Grading the marquee signings of the January transfer window so far
The transfer window is still open, though it’s never too early to judge the transactions thus far. Here’s a glance at the biggest moves of the January period to this…
Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. Unqualified, the word football is understood to refer to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears.
Rory Delap Q&A: The art of throw-ins, and how they've helped Liverpool soar
There are few more iconic Premier League sights than Rory Delap mopping a wet ball before whipping it toward a menacing, towering troupe of Stoke City players. The midfielder’s throw-ins…
Weird Week in Footy: Curse words, crotch shots, and hefty Hazard
Every Tuesday, RunSportBet highlights the most outlandish moments from the wacky, sometimes daft, and perennially entertaining world of football. Here’s what made us smile – or cringe – on the…
Eye on England: Premier League must respect fans and ditch VAR
Every Monday, RunSportBet’s Daniel Rouse breaks down the week that was in English football. Welcome to the “Eye on England.” The Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees without consulting fans….
ATP Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent’s court.
Australian Open preview: Storylines to watch, tournament predictions
The 2020 tennis season will kick into full gear in Melbourne with the start of the Australian Open. Here, RunSportBet’s Gianluca Nesci and Devang Desai highlight the biggest storylines and…
Courier, Roddick, Blake Q&A: On Federer's feelings and tennis' future stars
History was on Roger Federer’s racket as he served for a record-extending 21st Grand Slam singles title in this year’s Wimbledon final. Leading 8-7 in the fifth set and up…
Medvedev illuminates Nadal's gift for the unforgettable in US Open final
Entering the US Open final, Rafael Nadal had played in 26 Grand Slam finals, 17 of them against one of Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic. Of the other nine, he’d…
Nadal tops Medvedev in epic US Open final to close in on Federer's record
Watch your back, Roger Federer. Rafael Nadal collected his 19th Grand Slam title Sunday, conquering Daniil Medvedev in five sets in an absorbing, grueling, and frankly ridiculous US Open final….
BASEBALL
Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players each, who take turns batting and fielding. The batting team attempts to score runs by hitting a ball that is thrown by the pitcher with a bat swung by the batter, then running counter-clockwise around a series of four bases: first, second, third, and home plate.
Looking ahead to the 2021 Hall of Fame ballot
It’s been less than 24 hours since the National Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed two new members, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to look ahead to January 2021….
HOF takeaways: Controversial candidates make gains in shocking vote
The 2020 Hall of Fame election announcement was supposed to be a fait accompli. Instead, it left the baseball world stunned, in a good way, with Larry Walker going into…
Astros scandal cheated bettors, but should sportsbooks pay the price?
Find line reports, best bets, and subscribe to push notifications in the Betting News section. When Major League Baseball levied penalties last week against the Houston Astros for stealing signs…
theScore's mock HOF ballot: No unanimous candidate in class of 5
With the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame class set to be announced Tuesday, 12 of RunSportBet’s news editors submitted their own mock ballots with whom they believe are worthy of…
NASCAR
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the sport’s highest level of professional competition. It is consequently the most popular and most profitable NASCAR series. Since 2001, the Sprint Cup season has consisted of 36 races over 10 months.
Watch: Skydiver gets caught in fence at NASCAR Cup championship race
What happens at a NASCAR race when it gets windy? Skydivers… stuck in a fence. pic.twitter.com/PexO0NxXU9 — NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 18, 2018 It was a windy start to…
Man in Earnhardt-inspired car arrested after leading police on chase
A 43-year-old man was arrested in Arkansas after leading police on a six-mile chase in a Ford Mustang with a No. 3 painted on the door, much like the famous…
Look: Chase Elliott to debut new Mountain Dew paint scheme at Bristol
Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will sport a new look in time for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 15. The teal paint scheme…
NASCAR moves up start of Atlanta race due to threat of rain
The Associated Press 5m ago Brian Lawdermilk / Getty Images Sport / Getty HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) The start of Sunday’s Monster Energy Cup race has been moved up one hour…
Rugby
Rugby is a sport that people play around the world. Many people play rugby in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, France, South Africa, Argentina, Japan,USA, Canada the Pacific Islands and some 100+ other countries. It is the World’s premier oval ball football and is usually just called “rugby”.
Eli Manning never made any sense
Any complete assessment of Eli Manning’s NFL career, which officially ends with his Friday retirement announcement, is going to sound like it was made up. The abridged version goes like…
The dream that won't die: Will a new alternative football league ever last?
As a football player agent, Frank Murtha never liked Labor Day weekend, because he could never let himself relax. His routine for the holiday was strict: He’d sit by his…
The dream that won't die: Will a new alternative football league ever last?
As a football player agent, Frank Murtha never liked Labor Day weekend, because he could never let himself relax. His routine for the holiday was strict: He’d sit by his…
1 thing every NFL team can do to make Super Bowl LV
RunSportBet picks a major move each team can make this offseason to increase its chance of playing in Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. NFC I…