#Mental Health

Declaring Canada's emergence as a Tennis Nation is, by this point, a little like noting that ice is slippery or that there are too many streaming services. You don't say. I admit to having already done it twice myself: Once in the middle of the last decade, when Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard were making runs to Grand Slam finals, and again in…

But the road hasn't always been clear for one of Newmarket's most popular residents, speedbumps and obstacles needing to be overcome in much the same way Chapple-Hyam has battled with his mental health for a number of years. While Frankie Dettori was treating the Epsom crowd to a flying dismount following Authorized's brilliant Derby rout in 2007,…

UNITED STATES-Mobile sports betting involves the placement of bets on sports events using a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet. This type of betting has become increasingly popular in recent years due to the convenience and accessibility it offers. However, it's important to understand that despite its many advantages, mobile sports…

Hey, everyone. Welcome back. Quick housekeeping: • We'll have our 2023 Australian Open seed reports later this week. • We'll also have our 2023 Australian Open visitors guide later this week. • Good soldiering: Tennis Channel will have a nightly two-hour Australian Open pregame show. Lindsay Davenport, Steve Weisman and I will be yakking starting…

Not sure I understand how UW can take in 26 or 27 players and keep its total under 85 unless they are able to go over due to covid or some other rule. They must be expecting some serious attrition? -chris taylor They are indeed expecting some serious attrition. As of the time that I'm typing this there are slotted to be 92 scholarship players. That…

Until this year, Félix Auger-Aliassime was known as the best tennis player never to win a title on the ATP Tour. The 22-year-old Montrealer left that dubious distinction behind in February, when he won in Rotterdam, ending an 0-for-8 streak in finals. By the end of the season, Auger-Aliassime added three more titles, winning on consecutive weeks in…

The 2022 Australian Open headlines are dominated by the ongoing Novak Djokovic drama on the men's side, detracting from the women's side of the tournament that is shaping up to be a wide-open affair, according to bookmakers with a number of prominent sportsbooks. Australia's own Ashleigh Barty is the top favorite to win her third career grand slam…

The New York Jets are battling for a playoff spot with two games to go in the regular season, but regardless of whether they make it or not, wide receivers coach Miles Austin will not be part of the journey. On Friday, ESPN's Adam Schefter and Rich Cimini reported that Austin had been suspended for at least a year for violating the league's…

The Ohio sports betting launch is less than three weeks away, and anticipation is as high as ever. On Jan. 1, Ohio will join many of its neighbors in going live with legal sports betting - Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and West Virginia also offer in-person and online wagering. The only neighboring state that has not launched legal betting is…

Journalist Hannah Jane Parkinson, writing for the Guardian, recently gave a very insightful firsthand account into the world of tennis betting and the consequences it has on gambling addicts, one that has received unanimous praise from the tennis world and fans all over. Speaking at length about her own involvement with betting in the sport and how…

India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad Australia Women: Alyssa Healy (c/wk), Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Darcie…

It has been nothing short of a total catastrophe in Brooklyn. Despite not having any deals triggered yet, many fans already kind of assume that neither Kyrie Irving nor Kevin Durant will play for the Nets for the entirety of the 2022-23 season. Keep in mind that KD has asked for a move and negotiations have continued on Irving. Even while things…

Are you an avid sports bettor? Do you find yourself wondering if sports betting issomething you should try? While it is true that there are many risks involved with sports betting, it is also true that there are also many rewards associated with it. Sports betting is one of the oldest forms of betting around, and is still practiced today by many.…

Warning: This article contains references to addiction and suicide. Like so many parents, Liz Ritchie hangs an ornament on her family's Christmas tree for each of her children. As she hooks her son Jack's to a branch, she's reminded he won't be home for the holidays. Not this year, not next year, not ever. At just 24 years old, Jack died by suicide…

Tyrell Terry was selected 31st overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2020 NBA Draft, and the Stanford product has now announced his retirement in a tweet, citing mental health reasons. "This message is a very difficult one to share and an emotional one to write," said the 22-year-old. "Today I decided to let go of the game that has formed a large…

Paddy Pimblett is set to face off in the co-main event of UFC 282 and US sportsbooks have already set the odds on the winner. Fellow lightweight, UFC veteran Jared "Flash" Gordon will be the toughest test to date for the rising lightweight from Liverpool. Before the two square off, we take a look at below some of the most outstanding quotes from…

The 2023 Australian Open gets underway in Melbourne on Jan. 16, and wraps up with the men's final on Jan. 29. Iga Swiatek is the heavy favorite on the women's side, with odds more than six times shorter than her closest competition. That means there's plenty of value on a crowd of top contenders. After a dominant 2022 tennis season, Iga Swiatek…

