#The Chair

It was 2013 and Alev Kelter, then 23, stood on top of a mountain near her house in Eagle River, Alaska, clutching her snowboard with both hands. Her mind was elsewhere. She was replaying the just-concluded Olympic ice hockey team tryouts over and over in her head. She had been so close. But she'd failed to make the final cut for the 2014 Sochi…

The first UFC event of 2023 takes place this Saturday night, Jan. 14, with a light heavyweight matchup between Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov set as the UFC Vegas 67 five-round main event. Kelvin Gastelum was initially scheduled to be Imavov's main event opponent but needed to withdraw from the card earlier this week after suffering a mouth…

Millions tune in to watch the thrilling spectacle of 40 horses galloping in excess of four miles across the famous spruce fences. It's nearly time for the 2018 Randox Health Grand National and racing fans numbered in the thousands will make the annual pilgrimage to Liverpool to see the big race live. As is often the case, Gloucestershire yards are…

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…

Star jockey Tommy Berry is ready to hit the ground running as he prepares for his first day back at the races from a timely break to recharge the batteries while preparing to fight a range of betting charges. Berry last rode in Sydney on December 9 but elected to hang up the saddle for a Christmas sabbatical to get his mental and physical health in…

Welcome to the Betway Bets of the Day! Every single game day we are going to provide you with some recommended bets while also showing the value behind placing said bets. Disclaimer: Betting problems are not just about losing money. If you or anyone you know has issues with gambling please seek help as soon as possible. We encourage everyone to bet…

Rachael Blackmore will be hoping to write another chapter in her incredible racing career as she gears up for this year's Grand National. The 32-year-old made history last year, becoming the first female to win the world's most notorious steeplechase with Minella Times and the duo are back this year to retain their crown. Fresh from her Cheltenham…

The win of Dannemora (Betting Line) on day one (26 Dec.) of the Westport meeting at Patterson Park yesterday was a proper harness racing family affair. The three-year-old filly was prepared by Ohoka horseman, Tom Bagrie, driven by his cousin, John Dunn, and the extended family were on hand to soak in the spoils including four time champion North…

He was on track for victory in the world's most famous steeplechase. Across The Bay was leading the field in the 167th Grand National yesterday with two miles to go. But then calamity struck. Spectators gasped as the ten-year-old gelding was knocked off course by a stray runner. Leighton Aspell celebrates on Pineau De Re after winning the 2014…

Ohio is getting close to the January 1 start date for legal sports wagering in the state, although not every operator will be ready to take bets by then. The launch of legal sports betting in Ohio is drawing near, but Buckeye State regulators have a few more licensing decisions to make before wagering gets underway. On Wednesday, the Ohio Casino…

Has flown through the grades since the turn of the year and won the Scottish Grand National like a very well-handicapped mare. Subsequent rise of a stone makes life much tougher now but she jumps, she stays and she's clearly in exceptionally good heart. Has more than held his own over the past few seasons and generally lands on a nice prize each…

Rule The World, a 33-1 shot who had never previously won a steeplechase and ridden by a 19-year-old who had not won over fences this time last year, clinched a dramatic 169th Crabbies Grand National on a cold and wet afternoon at Aintree yesterday to maintain the race's capacity to produce a fairy-tale result. The nine-year-old galloped home under…

The Grand National isn't the most prestigious horse race in the world for nothing. It's an incredibly challenging course, featuring 30 jumps (16 fences, with 14 of those being jumped twice) on the four-mile and two and a half furlong race. But, while safety improvements have been made in recent years, the Grand National remains a challenging task…

After a few more regulatory boxes are checked, operators could be taking bets by next week, albeit two years after Maryland voters approved legal sports betting in a November 2020 referendum. Mobile sports betting in Maryland could be underway before the end of November. Maryland's Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) met Wednesday…

If Ben Hope's drive behind Muscle Mountain was the best losing drive of Cup and Show week, harness racing legend, Mark Purdon, produced the best winning drive of the week to secure Group One victory for he and Self Assured (Bettor's Delight) in the $200000 New Zealand Pacing Free For All. The world champion reinsman looked to be in a hopeless…

The 2022 Grand National is coming up this afternoon and horse-racing fans are set for the biggest day on the calendar. Minella Times with Rachael Blackmore on board claimed a historic victory at Aintree last year and she will ride the same horse once again. Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Grand National while Henry de Bromhead…

The questions still to be answered about sports betting in Vermont come as it remains the only New England state without any authorized form of event wagering. The vision for legal sports betting in Vermont is still very much up in the air. While Vermont's Sports Betting Study Committee favors the legalization of event wagering in the state, it has…

When the Grand National gets under way at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday all eyes will once again be on Rachael Blackmore and Minella Times. At last year's National, Blackmore made history on the gelding by becoming the first female jockey to win the world's most famous, and toughest, jumps race. The " momentous victory " saw the Irish rider's…

History was made on Saturday, as College GameDay brought their show to Lawrence for the first time, in town for TCU taking on the Kansas Jayhawks. The vibe was electric, as Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit starred in-front of a capacity crowd. With some gigantic games on the docket, Week 6 is shaping up to be a fantastic looking…

Trailblazing rider Rachael Blackmore, the first female jockey to triumph, is on 2021 victor Minella Times again. And grey mare Snow Leopardess, who gave birth to a foal during a two-year break from racing, is bidding to be the first mother to win the National. A crowd of 70000 is expected as the famous race is run before spectators for the first…

BOSTON (State House News Service) - Most of the attention paid to its work recently has focused on implementation of legal sports betting, but the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has plenty of other weighty matters pending before it, from the potential expansion of Encore Boston Harbor's gaming footprint to two applications for horse racing…

IMG has today presented the recommendations arising from the Reimagining Rugby League Consultation Project - a key part of the first phase of the agency's 12-year strategic partnership with the sport agreed in the spring. In addition to drawing on IMG's global expertise, the recommendations have been made following extensive consultation with key…

2021-22 Record: 23-13, 8-11 Big East 2021-22 Big East Finish: Tied for seventh with St. John's, but lost the season series 2-0 and thus lost the tiebreaker. Final 2021-22 KenPom.com Ranking: #53 Postseason? Yeah, and boy was it a weird one. They lost seven of their final nine regular season games and then their Big East tournament debut to end up…

People who do not like tennis find it very hard to bet on and stay profitable in the long run. The reason is simple - you just can't beat the bookies by betting on tennis if you do not have a clue about the players involved in the match. This is, after all, why so many people tend to avoid tennis when they place their sports betting wagers.…