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Would Playing Without Fans Negate Home Field Advantage?
The prevailing wisdom is that North American spectator sports would have to be played without fans for the foreseeable future. The expectation is that games with spectators wouldn’t return until the 2020-2021 season and possibly not even then. For some teams, playing without fans would at least partially negate their home field advantage. Here’s an […]
NHL Could Delay Start of 2020-2021 Regular Season To Finish Current Season
The National Hockey League is tentatively looking at a July or August re-start though the ‘official’ position is that there is no timeline. Commissioner Gary Bettman has confirmed that the start of the 2020-2021 season could be delayed if necessary. The expectation is that the 2020-2021 NHL regular season would start in December. The National […]
Cincy Bids Farewell to Andy Dalton
The Bengals have released longtime starting quarterback Andy Dalton, the team announced Thursday afternoon. Dalton, the team’s starting quarterback since 2011, asked for his release a week removed from the NFL Draft, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. “We have released QB Andy Dalton,” the Bengals wrote via Twitter. “Andy has not only been an […]
NASCAR Returns on May 17 At Darlington
NASCAR will become the first major North American sports league back to work when they resume racing on May 17 at Darlington. NASCAR will run 7 races in 11 days over their three series (Cup, Xfinity, Trucks). NASCAR ran four races this year before being forced to suspend their schedule due to the Coronavirus pandemic. […]
Milwaukee Bucks Co-Owner Says NBA Season Will ‘Eventually’ Resume
The NBA season was suspended on March 11 after Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier today, CNBC reported that the NBA was feeling pressure from team executives and agents to cancel the rest of the regular season. Milwaukee Bucks’ co-owner Marc Lasry is a dissenting voice, saying that he thinks the […]
Colorado Finalizes Sports Betting Catalog In Advance of Friday Launch
Sports betting will launch in Colorado on Friday, May 1. All gaming properties in the state are currently closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. At least four mobile gaming apps are expected to be available on launch day. A new era of sports betting begins on Friday as the state of Colorado comes online. Unfortunately, […]
NBA Hoops Might Be Done For The Year
Last month, the National Basketball Association became the first US professional sports league to postpone play due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The might soon become the first league to cancel the rest of their season for the same reason. The ‘party line’ has been–and as far as the league is concerned still is–that the NBA […]
Favre Thinks the “Gears are Turning” in Rodgers’ Head
Brett Favre spoke up and broke the internet on Wednesday. “I think he will play somewhere else,” the Hall of Fame quarterback said of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during an appearance with The Rich Eisen Show on Wednesday: “I guarantee you (the Love pick) got the gears going in Aaron’s mind. All (Rodgers) […]
Post Positions, Morning Line Odds Set For Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown
The Kentucky Derby is traditionally run on the first Saturday in May. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 Kentucky Derby has been rescheduled to September 5. The ‘Virtual Kentucky Derby’ will be broadcast on NBC on May 2, 2020 starting at 3 PM. More details on the Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown event that […]
Broncos Set Up Lock For Immediate Success
We’re now passed the NFL free agency period and last week’s draft is all but a sea of recaps. One of stronger, undeniable improvements on all fronts has been from the Denver Broncos. Jon Elway has been busy, adding a slew of talented players from cornerback A.J. Bouye, to guard Graham Glasgow, to running back […]
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