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Tony Romo incident reopens NFL’s inconsistent stance on gambling
More than 100 current players, including some big names, were expected to participate in Romo’s event, slated for mid-July at the Sands Expo. Wind your way through the Sands Expo hallways long enough, and you’ll walk right past the bright red sportsbook at the Venetian casino. That is a problem for the NFL, which, after […]
Continue reading2022 U.S. Open: Rory McIlroy’s shirt, bright patterns, Brooks Koepka’s lobster shoes and more fashion from Round 1
The 2022 U.S. Open is underway at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Reigning champ Jon Rahm is trying to defend his title. There’s drama with LIV tour players, after the new tour’s first event last week, returning for this latest major. That includes Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. Scottie Scheffler is trying to become […]
Continue readingJ.R. Smith ready to hit links, classroom with North Carolina A&T Aggies
The 16-year NBA veteran who skipped college basketball, won two championships and made millions is now a freshman walk-on for the North Carolina A&T men’s golf team. Now, instead of first-class cross-country travel for nightly games against the world’s best basketball players, Smith — who turns 36 next month — is focused on completing class […]
Continue readingFormer South Carolina men’s basketball star Art Whisnant dies
No cause of death was given. He was 81 years old. Whisnant played for the Gamecocks from 1959 to ’62 and was a three-time all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection during that time. He finished his career with 1,505 points, 11th all-time among South Carolina career scorers. He averaged 19.1 points a game in 79 contests in […]
Continue readingNotable Bets: Chubb’s choice, Hail Murray and Patriots upset light up sportsbooks
A collective moan rang out from bettors at the Mirage in Las Vegas, and there was a bit of an uproar at the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Each reaction was caused by the same sudden left turn by Browns running back Nick Chubb. Chubb’s decision to run out of bounds instead of scoring […]
Continue readingNotable bets: Jaguars upset bad for bettors, survivor-pool players
The Raiders are in Las Vegas, a place the NFL stiff-armed for decades over fears of Sin City’s thriving sports betting market. On the opening Sunday, commercials for Las Vegas ran frequently during NFL games — some of which were played in empty stadiums, with manufactured crowd noise. Tom Brady is in Tampa Bay and […]
Continue readingTurner Sports: ‘The Match’ averaged nearly 6 million viewers
Turner Sports said the Sunday telecast of “The Match: Champions for Charity” attracted an average of 5.8 million viewers across four of its networks. Turner says it was the most-watched golf telecast in cable TV history. It said the previous record was 4.9 million viewers on ESPN at the 2010 Masters, the year Tiger Woods […]
Continue readingTiger Woods’ game, Tom Brady’s wild ride, Phil Mickelson’s antics and Peyton Manning’s interest made for a fun day of golf
The weather did not cooperate, but that was about the only thing that went wrong Sunday during The Match: Champions for Charity. As Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods held an oversized cardboard check with a total of $20 million written in, they were soaking wet but smiling. It was a soaked, […]
Continue readingTiger Woods, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson golf match predictions and megapreview
Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson might just be one of the most high-profile golf foursomes in history. Let’s do the math: Woods and Mickelson combined for 20 major championships and 126 PGA Tour victories. Brady and Manning have eight Super Bowl wins and eight Most Valuable Player awards. So, yeah, that’s […]
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