There is first another 12-game schedule to navigate, and UNLV is hardly an easy book in which to predict an ending. The Rebels will be deeper than last season because it’s impossible not to be.
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While watching the Olympics, it was readily apparent that each sport came with its own vocabulary. Then it dawned on me that the same is true for traditional outdoor pursuits.
Michigan is projected to be a double-digit favorite in its first seven games and might not be an underdog until its season-ending game at Ohio State.
Dallas’ odds to win the Super Bowl were adjusted from 16-1 to 25-1 at the Westgate sports book, where oddsmaker Ed Salmons said writing off the Cowboys is an overreaction.
The Sooners, who open the season Saturday as 10-point favorites at Houston, probably will stumble against a challenging schedule. That has been the trend for coach Bob Stoops.
The arms race that has become an ocean the size of the Pacific in terms of opulence and luxury and extreme indulgence when it comes to facilities used to entice the egos of 18-year-olds has no foreseeable ending.
Pahranagat Valley rolled to a 54-8 victory over Wells on Friday night in Alamo for its 94th consecutive victory, a national record for eight-man football. The Panthers led 46-0 at halftime.
The Golden Bears, led by new quarterback Davis Webb, are 20-point favorites in the game at Sydney, Australia.
There is no dominating horse heading into the $1.25 million Travers on Saturday at Saratoga. The Triple Crown races were won by three horses: Nyquist, Exaggerator and Creator.
All football handicapping contests are not created equally. There are options for low and high rollers, and for the so-called sharps and squares.
When bird hunting, dogs can be a blessing or a curse. They can bring a downed bird to hand or run amok and leave you hollering and cursing its birth.
With the regular season approaching the starting gate, it’s time to release eight win-total best bets, including plays involving the Bears, Packers and Raiders.
Former Bishop Gorman star Joey Gallo has impressive Triple-A power numbers, not concerned with batting average and strikeouts in his bid to return to the major leagues.
Few matchups reach the epic stage of combat sports, but that’s exactly where the Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz rivalry now exists after McGregor evened the score with a majority decision Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
With less than two weeks before the Rebels open their second season under Tony Sanchez, it remains undecided who will assume the starter’s role at the most critical position when Jackson State visits Sam Boyd Stadium on Sept. 1.
