NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of the best things about series betting is the hedge opportunities. You can get out of bets you put in before a series if you don’t like the way it looks. Sure, it could cost you, but think about it — the Denver Nuggets were favored…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After initially maintaining his innocence, NBA champion Damon Jones has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after giving insider information before it was made public to benefit gamblers. Jones became the first NBA figure in the scandal to plead guilty — he was charged with…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! We had three games in the NBA last night, and one was a close-out game. The Oklahoma City Thunder made light work of the Suns (although Phoenix did barely cover the spread in the game). The Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons had a great battle, and now…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal prosecutors on Monday said they were willing to seek additional charges against NBA player Terry Rozier in the gambling scandal that rocked the league during the 2025-26 season. Prosecutors said they sought to file superseding charges of bribery in sports and honest services wire fraud during…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dallas Mavericks first overall pick Cooper Flagg was named the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year, and it was a thrillingly close vote in the end. Flagg narrowly beat out Charlotte Hornets’ sharpshooter Kon Knueppel, his fellow Duke Blue Devils star who went three picks later than…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Houston Rockets were roughly 25 seconds away from sealing their first win of the NBA playoffs – instead, they’ll have to make an unprecedented comeback. The Rockets blew their late six-point lead to the Los Angeles Lakers after costly turnovers and now trail three games to…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Most people think of Toyota and picture a Camry, a Tacoma, maybe a Prius. A 7-foot-2 robot shooting free throws at halftime of a professional basketball game? That’s a harder image to conjure. But recently, that’s exactly what happened at Toyota Arena Tokyo, and around 8,400 fans…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In early April, with just five games remaining in the regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that star guard Luka Doncic would be sidelined at least until the NBA playoffs. Doncic’s setback was a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, an MRI confirmed. The reigning NBA scoring…
For years, Stephen A. Smith’s many football blunders have been easy enough to explain away. He’s not an NFL guy (remember when he said the three key players for a game were three guys who weren’t playing in the game?) Stephen A. Smith falsely claimed the Warriors haven’t made the playoffs since 2022, but Golden…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you’re an NBA player and think you might one day get a random text from Shaquille O’Neal, don’t get your hopes up. O’Neal, 54, doesn’t reach out to NBA players from the past or present for one reason. “None. I don’t like athletes or superstars because…