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December

Champion British jockey Oisin Murphy handed 3-month ban

The champion jockey of British horse racing was banned from riding for three months on Friday following a positive test for cocaine. The punishment was handed down by France Galop, four months after Oisin Murphy returned a positive test for metabolites of the drug in a test undertaken at Chantilly. Murphy, a 25-year-old jockey from Ireland, denied he had taken any drugs and requested a B sample. He evaded a six-month ban given to riders for similar cases after a disciplinary hearing was persuaded by Murphy’s testimony that the positive test arose unintentionally from what was described as “environmental contamination.” […]

November

Mike Tyson, 54, vows to fight again after bout against Roy Jones Jr., 51, ruled a draw

Mike Tyson shared a hug with Roy Jones Jr. once the final bell sounded. Making his much-anticipated boxing reappearance, the former heavyweight champion’s exhibition fight versus fellow legend Jones on Saturday night was unofficially ruled a draw. After the eight-round fight at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Tyson, who last fought in 2005, said he would “absolutely” do another exhibition. “I could’ve done everything better,” Tyson said. “Everything I was doing I could’ve done it better, so God willing, I’ll be better the next exhibition.” Both fighters showed flashes of their former glory, but ultimately Tyson overwhelmed Jones with his […]

November

Middleweight champ Gennadiy Golovkin to fight Kamil Szeremeta on Dec. 18

It’s been a long wait, but Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin ultimately is set for his mandatory IBF middleweight title defense versus Kamil Szeremeta. The two will meet on Friday, Dec. 18 on a card that will be streamed live on DAZN, the streaming service confirmed on Tuesday. Golovkin has not fought since October 2019 when he won a very competitive unanimous decision over Sergiy Derevyanchenko to collect the vacant IBF and IBO middleweight titles. Those titles moved Golovkin back to world champion status after he lost the WBA, WBC and IBO titles in his September rematch with Canelo Alvarez. A combination […]

November

Calling stations – how to win the most against these players

In a wide spectrum of different players, those who belong under the heading of “calling stations” are possibly the best opponents you can have at the poker table. One of the first things you’ll want to figure out when you sit down in a game is to recognize calling stations since you’ll be making a bulk of your profit from them if you play your cards right. In online games, poker software will do the bulk part of the job, and you can quickly identify calling stations based on their stats. It’s what they’re all about – taking a hand and sticking with it […]

November

Atlanta Braves sign RHP Charlie Morton to 1-year, $15 million deal

Right-hander Charlie Morton signed a one-year, $15 million contract with the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, further bolstering the rotation of a team that fell a game short of the World Series and could return even better in 2021. Morton, 37, has burnished his reputation as a big-game pitcher in recent years, finishing Game 7 of the 2017 World Series with Houston and winning Game 7 of the American League Championship Series this campaign for the Tampa Bay Rays. Atlanta, which went into this postseason short on starters, now boasts one of the best rotations in baseball, with Morton and the Braves’ other free-agent signing, Drew Smyly, […]

November

Kevin Flanery retiring as president of Churchill Downs after 11 years

Churchill Downs says president Kevin Flanery will retire at the end of this year after 11 years in charge of the home of the Kentucky Derby. Flanery started as Churchill Downs Incorporated’s vice president of national public affairs in December 2005 before becoming the historic track’s 13th president in July 2009. He has overseen the expansion of suites and viewing areas and upgrades including the installation of permanent track lighting and construction of the Big Board video screen over the backstretch. Flanery stated in a release Wednesday that growing up in the track’s surrounding area provided an appreciation for what […]

November

Serge Ibaka plans to sign 2-year, $19M deal with LA Clippers

After losing two key big men on the first day of NBA free agency, the LA Clippers bounced back Saturday. Free agent Serge Ibaka plans to sign a two-year, $19 million deal with the Clippers, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal will contain a player option in the second year, the source said. Ibaka is a critical acquisition for the Clippers, who lost Montrezl Harrell and JaMychal Green to their two biggest Western Conference competitors on the first day of free agency. Harrell, the reigning Sixth Man of the Year, stunned many by moving down the Staples Center hallway and agreeing to join the defending champion Los […]

November

Flush in poker: win more with your draws & made hands

Flush is one of the strongest poker hands in Texas Hold’em, and when you are lucky to hit your flush draw, you will win the pot most of the time. If you’re at the very initiation of your journey and are wondering what is flush in poker, it is a five-card hand containing cards all of the same suit. If you’re holding five hearts or five spades, for example, you have a flush. Of course, if you’re reading this article, you probably already know what a flush in poker is, so I won’t spend more time going over it. Instead, I […]

November

New York Mets’ Robinson Cano banned for 2021 MLB season due to PED

New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano has tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug Stanozolol, Major League Baseball revealed Wednesday. Because it is his second positive test, Cano has been suspended the entire 2021 campaign. Cano was also suspended 80 games under the banned substance policy in 2018. “We were extremely disappointed to be informed about Robinson’s suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program,” team president Sandy Alderson said in a statement. “The violation is very unfortunate for him, the organization, our fans, and the sport. The Mets fully support MLB’s efforts toward eliminating performance enhancing substances from the game.” Looking […]

November

New York-bred Therapist tallies 8th stakes win in Artie Schiller

Oak Bluff Stables’ Therapist sat well off the pace and displayed a devastating turn-of-foot down the lane to secure a neck victory in scoring his eighth stakes victory in Saturday’s sixth running of the $100,000 Artie Schiller going one mile over the good inner turf at Aqueduct Racetrack. Never worse than fourth in his last dozen starts, the New York-bred 5-year-old son of Freud notched his sixth stakes win versus open company, scoring at such caliber in each of his years in training, dating back to his 2-year-old year in 2017, where he won the Laurel Futurity at Laurel Park and the Awad at […]

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Champion British jockey Oisin Murphy handed 3-month ban

Mike Tyson, 54, vows to fight again after bout against Roy Jones Jr., 51, ruled a draw

Middleweight champ Gennadiy Golovkin to fight Kamil Szeremeta on Dec. 18

Calling stations – how to win the most against these players

Atlanta Braves sign RHP Charlie Morton to 1-year, $15 million deal

Kevin Flanery retiring as president of Churchill Downs after 11 years

Serge Ibaka plans to sign 2-year, $19M deal with LA Clippers

Flush in poker: win more with your draws & made hands

New York Mets’ Robinson Cano banned for 2021 MLB season due to PED

New York-bred Therapist tallies 8th stakes win in Artie Schiller

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