Ippei Mizuhara, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ former interpreter for star player Shohei Ohtani, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of bank and tax fraud following his actions while employed with the MLB franchise.  Mizuhara allegedly stole close to $17 million from Ohtani to pay off roughly $41 million of gambling debt. He made multiple $500,000 deposits...

A former Las Vegas casino executive Scott Sibella was sentenced to a one-year probation and a $9,500 fine on Wednesday for not reporting an illegal bookmaker’s high-stakes gambling.  A California federal court ruled in accordance with the prosecution’s recommendation and also ordered Sibella, the former president of MGM Grand and Resorts World, to...

An All-Canadian second round begins tonight in Vancouver as No. 3 goalie Arturs Silovs and the Canucks have the tough task of slowing down the Edmonton Oilers and their elite special teams.  With Vancouver's goaltending still a giant question mark and tonight’s home team having the bigger matchup adjustment between Rounds 1 and 2, my NHL picks and...

The company’s $646.5 million in Adjusted Property EBITDAR topped the previous quarterly record set by Q4 2023’s $630.4 million and came in at an increase of $216.8 million compared to the same metric for the first quarter of 2023.  Wynn Resorts (Wynn) continued to report strong momentum when it announced its financial results for the first quarter...

While the New York Yankees have lived up to expectations in 2024, the Houston Astros have been an unmitigated disaster.  With the MLB odds listing Houston as underdogs ahead of tonight's first pitch in the Bronx, I'll break down our latest MLB picks in my Astros vs. Yankees predictions for Wednesday, May 8. Astros vs Yankees prediction My best bet...

The Boston Bruins scored five unanswered goals to pull off the road upset over the Florida Panthers in Game 1, and Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman stole the headlines with a 38-save gem. With Florida once again a sizable favorite in tonight's Game 2, my Bruins vs. Panthers predictions wonder if the Cats capitalize on their opportunities or if Swayman...