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South Africa's world-class racecaller Alistair Cohen jets into Johannesburg today and was reflecting on a memorable six month professional adventure that exceeded his wildest expectations. Talking to the Sporting Post this past weekend, the Durbanite told how he had thoroughly enjoyed World Cup night and absorbed what is a rare experience in any…

World Cup? Nah. Serie A? Ew. Conference League? Forget it. No, it's time for Fiorentina to kick off its Coppa Italia campaign against Sampdoria. In 138 previous meetings, the Viola hold a W50 D49 L39 edge, including W4 D2 L4 over their past 10 meetings. The good guys already beat the Blucerchiati this year at the Luigi Ferraris by a score of 0-2,…

Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head and other factors that may play in. We also have a featured game of the day, which is considered must-watch TV. Today's featured game for NHL Predictions is the…

Tonight is the second of our five straight nights of CrunchTime. Gather'round your favorite app-supporting device - the best of the NBA, curated for you and yours, will soon arrive. Streaming at 8:30 ET on the NBA App, Jared Greenberg and 2016 NBA champion Channing Frye will take you around the league, offering a steady stream of eye-catching…

The Minnesota Wild (18-11-2, third Central) will make their first visit to the Bay Area this season when they face the San Jose Sharks (10-18-6, seventh Pacific) on Thursday night. The Wild are currently on a five-game win streak as they head into their Wednesday night game against the Anaheim Ducks (just going to go ahead and give the Wild a win…

The Fillies and Mares Open at Saratoga Casino Hotel has belonged to harness racing trainer Melissa Beckwith this season. Putting the finishing touches on what will be her ninth local training title, Beckwith has had a couple of distaffs who have thrived in the ladies' feature throughout the 2022 campaign. Sea Shadows owns a track-best seven Open…

The last trip to Winnipeg didn't end well for the Minnesota Wild or forward Marcus Foligno. The Jets' 2-0 win on Feb. 9 marked the first time Minnesota had been shut out this season and it also halted the Wild's six-game winning and 10-game point streak. It also resulted in a two-game suspension for Foligno for his actions in his second fight of…

After a 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday, the New York Islanders (28-26-9) host the Tampa Bay Lightning (40-18-6) Sunday at UBS Arena. Puck drop is slated fo 2 PM ET. Given the game on Saturday, the New York Islanders did not skate Sunday morning nor was there any media availability. New York Islanders netminder Semyon Varlamov allowed six…

The 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship begins Thursday, September 29, in Mississippi. You can find full Round 1 tee times for the tournament at the bottom of this post. The PGA Tour is back in Mississippi this week at The Country Club of Jackson, and the winner of last year's event is back in town, too. Sam Burns, who captured his second of four…

Roger James has successfully plundered some of Sydney's biggest carnival races during his training career and while his spring plans for Queensland Derby winner Pinarello are modest, he hopes to up the ante in the future. Best known for his feats with top mare Silent Achiever, who captured the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes-Tancred Stakes double in 2014,…

Today marks 29 days until the beginning of the 2022-23 NBA season. In preparation for the most anticipated year in Denver Nuggets franchise history, Ryan Blackburn is asking and answering 20 burning questions facing the Nuggets prior to Media Day on Monday, September 26th. One question each weekday for the next four weeks. Question 16: Just how…

We now continue our series previewing the start of the 2022-23 NHL season. Last time out we looked at three non-playoff teams that are primed to make the postseason. It's time to flip the switch and look at three playoffs teams that will miss the postseason. We predicted that the Vegas Golden Knights, New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks would…

Last Sunday was a very differing Sunday for both Hull FC and Wakefield. Whilst Wakefield almost certainly secured their survival with a shock win over second place Wigan, Hull FC's solid start against St Helens evaporated with the Champions running in 11 tries to claim a 60-6 triumph over the Black and Whites. That was a defeat that leaves Hull…