Matthew Bowyer, who is associated with Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has received one year in prison for his role in the gambling scandal. Mizuhara is serving a 57-month sentence for bank fraud and tax evasion. Ohtani seems to have gotten off with no issues, and is not associated with the gambling scandal. Matthew Bowyer, who received money from Shohei Ohtani’s fo...

Dawn Staley says that she interviewed for the vacant New York Knicks’ head coaching job. Staley has been successful as a college coach, winning three championships with the South Carolina women’s basketball team. The Knicks hired Mike Brown instead, but it seems like the NBA is getting closer to hiring its first female head coach. Dawn Staley claims that she interviewed for the vacant ...

The Enhanced Games have filed an $800 million lawsuit against World Aquatics, USA Swimming, and the World Anti-Doping Agency. They’re stating that the defendants have launched an “illegal campaign” to convince athletes not to sign up for The Enhanced Games. There are five athletes under the Enhanced Games umbrella, but will this event happen? The group behind The Enhanced Games is suin...

Keegan Bradley has been named the captain of the United States for the Ryder Cup. However, Bradley is in the mix to be the first playing captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963. Bradley has six captain’s picks to make on Wednesday, August 27. Keegan Bradley is the American captain for the Ryder Cup, but he finished T7 in the FedEx Cup standings. He could be the first playing captain since ...

The SEC is adding a ninth game to its conference schedule for the 2026 football season. A major reason is that the CFP playoffs will lean more heavily on the strength of schedule. Combined with the Big Ten’s idea of an expanded CFP playoff, the college football landscape continues to change drastically. The SEC will move to a nine-game conference schedule for the 2026 season. This is d...

Lucky Rebel just launched an online gambling platform for sports betting and casino games. The site targets primarily the US market, accepting players from all states except New Jersey. The Lucky Rebel team is looking to compete with established gambling sites by offering a large selection of betting markets and casino games, as well as huge promotions for both new and existing customers. ...

Kalshi launches event contracts on NFL spreads, totals, and touchdown scorers Contracts for NFL Week 1 game winners are already available Robinhood to offer Kalshi’s NFL contracts on their platform This week, Kalshi, the popular and controversial exchange and prediction market, self-certified in order to offer event contracts for the upcoming NFL season. The contracts will include pred...

The US Open changed the format of their mixed doubles tournament, which now features more star names The format seems to be a success, despite first-round eliminations from Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu, Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka, and Venus Williams. Some specialists say it cheapens doubles play, including reigning US Open champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori. The US Open ch...

The Indiana Fever have been battered by injuries this season, and now Sophie Cunningham is out for the rest of the year with a knee injury. The Fever have been without Caitlin Clark for most of the season, while Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald are also out. The Fever were one of the WNBA title favorites, but have fallen down the pecking order. The Indiana Fever have lost another player...

Bryson DeChambeau says the PGA Tour won’t let him play in a tune-up tournament before the Ryder Cup due to his status as a LIV player. Most of the Americans didn’t play for four weeks ahead of the last Ryder Cup, in which they were routed by Team Europe. The Ryder Cup odds are moving more towards the Europeans after the news. Bryson DeChambeau revealed that he likely won’t play a tune-...

Dana White is extremely confident of a UFC event being held at the White House on July 4, 2025. He says he trusts Conor McGregor to headline the card, but not Jon Jones. The odds are favoring Dustin Poirier, Max Holloway, and Justin Gaethje, among others. Dana White says he’s confident about having Conor McGregor feature in the UFC event planned for the White House on July 4, 2025. How...

Tom Brady, a minority owner of soccer club Birmingham City, made remarks about former England star and head coach Wayne Rooney, saying he was concerned about his “work ethic”. Rooney has responded to Brady’s claims, saying he didn’t think Brady “really understood football that well”. Rooney was fired in January 2024, but Birmingham was still relegated that season.  Wayne Rooney re...

The NBA has released its regular-season schedule for the 2025-26 campaign, but only for Opening Night, Christmas Day, and MLK Day. The Christmas schedule is highlighted by Cavs-Knicks, Spurs-Thunder, and Rockets-Lakers. The season-opening doubleheader will take place on October 21 on NBC and Peacock with the Rockets-Thunder and Warriors-Lakers. The regular-season schedule for big days ...

The UFC recently signed a deal with Paramount worth $7.7 billion over seven years. Starting in 2026, Paramount Plus will stream the UFC numbered events, as well as the Fight Night cards. The NFL and NBA media deals are still larger, but the UFC’s deal is bigger than Major League Soccer and the NCAA. The UFC has announced a deal with Paramount to broadcast their numbered events, as well...

Paris Saint-Germain capped an incredible season as the Ballon d'Or nominees were announced, breaking the record for most players from one club with nine. PSG forward Ousmane Dembele is the runaway favorite in the Ballon d’Or odds. Lamine Yamal leads four Barcelona players up for the award, and is behind Dembele in the odds. Paris Saint-Germain powered through the Ballon d'Or shortlist,...

A gambler made a large bet that a sex toy would be thrown on the court at a WNBA game. The wager won, after a sex toy was thrown during the game between Fever and Sparks on Tuesday night. Allegedly, the gambler, who collected $6,000, threw the sex toy themselves. A gambler on Polymarket, a crypto betting exchange, made a large bet that a sex toy would be thrown on the court at a WNBA g...