In today’s SportsbookWire Best Bets series, we focus on Friday’s NHL playoff action, where there is a two-game slate. Full breakdowns on each matchup can be found at SportsbookWire.USATODAY.com. Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins Moneyline: Boston’s laying -145 as a home favorite. It went 1-1 as the favorite in Games 1 and 2 before being listed as the underdog […]

A meandering week-long search officially ended Friday when St. John’s feted Mike Anderson as Chris Mullin’s replacement as the 21st head basketball coach in St. John’s history. “First and foremost, wow, what a whirlwind … I got a call Wednesday and I’m up here right now and I’m going to be the head coach of St. John’s,” the 59-year-old Anderson […]

THERE is more racing than you can shake a stick at on Saturday. Unfortunately, the standard is pretty poor. Thankfully, Kempton hosts a decent seven-race card on the sand. GLOBAL ACADEMY (2.00 Kempton) can benefit from some Silvestre De Sousa magic. Gay Kelleway's speedster has rediscovered his form of late after an underwhelming end to his 2018 campaign. The dual […]

So now it appears as if it is down to one…one candidate to succeed Glen Sather as Rangers president in the wake of Steve Yzerman’s decision to return to Detroit to become general manager of the Red Wings team he captained to three-Cup glory a couple of decades ago. That one candidate is John Davidson, and the inference drawn here […]

ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE admitted he “could be even happier” with life at Arsenal, despite his good form in North London. The Frenchman scored a brilliant free-kick against Napoli last night as the Gunners progressed through to the Europa League semi-final with a 3-0 aggregate win against the Serie A giants. After the win the 27-year-old striker, who has netted 16 times […]

GLOBAL WARNING stretched clear to win the 2.45 at Newcastle. The 3-1 favourite justified his position in the market with a decisive victory. Result of the 2.45 at Newcastle: 1st Global Warning 3-1f 2nd Chosen Word 6-1 3rd Chaplin Bay 13-2 Where did the favourite finish? Global Warning went off the favourite. He landed the spoils in good style. Download […]

MIKE PHELAN has been advising Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on summer signings. And the Old Trafford No2 reckons Manchester United need to sign young British players who embody the club’s traditions and ways. United are ready to raid the transfer market for new stars after a mixed season which saw them sack Jose Mourinho and replace him with Red Devils legend […]

FIFA players want to see Spurs superstar Heung-min Son on the new Fifa cover over Cristiano Ronaldo. A poll created by FIFPlay asked fellow players which famous face they wanted to launch the upcoming game. On a star-studded list that included the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Mohamed Salah, it was the South Korean who narrowly came out on […]

Even in a year when defensive stars are expected to dominate the top of the NFL draft, there's no minimizing the intrigue that inevitably shadows quarterbacks. And though incoming passers don't seem to be in quite the demand they've been recently, it's feasible that four (Kyler Murray, Dwayne Haskins, Drew Lock and Daniel Jones) could go in Round 1 — a testament […]

Reigning champion Michael van Gerwen was delighted to knock world No 2 Rob Cross off top spot in the Premier League after winning eight straight legs to produce another dominant performance at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. Van Gerwen lost the first two legs in their top-of-the-table clash and was a double away from falling 3-0 behind before a stirring […]