Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in a historic final that may well go down as one of the greatest tennis matches ever played to win the men’s Wimbledon championship on Sunday. Djokovic needed to beat Federer in the first ever fifth-set tiebreaker ever held at Wimbledon, escaping with a 7-6 […]
Race fans and bettors were wondering if 4/5 favorite Mr. Money, facing 10 rivals in the 1 1/16 mile, $500,000 Indiana Derby, could win away from his home base at Churchill Downs in Louisville. That’s where he easily posted wins in the Pat Day Mile and the Matt Winn Stakes. […]
With training camp starting in less than two weeks, NFL Week 1 lines have seen a little movement since they opened in April. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t opportunities for bettors. There are a couple of games that have moved a half-point, and the biggest one is the Arizona […]
Daniel Suarez was excited to win the pole for Saturday’s Quaker State 400, but stats may temper that enthusiasm. Only one driver has won the pole and went on to win a Cup Series race this season. Joey Logano managed to do both a month ago at Michigan International Speedway. […]
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer each won their respective semifinals in four sets to advance to the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday. This will mark the third time the two men have met up in the final at this Grand Slam, and the two have a total of 12 Wimbledon […]
England and New Zealand will each have a chance to win their first Cricket World Cup Title when they face each other in the tournament final on Sunday at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Both nations have made it as far as the final before, but neither has been able to bring […]
Jim Bouton pitched in over 300 games in the Majors. He spent seven years (’62-’68) with the New York Yankees. In 1963 he won 21 games. Then he bumped around with several teams during the 1969 season when he wrote Ball Four. Bouton’s enduring mark on baseball will forever be […]
Aspen Ladd will look to continue her rise up the UFC women’s bantamweight rankings as she takes on No. 1 contender Germaine de Randamie in the Main Event at UFC Fight Night 155 in Sacramento, California. The undefeated Ladd will face a sharp rise in her level of competition in […]
The Super Bowl of European fishing competitions begins Saturday, as 24 anglers will try and win the 26th annual Fish’O’Mania. The contest, which has a first-place prize of £50,000 ($62,860) and runner-up award of £10,000 ($12,572), will be held at Hayfield Lakes, Doncaster, about 27 miles from Sheffield in the […]
With the second half of the season beginning in full on Friday, the All-Star break gave an indication on what the rest of the year should hold for Major League baseball. Questions in Spring Training on how players and teams would do in first 90 games have now provided answers. […]
Neymar and team officials at Paris Saint-Germain are squabbling over the star soccer player missing the start of preseason training. The rift has been quietly growing, and may lead to the Brazilian to rejoining his old team, Barcelona. Neymar’s father, who also acts as his agent, said his son and […]
Now that Paul George has left the Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook has apparently requested a trade. There are challenges, however, if the 2017 MVP is going to find a new home. The biggest is his contract. Westbrook is in the middle of a supermax contract and is expected to […]
The baseball season is a little more than halfway over, and there has been a shift in odds for the MVP races. In the National League two longshots have become favorites, while one player in the American League has cemented his standing as the top pick. Two preseason picks for […]
When drivers hit Pocono Raceway the first week of June for the Pocono 400, the racetrack was a mess. The complaints were frequent and loud. Kyle Busch, who won the race, said afterwards he was hardly threatened. “I passed one guy on the outside of Turn 3 and that was […]
Serena Williams and Simona Halep had little trouble with their semifinal opponents and will move forward to meet each other in the women’s final at Wimbledon on Saturday. Halep won the earlier semifinal over Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-3, while Williams had an even easier time with Barbora Strycova, finishing her […]
Kawhi Leonard opted to sign a relatively short deal with the Los Angeles Clippers that could see the reigning NBA Finals MVP hit free agency as soon as 2021. The $103.1 million contract includes a player option for the 2021-22 season. Details of the contract were first reported by The […]
The United States and Mexico were always going to be strong favorites to reach the World Cup in 2022, even after the US men failed to do so in the previous cycle. But new changes to CONCACAF’s qualifying system make it even more likely that the top teams in the […]
Mr. Money is a surprise visitor to Indiana this weekend to contest the $500,000, 1 1/16 mile Indiana Derby. He’s the ultra-impressive winner of two straight stakes – Pat Day Mile, Matt Winn Stakes – both at Churchill Downs, his home track. Regular rider Gabriel Saez will be in the […]
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club reportedly is banning trainer Jerry Hollendorfer from its facilities. Del Mar, a hugely popular summer stop on Southern California’s horse racing circuit, follows Santa Anita operator The Stronach Group (TSG) and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) in barring the 73-year-old Hall of Fame trainer […]
The last few weeks of non-major PGA Tour events have had relatively anonymous winners, and this week’s John Deere Classic could produce another one. There is no golfer in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings at TPC Deere Run this week. The highest ranked golfer here is […]
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