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NHL roundup: Connor McDavid hits 400-goal milestone in Oilers’ win
Mar 24, 2026; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) reacts to scoring an open net goal against the Utah Mammoth during the third period at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images Connor McDavid scored his 400th and 401st career goals, the first of which gave the Edmonton Oilers the lead for good in a 5-2 win against the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
Eight seconds after Utah’s Lawson Crouse tied the game 2-2 at 11:59 of the second period, McDavid caught a break on a 2-on-1 and put the puck off the crossbar and in to put the Oilers back on top.
Jack Roslovic also scored twice and Evan Bouchard had three assists for the Oilers (35-28-9, 79 points), who had lost two consecutive games but passed the Vegas Golden Knights for second place in the Pacific Division. Matt Savoie added a goal, and Tristan Jarry made 16 saves.
Alexander Kerfoot scored for the Mammoth (37-29-6, 80 points), who had won three of their previous four games. They still hold the first Western Conference wild-card spot. Vitek Vanecek stopped all 10 shots he faced in relief of Karel Vejmelka, who allowed four goals on 15 shots over the first two periods.
Panthers 5, Kraken 4 (SO)
Vinnie Hinostroza scored the only goal in the shootout, and Paul Maurice coached his 2,000th game as host Florida defeated Seattle. Maurice, 59, ranks second in the NHL for most games as a head coach, behind only Hall of Famer Scotty Bowman (2,141).
Seattle trailed 4-1 with less than six minutes remaining before tying the game on goals by Matty Beniers, Jordan Eberle and Bobby McMann.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves and had three stops in the shootout to earn the win for the Panthers. Nolan Foote, Eetu Luostarinen, Carter Verhaeghe and Noah Gregor scored Florida’s goals. Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad also reached a milestone as he played his 800th game.
Avalanche 6, Penguins 2
Martin Necas scored twice and Scott Wedgewood made 30 saves in Colorado’s road victory over Pittsburgh.
Sam Malinski had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche, who are on a three-game winning streak and a four-game points streak (3-0-1). Nathan MacKinnon, Parker Kelly and Ross Colton scored Colorado’s other goals.
Egor Chinakhov and Rickard Rakell scored for the Penguins, who fell into third place in the Metropolitan Division after going 1-2-1 with 21 goals allowed over the past four games. Arturs Silovs stopped 24 of 29 shots.
Canadiens 5, Hurricanes 2
Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky scored 3 1/2 minutes apart in the second period and Jakub Dobes made 41 saves, helping host Montreal rally past Carolina.
Oliver Kapanen, Ivan Demidov and Jake Evans also scored for the Canadiens, who posted their sixth win in nine games. Montreal’s 24th comeback win of the season tied a franchise record.
Nikolaj Ehlers and Jordan Staal tallied in the first period for the Hurricanes, whose three-game winning streak ended. Frederik Andersen turned aside 14 shots.
Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 2
Matthew Knies scored twice, while William Nylander had the eventual game-winner and added an assist to lead visiting Toronto to a win over Boston.
Max Domi also scored, John Tavares dished out three assists and Anthony Stolarz made 18 saves for the Maple Leafs, who erased an early 1-0 deficit with two goals in both the second and third periods. The win was just the third since the Olympic break for Toronto (3-8-4).
Elias Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy scored and Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves for Boston, which was on a five-game point streak (3-0-2). Toronto held a 35-20 edge in shots on goal and went 2-for-4 on the power play, while Boston was 1-for-5.
Lightning 6, Wild 3
Erik Cernak scored a quirky tiebreaking goal with less than three minutes left and Tampa Bay opened a season-high seven-game homestand with five unanswered tallies in a win over Minnesota.
Tampa Bay’s Darren Raddysh scored and recorded two assists. Brandon Hagel and Jake Guentzel each posted a goal and an assist. Pontus Holmberg was awarded the final goal while being fouled on a breakaway with 24 seconds remaining, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves.
Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist for the Wild. Mats Zuccarello and Brock Faber each scored, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 19 shots.
Blues 3, Capitals 0
Joel Hofer made 21 saves and the Blues defeated Washington in St. Louis.
It was Hofer’s sixth shutout of the season and the eighth of his career. Jimmy Snuggerud, Ott Stenberg and Jordan Kyrou scored for the Blues, who have points in 10 of 11 (8-1-2). St. Louis, opening a three-game homestand, remains on the fringe of the Western Conference wild-card race.
Washington opened a three-game road trip and entered the game on a five-game point streak (3-0-2). The Capitals ended the night six points behind the Ottawa Senators for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. Logan Thompson made 24 saves.
Ducks 5, Canucks 3
Mikael Granlund scored twice and John Carlson had three assists for visiting Anaheim in a win against Vancouver.
Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist, Leo Carlsson logged two assists and Lukas Dostal made 27 saves for the Ducks, who stretched their point streak to five games (4-0-1). Mason McTavish and Troy Terry also scored for Anaheim, which earned its 24th come-from-behind win, tied for the league lead.
