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No. 9 Rickie Fowler is only one of three golfers in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings to be playing this week at the Honda Classic. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Missing Stars Dims Honda Classic Prestige

Being the first event on the Florida swing is not necessarily an advantage, as the Honda Classic tournament organizers are finding out. The event, which begins Thursday, is seeing star golfers stay away this week. Only three of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Rankings are playing this […]

Zion Williamson of the Duke Blue Devils winces in pain after his sneaker burst open and he slipped in a Duke/North Carolina game in Durham, NC. (Image: Chuck Liddy/Charlotte News Observer)

NBA Seeks to Lower Age Requirement to 18, One-and-Done Dunzo?

The NBA and the player union, NBAPA, have been discussing lowering the age requirement from 19 to 18-years old, thereby eliminating the troublesome “one-and-done” rule where potential NBA-caliber players must play a year of college basketball or overseas somewhere before they are old enough to enter the NBA draft. The […]

Vennezulan-based Canonero II winning 1971 Kentucky Derby.(Image: Staten Island Advance/Irving Silverstein)

How the Kentucky Derby Became a Worldwide Horse Racing Event

Non-American horse racing interests have long coveted the greatest prize in US racing, the Kentucky Derby. The question of who has the fastest horse — in this instance a three-year-old — is many hundreds of years old and has no national boundaries. In 2012, a specific framework was created establishing […]

AAF co-founder Charlie Ebersol has embraced both technology and gambling with his innovative football league. (Image: AP)

Gambling, Technology Key to Success of American Alliance of Football

Before the start of the American Alliance of Football’s season, a group of gaming executives, including Jay Kornegay, vice president of race and sports operations for the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, were flown to San Antonio by the league to watch an exhibition game. That trip gave those in the […]

Joe Gibbs had a successful and emotional day at the Daytona 500 on Sunday as his drivers finished first, second and third. (Image: AP)

Denny Hamlin Dedicates Daytona 500 Victory to Emotional Joe Gibbs

Joe Gibbs has been a three-time Super Bowl winning coach in the NFL, but said not even that was as satisfying as watching his driver Denny Hamlin win last Sunday’s Daytona 500. Hamlin, who was an 11/1 pick to win the race was part of 1-2-3 finish for Joe Gibbs […]

Buddy Hield and De'Aaron Fox, the young back court from the Sacramento Kings. (Image: Rocky Widener/Getty)

Kings and Little Men: Sacramento on NBA Playoff Bubble

The Sacramento Kings (30-27) are the biggest surprise in the NBA, and the young Kings, led by Buddy Hield and De’Aaron Fox, are currently on the playoff bubble heading into the final 25 games of the season. In the Western Conference, the Kings are currently on the bubble. The Kings […]

Winx wins once more - 30 in a row for the super mare. (Image: Getty Photo)

Oi Oi Oi! Winx Notches 30th Win in a Row Down Under

The “Down-Under Wonder” Winx gave her fans what they wanted to see Saturday, notching her astounding 30th straight win. Her victory by two lengths in the 7/8 mile Apollo Stakes on the turf came at odds of 1/9 at her home track Royal Randwick in suburban Sydney. And once again the […]

Rookie Hamidou Diallo of the OKC Thunder dunks over ex-player Shaquille O'Neal during the NBA dunk contest at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Image: Bob Donnan/USA Today Sports)

Hamidou Diallo Soars Over Shaq to Win NBA Slam Dunk Contest (Video)

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Charlotte, North Carolina by unleashing a honey dip dunk over 7-foot-1 Shaquille O’Neal and then revealing a superman logo underneath his jersey while hanging on the rim. Diallo used the former NBA star and now commentator as […]

LA Lakers star LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis "Greek Freak" Antetokounmpo are captains in this year's All-Star Game in Charlotte, NC. (Image: Getty)

2019 NBA All-Star Game Lineups: Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis

This year’s NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte features teams picked by the two players with most votes – LeBron James and Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo – with Team LeBron squaring off against Team Giannis. The NBA tweaked the format this year. For only the second time in its history, the […]