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The Los Angeles Angels have had one of the more underwhelming offseasons around the league, doing virtually nothing despite losing Shohei Ohtani. They've made four low-cost moves to add pitching depth, but aren't any better than they were last season. Considering the fact that it's January, that has the fan base quite nervous. Now, it should be…

Liam Paro and Montana Love head to San Francisco to box in a super lightweight fight on Saturday, December 9th as WagerTalk boxing handicapper Kevin Dolan gives his Liam Paro vs Montana Love prediction and picks with this main card set for 8pm ET. WagerTalk is the best website for Free Sports Picks from expert sports handicappers! Every day you can…

The Los Angeles Angels enter the Winter Meetings as one of many teams trying to convince Shohei Ohtani to sign with them. They did it once, but the team never won anything with him here. Despite that, they hope to do it again. The lack of team success is the reason why the Angels are not considered the favorites to re-sign Ohtani by just about…

The Los Angeles Angels are one of many teams that hope to be the ones to convince Shohei Ohtani to sign the record-breaking deal he's going to sign. While the Angels don't have the best odds to re-sign Shohei, they'll be in until he says they're out. Most experts predict Ohtani will sign his mega-deal with the team across town, the Los Angeles…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- This has not been an easy season for the Guardians. Instead of building on last year's success, they've taken a step back on the field and in the standings. They're 67-73 with 22 games left in the regular season. Baseball's math still gives them a tiny chance of winning the AL Central, but starting this week by getting thumped…

Shohei Ohtani hit his MLB-leading 44th home run on Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader between the Los Angeles Angels and the Cincinnati Reds. But exited his start in the second inning. The two-way pheom came off the mound with a team trainer before being ruled out with what the Angels called arm fatigue. Ohtani's velocity was down to…

For the first time since 2019 and for only the second time in the 84-year-history of Del Mar, racing has been canceled due to inclement weather. Sunday's nine-race card has been shelved due to the likelihood of heavy rain and high winds from Hurricane Hillary. Forecast models show up to three inches of rain is possible from Saturday evening through…

The rich got richer after the Major League Baseball trade deadline. That's what it takes to get to the postseason and make a run though, especially in the American League West. It's a tight race between the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros at the top - both of whom made a splash before the deadline. The Los Angeles Angels decided to keep Shohei…

ANAHEIM - Phil Nevin is already imagining how the Angels will look back on all of this. "You talk about winning a World Series or getting to the playoffs, everyone talks about a defining moment," the Angels manager said. "This may be ours. I don't know. We got into the break with what looks like seven of our nine starters not in the lineup, we can…

Following the first round of the Greater Toledo LPGA Classic, Albane Valenzuela is currently 118th with a score of+2. Put together your best lineup of golfers and you could win cash prizes! Sign up for FanDuel Fantasy using our link for the best first-time player offer. Valenzuela has finished below par on three occasions, completed her day without…

The Minnesota Twins take on the Los Angeles Angels. Our MLB odds series has our Twins Angels prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Twins Angels. The Minnesota Twins are in first place in the American League Central Division, but that says less about them and more about their competition. The other four teams in the A.L. Central, entering play…

Miguel Ramirez is the reason opposing teams look forward to a trip to the Bronx to face the New York Yankees. The 44-year-old chef from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic is raved about by visiting teams for his speciality in a variety of cuisines. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETMASTER Here's what people have to say about Ramirez's…

Canada's Women's Sevens rugby team boasts a breakout star from Vancouver Island, and she also happens to be the only Indigenous player in Rugby Canada's high-performance program. Shalaya Valenzuela is turning 24, and she's turning into one of Canada's best players. She's quick on her feet, but also isn't afraid to run you over. "She's not afraid to…

BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are our best bets for Monday, April 10: Top plays The play: MLB: Angels (-1.5) over…

We're officially 2-ish games into the 2023 MLB campaign. The Angels are 1-1 with a+11 run differential and find themselves one game out of first place in the American League West. Nevertheless, the rumor mill has been working overtime for months, declaring that Ohtani is leaving the Angels! Ship it. It's over for the lowly Los Angeles Angels of…

On MLB Network's "Hot Stove" show, analysts Lauren Shehadi, Harold Reynolds, and Matt Vasgersian made their "bold predictions" for this offseason. Shehadi predicted Trea Turner will sign with the Phillies, while Reynolds said Aaron Judge will sign during the Winter Meetings in San Diego in December. Vasgersian's prediction was about the Angels, a…

Leading MLB in errors is not a laudable accomplishment, but that's where the Colorado Rockies find themselves. Currently, they are first in the league with 58 errors though the Pirates are close behind with 57. Recently, however, the Rockies' play has improved on that front. It's worth pointing out that during the last nine games, the Rockies have…

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - About 20000 thoroughbreds are born every year, so the odds of winning the Kentucky Derby aren't great. But every foal comes into this world with a hint of hope. Joe and Anne McMahon would know. In April 2000, they foaled a horse that would go on to win the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. "He was pretty…

The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels will finish a four game series on Monday night after the Angels took two of the first three contests. It's time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Rangers-Angels prediction and pick. Texas currently stands at 48-88 and is a miserable 17-51 on the road. If you put $100 on every single Rangers game so…

Right around the time of the Kentucky Derby every spring, there's another big American horse race you may not know about: the Maryland Hunt Cup. The biggest, most demanding event there is in the world of timber racing. It's the American version of Steeplechase and the course is not for the fainthearted. It stretches four miles over the Maryland…

Tuesday is opening day at Angel Stadium, the beginning of another hugely hyped, All-Star-studded, high-payroll and high-expectations season for the hometown Angels. Angels fans are thinking World Series for the club that hasn't made the playoffs since 2009 and won its only crown in 2002. Here are nine things every Angels fan should know going into…

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - What will it take for Reds fans to forgive the Castellini family? Seems like an easy answer: Field a winning team again and all will be forgiven for owner Bob Castellini gutting the Reds' payroll, his son Phil Castellini making the cringeworthy " where you gonna go " comment and the club losing 100 games last year. No? Prediction:…

It's fun to look at "on pace" statistics throughout the course of the MLB season. Early in the year, we get outlandish numbers like "Aaron Judge is on pace for 144 home runs" or "Jose Ramirez is on pace for 200 RBI". As the season goes along, some sportsbooks put up season win totals periodically or have running numbers throughout the course of the…