Three weeks remain in the NFL regular season, and Week 16 features Christmas Eve and Christmas Day action. Before we turn it over to a full slate of games, I will simply reflect on two things from Week 15. For one, I will never, ever understand how the Ravens teaser leg didn’t get home for… Read More »
Fans will have to Google it beginning next season if they want to access the NFL’s “Sunday Ticket” package. The NFL announced a multiyear agreement on Thursday for Google to distribute the package of out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels. The NFL was seeking $2.5 billion per season for the… Read More »
After a one-year dip in 2020-21, the Toronto Raptors bounced back with 48 wins in 2021-22 and appeared to be on the upswing. In addition to Pascal Siakam and 2022 All-Star Fred VanVleet, Toronto landed 2021-22 Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes and entered the 2022-23 campaign with real expectations. The season started in middling… Read More »
The sports schedule is jam-packed with big football games this time of year, and with sports betting in the US now legal in over 30 states more fans than ever can bet on sports this winter. If you live somewhere that now offers legal US mobile sports betting and you haven’t bet on your favorite… Read More »
Lioness Beth Mead leads a gender equal shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year (Spoty), after an exceptional year for women’s sport. Euros champion and Arsenal winger Mead is one of three women on the list of six contenders for the 69th edition of the prize, which will be awarded on Wednesday. Gymnastics… Read More »
The Buccaneers suffered one of their worst losses of the season on Sunday as they blew a 17-0 lead to the Bengals. Cincinnati got back into the game by scoring 24 points off of four consecutive Tampa turnovers to open the second half, as the Bucs imploded and continuously put their defense in impossible positions… Read More »
Nearly half of US sports bettors placed an illegal bet over the past year. It’s costing state government millions in tax revenue. Online slots and unregulated machines are costing states even more. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the… Read More »
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Back-to-back World Cup qualifiers Germany coach Hansi Flick wanting to get back to basics. The four-time champions were again knocked out of the group stage four years after their embarrassing showing as champions in Russia. Something has to change, Flick said after a 4-2 win over Costa Rica on Thursday… Read More »
The biggest real estate owner on the Las Vegas Strip is doubling down and taking full ownership of the MGM Grande Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay, which the deal values at $5.5 billion. VICI Properties, a New York-based real estate investment trust, has agreed to buy Blackstone’s 49.9% stake in the two Las Vegas casino… Read More »
The College Football Playoff announced Thursday that it will expand to a 12-team event starting in 2024, completing an 18-month process fraught with delays and disagreements. The announcement came a day after the Rose Bowl agreed to amend his contract for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which was the last hurdle CFP officials needed to… Read More »