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Why Is The Melbourne Cup So Popular?
“The race that stops the nation” might be a cliché, but it’s the truth. The Melbourne Cup does bring Australia to grinding halt at 3pm on the first Tuesday in November. But why is the Melbourne Cup so popular compared to any of the thousands of other horse races run...
U.S. Department Of Justice Seeks To Expand 1961 Federal Wire Act Reach Beyond Sports Betting
Last month the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a new consideration with regards to the Wire Act set in 2011, therefore, looking to reverse the Office of Legal Counsel’s position that means the Wire Act is solely limited to sports gambling. In the recent...
A Brief History of Baseball from Nationwide
Baseball is one of America’s oldest traditions. Take a quick look at the major events that shaped baseball.
Via: Nationwide.com
Treasure Valley Women’s Lacrosse of Idaho 2013 Player and Coach Summit
Attention all TVWLL members!!! There will be a lacrosse extravaganza for all ages on Saturday, January 19, at Centennial High School from 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. There will be skill shops for beginners and experienced players and workshops for parents and coaches....
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Djokovic tells Serena Williams she’s ‘inspirational’ ahead of her Wimbledon return
LONDON -- Novak Djokovic calls Serena Williams' tennis comeback “inspirational” and “epic.”“That’s what I told her,” Djokovic said Saturday at Wimbledon.The 44-year-old Williams is the buzz of SW19 — the famous post code of Wimbledon — as she prepares to play her...
World Cup final day of group play will set the field for the round of 32
Going into the final day of group play at the World Cup, there are essentially eight teams vying for four spots in the round of 32.Tournament co-hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico have all advanced, along with France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Norway...
Russell beats Ferraris to F1 pole in Austria despite yellow flag controversy
SPIELBERG, Austria -- Just when it seemed Mercedes' Formula 1 pole position streak was surely at an end, George Russell had other ideas at the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday. Russell came through the second-to-last corner seconds after Max Verstappen went spinning...
Ireland snap 12-year Women’s T20 World Cup losing run and stun West Indies
BRISTOL, England -- Ireland has finally won in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup.The Irish ended a 0-21 losing streak across five tournaments going back 12 years when they defeated the West Indies by six wickets with 11 balls remaining on Saturday.The West Indies would...
Jangoo’s maiden test century guides West Indies to 48-run lead over Sri Lanka on Day 3
NORTH SOUND, Antigua -- Amir Jangoo’s maiden test century edged West Indies ahead in the first test against Sri Lanka on the third morning of the first test on Saturday.Janjoo was 123 not out at lunch with captain Roston Chase unbeaten on 74 and West Indies 356-5 and...
Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne lead Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame class in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Candace Parker’s basketball journey has come full circle.It started when she led Tennessee to two national championships, then continued in the WNBA, where she was part of three titles and won two MVP awards. She also helped the U.S. win two...
Angels fire GM Perry Minasian midway through a 6th straight disappointing season in his tenure
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels have fired general manager Perry Minasian midway through their sixth consecutive disappointing season under his leadership.The last-place Angels appointed former Cardinals GM John Mozeliak to be their interim general manager...
Who is Marina Mabrey? The feisty Tempo guard who tied the WNBA scoring record with 53 points
Casual sports fans may not know much about Marina Mabrey. She doesn't garner the national attention of other more well-known WNBA players.But the feisty and competitive Mabrey created a buzz with one of the best shooting perfomances in WNBA history, matching the...
Who is Marina Mabrey? The feisty Tempo guard who tied the WNBA scoring record with 53 points
Casual sports fans may not know much about Marina Mabrey. She doesn't garner the national attention of other more well-known WNBA players.But the feisty and competitive Mabrey created a buzz with one of the best shooting perfomances in WNBA history, matching the...
With US, Canada and Mexico through, the World Cup knockout round hinges on who finishes third
As group play winds down at the World Cup, the biggest intrigue might be not who finishes first in a four-team group. It’s who finishes third.Teams that are first and second in their groups move on automatically to the Round of 32. The U.S., Canada and Mexico,...
With US, Canada and Mexico through, the World Cup knockout round hinges on who finishes third
As group play winds down at the World Cup, the biggest intrigue might be not who finishes first in a four-team group. It’s who finishes third.Teams that are first and second in their groups move on automatically to the Round of 32. The U.S., Canada and Mexico,...
AC Milan names Massimo Calvelli as CEO in bid to restore winning culture
MILAN -- AC Milan named Massimo Calvelli as chief executive officer on Friday in a bid to “bring a winning culture” back to the club.The 51-year-old Calvelli replaces Giorgio Furlani, who was fired by U.S. owner, RedBird Capital Partners, last month as it cleaned...