Poker fans across the world look forward to ESPN’s coverage of the World Series of Poker each year, and now again, for the third year, the broadcasts have been nominated for a Sports Emmy. This year, the category is “Live Event Turnaround—World Series of Poker Final Table.” ESPN receives numerous nominations every year for their [...]

Virginia Commonwealth University would make at least one Las Vegas bettor $50,000 richer if it ends its run in college basketball’s national tournament with a championship. The Las Vegas Hilton’s Race and Sports Book three months ago took a $10 wager on VCU to win the title at 5,000 to 1 odds. Virginia Commonwealth is [...]

San Francisco, California — Each year at this time, baseball loves to put on its best face. Unfortunately, this year the game’s springtime face has an ugly pimple from its past that simply won’t fade away. Opening day is at hand. But when Major League teams begin play on Thursday, the game’s all-time leading home [...]

The interview room was packed, with green-jacketed Augusta National members lining the back wall to make sure journalists didn’t get too unruly. Tiger Woods was on his way in, finally ready to answer some of the questions about the mystery that surrounded his life. Yards. None of us in the room that day last April [...]

It was another Brooklynite win in A.C. at The World Series of Poker circuit main event at Caesars this weekend as player Brian Ali took the tournament and a $139,284 cash. As you might expect, the boxing metaphors are running hot and heavy with Ali “knocking out” his “heavyweight” competition and so on. Fortunately, we [...]