Sky News host Chris Smith did not appear on air on Sunday evening and has been suspended from the broadcaster and his radio network 2GB indefinitely, pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct after a Christmas party over the weekend, reports Nine Publishing's Zoe Samios. Smith was stood down immediately on Saturday over allegedly…

Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells on Seven Sharp. "There are going to be a lot more people in a supermarket on a weekly basis than there will be out and about pashing on a dance floor." So said Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins with just one of 10 lines the public can vote for in Massey University's Quote of the Year 2022. The compilation of…

The Jacksonville Jaguars acquired wide receiver Calvin Ridley from the Atlanta Falcons before this year's Nov. 1 trade deadline but they will have to wait until 2023 to see a return on their investment, as Ridley is currently serving a suspension for betting on NFL games in 2022. A first-round pick by the Falcons in 2018, Ridley was becoming one of…

The Brooklyn Nets will look to return to the NBA Playoffs this coming season and reclaim their place among the league's elite squads. It is time to look at FanDuel's 2022 NBA over/under win total odds, including the Nets' over/under win total. The Nets won 44 games last season, finishing seventh overall in the Eastern Conference. They defeated the…

For those arriving in the fourth inning of the ongoing saga of Yasiel Puig, the former MLB outfielder, the troubled athlete was set to plead guilty to lying to federal investigators who were looking into a gambling case, but Puig has now changed his mind based on new evidence. Puig was set to plead guilty to misleading IRS agents and HIS Officials…

Australia's women cricket team will be touring India's Mumbai as the team will play five T20 matches in two weeks. The first match is set for Saturday, December 10th (12.30am - AEST) at the D.Y. Patil Arena. The following clash will also be played at the same ground while the last three will be at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) Arena. Australia…

If there's anything predictable about the historically unpredictable boxing journey of Tyson Fury, it's that the WBC heavyweight champion rarely lets a day go by without successfully controlling the current narrative at play. So it should come as no surprise that as the "Gyspy King" prepares to snap an eight-month layoff on Saturday in a trilogy…

We're heading toward the Super Bowl, a time of joy and anticipation for most sports fans. But not for all. Certainly not for Steven Delaney. He has no plans to watch the big game. Watching sports of any kind could suck him back in. "I stay away from it all," Delaney, 37, a truck driver from Ballston Spa, N.Y., said last week. "I don't talk about…

Ex-L.A. Dodger Yasiel Puig has come out fighting after announcing a new plea of not guilty of lying to federal agents over illegal sports bets. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Ex-Los Angeles Dodger Yasiel Puig has thrown the Department of Justice a curveball after he announced a new plea of not guilty of lying to federal agents. about-face comes less…

Now that the 2022 international season has been wrapped up, we delve into the state of affairs in each of the competing nations. Next up, Australia. After another underwhelming Rugby Championship campaign - in which they finished in third position from the four participating countries in the competition - the Wallabies were determined to show…

Where the United States leads on cultural issues, the United Kingdom usually follows, generally some years later with a lot less razzmatazz. In the world of sports betting, though, the trend is the opposite. The UK liberalised the industry many years ago. It is now a mature market looking at tighter regulation of a sector that has come under a lot…

One year ago today, college athletics changed forever. July 1, 2021, marked the beginning of the name, image and likeness era, and it set the stage for what has become perhaps the most transformative 12 months in college sports history. This week, CBS Sports recognized that anniversary as the jumping off point for a three-part series taking a more…

Yasiel Puig has withdrawn a guilty plea in connection with charges of lying to federal investigators probing an illegal gambling ring in Southern California, attorneys for the former Major League Baseball outfielder said in a statement Wednesday. Puig, a former MLB All-Star with the Los Angeles Dodgers, reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice…

Scotland missed a last-minute penalty as they lost by a point to a valiant Australia in a fascinatingly tight grudge match in Edinburgh. A fast start to the contest culminated in the opening try, with hot-stepping Scotland full-back Ollie Smith diving over in the corner to score on just his second appearance in dark blue. That start gave way to a…

Nearly a quarter of the way through the season, we're taking a first look at the NBA Draft Lottery odds to see who could be the big winners. As the NBA playoff races are beginning to take shape, so too is the bottom of the standings and the race for the top pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-5 French big man with exceptional…

Sunday's showdown between the underdog Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams could be the last Super Bowl of its kind -- an NFL championship game played in a state without a legal sports betting market. Arizona, Nevada and Louisiana, where the next three Super Bowls will be held, respectively, are among 30 states and the District of Columbia with…

