Baseball ‘game of the year’ helps dispel myths of the game
Aaron Hicks’ dramatic catch gave the New York Yankees a 14-12 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. Photo/The New York Post Baseball is boring. Baseball is too slow. Nobody watches [...]
Sports betting line moves provide for great entertainment
Manny Pacquiao prevailed by split decision over Keith Thurman in a WBA welterweight title fight on Saturday in Las Vegas. Photo Stuff.co.nz Watching sports betting lines move is almost as [...]
Home Run Derby a smash hit while Aces continue to win and sometimes cover
Pete Alonso of the New York Mets reacts during the Major League baseball Home Run Derby July 8 in Cleveland. Photo/The Associated Press During Major League baseball’s Home Run Derby, the [...]
Plenty of cheers — and winning tickets — for USA Women’s World Cup winners
The Las Vegas Aviators beat the Reno Aces, 8-7, on Monday, then followed that up with another 8-7 victory on Tuesday. Sometime in the early afternoon on Tuesday, our ears perked up as we heard a [...]
The fine art of the semi-bluff is alive and well
Illustration/Poker Travel So there we were, gathered around an oval-shaped Texas hold’em table, men and women, most dressed casually, whiling away an afternoon, trying to eke out a few [...]
Soccer interest piqued, but London Series a home run (or two or three)
American player Megan Rapinoe, right, celebrates Friday after scoring USA’s first goal in the soccer match between France and the American team. Photo/NPR It was a beautiful night for a [...]