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Stealing signs has been going on in baseball forever, peaking with the Houston Astros’ scandal in 2017 and 2018. However, players don’t help the opposition by giving them the pitches that are coming. That happened to Derek Bender, the Minnesota Twins’ minor-league catcher who has been released for telling hitters what pitches were coming up next. While it is frowned upon, teams and pla...

The NFL has had legal troubles with their players throughout the league’s history, and it continues heading into the 2024 season. Tyreek Hill was arrested as he was driving to Miami’s first game against Jacksonville on Sunday. Cleveland’s DeShaun Watson has had another lawsuit levied against him. NFL players have been under the microscope for years, due to many legal issues off the fie...

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever has been the recipient of some physical plays this season in the WNBA. A tweet revealed that she had been flagrantly fouled five times this season, which is 17% of the league’s flagrant-foul total. Four of those fouls have been by the Chicago Sky. However, a more in-depth look by the Sporting News shows that it might not be targeting, for the most part. ...

PRIME is a sports/energy drink that was created by Logan Paul and fellow YouTuber KSI in January 2022. Paul, KSI and PRIME are being sued by the United States Olympic Committee for allegedly using trademarked Olympic images and expressions. PRIME was also sued in April 2024 for allegedly exceeding caffeine levels in their drinks. Logan Paul has always been a lightning rod for the news,...

For the last century, women athletes have resisted out-date rules enforced by male-dominated Olympic committees. Today, there are more female athletes and events for women at the Olympics (152) than ever. Women from more countries are participating, and there is better representation on Olympic Committees. In a historic achievement, women will make up 50% of 10,500 participating athlet...

The Pro League Network runs CarJitsu, a sport where Brazilian jiu-jitsu artists fight each other inside a car. CarJitsu has been approved for sports betting by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The Pro League Network is also in charge of the World Putting League (mini putting) and SlapFIGHT Championship, which has already been approved for sports betting. There is no short...

The sequel to Adam Sandler’s 1996 hit, “Happy Gilmore”, has found a home at Netflix, where Sandler’s movies have been wildly successful recently. There is currently no release date for “Happy Gilmore 2”, but Bovada has odds for a “Fresh” rating of 85% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes after a month of being on Netflix. Sandler will likely be joined by Christopher MacDonald, who will reprise his...

Hollywood A-lister Will Ferrell has reportedly bought a minority stake in the EFL Championship’s Leeds United. Ferrell is currently part-owner of the MLS club Los Angeles FC. The Emmy Award winner joins Russell Crowe as an investor in Leeds United. Three-time Emmy Award winner Will Ferrell has reportedly added another sports investment to his growing portfolio. The Los Angeles FC co-ow...

Entering this year, there was optimism that Minnesota was going to legalize sports betting in 2024. Disagreements between horse racing tracks and Minnesota tribal casinos have led to tension, with the bill likely dead. Running Aces horse racing track filed a lawsuit against tribal casinos for operating gambling games not authorized by the compact. Minnesota’s sports betting bill is on ...

The Atlanta Falcons selected quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. Online bookies favor Penix Jr. starting at least one game in the 2024-25 season. Odds heavily favored Penix Jr. being drafted outside of the top 10. Michael Penix Jr. is more likely than not to start a game for the Atlanta Falcons in his rookie season. This is according to onli...

Seven-year Dota 2 veteran Taiga has been caught working with match-fixers following multiple leaks, according to YouTuber, Morf-Designer. The 25-year-old Norwegian pro gamer revealed publicly that he had a gambling addiction in October 2023. Chat logs, screen recordings, and voice recordings revealed that Taiga was working with Russian match-fixers to manipulate games for their financial b...

The Temple men’s basketball team is under investigation for an illegal match-fixing inquiry. The report broke after suspicious line movement in Temple’s game against UAB on Thursday, March 7. Loyola Mayland is the subject of a separate investigation into potential match-fixing.  Following suspicious line movement in the UAB Blazers (21-11) vs. Temple Owls (13-19) matchup, an offic...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced that he will be resigning from his position following the end of his five-year term in 2029. Theo Epstein is favored to be the next MLB commissioner after Manfred’s contract expires. Barack Obama is the second most likely candidate, according to online bookies. Following 14 years of service, Rob Manfred has announced that he will be stepping down ...

Acting Oscar Winners By Age: Youngest & Oldest Winners Best Actor Oscar Winners By Age Best Actress Oscar Winners By Age Best Supporting Actor Oscar Winners By Age Best Supporting Actress Oscar Winners By Age Have you ever wondered who the youngest and oldest acting Oscars winners are? I have many times, so this time, I jumped to Wikipedia and started looking at previous winn...

Featured image taken from user account on X (@TiffanyCrazyCool) Tiffany Nicole Ervin is the new betting favorite to win Survivor 46 after the season premiere aired on Wednesday night. David Jelinsky of the Yanu Tribe was the first castaway voted off the 46th season of Survivor. Nami got off to a quick start with a win in the reward challenge and immunity challenge. Following the sea...