Column: Is sports betting about to go mainstream? Bet on it
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jimmy Vaccaro has been taking — and dispensing — money in this city’s sports books for the better part of 43 years. Until this week, he […]
NFL Overreactions: Vikings will play Super Bowl at home
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Vikings will be the first team to play a Super Bowl at home. Case Keenum, who became the starter when Sam Bradford was injured and still […]
Packers look to build on OT win, keep eye on Rodgers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — An overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept the Green Bay Packers in the NFC playoff race. But coach Mike McCarthy knows that star […]
High court hints it could side with state on sports betting
WASHINGTON — In a case being closely watched by states interested in allowing betting on sports, the Supreme Court indicated a willingness Monday to side with New Jersey’s effort to […]
University of Oregon tentative Nike deal comes with strings
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — An $88 million tentative sponsorship deal between the University of Oregon and Nike would come with strings attached. Under the conditions of the proposed contract, the […]
La Crosse’s King helps Badgers hold off Penn St.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The last 48 hours weren’t easy for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team, which had all day Sunday, plus a long flight into Happy Valley […]
It’s Miami and Wisconsin in the Orange Bowl
MIAMI LAKES, Fla. — Miami has thrived when playing before its home crowd all season. Wisconsin has gone onto to opponent’s fields five times and posted five easy wins. That […]
Keenum better than Ryan as Vikings win eighth straight
ATLANTA — The Vikings frustrated Matt Ryan, blanketed Julio Jones and kept the Atlanta Falcons out of the end zone. Minnesota’s eighth straight victory was all about defense. Case Keenum […]
How fast is Packers’ Dean Lowry? He says not that fast. Could have fooled TB
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Dean Lowry estimates that he could run a 40-yard dash in 4.8 seconds. Watching him rumble down the field on a 62-yard fumble return for a […]
Should Alabama have gotten the nod over Ohio St.?
Back in January 2012, the day after Alabama beat LSU in the BCS championship game, the commissioners of the FBS conferences gathered in New Orleans to discuss the future of […]