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Venmo requests and death threats: Heckling in the digital sports betting age
Being an athlete in the public eye can have its perks, but also many challenges. The most recent one? Bettors requesting money if they aren't getting the wins.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
One bet for every AP Top 25 team
Pamela Maldonado offers her best bets for each team in the AP preseason top 25 poll.
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SPORTS BETTING
NFL betting: NFC North well-represented in playoffs; Commanders miss out?
Our betting analysts break down the odds and offer their favorite bets for teams they like to make -- or miss -- the playoffs.
SPORTS BETTING
Betting buzz: Lynx supplant Liberty as WNBA title favorites
The New York Liberty have been the favorites to win the NBA title all season, but the Minnesota Lynx leapfrogged them after beating the Liberty on Sunday.
NEWS - SPORTS BETTING
Fade Texas? Four College Football Playoff bets to consider
Pamela Maldonado breaks down four bets that offer excellent value to make/miss the College Football Playoff.
BETTING NFL WEEK 1
My First Bet: Week 1 lines and futures to target following NFL schedule release
Yes, it's early, but the NFL schedule release got us too excited to wait. Here are the bets we like right now for Week 1 and futures to consider.
2025 NFL schedule release: Betting odds for every Week 1 game
The NFL schedule is out, and we already have odds for Week 1. Here are the opening lines -- ATS, money line and totals -- for each game, plus other highlighted matchups.
WNBA ODDS
2025 WNBA championship, MVP odds: Lynx overtake Liberty as championship favorites
Here are the odds for each WNBA team to make the win the championship as well as MVP futures.
LEGAL IN 50 STATES?
Sports betting isn't legal in all 50 states ... or is it?
A dispute between gambling regulators and an upstart company is testing what is a sports bet and what is not.
Top Headlines
- OU's Mateer denies gambling, was 'inside joke'
- Texas first No. 1 team to be underdog in Week 1
- Every MLB team's odds to win 2025 World Series
- 1st-pitch bets face possible Ohio ban amid inquiry
- Free agent Beasley, in gambling inquiry, evicted
- Padres, M's see most betting action at deadline
- Arenas arrested on illegal poker game charges
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Rookie bettors camp
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Rookie bettors camp: Ultimate bankroll survival guide
Sports betting can be fun, but you need to have a plan. Here's everything you need to know about establishing a bankroll to bet responsibly.
Guide to betting
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Rookie bettors camp: Strategies to try to beat the book
Sports betting can be fun, but you need to have a plan. Here are the strategies and everything you need to know to be in the best position to bet this football season
