With their approval or rejection of Amendment 2, voters will decide whether to make sports betting legal in Missouri. The ballot initiative, one of six statewide measures up for a vote Nov. 5, comes as legalized gambling is on the upswing in the United States. Until 2018, Nevada was the only state with legal sports...
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Thursday Headlines: Kentucky Basketball in Pair of Top 25 Rankings Edition
We’re still a little less than a month away from the beginning of the regular season, but that isn’t stopping the preseason polls from being released, and the Kentucky Wildcats made an appearance in two notable Top 25 rankings. KenPom’s H.U.M.A.N Poll has Kentucky ranked 16th in the country. The poll is based off votes...
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The sports capital of the world? How sports boosted Las Vegas’ growth
Las Vegas is being watched by the Sphere’s creepy eyeball A creepy dry eye ad on Sphere in Las Vegas appears right in time for spooky season. Las Vegas is leaning into sports. There’s a shiny new NFL stadium, which in February hosted the Super Bowl. Annual Formula 1 races across the Strip. UFC fights...
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Fantasy football has ruined my Sundays, and maybe more | Michael Cuneo
When I first started watching football as a kid, there was something electric about observing my hometown team take the field each Sunday. The roaring crowds, bright-colored jerseys, and coliseum-style spectacle of football stimulated the senses unlike any other form of entertainment. But in the past decade or so, sports, or at least the way...
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Friday Headlines: Caleb Wilson begins visit with Kentucky Basketball
Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope and his staff have had quite a bit of early with the 2025 recruiting class. The first-year coach has landed both Jasper Johnson and Malachi Moreno — both Kentucky natives, and each ranked inside the top 25. This weekend, Pope and his staff are hosting Caleb Wilson — a...
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NFL season opener kicks off a surge in sports betting. Taxpayers are the big winners.
What will the NFL’s seventh season with widespread legal sports betting bring? By all indications, we can expect even more enthusiasm for placing wagers. Bill Miller | Opinion contributor Robert Griffin III on ESPN departure, NFL quarterbacks and more Robert Griffin III is starting a new chapter in his media career. We talk with the...
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Friday Headlines: Anthony Davis among best NBA players of 21st century
Greetings BBN! With the 2024 Olympics underway, we’re getting to see Kentucky Wildcats legend Anthony Davis suit up for Team USA as he looks to claim another gold medal. Over at ESPN, their staff just ranked the 25 best NBA players of the 21st century. To no surprise, Davis made the cut, checking in at...
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Georgia football staffer sports betting violated NCAA rules
Who will make the All-SEC Team Defense? Who will make the All-SEC Team Defense? A Georgia football staff member broke NCAA rules by making bets on pro sports, the school reported. The person involved in the impermissible sports wagering is not identified by Georgia but is no longer with the program. The wagers occurred in...
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Tuesday Headlines: SEC Football Power Rankings
Greetings, BBN. With SEC Media Days rolling on, 247 Sports released a fresh power ranking of all 16 SEC football teams for the upcoming season. For the Kentucky Wildcats, the bad news is they came in 10th place, so not even in the upper half of the league. Part of that is due to a...
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KPK Investigates Alleged Involvement of Its Employees in Online Gambling
Jakarta. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is actively investigating allegations that several of its employees are engaged in online gambling activities. “We have received information indicating the involvement of some employees in online gambling,” said KPK spokesperson Tessa Mahardika in Jakarta on Monday. Tessa revealed that the commission has obtained a list of names suspected...
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Kentucky Basketball recruiting in the 2025 class: What to know
Now that Mark Pope has gotten established in Lexington, the Kentucky Wildcats’ recruiting efforts are now zoned in on the class of 2025. After building the 2024-25 team largely with transfers who have one year of eligibility remaining, expect the 2025-26 team to have a lot more high school talent. Among Kentucky’s top targets in...
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Sunday Headlines: Barion Brown listed as top-10 receiver in college football
Good morning BBN! Football season is quickly approaching as the Kentucky Wildcats look to take on one of the toughest schedules in the SEC. Featuring teams such as Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, and several others the Cats will need some firepower on the offensive side of the ball to go and win some games. With a...
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