Sports Betting

Mr. Money, under Gabriel Saez, romping home and easy winner in the Matt Winn Stakes Saturday under the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs.

Chaos Abounds in Horse Racing’s Three-Year-Old Division

Things aren’t going as planned for Maximum Security or Country House. These are the equine combatants at the center of this year’s Kentucky Derby controversy. New contenders, such as Mr. Money, Mucho Gusto and King for a Day, are now clearly ready to take advantage of the upheaval in Thoroughbred racing’s […]

Babe Ruth's 1928-1930 game-worn New York Yankees jersey set a sports memorabilia record and TK family release. (Image: Newsday)

Babe Ruth Jersey Sells for Record-Breaking $5.6M

Babe Ruth’s 1928-1930 New York Yankees road jersey broke sports memorabilia records, selling for a stunning $5.64 million. The previous record was held by Babe Ruth’s 1920 jersey, which sold at auction for $4.415 million in a 2012. Babe Ruth’s latest record-breaking jersey sold on June 15 by Hunt Auctions […]

Gary Woodland held off Brooks Koepka to win the 2019 US Open at Pebble Beach. (Image: Getty)

Gary Woodland Shoots 69 on Sunday to Win US Open at Pebble Beach

Gary Woodland remained steady and held off a charging Brooks Koepka to win the 2019 US Open at Pebble Beach on Sunday and claim his first career major title. Woodland shot a 2-under-par 69 in the final round, enough to give him a three-stroke victory over Koepka. Woodland Sets Pebble […]

Coach Nick Nurse on the sidelines of a Toronto Raptors game. (Image: Getty)

Raptors Nick Nurse to Coach Team Canada in FIBA World Cup

Nick Nurse won an NBA championship in his first season as the head coach of the Toronto Raptors and now the entire country of Canada is tapping Nurse to bring his magic to Team Canada in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Nurse, 51, will be coaching Canada in the FIBA […]

Outfielder Clint Frazier of the New York Yankees dives for a ball against the Red Sox in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. (Image: Adam Hunger/USA Today Sports)

Bad Beat Clint, Yankees Ship Frazier Down to Minors

The New York Yankees sent 19 injured players to the IL this season, but for the first time all year, they have a too many players on the roster and had to send outfielder Clint Frazier down to the minors to play for AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Frazier, 24, struggled with his […]

Gary Woodland won the US Open, and took home a lot of cash, and some special perks. (Image: Getty)

US Open winner Woodland Getting Lots of Perks for Victory

How good is it to be US Open winner Gary Woodland? When the 35-year-old won his first major championship on Sunday at Pebble Beach, he not only got a trophy, but a whole lot of perks along with it. The first was the prize money, which was increased this year […]

LaVar Ball, father of former LA Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball, did not hide his discontent for the Lakers. (Image: Getty)

LaVar Ball: “Lakers Will Never Win Another Championship”

LaVar Ball, the outspoken father of Lonzo Ball and his hoops wunderkind siblings, told reporters that the Lakers will regret trading his son in a package deal to the New Orleans Pelicans for Anthony Davis and that the Lakers “will never win another championship”. The Lakers shipped out Ball, Brandon […]

DH Edwin Encarnacion with the Seattle Mariners earlier this season at Safeco Park in Seattle. (Image: Getty)

Mariners Trade AL HR Leader Edwin Encarnacion to NY Yankees

The NY Yankees (42-27) are in desperate need of an extra starting pitcher, yet they acquired slugger Edwin Encarnacion in a trade with the Seattle Mariners for a minor league pitcher Juan Then. Juan Then, 19, is a minor league right-handed pitching prospect from the Dominican Republic. The Yankees had […]

With Anthony Davis being traded from New Orleans to the Los Angeles, the Lakers are now the firm favorite to win the NBA Championship. (Image: AP)

Davis Trade Makes Lakers Strong Favorites on 2020 NBA Championship Odds

Apparently the NBA Finals and speculation about free agency, as well as a blockbuster trade, have thrown the 2020 NBA Championship odds into a frenzy. The favorite is now the Los Angeles Lakers, a team that didn’t even make the playoffs. They are listed by the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook […]

Gary Woodland enters Sunday’s final round of the US Open with a one-stroke lead. (Image: Getty)

Woodland, Rose Neck and Neck Going into US Open Final Round

As far as oddsmakers are concerned it is a two-golfer race going into the US Open final round. Final-round leader Gary Woodland, who was getting 5/1 going into the third round, is now 7/4, according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. He is joined by Justin Rose, who was 9/2 […]

Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors grabs his knee after blowing out his ACL in game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. (Image: Getty)

Klay Thompson Tore ACL in NBA Finals, Out Next 9 Months

According to team doctors with the Golden State Warriors, guard Klay Thompson suffered a torn ACL in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and he is expected to miss anywhere between eight and nine months before returning to action. Klay Thompson led all scorers with 30 points when he injured […]

Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito shutting down the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto. (Image: Tom Szczerbowski/Getty)

Chicago White Sox Lucas Giolito First Pitcher to Win 10 Games

The Chicago White Sox defeated the struggling New York Yankees 10-2 on Friday evening and White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito (10-1) became the first pitcher in MLB to win 10 games this season. Giolito leads the majors with 10 wins in just 13 starts. He’s sixth overall with a 2.22 […]

The LA dodgers celebrate a recent victory against the Phillies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Image: Kyusung Gong/AP)

Best and Worst Teams in MLB: Chasing 50 Wins, Chasing 50 Losses

The Los Angeles Dodgers (47-23) and Houston Astros (47-23) lead the MLB with 47 wins each and they’re neck-and-neck fighting and chasing 50 games this season. Conversely, the last place Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles are trying to avoid becoming the first teams to lose 50 games this season. The […]