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NCAA Tournament Elite Eight Games on Saturday Feature Basketball Teams with Contrasting Styles
The first two tickets to the Final Four get punched on Saturday night in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. In Anaheim, Calif., top-seeded Gonzaga seeks its second trip to the national semifinals in three seasons as the Bulldogs face Texas Tech, which has...
Kentucky Derby Contender Hidden Scroll Seeking Better Trip in Florida Prep Saturday
The road to the Kentucky Derby will be a road to redemption for Hidden Scroll on Saturday. Four weeks ago, the colt went off as the 6-5 favorite in the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. It was his stakes debut...
Kosovo Casino Murder-Robberies Prompt Decade-Long Gambling Ban in Balkan Country
Violent murders of two casino workers in Kosovo -- in separate robberies this month -- has led the Balkan nation to stop most forms of gambling for the next 10 years. The move was approved by the cabinet on Tuesday and by...
Filly Divine Image Listed as Morning-Line Favorite in Dubai Kentucky Derby Prep Race
The Road to the Kentucky Derby takes to the air this weekend as one of the two major prep races takes place in Dubai. The UAE Derby offers 100 qualifying points to the winner of Saturday’s 1-3/16-mile race at Meydan Racecourse. The...
Delaware North to Part Ways with Miomni After Snafu Closes Its West Virginia Sportsbooks Indefinitely
Delaware North Companies on Friday announced it will terminate its arrangement with a company that managed the information technology systems for its two sportsbooks in West Virginia, which have been shuttered for nearly a month. The sportsbooks at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and...
Last Perfect Bracket in NCAA Tournament Busted by Tennessee Loss to Purdue
The last verified perfect bracket for this year’s NCAA Tournament has been busted, as Ohio 40-year-old Gregg Nigl incorrectly predicted two games on Thursday night. Nigl’s historic bracket officially received its first loss when Tennessee fell to Purdue 99-94 in overtime of...
Elizabeth Warren Out as Mashpee Wampanoag Federal Land Bill Backer
A federal bill that would restore the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s right to call land in Massachusetts to its sovereign reservation -- and build a $1 billion casino on it -- is due to get its first hearing in Congress next Wednesday. But...
NHL Adds William Hill as League’s Third Official Sports Betting Partner
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman may have once been a skeptic when it comes to sports betting, but those days are long past, as the league entered into a multiyear partnership with William Hill on Thursday. The deal will make William Hill an...
Santa Anita Set to Resume Racing Friday After California Board Passes Landmark Safety Reforms
Horse racing will return to Santa Anita Park on Friday, a day after a California state committee approved an agreement between the track and thoroughbred owners. As part of the approval, California Horse Racing Board also signed off on an overhaul of...
Live Horse Racing Lottery Game to Debut in Kentucky This Weekend
On Sunday, the Kentucky Lottery will launch a new daily game that offers an in-person horse racing-twist to the traditional lottery-style game. Shortly after 5 pm ET Sunday, the first Win Place Show game will take place. Like a traditional lottery, bettors...