Jake DeBrusk, Brock Boeser and Drew O’Connor scored, Filip Hronek and Elias Pettersson had two assists each for the Canucks, who have lost three in a row. Kevin Lankinen turned aside 29 shots. Predators 6, Sharks 3
Jonathan Marchessault had three assists and Nashville scored five goals in the first period and cruised to a win over visiting San Jose.
Filip Forsberg had a goal and two assists, Brady Skjei a goal and an assist and Matthew Wood, Roman Josi, Luke Evangelista and Steven Stamkos tallied for the Predators, who won their fifth straight. Ryan O’Reilly notched two assists and Juuse Saros made 27 saves.
Will Smith scored twice and Adam Gaudette chipped in a goal for the Sharks, who have lost five in a row. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 13 shots. Jets 4, Golden Knights 1
Mark Scheifele scored a goal, recorded two assists and got in a fight for a “Gordie Howe hat trick” as host Winnipeg downed Vegas.
Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist and Alex Iafallo and Cole Perfetti also scored goals for the Jets, who are 2-0-1 in the past three games. Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves.
Rasmus Andersson scored a goal and Adin Hill finished with 17 saves for the Golden Knights, who lost for the fourth time in the past five games. Devils 6, Stars 4
Visiting New Jersey scored four times in its first five shots and then held off Dallas’ rally.
Jack Hughes’ hot streak continued as the Olympic hero scored twice. Jesper Bratt added a goal and an assist, while Connor Brown, Tino Meier and Dougie Hamilton also scored for the Devils. Jake Allen made 23 saves to secure his second win in his last seven starts.
Wyatt Johnston scored two goals to reach 40 for the season and assisted on Jason Robertson’s 39th. Mavrik Bourque finished with a goal. Robertson added two assists, as did Thomas Harley. Blue Jackets 3, Flyers 2
Zach Werenski and Mason Marchment each delivered a goal and an assist as Columbus rebounded from a rare regulation defeat to post a road win over host Philadelphia.
Columbus had been 8-0-4 in its previous 12 games before falling to the New York Islanders 1-0 on Sunday. With Tuesday’s bounce-back victory, the Blue Jackets jumped over the Pittsburgh Penguins for second place in the Metropolitan Division while the Flyers missed a key opportunity to gain ground in the wild-card race.
Mathieu Olivier also scored for Columbus while Jet Greaves turned aside 24 shots. Sean Couturier and Jamie Drysdale tallied for the Flyers, while Dan Vladar finished with 16 saves. Flames 3, Kings 2 (SO)
Yegor Sharangovich scored the winner in the fourth round of a shootout as host Calgary topped Los Angeles and ran its winning streak to a season-best four games.
Olli Maatta and Zayne Parekh tallied during regulation for the Flames. Dustin Wolf made 23 saves through regulation and overtime.
Quinton Byfield netted both regulation-time goals for the Kings, who are 0-1-3 in the past four games. Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 shots through regulation and overtime. Senators 3, Red Wings 2
Carter Yakemchuk scored a second-period goal and added an assist in his NHL debut as streaking Ottawa edged host Detroit.
Brady Tkachuk scored his 20th goal of the season for the Senators, who have won four straight and nine of their last 11 games. Lars Eller scored the other goal for the Senators, who vaulted ahead of the Red Wings in the playoff chase with the win. Linus Ullmark made 32 saves for the Senators, who currently occupy the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Detroit captain Dylan Larkin scored in his return to action on a third-period power play. Larkin had missed the previous seven games due to a lower body injury. Dominik Shine also scored for the Red Wings, while John Gibson stopped 18 shots. Blackhawks 4, Islanders 3
Nick Lardis, Ilya Mikheyev, Tyler Bertuzzi and Frank Nazar scored consecutive goals in a 13-minute span bridging the first and second periods for Chicago, which held off a furious rally to edge New York in Elmont, N.Y.
Arvid Soderblom made 44 saves — including 21 in the third period — for the Blackhawks, who won for the second time in six games (2-2-2). Anders Lee scored in the opening minute of the first before Simon Holmstrom and Calum Ritchie collected goals in the third for New York.
The Islanders took their third loss in four games (1-3-0) as they fell level with the Ottawa Senators for the second and final Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Islanders starting goalie David Rittich was pulled after giving up three goals on 12 first-period shots. Ilya Sorokin took the loss after stopping 11 of the 12 shots he faced. –Field Level Media
The skilled filly My Gladiola, under trainer John McArdle, makes her Flemington return targeting a stakes score on the straight course.
In Saturday’s Listed VRC Sprint Classic (1100m), My Gladiola looks to break through for a win after two starts on the Flemington straight this season.
McArdle hasn’t shaken off the poor Newmarket Handicap result, as My Gladiola, the $4.80 co-favourite, trailed in tenth behind winner Caballus without firing.
Her March 7 Group 1 clash at 1200m against veteran sprinters was the first without jockey Jamie Mott in a career of 10 outings, featuring two wins and six placings.
