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The NBA Basketball season is just beginning but after starting the season 3-6 the New Orleans Hornets fired coach Byron Scott this week. Shocking to some and not so to others, the ouster nonetheless has the sports world buzzing. With fan speculation reaching a fever pitch regarding the NBA’s coaching hot-seat, the largest, most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS posted odds on which NBA coach will be fired next. Analysts...

Avondale, AZ (BookMaker Sportsbook) Just one week after suffering a season worst 38th place finish, Jimmie Johnson rebounded in his quest for an unparalleled fourth straight Sprint Cup Series championship with a very convincing victory in Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jimmie Johnson led 238 of 312 laps for his fourth win in the last five races at Phoenix International, including the last three fall events....

LaMichael James rushed for 150 yards and a trio of scores as 14th-ranked Oregon remained atop the Pac-10 standings by throttling Arizona State, 44-21, at Autzen Stadium. Jeremiah Masoli threw for a pair of touchdowns for the Ducks (8-2, 6-1 Pac-10), who bounced back from a 51-42 loss at Stanford and remained a half game ahead of the Cardinal in the standings. The Ducks, who have played one less game than...

Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson was detained Wednesday morning after reportedly hitting a photographer at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport). The LA Times reported the incident occurred at Terminal 7. A source told the newspaper that Mike Tyson and the photographer traded accusations about the altercation. The paper reports the photographer told investigators that Mike Tyson punched him in the face and tried to take the film from his digital camera. Tyson...

New York may be buzzing and the Yankees may have just won the World Series but ferocious fans across the country are ALREADY thinking about next season. Amazingly enough speculation is already reaching a fever pitch with regard to who will be partying and parading next year as World Series champions. This being the case and with fans looking for answers, one of the largest and most successful sportsbook on the...

With reports surfacing that Danica Patrick is committed to joining the ranks of NASCAR the racing world is buzzing at the prospect of the world’s top female racer competing with the big boys. With fans looking for answers and speculation percolating the largest, most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com posted odds on all things Danica and NASCAR. Analysts at BetUS Sportsbook posted the following odds on Danica Patrick in NASCAR:...

In front of close to 60,000 fans on hand at Santa Anita to watch the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, Zenyatta which was ridden by jockey Mike Smith ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:00.62 and paid $7.60, $5.60 and $3.80 as the 5-2 odds on favorite to win. Gio Ponti returned $9.20 and $6.60, while Twice Over paid $7 to show. There are tears coming to my eyes. I can't believe...

LV=, the insurance, investments and pensions group, is the new title sponsor of the LV= Cup, rugby's Anglo-Welsh tournament. The competition is jointly managed by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). The initial 2-year deal for the LV= Cup, with an option to renew for a further two years, will build on LV='s existing investment in Rugby Union and also complement its LV= County Championship...

Garrett Gomez has been made the 3-1 morning line favorite for the new Breeders' Cup Jockey Bet, a new wager at this year's Breeders' Cup Championships at Santa Anita Park, where fans can bet on which jockey will win the most Breeders' Cup races. The Breeders' Cup Jockey Bet is a win only wager, and is based solely on the on the 14 Breeders' Cup World Championships races on Nov....

The NY Yankees look to win their record 27th title and first in 9 years, while the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies try to force a return to the Bronx as they turn to a rested Cliff Lee for a must-win Game Five. MLB World Series betting odds have the Phillies listed as -139 home favorites. Behind solid pitching and timely hitting, the Yankees are one win away from their first World Series...