UPDATE: Well, we can add another loss. Dustin Poirier stunned Conor McGregor in the second round with a strike that sent down the Notorious one and resulted in a TKO. McGregor had won via TKO in their previous fight in 2014. Maybe we get a rubber match? DOWN GOES MCGREGOR #UFC257 pic.twitter.com/PQ18QY3Ak4 — DraftKings (@DraftKings) […]
January 24, 2021
Tomorrow night’s massive UFC 257 pay-per-view main event is a go, as both No. 2 lightweight Dustin Poirier and No. 4 Conor McGregor made it official by both hitting the 156-pound limit for a non-title fight. Poirier is higher-ranked but also the underdog, and he came in exactly at 156 pounds. The 32-year-old from Lafayette, […]
January 22, 2021
Because there are only 12 or 13 games played by a college football team during the regular season, and only four spots in the arbitrarily-decided College Football Playoff, someone has to choose which four teams are the most worthy. No matter how big you eventually make the playoff field, there will always be controversy, as […]
November 22, 2020
If you’ve been anywhere from a sticky-floor California card room to the tuxedo-laden casinos of Monaco, you’ve probably seen the game of baccarat played in one form or another. But you’ve probably never seen it played as elegantly as by Sean Connery in the first scene of the first movie of the James Bond series. […]
September 22, 2020
What will the 2020 college football season look like from the stands? In all cases, a lot emptier. But how empty? And will there be any fans allowed to cheer on their teams during games at home or on the road? Below is a list of the attendance status of all FBS college football programs […]
September 3, 2020
The Korea Baseball Organization is one of the first major international sports leagues to return to action amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, and it is gaining a North American following. It already had an extensive fan base, but it appears to be growing while North American sports leagues remain sidelined during the pandemic. The KBO opened […]
July 23, 2020
Perhaps the most famous scene in golf movie history is when Roy McAvoy and his caddie Romeo come up to the 18th hole at the US Open with a chance to win the tournament. He has a chance to overcome his demons and defeat one-time college teammate David Simms. If you had bet on McAvoy […]
May 19, 2020
“Sometimes when you win, you really lose, and sometimes when you lose, you really win; and sometimes when you win or lose, you actually tie; and sometimes when you tie, you actually win or lose. Winning or losing is all one organic mechanism, from which one extracts what one needs.”— Gloria Clemente, played by Rosie […]
May 12, 2020
UPDATE: Latest odds, betting splits for Ferguson-Gaethje In the main event of UFC 249, the Lightweight Interim Title will be decided between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. This fight was originally intended to be Ferguson against Khabib Nurmagomedov, but two of the best lightweights in MMA history managed to miss each other yet again due […]
May 9, 2020
Make sure your knives are sharp and in one of those fancy bags as you get ready tonight’s DraftKings Sportsbook Chopped picks contest. And just like the chefs on the show, you can win real money by answering questions about the Tonight’s episode is title “Beat The Judge: Tiffani” and the contestants will be those […]
April 21, 2020
One of the best college football players of the last three seasons, Jonathan Taylor brings stats from his time at Wisconsin that jump off the page. 926 carries for 6,174 yards and 50 touchdowns rushing, with 42 catches for 407 yards and five TD’s as a receiver. There’s not a better pedigree on any player […]
April 12, 2020