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Thursday August 8 Best Sports Betting Picks for Olympics Basketball, Track & MLB Predictions
These are our top betting picks and predictions for the Olympics on Thursday August 8th, including bets for men's basketball, track, and a bonus MLB prediction....
LSU Can Become SEC's Biggest Surprise in 2024
Brian Kelly usually figures some things out in his third year with a program. LSU could be primed to surprise some folks in the SEC this season....
U.S. men wary of third meeting with Serbia, Nikola Jokic
No introductions are needed when the United States and Serbia meet in the semifinals of the men's basketball tournament on Thursday at the Paris Olympics., ,Serbia features plenty of NBA talent -- Denver Nuggets star center and three-time league MVP Nikola Jokic, Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovi...
NCAA hits Jim Harbaugh with 4-year show cause
The NCAA slapped former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh with a four-year show-cause order on Wednesday for impermissible contact with recruits and players during the COVID-19 dead period in 2021.,The order runs through Aug. 6, 2028. "Subsumed in the show-cause order is a one-season suspension for Harbau...
5-star WR Kaliq Lockett commits to Texas
Kaliq Lockett, a five-star wide receiver in the Class of 2025, announced Wednesday he'll play at home-state Texas.,The 247 Sports composite ranks Lockett as the nation's No. 5 wide receiver and the No. 20 overall prospect. He's entering his senior season at Sachse High School.,In his junior season, ...
Australia's Keegan Palmer edges Tom Schaar for park skateboarding gold
PARIS -- Australia's Keegan Palmer held off American Tom Schaar at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday to defend his title from the Tokyo Games and become the first back-to-back gold medallist in the men's park skateboarding event.,Palmer whipped through the concrete bowl in an opening run packed with t...
Top NFL Players Snubbed From NFL 100 List
The NFL Top 100 list always finds a way to create controversy, but these five players were dramatically snubbed from this year's list....
Wednesday August 7 Best Sports Betting Picks for MLB Games on 8/7/2024
It's a packed MLB slate on Wednesday due to several rainouts on Tuesday night. We locked in our best betting predictions for August 7th's MLB slate of games....
New York Yankees Jazz Chisholm Jr. is All That in Pinstripes
The New York Yankees needed a big spark, so they acquired Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the Miami Marlins at the MLB Trade Deadline, and he's all that and more in pinstripes....
NFL Preseason Week 1 Top Betting Picks & Predictions
The first full week of preseason football is almost among us, and these are our top NFL betting picks and predictions for week one of the preseason....
Kellie Harrington retires after retaining Olympic lightweight title
PARIS -- Kellie Harrington beat Yang Wenlu of China by split decision Tuesday in the final of the lightweight category at the Paris Olympics to retain her crown and become the first Irish boxer to win back-to-back gold medals.,After clinching victory, Harrington said she was hanging up her gloves.,"...
U.S. volleyball defeats Poland, will meet rival Brazil in semis
PARIS -- The United States women's volleyball team was barely tested in its Olympic quarterfinal against Poland as the defending champions knocked out the World No. 4 team 25-22, 25-14, 25-20 on Tuesday to set up a semifinal clash with Brazil, which is undefeated in Paris.,Andrea Drews was top score...
USA, France, Germany, Serbia reach men's basketball semifinals
PARIS -- Devin Booker scored 18 points and LeBron James flirted with a double-double as the United States defeated Brazil 122-87 on Tuesday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics., ,Team USA will face Serbia in the semifinals after the latter beat Aus...
Chiefs WR Rashee Rice leaning on Patrick Mahomes, support system
Rashee Rice remains under construction.,The Kansas City Chiefs' second-year wide receiver said in his first public comments since a six-car crash on March 30 that he's focusing on being a better person by building a support system of people who want him to succeed. That includes his quarterback, Pat...
USA's Chris Hocker storms from pack, pulls massive upset in 1500m
PARIS -- American Cole Hocker delivered one of the all-time Olympic shocks when he won the 1,500 meters gold with a stunning finish to blast past British world champion Josh Kerr as defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen faded to fourth on Tuesday.,Once Kerr had eased past the Norwegian on the final ...
Australian Arisa Trew, 14, takes Olympic gold in women’s park
PARIS -- Arisa Trew delivered a technical masterpiece in her final run at the Paris Games on Tuesday to grab gold in women's park as the 14-year-old became the first Australian woman to win an Olympic skateboarding medal.,Trew saved her best for last, delivering a gutsy and precise performance on he...
Cuba's Mijain Lopez wins fifth consecutive Olympic wrestling gold
PARIS -- Japan's Kenichiro Fumita claimed the first wrestling gold of the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, winning the men's 60kg Greco-Roman event as Cao Liguo of China took silver.,Zholaman Sharshenbekov of Kazakhstan and North Korean Ri Se-ung claimed bronze in the event.,Cuba's Mijain Lopez, 41, won t...
USA's Chris Hocker storms from pack, takes gold in 1500m
PARIS -- Cole Hocker of the United States won the Olympic men's 1,500 meters gold medal on Tuesday.,Great Britain's Josh Kerr took silver and American Yared Nuguse claimed the bronze.,--Reuters, Special to Field Level Media...
College Football Preseason Power Rankings: Top 12 Teams in the Nation
As college football grows closer to kicking off at the end of August, these are Deadspin's top 12 ranked teams heading into the 2024 campaign....
France, Germany, Serbia reach men's basketball semifinals
PARIS -- Franz Wagner and Germany overcame a sleepy start to ease past Greece 76-63 on Tuesday and became the first team to reach the semifinals of the Paris Olympics men's basketball tournament.,Wagner led Germany with 18 points while Dennis Schroeder chipped in 13 as the World Cup winners improved...