1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Maximum Security Sidelined by Colitis for Pennsylvania Derby Saturday, Possibly Longer
Maximum Security, slated to run in Saturday’s Grade I Pennsylvania Derby, will now miss that race at Parx Racing, as a veterinarian diagnosed the two-time Grade I stakes winner with a bout of colic, his connections announced Tuesday. The Jason Servis-trained colt...
Tyson Fury Caps Vegas Weekend With Wins in Ring and Casino as Wilder Rematch Awaits
Like most people who spend a few days in Las Vegas, heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury had one whirlwind experience this past weekend. The affable Brit not only defended his lineal boxing title against Otto Wallin - doing so despite receiving a nasty...
Cleveland Seeks a Bounce-Back Win, Favored Over Ailing NY Jets on Monday Night
Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns invade New Jersey Monday night, seeking to move on from an awful start to the National Football League (NFL) season by beating a banged-up New York Jets squad. The Browns entered the season as a team...
Bad Beat Breakdown: Crazy Final Minute of Kentucky-Florida Game Kills the Under (VIDEO)
Welcome to Bad Beat Breakdown, where, when bad beats happen, we will take you inside to what caused what seemed like a near-lock to go horrifying wrong at the last second. For the first installment of Bad Beat Breakdown, we’ll head to...
Major League Baseball Partners with EquiLottery Games to Offer Quick-Draw Parlay-Style Game
EquiLottery Games CEO Brad Cummings believes the new lottery draw game his company has developed in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) will hit a home run. “Pretty cool, isn’t it? It’s certainly exceeded my expectation when we started this thing 10...
Pokagon Band Wants Class III Gaming Compact with Indiana for Expanding South Bend Casino
The Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians broke ground earlier this week on an expansion project for the tribe’s Four Winds Casino South Bend. However, that’s not the only change the tribe wants to make. Indiana Gaming Commission Executive Director Sara Gonso...
Omaha Beach Returns to Headline Churchill Downs Record Breaking September Meet
Churchill Downs resumed racing on Friday, starting its three-week September meet, and the track’s scheduled races are set to offer an average purse of $76,275, a 63 percent increase from last year’s record amount. Just as Churchill was able to boost purses...
Paul Hornung, NFL Legend, Helps Horseshoe Southern Indiana Open Sportsbook
ELIZABETH, Ind. – Horseshoe Southern Indiana celebrated its entry into legalized sports betting Thursday, as more than a hundred people lined up in the riverboat casino to be among the first to make a wager. Officials at the casino, located just outside...
Justify Trainer Bob Baffert Denies NY Times Allegations of Doping 2018 Triple Crown Colt
A report by the New York Times late Wednesday rocked the horse racing world, when it stated 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify failed a drug test after the Santa Anita Derby that should have excluded the colt from the Kentucky Derby. On...
Milwaukee Brewers See World Series Odds Lengthen After Christian Yelich Suffers Season-Ending Knee Injury
The Milwaukee Brewers have been one of the hottest teams in baseball this month, as Major League Baseball’s pennant races heats up with less than three weeks remaining in the regular season. But the Brew Crew’s postseason hopes took a serious blow...
