Sports betting is back on agenda at MN Legislature

[ad_1] Legalizing sports betting is back on the agenda of the Minnesota Legislature, and advocates expressed hope Tuesday that they’ll find the votes to get a plan through the state Senate, where the idea has died before. The Democratic proposal, introduced Monday, would put the state’s Indigenous tribes in control of in-person betting at their casinos as […]

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OKBet opens flagship outlet for avid sports fans

[ad_1] Avid local sports fans have new place to go to support their favorite players and teams. Along with officials of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, the OKBetting station was launched on Feb. 15 at the Newport World Resorts in Pasay City.  Gracing the ceremony of the flagship outlet of the Filipino sportsbook and e-games platform were […]

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Valparaiso earns three Academic All-District selections

[ad_1] Times Staff and Wire Reports 3 Beacons honored: Valparaiso had three women’s basketball players named College Sports Administrators Academic All-District on Tuesday. Maya Dunson and Olivia Brown boast perfect 4.0 GPAs while Leah Earnest’s 3.604 GPA also earned her a spot. All three met the CSC’s criteria of being at least a sophomore, maintaining at […]

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Now with Hampton, Pistons now have 11 former first-round picks

[ad_1] The Detroit Pistons are once again going to be one of the worst teams in the NBA when all is said and done. Sure, it could be said that the team has an intriguing future with the trio of Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren and Jaden Ivey growing together in the future. Cunningham has missed […]

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Hawks fire HC Nate McMillan after disappointing start

[ad_1] The Hawks have fired head coach Nate McMillan, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweets. Atlanta is one of the league’s most disappointing teams. It’s currently eighth in the Eastern Conference with a 29-30 record. Assistant Joe Prunty will be the interim coach but the franchise is looking at some bigger names to become the permanent […]

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Mavericks better hope offense can win championships

[ad_1] The Dallas Mavericks have one of the league’s worst defenses. With the Kyrie Irving trade, they’re doubling down on offense. Last year, the Mavericks made it to the Western Conference Finals based on two main factors: their defense, sixth-best in the NBA, and Luka Doncic, who averaged 28.4 points and 8.7 assists. This year, […]

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Breaking down the Kyrie Irving trade to the Mavericks

[ad_1] After Irving returned from his suspension following his promotion of an antisemitic film, things were looking up. At one point the Nets won 18 of 20 games, with Kyrie playing a big role in their success. Unfortunately, Kevin Durant went down with another knee sprain, and the Nets started to lose, though not as […]

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Blues enter the Timo Meier sweepstakes

[ad_1] On Tuesday’s episode of “Daily Faceoff Live,” Frank Seravalli discussed why the St. Louis Blues have emerged as a front-runner for Timo Meier. Tyler Yaremchuk: We’ve heard a ton about Timo Meier and the Carolina Hurricanes, and we’ve heard a ton about the New Jersey Devils, but could there be a new team creeping […]

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