LOS ANGELES - The MLB has become the first professional sports league to support one of the two sports betting bills that will be featured during the November ballot. They have shown support for Proposition 27 (The California Solutions To Homeless and Mental Health Act) which is the only bill that would legalize online sports betting. There has…

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz A month before California voters…

New Delhi: Veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal will lead a 10-member Indian table tennis team during a training tour of Portugal from July 3 to 10. The tour will be to prepare in a proper manner for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The team consist of five men and as many women paddlers. They will be accompanied by two coaches in Raman…

The WTA Tour is in Stuttgart, Germany for the 2022 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. TheSportsGeek has the latest Porsche Tennis Grand Prix odds from Stuttgart. You've come to the right website if you are looking for Porsche Tennis Grand Prix predictions. We're also preparing you for the tournament, with the best tennis betting sites for the Stuttgart…

Virginia Tech linebacker Alan Tisdale missed the first six games of the Hokies' 2022 season. Speculation as to why the redshirt senior defender was deemed ineligible by the NCAA ended Thursday, when The Athletic reported that Tisdale was suspended for wagering on NBA games over the summer. Tisdale placed about $400 worth of bets across about 100…

Former NBA player turned New York Knicks analyst Wally Szczerbiak is frustrated with the Brooklyn Nets this season, especially with three-time All-Star guard Ben Simmons. A few NBA betting sites show the Nets with the sixth-best odds to win the championship in 2023. However, several sportsbooks are giving the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics…

G'day Gaggers and welcome to Friday's Rugby News. Today see's a mixture of contemplative, wistful and ticked-off rugby emotions, often times overlapping. So let's dive deep into the mixed bag of unmedicated mayhem with a review of Le Frogs match with' Ruck me Dead! '. Preview the Wallabies upcoming test with' The Orange & The Concreters'. Keep…

If passed by voters on November 8, 2022, Proposition 27 will allow for licensed tribes and gaming companies to offer mobile and online sports betting in California. Currently, racehorse betting is the only form of sports betting permitted in California. Proposition 27 would allow anyone over the age of 21 anywhere in the state to be able to wager…

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons has low trade value, and that should go without saying. The three-time All-Star has not played at least 50 games since the 2020-21 season. Simmons missed all of last season due to a contract dispute, back injury, and mental health problems. Per sources, the Nets' faith in the fifth-year guard to produce at a higher…

The Boston Celtics are looking to get back in the win column Friday night at TD Garden when they take on the Chicago Bulls. Boston enters the home clash losers of three of its last four games, including two overtime affairs against the Cleveland Cavaliers and a disappointing 18-point loss to these very same Bulls. In their last meeting on Oct. 24,…

LOS ANGELES - The giants of mobile sports betting entered California, the final conquest that would clinch an improbable national takeover, with a clear strategy: divide and outspend. DraftKings and FanDuel, the leaders of an exploding industry, had spent their decade of existence forgoing profits in favor of relentless expansion, pouring hundreds…

Rugby World's 2022 Autumn Tests Special The November Internationals are upon us and the latest issue of Rugby World magazine is packed with exclusive interviews and in-depth analysis with the stars involved. Plus, we speak to a couple of Red Roses chasing World Cup glory in New Zealand and assess Portugal's chances of reaching the men's global…

Partnered with jockey Blake Shinn for trainer Douglas Whyte, Russian Emperor savoured his second Group 1 success with a performance deserving of recognition as Hong Kong Champion Stayer (2021/22) after previously blitzing the G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m/1m2f) and Golden Sixty in February. Returning to Australia at the conclusion of this…

With the MLS Cup Playoffs underway, it's also award season as members of the league are rewarded for their accomplishments during the season. Hany Mukhtar has already won the Golden Boot as his 23 goals helped power Nashville SC into the playoffs. While they fell in the first round, Mukhtar has also been named as the League MVP behind his…

Read on as we analyze the contenders for the title and make our predictions The conditions at the Stuttgart Open are unique, as it is the only indoor clay-court tournament at the top level. The clay is extra-slippery. And it's fast. And there are lights to deal with. In short, the more times you play it, the better you'll be. But not many of the…

Boxing fans are working their calendars this weekend, deciding which of several solid competing cards will get their attention (and, in one case, their PPV cash). No bad choices, but don't sleep on the Golden Boy Promotions card in San Diego if you like solid matchmaking in all-action fights. Note the early start time: prelims air starting at 5…

Two struggling teams with star power clash tonight as Dallas descends on Brooklyn. Our betting picks give the Mavericks the advantage against the spread with the Nets playing the second half of a back-to-back where KD and Kyrie each played 39+ minutes. Tonight's premier NBA matchup is a showdown between the 1-2 Dallas Mavericks and the 1-3 Brooklyn…