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BREAKAWAY TIME FOR BOOKIES

BREAKAWAY TIME FOR BOOKIES It’s the slowest week in sports all year long. The NBA and NHL finals are finally over while NFL & NCAA Football is still on the horizon. Looking back it seems the first half of the major league baseball season went by all too quickly. But here we are and it’s time for MLB to take …

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by Bobby Goodspeed on July 4th, 2019 Leave a comment »

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ROYAL PORTRUSH HOSTS THE 2019 BRITISH OPEN

ROYAL PORTRUSH HOSTS THE 2019 BRITISH OPEN For the first time since 1951 the British Open, aka The Open, will be played on the historic links known as the Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland on the windy shores of the North Atlantic Ocean beginning on July 18th. Local golfing hero Rory McElroy will be there amongst the favorites at 10-1 …

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by Bobby Goodspeed on July 2nd, 2019 Leave a comment »

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LONDON HOSTS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN STYLE

LONDON HOSTS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN STYLE The long awaited premiere showing of MLB in Europe finally happened last weekend in the city of London during an unseasonal heat wave in England as temperatures soared into the 90’s at London Stadium in the Stratford district of downtown London. London Stadium was built for the 2012 Olympics and features a circular …

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by Bobby Goodspeed on July 1st, 2019 Leave a comment »

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A SPORTS BOOK AT WRIGLEY FIELD?

A SPORTS BOOK AT WRIGLEY FIELD? It wasn’t so long ago that hearing someone talk about a sports book at Wrigley Field would lead one to think that it was part of a joke.  That could never be. Could it? Although nothing like that has happened as yet, the powers that be among major league teams, in most major sports, …

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by Bobby Goodspeed on June 28th, 2019 Leave a comment »

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FAMED SANTA ANITA RACETRACK CLOSED

FAMED SANTA ANITA RACETRACK CLOSED One of Thoroughbred Racings’ most famous venues has been closed after the deaths of more than 30 horses so far in 2019.  The governor of California has stepped in and authorized the suspension of operations at famed Santa Anita Park at Arcadia, California. Santa Anita is one of the most popular thoroughbred racetracks in the …

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by Bobby Goodspeed on June 26th, 2019 Leave a comment »

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PEBBLE BEACH HOSTS THE US OPEN

PEBBLE BEACH HOSTS THE US OPEN About half way up the Pacific coastline of California lies the seemingly enchanted seaside city of Pebble Beach.  It’s enchanted because few places on earth display such dramatic beauty on such a small piece of rugged coastline known as the Monterey Peninsula and Carmel Bay. This is California at its very best. There is …

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by Bobby Goodspeed on June 10th, 2019 Leave a comment »

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TIME FOR TACITUS

As the contending horses paraded themselves in front of the capacity gallery at Churchill Downs this year for the Kentucky Derby, one horse stood out as if he had a subtle aura of energy around him, the big Gray, Tacitus.  Named after a Roman emperor, this horse carried himself like the nobility he was named for.  Horse racing fans with …

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by Bobby Goodspeed on June 3rd, 2019 Leave a comment »

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CODY BELLINGER FOR MVP

Sports writers are running out of superlatives just trying to keep pace with what Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers is doing out on the baseball field this season, almost every night. His offense leads all of baseball in almost every category. His defense borders on astounding at times.  Just ask the Mets’ Carlos Gomez who was gunned down …

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by Bobby Goodspeed on May 28th, 2019 Leave a comment »

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ST. LOUIS SINGING THE STANLEY CUP BLUES

It took a full six games for the St. Louis Blues professional Ice Hockey team to defeat the stubborn San Jose Sharks and advance to the NHL finals where they will face the legendary Boston Bruins, who have been practically perennial contenders for the Stanley Cup title for the past 20 years or so. Although most of us were not …

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by Bobby Goodspeed on May 23rd, 2019 Leave a comment »

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WYNN RESORTS TO SELL BRAND NEW ENCORE CASINO

Up in Everett, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, Las Vegas based Wynn Resorts is just putting the finishing touches on a brand new $2.6 Billion Casino and Hotel on the waterfront.  It’s called ‘the Encore Boston Harbor’ and apparently has been sold before even opening its doors to the public. The Encore Boston Harbor, in its entirety, will soon be …

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by Bobby Goodspeed on May 22nd, 2019 Leave a comment »