There aren’t many nationally-recognized furniture salespeople in the world. But thanks to a mattress promotion and some strategic betting, Jim McIngvale has become the most famous Tempur-Pedic peddler in the United States. McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” ran a promotion throughout the MLB season: any mattress set purchase over $3,000 will be refunded if … Read more
Everything looked great for the Washington Nationals last Thursday. Then the weekend hit. After their 12-3 victory in Game 2 on Wednesday, the Nationals were up two games to none on the Houston Astros. Justin Verlander had just laid an egg on the mound for the ‘Stros and Washington was riding high. Heading into Game … Read more
The life an NBA head coach can be grueling. Long hours, high stress, and the possibility of losing your job despite having a contract in place. Every season, NBA coaches lose their job. Sometimes the team waits until the end of the season, but other times, the team will fire a coach in the middle … Read more
I know we said this yesterday, but I think it is due for again: no one saw this coming. The Washington Nationals rocked the Houston Astros in Game 2, winning 12-3 despite Justin Verlander starting for the ‘Stros. Ironically enough, it was a play by the Houston ace that sums up the entire game for … Read more
Well, no one really saw that coming. The Washington Nationals stole the first game of the World Series after a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros, in part due to the stellar performance of 20-year-old Juan Soto. Prior to Game 1 last night, the World Series betting odds gave Houston -190 chances of taking a … Read more
The 2019-20 NBA season officially tips-off tonight with a doubleheader featuring some of the game’s biggest names. The first game of the night, starting at 8 pm ET on TNT, pits the New Orleans Pelicans against the defending champion Toronto Raptors. While there will be a ring presentation ceremony for the Raptors before the game, … Read more
The Houston Astros were able to secure their third consecutive American League pennant this weekend. After a 4-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Friday, the Astros jumped out to a 3-0 first-inning lead on Saturday before finishing the Bronx Bombers off 6-4 in Saturday’s Game 6. The Astros will now take on the … Read more
The 2007 New England Patriots are the only team in National Football League history to ever go 16-0 in the regular season. The Chicago Bears had two undefeated seasons, one in 1934 (13-0) and another in 1942 (11-0), and the Miami Dolphins went 14-0 in 1972, but the NFL did not expand to its current … Read more
The Miami Dolphins hold the distinction of being the only NFL team to ever go undefeated and win the Super Bowl, finishing the 1972 season 14-0 before beating the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII. However, in 2019, the Dolphins could become the sixth team to ever go winless in an NFL season and only … Read more
It’s WrestleMania, brother! Hulk Hogan has expressed an interest in fighting one last match before officially retiring and he’ll fulfill everyone’s fantasy by getting to whoop up his former boss. During an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Hogan, the 66-year-old megastar born Terry Bollea, is eyeing WrestleMania 36 in his hometown of Tampa, Florida … Read more
Nothing is more exciting than a winner-take-all game for the title. For WNBA fans, that’s just what they’ll be getting tonight when the Connecticut Sun and Washington Mystics play Game 5 of the 2019 WNBA Finals. Despite losing Game 4 to the Sun on Tuesday 86 to 90, the Mystics are favored by 6.5 points … Read more
In what could be the final game of the 2019 WNBA Finals, the Washington Mystics will be on the road in Uncasville to take on the Connecticut Sun. And the two teams are evenly matched in Game 4, according to the odds. For today’s matchup, neither the Sun nor the Mystic is favored over the … Read more