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When is the 2026 Kentucky Derby? The annual Run for the Roses takes place Saturday, May 2, at Churchill Downs at 6:57 p.m. ET [TheTopNews] Read More.26 mins ago - 2025-26 NBA Playoff Odds: Back Rockets to Force 7, Philly-Boston Slugfest
Round 1 of the NBA playoffs will wrap up this weekend, as four teams have already advanced to Round 2. The Knicks embarrassed the Hawks in a Game 6 blowout to move on, while the short-handed Timberwolves pulled off a major upset to eliminate the Nuggets. In addition, the Thunder and Spurs made quick work of their respective opponents, as we got one step closer to them meeting in what would be a much anticipated Western Conference finals. With a handful of exciting games on deck this weekend, let’s take a look at a few bets I like. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. No. 4 Los Angeles @ No. 5 HoustonGame 6 The Rockets are looking to make history, and the Lakers are looking to avoid it. No team in NBA history has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit, with only four teams ever even forcing a Game 7. I believe the Rockets will become the fifth team, as their clear advantages in youth and athleticism have finally presented themselves over the last two games. Lakers guard Luke Kennard was a major factor early in the series, helping to lead the Lakers to a 3-0 lead. But since then, Kennard has been hunted defensively and quiet offensively, as the Rockets have fought back into this series. With home-court advantage in Game 6, I like the revitalized Rockets to give themselves a chance to make history and force Game 7. PICK: Rockets (-3.5) to win by more than 3.5 points No. 7 Philadelphia @ No. 2 BostonGame 7 The Celtics were -900 series favorites prior to Game 1. But after taking a commanding 3-1 series lead, the Celtics lost Game 5 as 11-point favorites, then lost Game 6 as 7-point favorites. The Celtics now return home and must win a Game 7 to avoid a stunning upset. While it’s hard to see Boston losing a third consecutive game as a big favorite, it’s equally hard to trust it right now, especially laying points. I like under 206.5 here, as Game 7 historically trends to being lower scoring. There are nerves on each side, and defensively, teams usually bring maximum intensity in a winner-take-all game. That's a good recipe for a game that… [TheTopNews] Read More.27 mins ago - ‘The Future of Baseball’: Will Marlins’ Pitch-calling System Become the No...A month into the season, the Miami Marlins’ polarizing pitch-calling system has received both commendation and criticism. But it has gone mostly to plan. From the dugout, assistant pitching coach Rob Marcello uses his fingers to relay his desired pitch type and location to the catcher, who checks his wristband for the corresponding number before transmitting the selection to the pitcher via PitchCom. The premise is simple: Pitching coaches do most of the preparation leading into a series and have more information at their disposal than the players on the field — literally on a card in their hands in the dugout. So, why shouldn't they be the ones suggesting the pitches, too? "I don’t think you’re ever going to solve pitch calling — that’s not what this is about," Marlins pitching coach Daniel Moskos told me. "We just decided there was a way we felt like we could make it better." It’s an innovative idea that bucks tradition, and one that most veteran catchers accustomed to calling games are sure to despise, but it’s hard to argue with the results so far. A year ago, the youthful Marlins ranked 25th in ERA and 20th in opponents’ batting average; they currently rank ninth and fourth, respectively, in those categories. Their pitchers have also gone from the seventh-lowest whiff rate in MLB last year to the eighth highest early in 2026. It’s hard to know with any certainty how much credit their new system deserves, but it’s not changing anytime soon. "I’m committed to us running this play out," Marlins manager Clayton McCullough told me. "We’ll never know if we had … continued the other way how much different it would have been, but I do have a belief that doing this is going to yield the results that we want — giving up the fewest amount of runs that we can." The Marlins tested their dugout pitch-calling apparatus in the minor leagues last year, when Marcello was calling pitches as the team’s Triple-A pitching coach, before bringing the trailblazing concept to the big leagues for the final nine games of the 2025 season. Alon Leichman, the Marlins’ assistant pitching coach last season, was calling the pitches over those nine games — during which Miami had a 3.11 ERA — and believed enough in the process that he took it to Colorado as the Rockies’ new pitching coach this year. Colorado's unsightly… [TheTopNews] Read More.40 mins ago
- Paul Scholes makes brutal Arsenal prediction by tipping Mikel Arteta’s men...
They are top of England's top flight and in the semi-finals of the Champions League and have hopes of a double - including a win that would see them win the Champions League for the first time. [TheTopNews] Read More.43 mins ago - Dee Winters on 49ers Trading Him to Cowboys: ‘I Wasn’t Expecting It ...Heading into the 2026 NFL Draft, linebacker Dee Winters was a crucial member of the San Francisco 49ers' defense. He left the draft as one of the new faces of a new-look Dallas Cowboys defense. "Honestly, I wasn't expecting it at all. I was surprised quite a bit. … I definitely didn't have any plans on being traded," Winters said about being dealt to Dallas during the draft, according to the Cowboys' team website. "But everything happens for a reason. I'm excited that I'm back home and I get to play for the Dallas Cowboys." Dallas traded the No. 152 pick in this year's draft to San Francisco to acquire Winters, a Texas native and TCU alum who's entering the final season of his rookie contract. Winters is coming off arguably the best season of his three-year NFL career. In 2025, he set career highs with one interception — which he returned for a touchdown — five passes defended, eight tackles for loss and 101 combined tackles. What was the key to his success? "I think just the attention to detail last year, and just kind of understanding what offenses like to do," Winters said about his 2025 campaign. "I feel like I started to pick up on it more as I got reps. Just that experience, each and every game getting better and trying to use that motto. I think that really helped me have a decent year." Meanwhile, in Dallas, the Cowboys surrendered the most points in the NFL (30.1 per game), finished 30th in opponent total yards (377.0 per game) and logged just 35.0 sacks (five-way tie for 22nd). After the season, Dallas fired defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus after one year in favor of former Philadelphia Eagles passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach Christian Parker, who has a vivid plan for Winters. "He wants to get me in space," Winters said. "He feels like one of my assets is me being in space and being able to make tackles in space. Just run and hit with my physicality and speed that I bring to the game. Him and I are both excited to see what that looks like and go from there." Winters was selected by San Francisco in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He played four seasons at TCU (2019-22), which is roughly 20 minutes west of AT&T Stadium, home of the… [TheTopNews] Read More.44 mins ago
- Errol Spence Jr. next fight: Former welterweight champion returns against Tim Ts...Spence ends his three-year hiatus to fight Tszyu this summer [TheTopNews] Read More.45 mins ago
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