#Independence Day

The Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres will meet for an Independence Day showdown at Petco Park on Monday afternoon. It's time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Mariners-Padres prediction and pick. The Mariners took three of four games from the Oakland Athletics at home. Also, the Mariners are 10-3 over their previous 13 games as they…

Every major holiday on the calendar has its sport. Independence Day is for the MLB, Thanksgiving is for the NFL, Christmas Day is for the NBA, etc. While a lot of the talk has focused on the football games being played on Dec. 25 this year, the NBA slate is as good as it's ever been, as well. Let's dive right into the Christmas Day schedule around…

Alan Thomson is taking aim at a competitive Wolverhampton sprint handicap in his Race of the Day, live on Sky Sports Racing. The Sky Sports Racing cameras head to Wolverhampton on Monday for an eight-race card, with the 11-runner 6.30 Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap over five furlongs coming under the microscope. This evening's chosen…

The Washington Nationals aim to right the ship on Independence Day. Washington is on a four-game losing streak, including three straight defeats at the hands of the Miami Marlins. The Nationals host the Marlins on Monday in the finale of a four-game set. Washington is 29-52 this season, and Miami is 37-40 after four straight victories. Washington…

After a sour end to their home stand, the Toronto Blue Jays hit the road on Independence Day to face the Oakland Athletics. The pregame narrative: The A's are coming off a rough road trip, with losses in six of their past seven games. Both starters in this game - Alek Manoah and Cole Irvin - have faced these respective lineups twice, with mixed…

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Each day, one of our experts at bet.NOLA.com will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks in Louisiana are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. A reminder for those who haven't signed up yet: New users can get a risk-free bet at Caesars Sportsbook,…

Last Thursday (Sept. 8), Justin Bailey signed a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract with the Bakersfield Condors, just one day after reportedly signing a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Edmonton Oilers. The 27-year-old right wing, who has spent the last few years in the Vancouver Canucks organization, will look to showcase…

Closing day at Saratoga features six 2-year-olds aiming to take a division lead on the road to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Gulfport (9-5) is the morning-line favorite for the Grade 1, $300000 Hopeful Stakes. Post time from Saratoga is 6:11 p.m. EDT, with FS2 showing the seven-furlong sprint for juveniles. The Hopeful is the first Grade 1 race of…

Sometimes it's fun when a team's home run leader is not the one you'd expect, but I think it's one of those columns where you'd prefer a little bit of certainty. For instance, the first time I posed the question in the above headline was during the homestretch of the 100-loss 2018 season. By the second week of September, the leaderboard had José…

The Toronto Blue Jays cap their three-city road trip in Baltimore, where they'll begin a three-game series against the Orioles on Monday night. The pregame narrative: Baltimore is the hottest squad in the AL East right now, winning seven of its past 10 games. These teams split a four-game set in Toronto back in June and will face each other 15 more…