The tug-of-war between Santa Anita Park and Los Angeles County Health Department officials continued Tuesday when county officials extended their “safer at home†order that was due to expire Friday. That extension slams into Santa Anita’s planned resumption of live racing, but track officials say they intend to proceed as […]
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira in Clash of Former Light Heavyweight Title Challengers
The UFC returns to action just four days after UFC 249, as Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira face off in the headlining bout of UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira in Jacksonville, Florida. Smith and Teixeira take the top spot a card that includes 11 fights, and which is the […]
7-Footer Aleksej Pokusevski Declares for NBA Draft
Aleksej Pokusevski, basketball prospect born in Serbia and playing pro ball in Greece, declared for the 2020 NBA Draft. The 7-foot-0 teenager, and projected first round pick, plays for Olympiacos Piraeus in the EuroLeague. Pokusevski, 18, will be the youngest player in this year’s NBA draft. He turns 19 the […]
Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson Top NFL MVP Odds
The previous two MVP winners, Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs) in 2018 and Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens) in 2019, are at the top of the betting board for the 2020 NFL MVP odds. Mahomes is the overall favorite at 7/2 odds while Jackson is listed at 6/1 odds to win […]
Conor McGregor Calls Out Justin Gaethje, Most of Lightweight Division in Twitter Rant
Conor McGregor pushed for a fight against UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Geathje on Monday, part of a Twitter rant in which the former two-division titleholder shared his thoughts on many of the top contenders at 155 pounds. McGregor tried to position himself as a better opponent for Gaethje than […]
Churchill Downs Fills Out Derby Trail With New Qualifying Race List
The Kentucky Derby Trail now has a visible path forward after Churchill Downs released a preliminary list of races offering Derby qualifying points, pending host track approval. One of the most interesting elements of the preliminary Derby Trail concerns the other two legs of the Triple Crown – the Preakness […]
MLB Owners Approve Proposal to Restart Season, Negotiations with Players Loom
Major League Baseball owners have approved a formal plan that would allow for an 82-game regular season that begins in early July, according to reports by several media outlets. The owners will present that plan to the MLB Players Association on Tuesday. That meeting will likely mark the beginning of […]
Philadelphia Eagles Interested in Veteran RB Carlos Hyde
The Philadelphia Eagles are showing interest in signing veteran running back Carlos Hyde. A former Ohio State running back, Hyde’s played with five different NFL teams since 2014, and is coming off his best season as a pro. After a brief stint with the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2019 […]
No KD in Brooklyn, Kevin Durant Not Coming Back for Nets This Season
Ten-time NBA All-Star, Kevin Durant, will not return to the Brooklyn Nets this season, no matter when the NBA resumes. Durant recovered from coronavirus, but he is still yet to fully recover from a torn Achilles. Durant became one of four members of the Nets who became infected with COVID-19. […]
One More Super Bowl for Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints?
For the last couple of seasons, everyone in Who Dat Nation has been wondering whether or not Drew Brees can lead the New Orleans Saints to another Super Bowl championship before he retires. The Saints are 12/1 odds to win the 2021 Super Bowl according to a recent update from […]
Fauci: ‘Virus Will Make the Decision’ on How and if 2020 NFL Season Proceeds
Dr. Anthony Fauci told Peter King of NBC Sports that there are too many unknowns to know if the 2020 NFL season will be able to go forward as normal, and that much of what the league looks like will depend on how America responds to a likely second wave […]
PGA Tour Golfers Invading Scottsdale Open Mini-Tour Event
The first round of golf’s Scottsdale Open, a three-round mini-tour event in the Arizona city, begins Tuesday at Talking Stick Golf Club’s North Course. The event has attracted several PGA Tour players, three of whom are top picks to win. The tournament is part of the Arizona-based Outlaw Tour. It’s […]
DFS Players Get Excited: Cornhole Contests Are Here
As live sports disappeared from the landscape, DFS operators got creative. They added more esports. They added nonsports. And now, they’ve added cornhole. First Chance for DFS Players to Wager on Cornhole DFS operator PrizePicks recently announced a partnership with the American Cornhole League to add their games to its […]
ESPN Reportedly Looking for New Monday Night Football Announcers
Changes are apparently coming in the broadcast booth at Monday Night Football, where announcers Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland are not expected to return. Though ESPN has not confirmed the report, several stories over the weekend had the duo being replaced. Rumors about the future of the Monday Night Football […]
Minnesota Race Fans Can’t Attend, Can’t Bet on State Races
Minnesota horse racing fans find themselves in the strange place of not being able to bet on races at state tracks after a bill provision allowing advance deposit wagering (ADW) for in-state races failed in the state legislature. The amendment allowing in-state ADW came out of a bill just as […]
UFC Notebook: Cejudo Announces Retirement After Win, Ferguson Suffers Orbital Bone Fracture
UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo announced his retirement after defeating Dominick Cruz in the co-main event of UFC 249 on Saturday. The 33-year-old two-division champion defeated Cruz by TKO in the final seconds of the second round. Cejudo: I’ve ‘Done Enough’ in MMA Cejudo landed a big knee and followed […]
UK Racetracks Slated for Stage 2 Reopening in June (No Fans Allowed)
With some European countries already reopening racetracks across the Continent, British government officials announced Monday that tracks in the UK won’t reopen until June 1, at the earliest. The announcement curbing British racing came after a Sunday night speech by Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlining plans to reopen the UK. […]
UK Government Clears Premier League to Restart as Early as June 1
The United Kingdom has authorized the Premier League and other major sporting events to return starting on June 1, provided the nation meets certain standards in its coronavirus response. The UK government released a 60-page document titled Our Plan to Rebuild, which includes the return of sports in the second […]