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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is kicking off its 2023 fight campaign with a stitched together mixed martial arts (MMA) event taking place this Sat. night (Jan. 14) at the promotion's APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a light heavyweight headliner between late replacement Sean Strickland - filling in for the injured Kelvin…

Has Georgia surpassed Alabama as the best program in college football?Dan Wolken looks at if Georgia can now be considered the team to beat in college football. Big 12 football has come a long way in 18 months. From possible extinction to viability. From newfound parity to newfound prosperity. And then on a stormy Monday night in Inglewood,…

Sometimes, it's better not to overthink things. The College Football Playoff Selection Committee got it right earlier this month. No ifs, ands or but-we-would-have-been-favored-over-everybodies about it. Talking to you, Mr. Saban. The 2022-23 College Football Playoff is the first to be played without either Alabama or Clemson. TCU went from…

While most of the nation braves the bitter cold for the holiday season, take a break on the couch and enjoy the sunny backdrop of Honolulu for the Hawaii Bowl. Middle Tennessee and San Diego State will play against one another for the first time ever. The Aztecs are favored by a touchdown in a game that has a rather low over/under at 45.5 points…

The flight attendant informed us there would be no Wi-Fi. She sounded cheery and calm. I was not. For the 3 hours 10 minutes it would take to reach Des Moines from New York, I would be unable to check the score in the Cleveland Guardians' game against the San Diego Padres, or in the Washington Nationals' game against the Seattle Mariners. To be…

There is something about this Real Madrid team. After 75 minutes of Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Chelsea, Carlo Ancelotti's side were staring an ignominious defeat in the face. Leading 3-1 from the first leg thanks to Karim Benzema's masterclass at Stamford Bridge, Madrid had conceded three times at the Estadio…

This year's Egg Bowl is sure to be a thrilling affair. After your backyard game of pigskin, grab a turkey leg and head to the couch to watch Mississippi State vs Ole Miss. Mississippi State (7-4) handily dispatched East Tennessee State in a 56-7 rout on Saturday. While Ole Miss (8-3) suffered a surprising 42-27 loss to Arkansas last week. The 119th…

Brandon Moreno is Santiago Ponzinibbio's new opponent for UFC 282 on Saturday. Although Ponzinibbio is on the wrong side of 30, he should have the advantage against a fighter who has had little time to prepare for this bout. Read more in our Moreno vs. Pon Alex Morono vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio is scheduled for three rounds in the welterweight…

Sometimes, it's better not to overthink things. The College Football Playoff Selection Committee got it right. No ifs, ands or but-we-would-have-been-favored-over-everybodies about it. Talking to you, Mr. Saban. Now, onto the actual deserving Football Four: This is the first College Football Playoff without either Alabama or Clemson. TCU went from…

Thanksgiving is one of the best holidays of the year. It's one of the best weekends of sports as well. There's nothing like gathering around the couch with your family and settling in for a day of average meat, really good side dishes, and a slate of NFL games. This year, the Barstool Sportsbook has something to help make the holiday even more…

Online and mobile sports betting is coming to sportsbooks in Maryland! Mobile apps will be available beyond their soft launch on November 23, 2022. If you're a sports bettor in the Old Line state, there will be multiple options to sift through and decide to sign up for. With so much to look for and understand what will be available in Maryland, a…

During the college football season, the Stadium staff will provide weekly betting picks and advice in this roundtable. Here are our thoughts on the Week 13 slate. podcast. Spotify and Apple for episodes and follow Stadium Bets on Twitter for more sports betting content. Ben Wittenstein, Stadium Social Media Producer: Under 47.5 in Iowa State vs.…

Start your college football Saturday a full hour early. Central Florida is fighting for a Cotton Bowl bid, but will need to get past a Navy team that just missed an upset of Notre Dame last week. The Midshipmen are just 3-7, but always capable of tripping a team up and ruining their season. Prediction: Central Florida-27, Navy-26 The Horned Frogs…

We're one month into the NBA season, and it's never too early to start thinking about who will go all the way to the Finals. In the East, two clear favorites have emerged in the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics, who hold+230 and+240 odds to win the conference, respectively, according to FanDuel. The Western Conference, on the other hand, appears…

The NHL playoffs are in full swing as the Minnesota Wild face off with the St. Louis Blues for game six in this thrilling first-round matchup. It is time to check out our NHL odds series where our Wild-Blues prediction and pick will be made. After squandering a 2-1 series lead with back-to-back gut-wrenching losses, the Wild will look to rebound on…

10 days until the World Cup kicks off, and it's fitting that today we look at one of the best 10s in the history of the game! We're continuing our preview series with a look at Group C. As always, join our World Cup predictor challenge to compete with fans and pick the winner. GROUP A | GROUP B By having the greatest player in the history of…

