Aristotle, owner of PredictIt, gains CFTC approval  PredicIt offers political prediction markets with plans for expansion U.S. launch could come as soon as October Aristotle, owner of the popular online prediction platform PredictIt, gained approved from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) this week to operate as a designated contract market and derivatives cleari...

The New York Giants have Russell Wilson as their starting quarterback, but they also drafted Jaxson Dart out of Mississippi State. Wilson will start Week 2 for the Giants, but he didn’t have a good debut in Week 1. BetOnline thinks Wilson will be the first quarterback benched during the NFL season. The New York Giants are starting Russell Wilson as their quarterback, but rookie Jaxson ...

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in the U.S. Open final on Sunday to win his sixth Grand Slam. Alcaraz and Sinner have won two Grand Slams each in 2025, and have met in each of the last three finals. There’s a strong possibility that we’re in a two-player era in men’s tennis unless someone steps up to challenge Alcaraz and Sinner. Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz won the U.S. Open final on ...

It was revealed on Friday that the North Carolina football program, led by Bill Belichick, has denied access to the New England Patriots, Belichick’s former NFL team. It was also stated that two other teams have been denied access to the Tar Heels, who were routed in their first game of the season. Belichick and the Patriots didn’t have a good ending to their relationship, which is likely ...

The Los Angeles Clippers have been accused of circumventing the NBA’s salary cap, as Kawhi Leonard was allegedly given a “no-show job”. The Clippers could be fined by the NBA, and they could also lose draft picks if they are found guilty of the allegations. Leonard Allegedly Paid $28 Million for Company He Did No Work For The allegations were made by Pablo Torre of the “Pablo Torres Find...

North Carolina boosted their NIL football budget from $4 million to $20 million, largely due to the hiring of legendary coach Bill Belichick. The Tar Heels were routed 48-14 by TCU in their first game at home on Monday night. Can Belichick use the money wisely and bring the Tar Heels to football relevance? The North Carolina Tar Heels increased their NIL budget to $20 million and lured...

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-...