When Nike offered Sabrina Ionescu’s Oregon Ducks basketball jerseys for sale, they sold out within hours. This may not have been a miscalculation on Nike’s part. Until the NCAA allows a student-athlete to profit from their name and likeness, companies need to tread lightly in the college market. It began […]
The National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) San Diego Seals are hosting the Colorado Mammoth in Las Vegas on February 1, 2020. The indoor lacrosse teams’ billionaire owners are pulling out all the stops, holding the event at the Orleans Arena during Super Bowl weekend. Until recently, indoor lacrosse (or box lacrosse) […]
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is threatening to move the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas. The warning, designed to get the city of Oakland to drop its lawsuit blocking the sale of the Coliseum, shocked fans who are already mourning the loss of their NFL team to Sin City. October is […]
On Sept. 23, Caesars Entertainment announced it had finally sold the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, putting an end to one of the longest running rumors in Las Vegas. A company co-owned by Micheal Fascitelli — also a co-owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks — is buying the property for […]
Three more states have entered the legal sports betting arena. Beating the clock to the opening of the NFL season were Oregon, Iowa, and Indiana. While some states open their new sports betting facilities with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting, others just start printing out the betting tickets. In Indiana, Gov. Eric […]
The 21st installment of the popular NBA 2K video game series debuts on September 6, 2019 with the release of ‘NBA 2K20’. The cover of the newest edition features Anthony Davis in a Lakers uniform. Dwyane Wade will be on the cover for NBA 2K20 Legend Edition. NBA 2K20 is […]
The Las Vegas Aces are expecting to be without forward A’ja Wilson for a matter of weeks after she sprained her left ankle in a 69-66 loss against the Seattle Storm on Friday. A’ja was the first pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft, and went on to win the league’s […]
The Arizona Coyotes, one of the worst franchises in the NHL, might be getting new ownership. Alex Meruelo, who owns the casino SLS Las Vegas, is pursuing ownership of the Coyotes, according to spokespeople for both him and the team. Current owner, Andrew Barroway, who became the sole owner in […]
The Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA traded for Dallas’ Liz Cambage and immediately became the favorites to win this season’s championship. Dallas dealt the disgruntled center, receiving point guard Moriah Jefferson, forward Isabelle Harrison and two 2020 first-round draft picks. The 6-foot-8-inch Cambage averaged 23.0 points and 9.7 rebounds […]
The 2019 Women’s March Madness Final Four began in Tampa on Friday and #1 Baylor and the Lady Bears defeated #2 Oregon 72-67 in one semifinal game, and Arike Ogunbowale and #1 Notre Dame defeated #2 UCONN 81-76 in the other semifinal. On Sunday evening, #1 Baylor (36-1) will battle […]
The #2 Oregon Ducks, led by star player Sabrina Ionescu, defeated #1 Mississippi State 88-84 to advance to the Oregon’s first women’s Final Four in school history. Top seeds Baylor (35-1) and Notre Dame (34-3) also advanced to the Final Four. Notre Dame is seeking back-to-back championships. UCONN (35-2), which […]
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 […]
The NBA and FanDuel announced on Tuesday that they would expand their existing partnership to include sports betting services, making FanDuel the third authorized gaming operator of the NBA. FanDuel was already the official daily fantasy partner of the NBA, a role it has held since 2014. Innovation Key to […]
If you have $5 billion lying around, you might be able to purchase the New York Knicks from billionaire James Dolan. In an interview with Ian O’Connor for ESPN, Dolan stated that he does not want to sell the Knicks, but he is not opposed to selling the team and […]
The top high school basketball player in the country, Haley Jones from Archbishop Mitty in San Jose, California, is staying close to home. Jones signed a letter of intent to attend Stanford University. A week after Memphis landed James Wiseman, the nation’s top high school basketball recruit, it was Stanford’s […]
The G League, which serves as a developmental minor league for the NBA, announced on Thursday that it was starting an initiative to provide a paid option for elite prospects who wanted to skip college and begin playing professional basketball immediately. Beginning next summer, the plan is for G League […]
Fans and bettors can expect a few slight differences when they watch the NBA this coming year, as the league’s board of governors is expected to pass several rule changes before the season begins. According to ESPN, areas under consideration include shortening the amount of time on the shot clock […]
Ask the average football fan about the NFL preseason, and their eyes are likely to glaze over. Limited playbooks, plenty of time for marginal players who are trying to make one of the final roster spots, and an emphasis on avoiding injuries tends to make these games uninspiring and dull […]
The NBA announced Tuesday that they had reached a deal with MGM Resorts International to make the Las Vegas casino giant its official gambling partner, the first such arrangement for a major professional sports league in the United States. The agreement will see MGM become the official gaming partner of […]
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred discussed the possibility of Major League Baseball expanding to 32 teams last week, with Las Vegas being one of the prime candidates for a future MLB franchise. Manfred was asked about expansion on several occasions during the All-Star break last week, and talked about both the […]
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