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In the music world, the term “X-rated” has a far different meaning than one would expect. Friday afternoon, the news broke that Earl “DMX” Simmons had passed away after suffering a heart attack at his home in New York the week before. The iconic rapper had been put on life support in the days leading […]
We surely missed the fun last year. That said, we are already moving quickly through 2021, with many important dates in sports upcoming. Punters who have been so far betting only on the virtual games through the last year can get more games to bet on the following year. Let’s check out the best and […]
It seems almost incredible to say it, but the Tokyo Olympics appear to be a go. While there have at times been whispers of cancellation, the latest word is that the games will be held after a one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This doesn’t mean the Olympics will necessarily be normal. A report on Sports Illustrated recently revealed […]
After a series of interruptions and setbacks last year, one of the world’s premier horse race meetings, the Kentucky Derby, will finally launch from the starting stalls from April 30 to May 1, 2021. Last year, the Derby ended up in the third quarter of the year, behind closed doors due to the pandemic. However, […]
2020 was a fun year for sure. Some industries flushed: Zoom and Netflix grew their subscriber base almost threefold and there were dozens of new casinos in Australia and around the world. Other industries suffered, especially sports with fans being replaced by cardboard. In 2020, the Washington Redskins changed the name to a bland Washington […]
The Australian Open is Novak Djokovic’s fortress, the Serb is already an eight-time champion down under and in the final on Sunday, the World No.1 is eyeing to claim his 9th title at the Melbourne Park and 18th Major title overall. But, in his way, is the ruthless Russian, Daniil Medvedev, who is now on […]
Across the board, all nations have had to make the best of it. Yet for sides downunder and being somewhat isolated, the NZ rugby preseason for each of the XVs and 7s sides has had to be creative and especially reactive. Covid-19 has changed or made near impossible so many of the prearranged set preseason […]
There are 100 reasons why people hate William Nylander, and many of them are rather stupid when you think about it. There is one interesting criticism of Nylander because it is actually about hockey, and falsifiable. That criticism is that William Nylander is especially inconsistent. One thought is that Nylander just looks inconsistent because of […]