In his latest column, Charles Hayward reflects on Keeneland's two-day championships - which he watched avidly from his couch at home in Saratoga Springs Like everybody else in the racing world, I was transfixed by Flightline's astonishing display in the Breeders' Cup Classic, which came as a triumphant climax to two wonderful days in front of the…

This article first appeared as Time To Declare: why Arsenal have convinced me they should be Champions at Gunnerstown and has been published with the blessing of the author. Read Mike in every print issue of the Gooner Fanzine. Pre-order issue 296 here An Arsenal blog from a coach's perspective. As you read this, you are reading the fourth rewrite…

It's been ten months, but Vasiliy Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) is back in the ring on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden for a lightweight matchup against Jamaine Ortiz (16-0-1, 8 KO). Lomachenko was off to support the war effort in his homeland of Ukraine, and even though that will likely still be weighing on his mind, he's a huge favorite to…

Last week, after Australia's 13-7 win over Wales that took them to the World Cup quarterfinals, Lori Cramer and Grace Kemp refused to swap their shirts with their vanquished opponents. They weren't the only ones. Not a single member of the Wallaroos was willing to exchange their green and gold jersey for a red one. "I was happy to swap my shorts,…

Kyle Schwarber had just hit a home run in his first plate appearance as a member of the Phillies, and Francisville's Matt Maslanka was texting with a friend. "They're gonna be the team to beat," his friend texted, and it was time to get a World Series bet down while the odds were long. So Maslanka logged on to his FanDuel account and put $20 on the…

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants technically played just four meaningless games in 2022, but you would have a hard time making that case to the small crowds that filtered into Oracle Park during the last homestand. It felt like more of the same for a franchise that hasn't had much to cheer for in recent Octobers. Since Game 4 in the 2016 NLDS, the…

For many Australian rugby fans the enduring image of Michael Cheika is of a scowling figure in the coach's box, railing at the heavens as the national team crashed to yet another defeat. These days, however, Cheika is finding it hard to wipe the smile from his face. "Right now I'm really loving what's going on with my footy," he tells Australian…

Over the past decade, we have tabulated Alabama's brilliance on a seemingly unending number of occasions. Nick Saban, riding an endless train of success, has made it easy to do. We're going to do it again right now, even if it's a bit differently. On Saturday, Alabama beat Arkansas 49-26 on the road to move to 5-0. The Crimson Tide covered the…

After a couple relatively small-time events (congrats Max Homa and Mackenzie Hughes) and the Presidents Cup mixed in, the 2022-23 FedEx Cup season is in full swing as we head to Vegas for the Shriners Children's Open. While a lot of big names are taking an extended break during this time of year (or playing the Spanish Open this week), this one is…

While I got ya, here are nine things and one crazy prediction: Some bark from Sark. Texas' Steve Sarkisian is getting feistier by the minute, which is fine. He was a little Nick Sabanish on Monday when he was asked which quarterback was taking first-team snaps and he answered, "That's for me." It's the first time he hasn't been more candid about…

How does logic prevail when you're a true fan? How do you remove emotion with major money on the line, especially when your passion and fandom enabled this glorious position? That's the dilemma facing Scott Berry, who can cash $100000 if his beloved St. Louis Blues win the Stanley Cup. It stems from a $400 futures bet (250-1 odds) placed in January…

Last Saturday night a four-year-old colt named Flightline won the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar, a stately old seaside racetrack just north of San Diego, steeped in racing history, and where - like at Saratoga in upstate New York - for several weeks every summer racing is a vibrant and essential enterprise. Overflow crowds, A-list trainers…

Each week Jays From the Couch takes in the beauty of the MLB landscape and tries to imagine how Blue Jays Fans might see things. This week: let's talk about the MLB rules changes to be implemented in 2023-and the one that Blue Jays fans hope will not be a missed call. JFtC will also take a peek at potential rotations to be utilized during the Wild…

It's getting to that time of the year when we pretty much get a stacked sports schedule every single day. With a UFC card in France this afternoon, all five major European soccer leagues in action, the return of college football, and a 15-game MLB slate, this can easily turn into one of those days where you don't leave the couch very often. My…

While I got ya, here are nine things and one crazy prediction: 1. High praise from Herbie. Kirk Herbstreit may be president of the Steve Sarkisian Fan Club. He made it clear in an interview session Tuesday. "I'm a believer. I like where they're going," Herbstreit told me. "I don't know if they're ready to compete in the Big 12 this year or if…

This story was excerpted from Adam McCalvy's Brewers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, . And to get it regularly in your inbox. Maybe it was bad timing to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1982 American League champion Brewers on Friday, and to add Prince Fielder to the team's version of a Hall of Fame while also honoring Ryan…