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 […]
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Nevada Regulators Reject Request from MLB to End Betting on Spring Training Games
Major League Baseball struck out in an attempt to clamp down on spring training betting last week, with the Nevada Gaming Control Board telling the league that they saw no reason why bettors couldn’t put action on the preseason contests. The request came in on Wednesday, just one day before […]
March Madness Upset Watch: Sharpshooting Wofford Terriers from SoCon
The #24 Wofford Terriers earned a spot in the recent AP Poll Top 25 for the first time this season and the top team from the Southern Conference is on the verge of returning to March Madness for the first time since 2015. Wofford, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, represented […]
Clayton Kershaw Backing Away From Throwing Sessions Due to Shoulder Inflammation
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is struggling to get on the mound in spring training, as the pitcher has been dealing with shoulder inflammation in his latest attempts to play catch. The issues first surfaced on Friday, with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts providing more information to reporters about the […]
AP Poll College Hoops Shuffle: Gonzaga New No. 1, Duke Slips to No. 3
Gonzaga (27-2) returns to the #1 ranking in the latest college basketball AP Top 25 Poll, while Duke (24-3) slips to #3 after suffering a loss to rival North Carolina. Gonzaga held the top ranking for two weeks at the start of the season when they picked off Duke at […]
March Madness Watch: Lipscomb and Liberty from the Atlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb and Liberty are tied for first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference, and the two teams are competing to represent the ASUN in March Madness this year. The ASUN Conference, primarily comprised of smaller schools from the Southeast, made a name from themselves in the 2013 NCAA college basketball […]
Cleveland Indians Still Top in American League Central, but Minnesota Twins Pressuring
The Cleveland Indians have had a relatively easy time in the American League Central. They have dominated that division, winning 91 games last year and finishing 13 games better than second-place Minnesota. The year before they won 102 games and the AL Central by 17 games. Could that dominance be […]
Fortnite World Cup Set for July 2019, Includes $30 Million Prize Pool
The Fortnite World Cup will take place in New York City at the end of July with the top 100 Fortnite players and Top 50 teams in the world vying for $30 million, which is the largest prize pool in the history of esports. Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Zion Williamson Injures Knee with Exploding Sneaker, North Carolina Upsets #1 Duke (Video)
Zion Williamson injured his knee on the first play of the game and without Williamson in the lineup, #1 Duke lost a crucial home game to ACC rival #8 North Carolina 88-72. Williamson, Duke’s superstar projected to be the #1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, played less than 40 […]
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 […]
Carolina Hurricanes Owner Invests $250M Into Alliance of American Football, Becomes League Chairman
The Alliance of American Football has announced that Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has become the league’s new chairman after investing $250 million into the league. According to a report from The Athletic, the investment was a lifeline for the AAF, which was in danger of missing its payroll obligations […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mike Daum and South Dakota State Jackrabbits Seeking First March Madness Win
Mike Daum, the all-time leading scorer from the South Dakota Jackrabbits (21-7), is closing in on 3,000 points and the senior forward hopes he can secure the Jackrabbits their first victory in March Madness after SDSU lost their five previous games in the annual college basketball tournament. SDSU, located in […]
Champions League: Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool Take On Bayern Munich, Lyon Hosts Barcelona
Liverpool will take a break from their tight English Premier League title race to focus on the Champions League on Tuesday, as the Reds play host to German side Bayern Munich in the Round of 16. The match could hold special meaning for Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who managed Borussia […]
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 […]
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 […]