It wasn’t long ago that Las Vegas officials wouldn’t even think of applying to host NCAA championships because the state was prohibited from doing so because of its legalized sports betting.
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Whitey Ford, the street-smart New Yorker who had the best winning percentage of any pitcher in the 20th century and helped the Yankees become baseball’s perennial champions in the 1950s and ’60s, has died. He was 91.
The Los Angeles Lakers try to clinch the NBA title, and Tampa Bay and New York look to move on to the AL Championship Series.
Four baseball teams could be going home Thursday. Handicapper Dana Lane offers a recommendation for Tampa Bay-New York Game 4.
Another baseball playoff quadrupleheader is on tap, and handicapper Dana Lane offers a recommendation for Tampa Bay-New York Game 3.
Derek Stevens bet $110K to win $40K on Atlanta to beat Miami in the NL Division Series to hedge two bets that will pay $1M each if the Marlins win the NL and World Series.
The Las Vegas casino owner placed the wagers in July at the Westgate sportsbook: $5,000 to win the NL at 200-1 odds and $2,500 to win the World Series at 400-1.
Five MLB teams face elimination in four postseason games Thursday, and perhaps the two worst teams in the NFL meet in the Thursday game.
For the first time, eight MLB playoff games will be held on the same day in this wild pandemic season. And there’s the NBA Finals, too.
Jim McIngvale wagered $250,000 to win $6 million on the Astros to win the World Series and $250,000 to win $375,000 on Houston over Minnesota in Tuesday’s playoff opener.