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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…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's Herald Sun Zipping Classic meeting at Caulfield. BEST BET ROOTS (Race 9, No.8) Roots finished powerfully to score at Flemington and was narrowly beaten at Group 3 level two runs back. She'll be tough to hold out again in the last. VALUE BET SOUND (Race 7, No.3) Sound has won the…

The career arc of MLB players is usually pretty predictable. In the 20-26 range, give or take, they are at the top of their physical conditions, but still are not experienced or skilled enough in many cases. From 26 to 32, approximately, they are still in good physical condition and have acquired valuable experience and knowledge of their…

Let me let you in behind the scenes here at SLC Dunk. A lot of us were fully on board with #TankNote and the Utah Jazz going for a high lottery pick with what is looking like an absolutely stacked draft class. It's not just Victor Wembanyama (and I'm very proud to say I spelled that right first try). Guys like Scoot Henderson and the Thompson twins…

Desmond Bane has been making another leap as a scorer, but the books still aren't giving him the respect he's earned. Against a shoddy Charlotte defense, we're backing the Grizzlies sniper among our best NBA player prop picks for Friday. After a short and sweet Thursday slate, Friday, November 4 sees a whopping 24 NBA teams in action. With so many…

The NBA will continue on Monday night. The New Orleans Pelicans will hit the road to battle against the Dallas Mavericks. It's time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pelicans-Mavericks prediction and pick. These two teams have been having very different seasons. The Pelicans enter Monday night an abysmal 1-9, having lost their last six…

The NBA season continues on Friday night. The Dallas Mavericks will hit the road and face off against the San Antonio Spurs. It's time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Spurs prediction and pick. These two teams have had different starts to the season. Through 11 games the Mavericks are 7-4 but are coming off a disappointing…

Western Conference Rivals, the Spurs and Mavericks, will duke it out in Texas at the American Airlines Arena on Thursday night. The Mavericks sit at 2-1 on the season after losing their season-opener to the Hawks. The Mavs rebounded well to beat the Rocket and Raptors and currently lead the Southwest Division. The Spurs have had less success so far…

Bradley Beal from the Washington Wizards rejected a player option for one year worth $36 million and signed a new supermax contract worth $251 million spanning five years. Beal, 29, had plenty of other teams wanting his services including the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Lakers. However, the All-Star loved playing in…