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Acclimate Now A Two Time Winner Of San Juan Capistrano Stakes At Santa Anita
This weekend is the end of the Winter/Spring racing meet at California’s Santa Anita Park. The Saturday and Sunday racing cards featured a total of eight stakes races. In arguably the most significant, California bred Acclimate became a two time winner of the Grade 3 Sam Juan Capistrano Stakes. At one point in history, the […]
2022 Golden Globe Awards Host Network Betting Odds
NBC will not air the 2022 Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association–the voters on the awards–have been criticized for a lack of diversity and what are described as ‘ethical lapses’. Hollywood players are publicly piling on in support of the latest cause celebre but some studios are concerned about losing a very effective […]
Lakers Can’t Stay Healthy, Blame Trainer
The Los Angeles Lakers did not renew the contract of head trainer Nina Hsieh. Hsieh worked for the Lakers for over a decade before her unceremonious dumping. The Lakers title defense fell way short due to repeated injuries to key personnel. The Los Angeles Lakers were ‘one and done’ NBA Champions after their lopsided first […]
Assistant Jamahl Mosley Favored To Be Dallas Mavericks Next Head Coach
Sportsbooks are beginning to post betting markets on possible candidates for NBA coaching vacancies. Including Dallas there are seven vacant head coaching jobs in the NBA. The biggest issue for most teams is finding a viable head coach with so few in the market with previous NBA coaching experience. Following Rick Carlisle’s resignation as head […]
Kentucky Judge Orders State Regulators To Allow Further Testing On Medina Spirit’s Postrace Sample
A Kentucky judge has ordered the state’s horse racing regulators to allow additional testing on a urine sample from Medina Spirit. The judge’s order should determine if Medina Spirit’s failed drug test after the Kentucky Derby was the result of a skin ointment as asserted by Bob Baffert. The contention of Medina Spirit’s connections is […]
Rick Carlisle Out As Dallas Mavericks Head Coach As Housecleaning Continues
Rick Carlisle has resigned as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks after 13 seasons. The move comes one day after the departure of president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson. There have been reports of friction between Carlisle and 22 year old superstar Luka Doncic. Many of the details aren’t quite clear but what is without […]
Breeders’ Cup 2021 Targeting 100% Seated Capacity At Del Mar
The 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be held at California’s Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on November 5 and 6. Breeders’ Cup organizers are targeting 100% seated capacity for the event. Tickets will go on sale July 16. Organizers of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships had been taking a ‘wait and see’ approach before making […]
Scott Brooks Out As Washington Wizards’ Coach, Stan Van Gundy Out In New Orleans
Scott Brooks will not be returning as head coach as the Washington Wizards after no agreement could be reached on a new deal. Stan Van Gundy is out as New Orleans Pelicans’ head coach after one season. There are now a total of six head coaching vacancies in the NBA. Two more NBA head coaches […]
Pimlico Meet Will Extend Into August Due To Further Delays In Track Renovation At Laurel Park
Maryland thoroughbred racing will remain at Pimlico until late August. A brief meet at the State Fair in Timonium will run from August 27 through Labor Day, September 6. The hope is that racing can begin at Laurel Park by mid-September. Maryland horsemen will have a couple more months of racing at Pimlico. That’s because […]
Captain Obvious aka Jon Rahm Checks In On COVID Vaccines and the US Open
John Rahm was forced to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament after the third round due to a positive COVID-19 test. Rahm was leading the tournament by 6 strokes at the time of his withdrawal. He now says that he ‘wishes he got vaccinated sooner’. When we last heard from Jon Rahm he was being escorted […]
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