Oklahoma legislators host sports betting study Oklahoma governor favors a free market OKC Thunder target stake in betting handle Oklahoma legislators recently hosted their first sports betting study among key stakeholders to build a consensus on a framework to offer legal betting in the Sooner State. The betting study was hosted by Sen. Bill Coleman. Coleman stressed that Oklahoma...

Wisconsin legislators introduce two bills for online sports betting Online sports betting would be offered through local tribes Current laws allow in-person betting on tribal lands This week, Wisconsin legislators took a step towards expanding Wisconsin sports betting to include legal online options. Two bills, SB 592 and AB 601, were introduced. The bills would allow Wisconsin trib...

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said LSU athletic director would have no part in picking a new head coach for the football team. President Donald Trump has also been involved in the sporting world, claiming he could get FIFA to move cities for the 2026 World Cup. It leads to the question: why is the government so involved in sports recently? The American government has had their hands i...

Legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao has revealed he is in negotiations for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. for 2026. Mayweather defeated Pacquiao by unanimous decision in 2015, but Pacquiao said he had an injured shoulder. Even though this is likely an exhibition, this fight would probably earn a large audience. Manny Pacquiao claimed he is in negotiations for more boxing matches in 202...

It was revealed on Monday that at least 370 soccer referees in Turkey have gambling accounts. One referee placed over 18,000 bets. This could cause broad, sweeping changes in Turkish soccer, as match-fixing has been a concern in the past. An investigation in Turkey found that over half of their soccer referees have betting accounts, and over 25% are active gamblers. With match fixin...

The odds for a probable rematch between heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane have moved significantly in Gane's favor. Their UFC 321 match ended abruptly after Gane poked Aspinall in the eyes, and the champion couldn’t continue. UFC president Dana White says that he wants to book the rematch between Aspinall and Gane “as soon as possible”. The UFC heavyweight title fight be...

Portland head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday, October 23, in a major NBA gambling investigation. Former Toronto forward Jontay Porter received a lifetime ban for his role in the gambling investigation involving Rozier and former player/coach Damon Jones Odds are suggesting that the same fate awaits Billups and Rozier, while Kevin Garnett may h...

Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami’s Terry Rozier have been arrested in a gambling investigation. Billups and Rozier were arrested in separate investigations, while former player/coach Damon Jones is tied to Rozier. It seems like this story is just starting to unravel, and there could be more names released soon. Portland's head coach Chauncey Billups and guard Terry Rozier were...

Barcelona and Villarreal were supposed to play a La Liga match in Miami in December, but it was cancelled on Tuesday. La Liga players stood still for the first 15 seconds of each game to protest La Liga going forward with the match. La Liga president Javier Tebas says “Spanish football has lost an opportunity” to grow the league overseas. A planned Barcelona-Villarreal match in Miami f...

Justin Fields was benched by New York Jets’ head coach Aaron Glenn at halftime of a 13-6 loss to Carolina. The Jets are 0-7 and a quarterback change is likely after Jets’ owner Woody Johnson criticized Fields’ performance. The odds suggest we won't see Fields playing for the Jets anytime soon. The winless New York Jets are likely looking to switch quarterbacks, as Justin Fields has str...

Billy Napier was fired as the head coach of the Florida Gators on Sunday. Rival Florida State claimed they would wait until after the season to decide on Mike Norvell’s future. Will Norvell actually get to finish the season? The Florida Gators fired head football coach Billy Napier on Sunday, while their rivals at Florida State are waiting until after the season to decide on Mike Norve...

Ireland’s Shane Ryan is the latest addition to the Enhanced Games roster. There are a total of nine athletes on the TEG roster, with eight swimmers leading the way. Ryan says that “this thing isn’t going away”, meaning TEG could actually happen in May 2026. Irish swimmer Shane Ryan has committed to The Enhanced Games, scheduled to happen in May 2026. Ryan claims that he wasn’t making e...

U.S. President Donald Trump claims that he’ll move 2026 World Cup games out of Boston due to “unrest”. He said FIFA President Gianni Infantino would move the games, although he wouldn’t want to. Trump has also said he’d move games out of the Bay Area,  Seattle, and potentially the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. American President Donald Trump is threatening to move 2026 World Cup games ...

Cody Bellinger of the New York Yankees has decided to opt out of his contract and test free agency. The Yankees lost to Toronto in the American League Divisional Series after having World Series aspirations. The Yankees have several free agents this season, and could look quite unfamiliar in 2026. Cody Bellinger of the New York Yankees will opt out of his contract, becoming a free agen...

Saudi Arabia sports promoter Turki Al-Sheikh has stoked rumors of a Manchester United takeover with a social media post. It is reported that Manchester United is worth close to $2.7 billion, but the current owners, the Glazers, are looking for almost $7 billion. Al-Sheikh has already cornered the boxing market, and is looking to add soccer to his portfolio. Turki Al-Sheikh has sparked ...

Bloomberg has deemed Cristiano Ronaldo to be the first billionaire soccer player in history. Ronaldo’s net worth is reportedly $1.4 billion. Lionel Messi could be the next soccer player to reach $1 billion, as he’ll receive a stake in Inter Miami when he retires. Cristiano Ronaldo is the first soccer player in history to reach a billion dollars, with a reported net worth of $1.4 billio...