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NBA commissioner Adam Silver has suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant for eight games because of conduct detrimental to the league. That’s after he was spotted with a gun inside a strip club during a live video stream on Instagram. Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant runs the offense against the Utah Jazz at FedExForum in Memphis. (Image: AP) Morant missed the last six games, which many insiders believed was a shadow suspension by the league. Morant and Silver met at NBA headquarters in New York City on Wednesday to discuss his punishment. Silver officially suspended Morant for eight games without pay. Since he’s already sat out six games, Morant …

Golden Nugget owner Tilman Fertitta is emerging as a viable contender to eventually win ownership of the NFL’s Washington Commanders. That is, if current owner Dan Snyder proceeds with selling the team. Golden Nugget owner Tilman Fertitta. He’s viewed as a credible buyer for the NFL’s Washington Commanders. (Image: SB Nation) Embattled because of a slew of workplace misconduct allegations, including some of a sexual nature, Snyder is believed to be under pressure from the other 31 NFL owners to sell the team. However, a recent meeting in Florida of the league’s owners failed to generate enough votes to force Snyder to put the Commanders on the market. It’s, widely …

Additional tickets to for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix will go on sale to the public on Friday, March 24 at 10 a.m. PST. According to F1, tickets will be available at all but the highest price point, as the $15K-per-person Paddock Club is sold out. That means there will be more of the cheapest tickets — $500 each — which are standing-room-only, including food and non-alcoholic drinks, near the MSG Sphere. Other price points for the new tickets are $1.5K, $2K, $2.5K, $8K, and $10K. The F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix will be held 10 p.m. Saturday, November 18, 2023. It will feature 50 laps around a …

Calvin Ridley, who sat out the 2022 NFL season after being suspended for breaking the league’s rules pertaining to gambling, was officially reinstated on Monday. Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley, shown here while playing for the Atlanta Falcons, has been reinstated by the NFL after being suspended since last March for violating the league’s rules on gambling on football games. Ridley, who bet while he was on leave from the Falcons, said it was “an isolated lapse in judgment.” (Image: DraftKings Nation) The league issued a two-sentence statement, noting Ridley is eligible to participate in “all team activities, effective immediately,” with the Jacksonville Jaguars. According to the league, while …

Immanuel Quickley, the backup point guard from the New York Knicks, is now +500 odds to win the 2023 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Quickley has been on fire recently, and his stellar play on both ends of the court is one of the reasons why the Knicks won seven games in a row and moved into fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Point guard Immanuel Quickley is the anchor of the second unit for the New York Knicks. The surging Quickley saw a bump in his odds to win the NBA Sixth Man of the Year. (Image: USA Today Sports) Quickley is currently third on DraftKings’ NBA …

There’s legislative life for regulated sports wagering in Minnesota as a Democrat-backed bill sailed through its first committee hearing on Monday. The Minnesota Twins team logo stands above the center field suites at the team’s Target Field in Minneapolis. Poll results released Sunday show 48% of Minnesota likely voters surveyed support legalizing sports betting. (Image: Terry Foote/Wikipedia) Rep. Zack Stephenson’s (D-Coon Rapids) HF 2000 passed through the House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee yesterday by a 10-6 vote. It now moves onto the House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. This is the second consecutive year in which Stephenson has proposed sports wagering legislation. There’s bipartisan support for regulated sports …

The first superfight of 2023 is official. Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs. Ryan Garcia — which boxing fans have spent years clamoring for — is set for April 22 in Las Vegas. A venue has yet to be announced for the 12-round, non-title fight.  However, the MGM Grand Garden Arena, T-Mobile Arena, and Allegiant Stadium are the obvious options. The fight will be broadcast live both by Showtime pay-per-view and DAZN. WBA world lightweight champ Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is the odds-on favorite to win his newly announced April 22 bout against Ryan Garcia. (Image: Showtime) Davis confirmed the news on Friday by tweeting: “April 22, 2023 Las Vegas It’s on!  #DavisGarcia …

It’s been nearly three years since Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) and DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) each announced separate multiyear agreements with ESPN. Now, it’s possible the latter will expand that relationship, potentially buying out the casino operator to do so. An image for the DraftKings/ESPN partnership. The gaming company could expand that deal. (Image: Barrett Media) That idea was floated by research firm Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG) in the most recent edition of its EKG Line report. Under the terms of the deals struck in September 2020, the two gaming companies run advertising on ESPN.com, the most-visited sports website in the world, and on the ESPN mobile application. Both link …

College basketball fans across New York are excused if they are down on the state of NCAA basketball as it relates to the Empire State as February winds down and March Madness draws closer. Syracuse is 16-10 as Jim Boeheim coaches the Orange for the 47th consecutive season. St. Johns is 16-11 and 8th in the Big East. Columbia is 6-20, dead last in the Ivy League and without a win since New Year’s Eve. The only New York native in the discussion for the Wooden Award is Markquis Nowell of Kansas State, a 5-foot-8 point guard from Harlem who is tied for 2nd in the nation in assists at …

There’s more good news for the New York Knicks after they went into the All-Star break with a 21-point win in Atlanta. They’ve moved into sixth place in the East, outside of the play-in bracket. Jericho Sims of the New York Knicks is the odds-on favorite to win this year’s slam dunk contest at the NBA’s All-Star Weekend. (Image: Forbes) Meanwhile, center Jericho Sims, the 58th pick of the 2021 draft, has been listed as the +250 favorite to win the Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend. The bad news for New Yorkers? This wager is only available across state lines because it is being judged by humans (famous ones), …