This week two Detroit-area “Business” men were charged with paying and giving gifts to basketball and football players at the University of Toledo to take part in a point-shaving scheme, according to a federal indictment filed Wednesday.

Three former football players and three former basketball players also were accused of taking part in the alleged scheme by either affecting the outcomes in games or giving the two businessmen information to place wagers. Read the rest of this entry »

Minnesota Martial Arts Academy is home to UFC Champion Brock Lesnar but the MMAA is also home to another star, one of the best young fighters not in the UFC, the last man to hold the BodogFight Title, welterweight Nick “The Goat” Thompson.

Thompson holds a record of 38-10-1 in 49 fights, winning 22 by submission and another 10 coming via the TKO. Read the rest of this entry »

Representative Barney Frank announced that on Wednesday he will unveil legislation to repeal the oppressive Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The UIGEA was tacked on to the Safe Ports Act that was passed in 2006. The UIGEA didn’t make gambling illegal but rather it targeted banks who were doing business with the Internet companies. Attaching the bill to the port Security bill guaranteed the passage as no politician wanted to appear soft on national security. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are the ATS and Totals results for the NBA First Round.
Favorites are 34-11 Straight Up (SU)
Favorites are 20-23-1 Against the Spread (ATS)
Home teams have gone 31-14 SU
The ‘under’ is 20-24-20-1 after 45 games

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My Kentucky Derby favorite Chocolate Candy didn’t win but I enjoyed the result. There are few better moments in sports when a HUGE underdog surprises everyone and wins.  Mine That Bird joins Giacomo as the biggest longshots to win the Kentucky Derby. Read the rest of this entry »

The Atlanta Hawks won their first playoff series in ten years by crushing the Heat in game 7 of their opening round series.  Joe Johnson was unconcious and this dagger 4 minutes into the 2nd quarter cut the Heat’s Heart out. Read the rest of this entry »

There are a lot of rules when it comes to naming a horse for example no obscenities, you can’t repeat the name of a Triple Crown or Breeders Cup Champion and if a horse is in the hall of fame horse his name is off limits so that forces horse owners to be creative.

I’ve scoured the Internet; I’ve called some of the oldest horse handicappers I know looking for the best, the coolest, the most suggestive and downright questionable names we could come up with. Read the rest of this entry »