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Just one live day - the New Year's Eve card at Aqueduct Racetrack - remains in 2020 to complete a remarkable year of racing action on the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit. The NYRA Press Office checked in with a selection of New York-based racing personalities to get their reflections on the memorable year. As a third-generation…

The Hudson River Derby pits two of the East's best teams against each other in a cross-town rivalry. Expect a heated contest between Red Bulls and NYCFC, and while not many goals will be scored, a certain striker is bound to find the net. New York City FC looks for redemption and sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference when they…

The Saratoga Race Course meet has a deeply ingrained reputation as one of North America's major proving grounds for the mettle of a freshman sire, offering some of the deepest 2-year-old competition for both maidens and graded stakes horses. As one of the meets on the calendar that has the full attention of breeders and stallion operations alike,…

The annual Dec. 26 start of the Santa Anita season has a natural, anticipatory, turn-the-page vibe to it. But this mark-your-calendar Opening Day mainstay hasn't always been a post-holiday tradition. Although Santa Anita has kicked off its winter/spring meet on the day after Christmas every year since 1977, the track originally opened in 1934 on…

Churchill Downs Releases "Official Logos" for 2023 KY Derby & KY Oaks From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Churchill Downs Racetrack has unveiled the official logo for the 149 running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, and the event mark pays homage to a notable anniversary and salutes the victors of one of the most incredibly…

According to Grand View Research, the global sports betting market is expected to grow to $182.12 billion in revenue by 2030, up from $76.75 billion last year. So we are seeing a number of startups throng around this market. Thus, HotStreak, a web3 platform for daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests, is betting that a decentralizing payments is an…

The whole idea of a knuckleball is to throw a ball that doesn't spin. It goes up there to the plate dead," Hoyt Wilhelm explained to CBS Sunday Morning's Charles Kuralt in April 1994. The famed television journalist was exploring the history of baseball's most mystifying pitch by speaking with its greatest purveyor. Few pitchers built their career…

Mark your calendars for Aug. 3! Starting at 5 p.m. ET, the NBCSN broadcast team will be at Saratoga to cover the $1 million, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes, a prestigious Challenge Series "Win and You're In" qualifier for the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Classic. First held in 1928, the 1 1/8-mile Whitney Stakes annually attracts some of the best older…

The Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets will lock horns in a blockbuster NBA matchup at the Barclays Center on Monday (March 21). The Jazz will be playing on the second night of a back-to-back. They defeated the New York Knicks 108-92 in their previous outing. Meanwhile, the Nets are coming off a 128-123 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Fixture: Utah…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to Syracuse.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games, and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The fighting game is taking over! The growth of fight sports in recent years has been astronomical. While boxing used to take center stage, Mixed Martial…

CFP Semifinal - Fiesta Bowl (Phoenix, AZ) - Michigan vs. TCU Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) - Ohio State vs. Utah Cotton Bowl (Arlington, TX) - Penn State vs. Tulane Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) - Purdue vs. LSU ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, FL) - Iowa vs. Ole Miss Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) - Illinois vs. Florida Duke's Mayo Bowl (Charlotte, NC) - Maryland…

LAS VEGAS - In the late 1970s, cocky young prognosticator Danny Sheridan boasted of his magnificent acumen picking football winners to Mort Olshan, who brainstormed a test. Give me the team that won and whether it had covered the spread, Olshan said, of two games that were played last weekend. Sheridan, who claimed to have a photographic memory,…

The Columbia Lions started the 2022-23 NCAA Basketball season on a three-game losing streak. They will now take on the Delaware State Hornets, who are 1-2 at the start of the season. The Hornets are part of the Ivy League Conference and will host this matchup at the Levien Gymnasium on Wednesday (November 15) whereas the Hornets are part of the…

We Are NY Horse Racing, a coalition of small businesses, labor unions, nonprofits, trade associations, and other groups that support the sport of horse racing in New York, has announced that the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has secured a commitment to bring the Breeders' Cup World Championship back to New York if Belmont Park on Long…

The Syracuse men's basketball team enters the year with aspirations of making it back to the Big Dance after missing the NCAA Tournament a season ago. Just how rare was last year? It marked the first time the Orange has ever missed the tourney under head coach Jim Boeheim, who enters his 47th season at the helm. With many legendary coaches leaving…

