You never want to put too much emphasis on what happened during spring training, but it’s hard not to be impressed with what the Arizona Diamondbacks have done in Cactus League play.
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It’s rare to get a classic East versus West battle of two top undefeated 3-year-olds before the Kentucky Derby.
Top daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel, in a deal with the NCAA, have agreed to indefinitely suspend contests on college sports in all U.S. states, ESPN reported on Thursday.
Not all underdog stories are heart warming for the masses. For many, Jim Boeheim coaching Syracuse to another Final Four makes skin crawl. His enemies call him a cheater and whiner. His friends just call him a whiner.
The Oregon-Oklahoma matchup, an NCAA Tournament West Region final Saturday in Anaheim, California, is a pick’em at all major Las Vegas books. Oregon is the region’s No. 1 seed, and Oklahoma is No. 2.
Review-Journal reporter Adam Hill offers a capsule look at Saturday’s two Final Eight games in the NCAA Tournament, with a prediction for each game.
Not every day of the NCAA Tournament is a surprise party. It is possible for teams to continue to advance in March without much stress or sweat.
The $10 million Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race, has a star-studded field of 12, headed by California Chrome, the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner. Two Kentucky Derby preps also will be run Saturday.
Review-Journal reporter Matt Youmans offers a capsule look at Friday’s four games in the NCAA Tournament, with a prediction for each game.
A majority of bettors are banking on Oregon being better than Duke, and Dana Altman getting the better of Mike Krzyzewski, in an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup Thursday. Around 65 percent of the spread wagers are on the Ducks as 3-point favorites.
The Review-Journal’s Adam Hill, Kelly Stewart and Matt Youmans compete with handicappers Doug Fitz and Ken Thomson in a contest covering NCAA Tournament games Thursday and Friday.
Maryland would become the first state to let voters decide whether the popular but controversial phenomenon of Internet fantasy sports betting is fully legal, under a bill now pending in the Legislature.
Prop bets posted at the Westgate sports book for NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games Thursday and Friday.
Review-Journal reporter Adam Hill offers a capsule look at Thursday’s four games in the NCAA Tournament, with a prediction for each game.