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Today's 10 Bets to Watch, Marlins are Surging + Big Ten Season Preview
In today’s newsletter… Leading Off: Marlins get historic sweep Bets to Watch: NFL futures, WNBA matchups and tennis Matchups: Brewers batters have new Braves’ starter’s number Player to Watch: Dodgers’Glasnow has given up 2 or fewer ER in 4 of 5 College Football: Big Ten team previews Overtime: The starting quarterback that still isn’t healthy enough for training camp The Marlins’ sweep of the Yankees over the weekend was a unique swing that could ripple through baseball in August.
Big Ten Preview: Penn State Returns 14 Starters, Defending CFP Champ Ohio State Remains Favorite
Drew Allar | Dan Rainville-Imagn Images By Abe Rakov The Big Ten comes into the 2025 season with a deep and experienced field, including three teams (Ohio State, Penn State, and Oregon) ranked in the top 10 in most preseason polls. Ohio State returns star receiver Jeremiah Smith, who set freshman school records with 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns, while new quarterback Julian Sayin, an Alabama transfer, steps into a reloaded offense.
10 Bets to Watch (Including 4 NFL Futures) + HR Derby Odds and Big 12 Preview
In today’s newsletter… Leading Off: Checking in on MLB futures Top 10 Bets: The Lynx allow just 75.2 points per game Game of the Day: A look at tonight’s Home Run Derby College Football: Previewing the unpredictable Big 12 Overtime: NFL 2nd round draft picks still aren’t signing with their teams The halfway point of the MLB season is here, with the Home Run Derby tonight and All Star Game tomorrow in Atlanta.
Big 12 Football Preview: Parity, New Faces, and a Wide-Open Title Race
ASU shocked the Big 12 by winning the title last season | Tim Heitman-Imagn Images By Abe Rakov The Big 12 football season arrives with more intrigue and uncertainty than usual — even for the generally unpredictable conference. The league’s expansion to 16 teams created a dynamic, coast-to-coast conference where new rivalries are quickly forming and traditional hierarchies are being challenged.
Trump Thought His Presidency Was Toast. If Only We Were So Lucky
Home Opinion Trump Thought His Presidency Was Toast. If Only We Were So Lucky On May 17, 2017, President Donald Trump thought his presidency was over. âOh my God,â Trump said. âThis is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. Iâm fucked.â Thatâs from special counsel Robert Muellerâs redacted report on his investigation into Russian interference into the 2016 election that was released today.
Trump's Refusal to Release His Taxes Makes Him Seem Shadier than Nixon
Home Opinion Trump’s Refusal to Release His Taxes Makes Him Seem Shadier than Nixon Ollie Atkins/Wikimedia Commons Earlier this month, White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney went on national television and said that Democrats will “never” see President Donald Trump’s tax returns. As he told Fox News Sunday, “Democrats are demanding that the IRS turn over the documents.
California Congressman Eric Swalwell Is Running for President—but Why?
Home Opinion California Congressman Eric Swalwell Is Running for President—but Why? Eric Swalwell decided we needed another Democratic candidate for president, and that person is him.
As Racehorse Deaths Continue, Santa Anita Has Some Soul Searching to Do
Home Opinion As Racehorse Deaths Continue, Santa Anita Has Some Soul Searching to Do Yet another horse died this weekend at Santa Anita Park, bringing the death toll to 23 at the facility since December 26. There have been 44 days of racing in that time, which means that, on average, a horse has been euthanized every other race day.
No Matter Whatâs in the Mueller Report, It Wonât Make a Difference in 2020
Home Politics No Matter Whatâs in the Mueller Report, It Wonât Make a Difference... Tom Pennington/Getty Images The decision to release the Mueller Report should have been a no-brainerâbut of course for this administration and Senate, it wasnât.
Gavin Newsom Defied Voters and Flip-Flopped On a Campaign Pledge—and It Was the Right Thing to Do
Home Opinion Gavin Newsom Defied Voters and Flip-Flopped On a Campaign Pledge—and It Was... Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images On the subject of the death penalty, Californians have spoken—on more than one occasion. The most recent instance was in 2016, when voters rejected a measure to abolish the death penalty. In fact, they voted to speed up the process of executing death row prisoners by giving them a maximum of five years to file legal challenges.
Republicans are rigging elections to win. They're anti-voter and anti-democracy.
Republican politicians across the country are scared for their jobs, but instead of coming up with policy proposals to win over more voters, they’re trying to rig our elections.They are, in short, attacking our democracy for their political gain.We’re not talking about ballot integrity or election security here, and this isn’t just a policy difference between Democrats and Republicans.
Republicans are rigging elections to win. They're anti-voter and anti-democracy.
Republican politicians across the country are scared for their jobs, but instead of coming up with policy proposals to win over more voters, they’re trying to rig our elections.
OPINION: Trump takes up the Kansas voter witchhunt
What if in 2009 the Obama Administration had asked every state in the country to give them a list of all of their voters with their voting history, political party and last four digits of their Social Security number? There is no question what the reaction would have been: Breathless outrage from Republicans across the country. No Republican secretary of state or governor would have complied.
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