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Plans for a national league could get a major boost from this month's world cup, and the return of Olympic rugby in 2016 for the first time in nearly a century. The bruising form of contact football is already the fastest growing team sport in the U.S. over the past five years, according to industry figures. About 1.2 million participate regularly…

A.J. Allmendinger (16) crosses the yard of bricks to win the NASCAR Cup Series 2021 Verizon 200 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of the world's most famous tracks, so it's only right that it hosts one of America's biggest motorsports weekends of the year. NASCAR and IndyCar are both headed to the Brickyard for a…

The Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals will try to join the San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox as two-time World Series winners this decade. In fact, the Astros and Cardinals are the only franchises in the 10-team postseason field with a championship in the last 10 years. Eight of the 10 teams entered into the 2019 MLB postseason have a…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: Curly Jack May Set Them Straight In G2 KY Jockey Club (Curly Jack / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Michael McLaughlin's $300000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade III) winner Curly Jack headlines a field of nine 2-year-old colts that were entered in Saturday's 96 running of the $400000 Kentucky…

The Friday card from Churchill Downs features the Mrs. Revere and the Clark Stakes. Rich Strike was installed as the morning line favorite in the Friday feature. Post: 1:00 PM ET; $78k Claiming going 1 mile on dirt; Entries: 6 #3 GIROLAMO'S ATTACK (7-2) gets the top selection. He has solid early pace figures in a race that looks to lack a ton of…

There is an old saying in horse racing - "pace makes the race" - that is a core tenet of analyzing races. Essentially what it means is that how fast a race in run in the early stages and how many horses vie for the lead plays a major role in which runners have the best chance to win. A talented front-runner thus would be formidable in a race in…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: KY Derby Winner Returns in G1 Clark'Cap (Rich Strike / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: RED-TR Racing's Kentucky Derby (Grade I) hero Rich Strike will return to Churchill Downs and face a compact field of seven entered in Friday's 148 running of the $750000 Clark presented by Norton…

Patrons at Omaha's Horsemen's Park will find the simulcast wagering area much smaller than in the past, but an official says it's all for the greater good. The main simulcast facility at 63rd & Q closed its doors two weeks ago following the busy Breeders Cup weekend. In its place is a temporary home - a trailer that seats about 130 - until the…

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Ross Chastain skyrocketed to motorsports infamy for wall-riding his way into NASCAR's championship race with a video-game style move that has overshadowed the finale and his fellow title contenders. With that comes a ton of pressure on the eighth-generation Florida watermelon farmer and journeyman NASCAR driver who once took…

There are a lot of Sean Clifford types playing quarterback in the Big Ten this season, tough-minded battlers who can't quite lift their team to a next level or a signature win. Known names, seemingly around forever, racking up stats and eclipsing program records. Several of them, like Clifford, will finally age out of college football after this…

The 2022-23 SEC basketball season is sure to be full of surprises. Maybe Kentucky will be the top team in the league, a traditional expectation, or perhaps another conference team will step up to claim that honor. Perhaps Auburn will reach a No. 1 national ranking as it did last season, or it could be Tennessee or Alabama or Arkansas capturing that…

Wondering which jockeys were hot at the Keeneland fall meet? You should be. The turf and dirt courses were idiosyncratic, and the riders who figured it out in October will have an advantage this weekend in the Breeders' Cup The Keeneland jockey title went to Luis Saez with 21 wins. Tyler Gaffalione was close behind with 20. They both won with 18%…

The start of the Darley Alcibiades on October 7 won by Wonder Wheel. Keeneland Photo Keeneland Press Release LEXINGTON, Ky.- Keeneland concluded its 2022 Fall Meet on Saturday with a season record all-sources handle of $208.9 million, which was boosted by record purses, full race fields and championship-caliber competition provided by the nation's…

The Edmonton Oilers travel to St. Louis to take on the Blues in what will be the best game on the three-game NHL schedule on Wednesday night. The Blues opened the season with three-straight wins before being shutout in their last outing, while the Oilers overcame a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3. We'll review both teams' seasons…

Carousel Group-operated MaximBet has gone live in a second US state by launching in Indiana. That not only continued to increase the number of Indiana sports betting options for residents but gives bettors in the state a new option to sample. After its launch in Sept. 2021 in Colorado, Indiana entry marks the first for the online sports betting and…

The latest PointsBet Louisiana promo code gives new players the chance to wager on Saturday college football action with the luxury of four second-chance bets of up to $200 each. With this special, PointsBet Louisiana is allowing players to jump into the mix and wager on both high profile national games like Florida-Tennessee and in-market matchups…

Team Penske has all three cars in the playoffs, but will that change after tomorrow night's race at Bristol? It has been a dream season already for Roger Penske's team, even by their standards. The season kicked off with a dramatic Daytona 500 win for rookie Austin Cindric, as two of their drivers battled for the win. The organization's success…

Week 2 of the 2022 college football season was fraught with unseemly upsets, as can often happen at the start of a new year. Will more Top 10 teams fall this week? College football, Week 2. Traditionally, it's chaos. It's the weekend of David and Goliath, Buster Douglas and Mike Tyson, and Team USA vs Russia wrapped up in a single glorious…

No. 1 seed Arizona begins its tournament march on Friday, and the Wildcats aren't the only heavy favorites. No. 2 seeds Auburn, Villanova and Duke also are in action, and six of the 16 games on the schedule have double-digit spreads. There also are three 1-point spreads to work with in games between No. 6 Texas and No. 11 Virginia Tech, No. 7…

Another exciting weekend of college football lies ahead. Here are the best Over/Under bets of Week 3. Week 2 featured some shocking final scores due to both the winners and point totals. Utah scored 73 against FCS-opponent Southern Utah and Oklahoma notched just seven points at halftime against Kent State. Meanwhile, Iowa proved that Week 1 was no…

Golf tips and expert instruction, golf club reviews and the latest golf equipment. Thank you for signing up to. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. Resurrect Your Masters Bets With These Post Cut Match And Outright Tips New world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler's amazing run continued…