Palou balances plans with Ganassi vs. McLaren as … INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Few had heard of Alex Palou when he arrived in IndyCar after several years of racing in Japan. It was 2020, during the pandemic and a season of no spectators, and the Spaniard drove for one of the smallest teams in the series. But the next year he moved to Chip Ganassi […]
Indiana man center of gambling probes involving Alabama, … An Indiana man whose son is a member of the University of Cincinnati baseball team is the bettor at the center of separate investigations that led to the firings of Alabama coach Brad Bohannon and two members of the Bearcats’ baseball staff this month, two people familiar with the inquiries told The Associated Press on […]
NCAA survey shows 58% of 18- to 22-year-olds are … More than half of the respondents to an NCAA-commissioned survey of 18- to 22-year-olds acknowledged placing sports wagers, with two-thirds of those who live on college campuses saying they engage in betting. The NCAA announced the results Wednesday, less than a month after the baseball coach at Alabama and athletes at Iowa and Iowa State […]
Column: Masters showed golf can get along, even in … PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Unless Brooks Koepka goes on to win the U.S. Open and British Open — it’s hard to bet against him at this rate — the Masters should be remembered as the most meaningful major this year. Jon Rahm in a green jacket was special on its own. He is a massive […]
Wisconsin man charged with hacking sports betting … MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been charged in a plot to hack and steal from thousands of sports betting accounts, court documents show. Joseph Garrison, 18, and others allegedly stole roughly $600,000 from 1,600 accounts on an unnamed sports betting site. Garrison surrendered to authorities in New York on Thursday and faces […]
Why sports betting struck out again with Missouri … While neighboring states have legalized sports betting, it’s still illegal in Missouri to place a wager on your favorite team.
Lakers and Nuggets both take lessons from LA’s comeback … DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are taking solace in their big second-half comeback that fell just short in the Western Conference finals opener at Denver. They aren’t alone — the Denver Nuggets also feel L.A.’s furious rally held takeaways for them heading into Game 2 on Thursday night at Ball Arena. “I told […]
As Triple Crown chase rolls on, horse racing at a … BALTIMORE (AP) — Brad Cox sent 21 horses he trains to Churchill Downs in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby and all came back from their races healthy with no problems. Still, Cox is worried. Seven horses died in a span of 10 days at and around the famous track, thrusting horse racing […]
Review: 2023 Mercedes GLC lives its best life with … Before you get settled in with coffee and whatever attention span you’re bringing to this Internet party, the hard news: there’s no AMG version, no plug-in hybrid, no inline-6, not even a GLC Coupe that’s not a coupe. The 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class has shown up, at long last, as the GLC 300 SUV, with or […]
NJ total gambling revenue up 9.5% in April but in-person … ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won $462.7 million in April, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier. That figure includes winnings from internet and sports betting operations. But the amount won on-premises by physical casinos fell by 1.6% to $231.4 million. Because […]
Brazil’s soccer match-fixing scandal has international … SAO PAULO (AP) — The lead investigator of Brazil’s sprawling match-fixing scandal said he has uncovered potential evidence of wrongdoing by players in other countries, and he hopes foreign authorities will use his team’s findings to start probes of their own. Goias state District Attorney Fernando Cesconetto said in interviews with The Associated Press between […]
What Missouri lawmakers didn’t pass this legislative … After sending dozens of bills to the governor’s desk, there’s still a laundry list of priorities that didn’t make it across the finish line.
