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Philadelphia Eagles running back Boston Scott should get more carries this week, with two of his peers remaining questionable for Week 17. (Image: DraftKings)

Boston Scott, Cole Beasley Cheap DFS Options in Week 17

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With only two weeks remaining in the NFL’s regular season, teams continue to deal with injuries to starters, as other players attempt to clear COVID-19 protocols. As a result, Week 17 will see more opportunities for reserves to shine in starring roles. Here are five players under $5,000 on DraftKings […]

Home Brew finds himself the favorite in a deep, record-sized Smarty Jones field. The mile-race is Oaklawn Park's first of four Kentucky Derby preps. (Image Coady Photography)

Oaklawn’s Smarty Jones Packs In, Sends Out a Record-Sized Field

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Whichever candidate wins Saturday’s Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park will get themselves a dress rehearsal for the Kentucky Derby and its cavalry-charge-sized field. Because, barring any scratches, the Smarty Jones will send out the largest field in event history with 14 horses. The one-mile Smarty Jones, the first of […]

Cooke Creek, seen here winning the Rocky Run Stakes at Delaware Park, is the 5/2 favorite in Saturday's Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct. (Image: Hoofprintsinc.com Photo)

The Jerome Stakes Provide a New York Fork in the Derby Road

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The Listed Jerome Stakes, one of four New Year’s Day Kentucky Derby preps, generally doesn’t prove anything come Derby time. But the Aqueduct one-turn mile race for 3-year-olds that dates to 1866 does serve as a proving ground of sorts. The eight newly minted 3-year-olds competing for the 10-4-2-1 Derby […]

Joao Cancelo has been in great form at City since the start of the year. (Image: everyelf.com)

City Star Cancelo Assaulted in His Home, Suffers Facial Injuries

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Joao Cancelo shared a picture on Instagram showing his battered face after he was assaulted in his house by four thugs on Thursday. Manchester City’s star tried to protect his family and showed resistance. The robbers threatened Cancelo’s partner Daniela and the pair’s daughter Alicia, who is just two years […]

Guangzhou FC and China defender Zhang Linpeng has large parts of his body covered with tattoos. (Image: inf.news)

Chinese Authorities Ban Footballers from Getting Tattoos

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Tattoos are not on trend anymore in China, as national authorities have banned players from getting inked. Those who already have tattoos were asked to remove or cover them up. Zhang Linpeng, a regular on the Chinese national team and a Chinese first league player at Guangzhou FC, is one […]

Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett (pictured) and Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III are sitting out for Thursday’s Peach Bowl. (Image: Jacob Kupferman/AP)

Peach Bowl Odds: Michigan State, Pittsburgh Missing Heisman Candidates in Atlanta

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The Pittsburgh Panthers (11-2) and the Michigan State Spartans (10-2) put together two excellent seasons on the backs of Heisman Trophy candidates who powered their respective offenses. But both teams will play without their biggest stars when they meet in the Peach Bowl on Thursday night. Both Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny […]

Strike Hard opens his 3-year-old campaign as a possible Kentucky Derby prospect in the Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The Mucho Macho Man is the first of four Derby trail stops at Gulfstream Park. (Image: Ryan Thompson Photo)

Strike Hard Gets His Opportunity To Do That In Mucho Macho Man Stakes

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If Strike Hard runs the same mile time in Saturday’s Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park he ran in a Dec. 5 Gulfstream allowance, the Florida spur of the Kentucky Derby trail will have a new force. Strike Hard won that allowance by four lengths, covering the mile in […]

Brooklyn Strong, who finished 15th in this year's Kentucky Derby, returns after a six-month layoff for a New York-bred stakes race at Aqueduct. (Image: Coady Photography)

Remember Derby Prospect Brooklyn Strong? He’s Back After R&R

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When last we saw Brooklyn Strong, the New York-bred gelding was finishing an uninspiring fourth in June’s Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park. But now, the Kentucky Derby contestant returns after a six-month hiatus for Saturday’s Alex M. Robb Stakes at Aqueduct. The $100,000 Robb sends its state-bred 3-year-olds and up […]

PSA will temporarily stop accepting submissions for all of its lower-tiered grading levels to help it clear its enormous backlog. (Image: Linked In)

PSA Report Shows Millions of Cards Still in Grading Backlog

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PSA, the market leader in sports card grading, announced this month the return of another of its grading tiers, but the December blog post shows that the company still has a long way to go to clear its backlog. PSA will reopen its Regular grading service level, although at a […]

Flightline was in his own zip code when he finished Sunday's Grade 1 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita. Flightline's 11 1/2-length victory came with a 118 Beyer Speed Figure, the highest Beyer by a North American horse this year. (Image: Benoit Photo)

Flightline Unwraps 2021’s Best Beyer With Malibu Stakes Victory

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As trainer John Sadler put it after watching his star runner Flightline on Sunday, “Christmas came a day late.” For Sadler and the connections of the 3-year-old son of Tapit, Flightline’s performance in Sunday’s Grade 1 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park was the gift that keeps on giving. And […]

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