Europa League roundup: Arsenal avoid close call, Granada stun Napoli
Tottenham already booked their place in the last 16 with an early game on Wednesday. Below, we round up how Thursday’s second-leg fixtures are faring so far. Arsenal 3-2 Benfica…
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.
Champions League takeaways: Immovable Giroud, unconvincing Real Madrid
The Champions League knockout stage is in full swing. Below, we dissect the biggest talking points from this week’s round-of-16 action. Chelsea can’t replace Giroud – and they have tried…
Giroud's gymnastics give Chelsea crucial advantage over Atletico Madrid
At 34, Olivier Giroud’s athleticism is supposed to be waning. Supposed to be waning. The striker scored a spectacular overhead kick in the 68th minute of Chelsea’s Champions League last-16…
Key Premier League questions: Is Mourinho's time at Tottenham up?
RunSportBet examines the most important Premier League developments by answering the key questions from this weekend’s slate of action. Was Tuchel too harsh on Hudson-Odoi? It’s hard to see a…
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.
2021 Australian Open predictions: Winners, dark horses, and early upsets
Against most odds, the 2021 Australian Open will take place over the next fortnight in Melbourne. Herculean efforts by local health authorities, Tennis Australia, and the players themselves mean fans…
5 storylines to watch at the 2021 Australian Open
The 2021 tennis season is officially underway with Australian Open tuneup events taking place in Melbourne. COVID-19 has dramatically altered the lead-up to the first Grand Slam, though tournament director…
How sports became 'an American obsession' 100 years ago
Baseball had yet to tar Shoeless Joe Jackson as a cheat when the sweet-swinging outfielder, one of eight Chicago White Sox players alleged to have thrown the World Series in…
5 storylines to watch at the US Open: Will Djokovic do it again in New York?
It’s certainly different, but Grand Slam tennis is upon us yet again. Novak Djokovic and Sofia Kenin were the victors in Melbourne when the tours last contested the game’s biggest…
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.
1 must-watch player for each NL team this spring
As spring training games commence, each team will have multiple storylines to follow into the regular season. Here, we examine one player from every National League club who’s worth monitoring…
1 must-watch player for each AL team this spring
Spring is in the air, and baseball is right around the corner. As spring training games commence, each team will have multiple storylines to follow into the regular season. We…
Offseason grades: American League
Spring training is upon us, marking the official end of the offseason. That means it’s time to grade each team on its performance this winter. After previously looking at the…
Offseason grades: National League
Spring training is upon us. While some free agents remain unsigned, the offseason is officially over. That means it’s time to grade each team on its performance this winter, starting…
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.
Greatest sports movie characters: Dogs and ducks highlight Part 3
RunSportBet is counting down the 100 best fictional characters in sports movie history, with a new post every weekday until July 3. 100-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 |…
Greatest sports movie characters: Kicking off our top 100 countdown
RunSportBet is counting down the 100 best fictional characters in sports movie history, with a new post every weekday until July 3. 100-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 |…
Greatest sports movie characters: Kicking off our top 100 countdown
RunSportBet is counting down the 100 best fictional characters in sports movie history, with a new post every weekday until July 3. 100-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 |…
With other sports paused, this budding NASCAR star is making the (virtual) leap
Maybe the first month of William Byron’s NASCAR season was enough notice he was about to break out. His Duel win during qualifying for the Daytona 500 offset, in part,…
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”.
Every NFC team's top 3 needs entering free agency
RunSportBet goes division by division to identify the biggest need for every NFC team entering free agency, which opens March 17 at 4 p.m. ET. The legal tampering period begins…
Every AFC team's top 3 needs entering free agency
RunSportBet goes division by division to identify the biggest needs for every AFC team entering free agency, which opens March 17 at 4 p.m. ET. The legal tampering period begins…
Franchise tag primer: Pair of Bucs stars headline tender decisions
The window for NFL teams to assign the franchise and transition tags begins Feb. 23 and ends at 3:59 p.m. ET on March 9. It might be a particularly interesting…
Wilson says he's 'done with football as a Titan' in since-deleted tweet
It appears the relationship between the Tennessee Titans and 2020 first-round pick Isaiah Wilson is coming to an end. After a tumultuous season in which Wilson saw just three snaps,…