North Carolina is a 2-point favorite over Villanova and the total is 150 in today’s NCAA championship game. A survey of opinions from Review-Journal staff members, other media, oddsmakers and professional handicapper
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A combative, defiant Roy Williams has been onstage at the Final Four. The North Carolina basketball coach is known as one of the nicest guys in his profession, but the Mr. Nice Guy act is often interpreted as a sign of weakness.
Brice Johnson. If the Tar Heels win, Johnson will be the main reason.
Taking a look at the NASCAR Sprint Cup STP 500 (10 a.m. Sunday, KVVU-5) at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
Joey Logano has never won at Martinsville Speedway’s flat half-mile layout, but he’s got a couple of things in his favor that make him a good candidate to win Sunday’s STP 500.
The Review-Journal’s Bill Bradley and Matt Youmans and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the season.
Oklahoma-Villanova is a great matchup because of Ryan Arcidiacono, a skinny point guard with a last name that is tough to pronounce and a game that proves even tougher. He’s from Philadelphia, where people are inspired by Rocky Balboa and Vince Papale.
The Review-Journal’s Bill Bradley and Matt Youmans and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller offer their best bets for regular-season win totals.
Aaron Kessler and Tony Miller of the Golden Nugget sports book join the Review-Journal’s Matt Youmans to preview Saturday’s games.
Capsule previews of Saturday’s Final Four matchups in Houston.
The Big League Weekend announced crowd of 11,025 at Cashman Field got to witness why manager Joe Maddon and the Chicago Cubs are the betting favorite to win the World Series. They defeated the New York Mets 5-1.
The Review-Journal’s Bill Bradley and Matt Youmans and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the 2016 Chicago Cubs.
The Review-Journal’s Bill Bradley and Matt Youmans and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the 2016 New York Mets.
No longer is a bet on the Cubs’ future a foolish expense. It appears Joe Maddon has the most talented team in the major leagues, and Maddon also might be the best manager in baseball. So, maybe this is the year.