Breaking from a different gate than its larger racetrack brethren in this COVID-19 era, Lone Star Park will open its gates to fans beginning Sunday. The gates remain open through Aug. 11, the tentative end of the Texas racetrack’s summer meet. Beating Lone Star by four days in allowing fans […]
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Stop the L-Train, LaMarcus Aldridge Dunzo
San Antonio Spurs All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge won’t return to the team after undergoing surgery to repair his shoulder injury. Aldridge, 34, went under the knife in April to repair a rotator cuff debridement injury. Even with the delayed return to the season and postseason, Aldridge hasn’t fully recovered from […]
Sushi Date Night at Nobu with Devin Booker and Kendall Jenner
TMZ reported that Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker were spotted at Nobu in Malibu for a fancy sushi dinner before Booker reported to the Phoenix Suns for the continuation of the NBA season and playoffs. “They both looked really good,” said TMZ. “In fact, Kendall walked out of the restaurant […]
Arlington Million Becomes Latest Race Casualty, but Not Because of COVID-19
The Arlington Million, Illinois’ biggest horse race of the year, is the most prominent casualty of a deadlock between Arlington Park officials and the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association agreeing on a new contract. The two entities came to a tentative agreement on a daily purse structure for a 30-day meet […]
UFC Notebook: Conor McGregor Says He’s Retiring (Again), Cejudo Open to Fighting Volkanovski
UFC legend Conor McGregor has once again announced his retirement from the sport, a proclamation he has made several times over the past few years. McGregor tweeted his announcement early on Sunday, soon after the conclusion of UFC 250. McGregor: ‘No Buzz’ for MMA Anymore The tweet was direct and […]
Amid Financial Woes, British Horse Racing Returns With Busy Week
British horse racing returns Monday, coming back to the sporting forefront with a 10-race Newcastle card that opens the gates for the rest of the country’s 59 racetracks. Newcastle’s Monday card, which will run spectator-free, maxed out with all 10 races starting the full complement of 12 runners. The meet […]
Maryland’s Laurel Park Reopens for Racing Saturday
After receiving unanimous approval by the Maryland Racing Commission on Thursday to resume racing, Laurel Park will waste little time reopening its starting gates. It joins the racing resumption parade Saturday. Laurel Park’s summer meet opens with three days of live racing from Saturday through Monday, and will run every […]
USC Quarterback JT Daniels Transfers to Georgia
USC quarterback JT Daniels entered the transfer portal and will leave the Pac-12 to compete against fierce SEC defenses as the Georgia Bulldogs’ next QB. Daniels hopes he won’t have to sit out this season at Georgia and applied for an exemption since he missed most of last season with […]
Las Vegas Casinos Offering Free Flights, Parking Upon Reopening
Las Vegas casinos will reopen to gamblers on Thursday, June 4, and Derek Stevens, who co-owns three downtown properties, is helping some lucky tourists with free one-way flights to the city. That’s one of a few ways resorts are enticing patrons back through their doors. Casinos have been closed since […]
Bookmakers Get Government Approval to Reopen in Time for Royal Ascot
Bookmakers throughout England received welcome news on Monday when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced all “non-essential†shops may reopen as early as June 15. That would allow books to take bets the day before the Royal Ascot meet opens. This, of course, hinges on non-essential retail outlets – which […]
Luis Saez Ends Appeal, Starts Suspension From 2019 Kentucky Derby
After dropping his appeal, standout jockey Luis Saez began his 15-day suspension for his Kentucky Derby trip aboard Maximum Security that resulted in the horse’s disqualification. Saez, who leads North American jockeys with 132 wins this season, began his suspension Wednesday. It runs through June 3. His agent, former trainer […]
Ex-Knicks Star, Georgetown Coach Patrick Ewing Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Patrick Ewing, current head coach at Georgetown and former 11-time All-Star with the New York Knicks, tested positive for coronavirus. Ewing is in isolation at a local hospital while he recovers from coronavirus. Georgetown confirmed that Ewing is the only member of the Georgetown men’s basketball team (including players, coaches, […]
Circa Sports Opens New Kentucky Derby Futures Betting Market
Circa Sports burst on the sports betting scene last year in an audacious, aggressive manner that revealed an organization not afraid to take chances or try new things with its lines. The downtown Las Vegas property stayed true to form this week when Circa released its Kentucky Derby futures board. […]
Texas’ Lone Star Park Opens Friday, Fans Not Allowed Inside … Yet
Adding to the other racetracks opening or reopening around North America, horseplayers get another option Friday when Texas’ Lone Star Park begins its spring/summer meet. At the outset, the track will run spectator-free. Located north of Dallas in Grand Prairie, Texas, Lone Star Park was scheduled to open April 16 […]
Canada’s Queen’s Plate Pushed From June to September
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
California State University Schools Closing Campuses in Fall, Threatening College Football Season
The chancellor of the California State University system announced Tuesday that the campuses of its 23 schools will remain largely closed this fall, a move that could remove the possibility of those schools participating in college football next season. Chancellor Timothy White said in a statement that virtual instruction will […]
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 […]
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 […]