While sports betting’s rampancy since being legalized in May 2018 has been a controversy lightning rod in the past seven-plus years, another player is emerging that is further muddying the waters: Prediction markets. Predictions markets – exchanges such as Polymarket and Kalshi that allow bets on event outcomes – have come with less regulation than sports gambling. The latter has ...
The brother of Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is one of two men arrested last weekend after allegedly taking an SUV belonging to L.A. Lakers forward Adou Thiero without his consent. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told NBC 4 Los Angeles that deputies were alerted to the vehicle’s location at One Hotel in West Hollywood, where the ...
KANSAS CITY, MO ― On any given day, Texas A&M outside hitter Kyndal Stowers brings three different versions of herself to the court. One version is very relaxed. The goal is simple: get out on the court, win and leave. Another version of Stowers is more stealthy, unsuspecting. She wins, but the opponents never see it coming. Then, there’s the ...
Unlike most other countries, Americans deal in absolutes. There are no ties, just winners and losers. It might sound harsh, but that is the reality in a nation that aims to be definitive – at least when it comes to sports. That’s why when the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks meet in a pivotal ‘Thursday Night Football’ matchup in ...
They’ve been playing NFL football for 106 years now and no one – not even Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson or Roger Staubach – has ever achieved in a game what Trevor Lawrence pulled off last weekend. Do the math. Go back to the Papa Bear origins, when the league began in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association ...
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks added another chapter in his rivalry with LeBron James when he was tossed for chest-bumping LeBron in the final seconds in a 116-114 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, Dec. 14. Brooks has long been known as an NBA pest, trying to get into opponents’ heads in order to elicit a reaction or ...
As the former winds down one process at the same time the latter gets another going, players are often left to evaluate the actual payoff from participating in the capper to the season. Opt-outs that once sparked controversy have now become commonplace, with those competing in ceremonial contests now routinely bowing out without much fanfare. The College Football Playoff, however, ...
The Chicago Bears of… Northwest Indiana? According to Bears team president Kevin Warren, that’s a real possibility. In an open letter to Bears season-ticket holders, Warren announced that the team plans to explore an expanded search for a new stadium site after hitting a roadblock in negotiations with the state of Illinois over their current plan. That expanded search includes the 326-acre property the ...
AI-assisted summary Several top college football quarterbacks are expected to enter the transfer portal. Brendan Sorsby of Cincinnati and Sam Leavitt of Arizona State are among the top quarterbacks available. Major programs like Oregon, Texas Tech, and Miami are searching for new starting quarterbacks. Every quarterback in the Bowl Subdivision is essentially working on the equivalent of a one-year contract. ...
Shaboozey, Ludacris and CORTIS will make up the NBA All-Star Weekend music lineup in Los Angeles in mid-February. The performances will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from Feb. 12 to 14. The artists will all perform on different days and serve as part of the NBA Crossover postgame concert after a day of NBA All-Star-related festivities. All ...