1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Las Vegas on Radar As NBA Weighs Resuming Play Post COVID-19
We may still be weeks or even months away from professional sports resuming in the United States. But reports circulated over the weekend that the NBA is looking at a way to resume play. One way that may occur is by relocating...
No Nurmagomedov For UFC 249? Dana White May Push Ahead as Replacement Bout Rumored (VIDEO)
UFC President Dana White says the show must go on. But now it appears UFC 249 may go on without one of its star combatants. On Instagram Monday, Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed that he’s unable to leave his native Russia because of travel...
President Trump Extends Social Distancing To April 30, Casinos Likely Shut Down Until Then
President Donald Trump said in his daily COVID-19 press briefing Sunday that the social distancing guidelines the federal government recommends will be extended until at least the end of April. More details, including the reasoning behind the extension, will be revealed, the...
Feds Approve Aqueduct as Emergency Hospital for COVID-19 Crisis as Trump Considers New York Quarantine
New York officials announced Saturday they received approval to turn Aqueduct Racetrack into a temporary hospital, one of four emergency facilities set up in New York City to help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Queens track closed on March 19 after...
Kentucky Derby Contender Tiz the Law the One to Beat in Florida Derby Saturday at Gulfstream Park
Tiz the Law returns to the track for the first time in nearly two months, as one of the top Kentucky Derby candidates highlights the field of Saturday’s Grade I Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. Initially set for a field of 12,...
ESPN College Football Analyst Kirk Herbstreit Expresses Doubts About 2020 Season Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
It’s been nearly three weeks since all major sports came to a standstill in the United States as a result of the novel coronavirus rapidly spreading across the country. While some hold out hope that basketball, hockey, baseball, and other sports may...
Santa Anita Suspends Live Racing After Los Angeles County Health Officials Issue COVID-19 Order
Santa Anita abruptly shut down its live racing meet on Friday upon the order of the Los Angeles County Health Department. The Southern California track becomes the latest to suspend its horse racing during the coronavirus outbreak that’s gripping the country. The...
ZenSports Hopes to Bring Peer-to-Peer Sports Betting Exchange to US in 2020
An American entrepreneur and his team believe they have a solution for the future of sports betting, and it’s one they hope to offer somewhere in the US in the very near future. Mark Thomas is the co-founder and CEO of ZenSports,...
Churchill Downs Inc. Issues Furloughs, Salary Reductions at 10 Locations in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
Churchill Downs Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will begin temporarily furloughing workers at 10 of its properties across the country as a result of the orders by state and local governments to cease operations there because of the spread of the...
Hall of Fame Jockey Javier Castellano Tests Positive for Coronavirus Upon Return to Gulfstream Park
Jockey Javier Castellano announced on Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19, shelving him for at least the next two weeks. Castellano revealed the news on Twitter, saying he was asked by officials at Gulfstream Park in Florida to take a test...
