Day: February 15, 2017

Irish horses dominate top weights for Grand National (Sports Betting News)Irish horses dominate top weights for Grand National (Sports Betting News)

Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud won with Rule The World last year. (Getty)

. – Irish-trained horses look set to repeat last year’s dominance of the Grand National as they were given the top five weights for the famous marathon steeplechase at Aintree, Liverpool on April 8. Five of last year’s top six finishers were trained in Ireland and the weights for April’s race announced on Tuesday contains 20 horses trained in the country out of the top 40 entries — the maximum runners allowed — on the list. …

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Irish horses dominate top weights for Grand National (Sports Betting News)Irish horses dominate top weights for Grand National (Sports Betting News)

. – Irish-trained horses look set to repeat last year’s dominance of the Grand National as they were given the top five weights for the famous marathon steeplechase at Aintree, Liverpool on April 8. Five of last year’s top six finishers were trained in Ireland and the weights for April’s race announced on Tuesday contains 20 horses trained in the country out of the top 40 entries — the maximum runners allowed — on the list. …

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Horse racing-Irish horses dominate top weights for Grand National (Sports Betting News)Horse racing-Irish horses dominate top weights for Grand National (Sports Betting News)

Irish-trained horses look set to repeat last year’s dominance of the Grand National as they were given the top five weights for the famous marathon steeplechase at Aintree, Liverpool on April 8. Five of last year’s top six finishers were trained in Ireland and the weights for April’s race announced on Tuesday contains 20 horses trained in the country out of the top 40 entries — the maximum runners allowed — on the list. Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud won with Rule The World last year and the businessman appears intent on staging a repeat with 12 of his 16 entries on the 109-horse list guaranteed a run if trainer Gordon Elliot opts to race them.

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Horse racing-Irish horses dominate top weights for Grand National (Sports Betting News)Horse racing-Irish horses dominate top weights for Grand National (Sports Betting News)

Irish-trained horses look set to repeat last year’s dominance of the Grand National as they were given the top five weights for the famous marathon steeplechase at Aintree, Liverpool on April 8. Five of last year’s top six finishers were trained in Ireland and the weights for April’s race announced on Tuesday contains 20 horses trained in the country out of the top 40 entries — the maximum runners allowed — on the list. Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud won with Rule The World last year and the businessman appears intent on staging a repeat with 12 of his 16 entries on the 109-horse list guaranteed a run if trainer Gordon Elliot opts to race them.

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After losing Love for weeks, LeBron and Cavs beat Wolves (Sports Betting News)After losing Love for weeks, LeBron and Cavs beat Wolves (Sports Betting News)

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James gets off a pass as Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns, left, and Gorgui Dieng of Senegal defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

LeBron James spent the morning sending a crystal clear message to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the wake of Kevin Love’s knee injury: things will be just fine as long as James is on the court. James had 25 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Cavaliers to a 116-108 victory over the Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Kyrie Irving scored 25 points for the Cavs and James sealed the victory with a stepback 3-pointer with two minutes to play.

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Cousins scores 40 points, Kings hold off Lakers 97-96 (Sports Betting News)Cousins scores 40 points, Kings hold off Lakers 97-96 (Sports Betting News)

Sacramento Kings' DeMarcus Cousins, right, drives past Los Angeles Lakers' Larry Nance Jr. during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Kings won 97-96. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Good fortune overcame sketchy play by the Sacramento Kings in the closing minutes after they blew a 13-point lead. DeMarcus Cousins had 40 points and 12 rebounds, and the Kings hung on to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-96 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win. ”It was lousy basketball down the stretch,” Cousins said.

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Golf-Excited Ko hopes wholesale changes lead to stellar year (Sports Betting News)Golf-Excited Ko hopes wholesale changes lead to stellar year (Sports Betting News)

(fixes spelling of caddie in first par) MELBOURNE, Feb 15 (Officialsportsbetting.com) – Women’s world number one Lydia Ko has never been more excited to kick off her LPGA season after changing her caddie, coach and clubs as she seeks her way back to the winner’s circle. New caddie Gary Matthews, former bag-man to Sergio Garcia, will carry her new set of PXG clubs after she signed a multi-million dollar deal with the equipment maker to part ways with Callaway. “Even though there has been a lot of changes, I don’t think I have ever been this excited to come off a break in December and get back into training and into preparing for the season,” Ko told reporters at the Royal Adelaide Golf Club on Wednesday.

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Excited Ko hopes wholesale changes lead to stellar year (Sports Betting News)Excited Ko hopes wholesale changes lead to stellar year (Sports Betting News)

Aug 27, 2016; Calgary, Alberta, CAN;  Lydia Ko of New Zealand drives off the fourth tee box during the third round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open at Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

Women’s world number one Lydia Ko has never been more excited to kick off her LPGA season after changing her caddy, coach and clubs as she seeks her way back to the winner’s circle. New caddie Gary Matthews, former bag-man to Sergio Garcia, will carry her new set of PXG clubs after she signed a multi-million dollar deal with the equipment maker to part ways with Callaway. “Even though there has been a lot of changes, I don’t think I have ever been this excited to come off a break in December and get back into training and into preparing for the season,” Ko told reporters at the Royal Adelaide Golf Club on Wednesday.

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Bulls beat Raptors for 11th straight time, 105-94 (Sports Betting News)Bulls beat Raptors for 11th straight time, 105-94 (Sports Betting News)

CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 14: Doug McDermott #11 of the Chicago Bulls goes up for a lay up against the Toronto Raptors on February 14, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

Doug McDermott and Jimmy Butler can’t explain the Chicago Bulls’ recent mastery over the Toronto Raptors. McDermott scored 20 points, Butler had 19 points and 12 assists in his return to the lineup, and the Bulls beat the Raptors for the 1th straight time, 105-94 on Tuesday night. In his last four games against Toronto, McDermott averaged 24.0 points on 62 percent in the field.

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