After a day’s worth of flying — had a lengthy layover at Dallas/FTW (FTW!) — I landed at McCarran International Airport in Vegas at about 10 p.m. last evening. Garry from PokerNews met me at the baggage carousel, and when my overstuffed bag finally turned up it felt a little like I’d won at roulette
Point: The Country Breakfast- Woo-wee do you have a hard day on the farm ahead of you! Already you’ve cleaned out the hen house and fed the pigs, but now that the sun is up you have plenty of other chores to take care of - like milking the cows and chopping some fire wood.
UFC 98 is Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with light-heavyweight champ Rashad Evans defending his belt against Lyoto “Bruce Leroy” Machida, and Matt Hughes and Matt Serra finally meeting in a co-main event heralded as a grudge match but more akin to “Oh Jeez, Just Get the Damn Fight Over With” bout. Anyhoo, here’s a list of things that won’t happen at UFC 98: Machida will not move forward.
George Riley’s record in recent weeks shows that fortune favours the brave. This weekend, as our rugby league expert uses his nous to see through “ridiculous” prices on both sides of the Pennines, will you follow his tips for a Bank Holiday profit? Last week’s headline read “Huddersfield are massively under-priced so get opposing them.” Those punters who took the steer from this column will feel pretty pleased with themselves as Salford obliged with a thoroughly deserved win to make a mockery of the odds at which the Giants were trading
19 May 2009
There’ll be no repeat of Shane Lowry’s odds-defying victory this week as it’s strictly professionals in Surrey. Bill Elliott will be there… The delight that cascaded over the County Louth Golf Club in Baltray on Sunday when Shane Lowry won the Irish Open was understandable.
photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Doyle Brunson, legendary poker player, opens the 2008 World Series of Poker With Las Vegas daytime temperatures hitting triple digits the poker rooms around town are seeing increased business as poker players from around the world begin to make their way to the summer’s big poker show, the 2009 World Series of Poker.
Timeform head to the West Country to run the rule over the field for a Monday afternoon race… Where’s Susie often shaped as though she was better than the result last summer and with her recent hurdling efforts looking solid enough, she can make a winning return to the Flat. Shy and Rose Row are both feared in opposition. Shy is still a maiden, but is very well treated on the pick of last season’s efforts and should be well suited by the conditions
Whether they are playing in the Championship or the Premier League next season, Newcastle United need to abandon the short-termism that is responsible for their current malaise, says Feizal Rahman. Meanwhile, Gareth Southgate is proving that nice guys do finish last… With the fate of the Premier League trophy sealed by Manchester United ([2.0] to win Champions League), attention can now turn to the destiny of those engaged in the relegation rumble.
Because we know some of you would rather watch a steaming pile of horseshit and like it. If you are one of these people and if you’re wondering who to put your money on for the 134th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course , we have you covered. Of course, we don’t guarantee wins here but since you’re probably dumbfounded at this point, you need all the advice you can get
After all the rumors about these two missing the Preakness, it turns out that they’ll run after all.