Breeders' Cup Notebook: The "Math" of the Aftermath (Breeders' Cup 2022 / Coady Photography) From the Breeders' Cup Media Team: Europeans, New York-based Runners Dominated World Championship Weekend Horses based primarily in Europe and New York accounted for 11 of the 14 victories in the 39 edition of the Breeders' Cup 14 World Championships this…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Undefeated Flightline and Rich Strike, upset winner of the Kentucky Derby, head a field of nine for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with trainer Todd Pletcher pre-entering two horses for the $6 million race that also includes a horse from the barn of embattled trainer Bob Baffert. Trained by John Sadler, Flightline is 5-0 in his…

For sports bettors in New York state, the big day is nearly here, as you'll be able to bet on sports in your home state on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 8. But you definitely want to sign up before then to get this great FanDuel NY promo code that offers $100 in site credit just for opening an account! Right now if you sign up early for FanDuel New…

KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON - Privately held Maverick Gaming established a substantial presence in rural Nevada starting in 2018, acquiring four hotel-casinos - two each in West Wendover and Elko - and a non-gaming hotel in Elko. Combined, Maverick's Nevada casinos encompass more than 1200 hotel rooms, nearly 1700 slot machines and 43 table games.…

Justify is one win from becoming the 13th horse to win the Triple Crown. The 3-year-old son of Scat Daddy is the 24th horse to win both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, and the fifth to do so for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Baffert has one Triple Crown under his belt, courtesy of American Pharoah in 2015. " I've never had a horse work…

New York sports bettors have to be excited knowing that BetRivers Sportsbook NY has launched in the state just in time for NFL Wild Card weekend! Even better? You can get this amazing BetRivers NY promo code that gives you a 100% deposit match up to $250! As one of the in the United States for many years, the launch of BetRivers in New York is…

Two tribes in Oklahoma and a California tribe have come together to develop a new app that allows users to engage in a unique type of sports prediction betting. PlaySqor is being created in collaboration with New York-based gaming company, Vetnos LLC. The current plan to bring the app to market during the first quarter of 2023, provided all the…

Tappp has signed an agreement with Major League Rugby (MLR) and its streaming network, The Rugby Network (TRN), to enhance live broadcasts with integrated betting options. In a multi-year partnership, New York-based Tappp will integrate its interactive transaction platform into every MLR game broadcast through TRN. Branded as Tappp Portal,…

Fulsome Could Break Out in Saturday's Ack Ack Stakes From the Churchill Downs Media Team: (Fulsome / Photos by Holly M. Smith) COX HOPES FULSOME FINDS PACE IN ACK ACK - Juddmonte's multiple graded stakes winner Fulsome will attempt to tally his third victory at Churchill Downs in Saturday's $300000 Ack Ack, and trainer Brad Cox hopes the 4-year-old…

Bourbon Trail Stakes: Home Brew Inches Out Victory (Home Brew, on the rail, inches out a victory in the Bourbon Trail Stakes at Churchill Downs / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Three horses made a thrilling dash for the finish line in Saturday night's second running of the $275000 Bourbon Trail ® for 3-year-olds at…

FRANKLIN, Ky.- The FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs concluded Wednesday with record wagering topping $80 million for the seven-day run. Purses again set a record, reaching almost $18 million paid out to horse owners. With $12896355 bet on Wednesday's closing card, total wagering on the meet reached $80175928, clipping Kentucky Downs' previous record…

The LA Clippers will host the Brooklyn Nets at Crypto.com Arena for a 2021-22 NBA regular-season game on Monday. The Nets played at the venue in their last match on Saturday against the LA Lakers. They beat LeBron James and Co. 122-115. Meanwhile, the Clippers are coming off a narrow 100-103 loss against the Denver Nuggets. Fixture: Brooklyn Nets…

Online sports betting handle in the Empire State began climbing again in August, just ahead of the NFL's regular season. Online sports betting in New York looks like it is on the comeback trail, just as a crucial season for bookmakers has arrived. Earlier this week, the New York State Gaming Commission released the total handle and total gross…