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Daniel Sturridge faces a £75,000 fine for providing inside information to bettors, but avoided a long ban from competitive soccer. (Image: AAP)

Daniel Sturridge Fined, Banned Six Weeks for Breaching FA Betting Rules

Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is facing a six week ban from soccer and a £75,000 ($93,800) fine for breaching the Football Association’s betting regulations following a review by an independent regulatory commission. According to the FA, Sturridge had been charged with 11 alleged breaches of its gambling rules, but […]

Kurt Busch was the beneficiary of some good luck last week in Kentucky as he picked up his 31st Cup Series victory. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Kurt Busch Gets Good Luck After Bad Break Six Days Prior

Kurt Busch got two breaks in the span of less than a week, one unfortunate, and the other lucky. Two Sundays ago, Busch was in the lead at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 when he made a pit stop late in the race. The strategy was Busch was hoping for […]

Natasha Howard is one of two WNBA players that have been accused of domestic violence. (Image: Getty)

Domestic Violence Allegations Affect Two WNBA players

Two recent allegations of WNBA players involved in domestic violence incidents has resulted in one 10-game suspension, and looming disciplinary action. Los Angeles Sparks guard Riquna Williams and Natasha Howard of the Seattle Storm were the two players involved. Williams received the 10-game suspension for a dispute with an ex-girlfriend. […]

Chris Paul playing for the Houston Rockets in the 2019 playoffs. (Image: Christopher Rocco/Getty)

Thunder Could Not Move Chris Paul, CP3 to Stay in OKC

The Oklahoma City Thunder traded Russell Westbrook and two draft picks to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul last week, but Thunder have been unable to trade CP3 to another team due to salary cap issues. It looks like Paul will be playing next season in Oklahoma City. Not many […]

Leon Edwards (pictured) will look to fight his way into the welterweight title picture against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN 4. (Image: Steve Flynn/USA Today Sports)

UFC on ESPN 4: Dos Anjos, Edwards Fight for Welterweight Relevance

Perennial contender Rafael dos Anjos will take on rising English star Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC on ESPN 4, this Saturday night in San Antonio. Both dos Anjos and Edwards are currently ranked contenders in the UFC’s welterweight division, though they’ve gotten to that point via very […]

Bandwagon Betting: When Not to Follow the Crowd

Bandwagon Betting: When Not to Follow the Crowd

When everyone thinks the same way about a game, we call that a bandwagon. Jump on board, we’re all going to win. In the real world, things are seldom that simple. ‘We all got it right’ seems like a sentiment we should easily avoid. But sometimes we can get swept […]

NFL QB Marcus Mariotta knocked unconscious in 2018 regular season game. (Image: AP/James Kenney)

NFL Owners Continue Push for More Regular Season Games

Adding games to the regular season schedule has been an NFL priority for nearly a decade. So no one was surprised when New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pushed the idea of an 18-game season at a recent collective bargaining session, according to The Wall Street Journal. Two more games […]

Here's Shared Belief winning the 2014 Pacific Classic at Del Mar -- just one of 36 stakes wins for Jerry Hollendorfer at the track now barring him. (Image: DMTC)

Jerry Hollendorfer Heads to Court Challenging Del Mar Exclusion

Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer is now suing the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The DMTC manages the racing operation at the track on the San Diego County Fairgrounds. The track begins its 80 season Wednesday. The civil action filing in California Superior Court Monday seeks a temporary restraining order, […]

Brooks Koepka is trying to put the disappointment of finishing second in two majors this year behind him, and could do that with a victory at this week’s Open Championship. (Image: Getty)

No Second Thoughts About Finishing Runner Up in Majors for Koepka

There is a driving range full of professional golfers that would take the results Brooks Koepka has had in the last four major championships. The 29-year-old has finished no worse than second in his last four majors. Yet Koepka comes into the Open Championship not satisfied with his performance, and […]