McArdle described the Newmarket as finished before it began at the jump.
“She came out of the run no problems, but it was a complete disaster from the start,” McArdle said.
“We’ve just got to forget it happened and we start again.
“It was looking good leading up to the race, but as soon as they jumped it all went pear-shaped, but she came through it well, which is the main thing.
“A half-million-dollar race down the straight over 1100 metres, it should be ideal for her.
“We’ll lick our wounds and go back and have another go.”
With 56.5kg Saturday, Mott reclaims the ride on My Gladiola after her 50.5kg in the Newmarket was under his standard.
McArdle plans a tilt at the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) in Morphettville on April 25 after this engagement.
Group 1 glory eludes My Gladiola’s record, though she has twice filled second to Tentyris on the Flemington straight at Group 1.
“The Sangster should be a good race,” McArdle said.
“She’ll get in with 54-½ (kilos), and Jamie can ride her in both races,” McArdle said.
“He knows her well and hopefully it will work out better than what her last run did.
“It’s four weeks after Saturday to the Sangster. She’ll have a trial in between and she should be good to go.”
My Gladiola probably won’t double up two weeks after Sangster in the Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on May 9, McArdle believes.
“She hasn’t had a good record of backing up in two weeks, but we’ll decide that after she runs in the Sangster,” McArdle said.
“If she runs well, she’ll probably get put away to get ready for the spring.”
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Jannik Sinner continued his impressive run at the Miami Open, defeating American Alex Michelsen in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals. The Italian star also created history during the match, extending his streak to 28 consecutive sets won at ATP Masters 1000 events, breaking Novak Djokovic’s 10-year-old record of 24.
Despite the straight-set scoreline of 7-5, 7-6, the match was far from easy for Sinner. Michelsen pushed him hard, especially in the second set, where the American raced to a 5-2 lead. However, Sinner showed his class and composure, fighting back to force a tiebreak and eventually sealing the win with a powerful serve.“I feel like I served very well in important moments and that helped me out, especially in the tough moments,” Sinner said. “But today was not easy — I played a night match yesterday and today in the daytime, so the conditions were very different.”With this victory, Sinner remains on course for the “Sunshine Double,” having already won the Indian Wells title earlier.
Upsets and key results in Miami
In other matches, Frances Tiafoe advanced to the quarter-finals and will now face Sinner. One of the biggest surprises came from Spain’s young qualifier Martin Landaluce, who defeated Sebastian Korda in a thrilling three-set match.Landaluce, who had struggled for wins earlier this season, dedicated his victory to his late grandmother, saying, “She would have been 101 last week, and she passed away a few months ago. I wanted to give her the victory.”Elsewhere, Jiri Lehecka knocked out Taylor Fritz, while Tommy Paul, Arthur Fils, Francisco Cerundolo, and Alexander Zverev also progressed, setting up an exciting quarter-final lineup in Miami.
There are but a handful of certainties in life — death, taxes, and Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani winning MVP awards. Both have won the award in each of the last two seasons, and at least one has claimed MVP honors in every season since 2021. This isn’t surprisingly considering Ohtani might be the best baseball player in the history of the game and Judge has a penchant for racking up home runs like its child’s play, but it can make betting on the MVP race tricky and potentially less lucrative.
Judge and Ohtani are once again the favorites to win each league’s MVP award, but does that make them the best betting options? Is there better value with other players? Below, I’ve identified my best bets for each league’s MVP award as well as two longshots and two players to fade with the 2026 season getting underway on Wednesday, March 26. All odds are from DraftKings, and those looking to bet on the AL and NL MVP can visit the DraftKings promo code page to take advantage of the latest offer.
AL best bet: Bobby Witt Jr. (+500)
A player’s MVP case is always strengthened if they can power their team to a playoff spot. The Kansas City Royals have been trendy picks to claim the AL Central for a few seasons now, but this is the year it could actually happen. The Detroit Tigers added an impressive piece in Framber Valdez and will welcome infielder Kevin McGonigle, one of the top prospects in baseball, to the Show. But even with Valdez in the fold and McGonigle entering the fray, do the Tigers really have the offensive firepower to beat out the Royals? Full seasons of Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone (who looked good at the World Baseball Classic) will help K.C.’s case, and Isaac Collins could prove to be a sneaky good addition.
Then, of course, there’s Bobby Witt himself. A true five-tool player, Witt should be entering his prime in his age-26 season. There may be even more power to unlock in his bat, and if he gets the Royals to a division title, he’ll get serious MVP consideration.
The biggest road block here is Judge. The greatest slugger of his generation, Judge has only seemed to get better with age. We’ll need a bit of a stumble (or a prolonged injury) from the best right-handed hitter since Albert Pujols for Witt to get over the line. But this is baseball we’re talking about — stranger things have happened. And from a betting perspective, Witt is worth a sprinkle.
NL best bet: Juan Soto (+900)
Ohtani is a ridiculous -145 favorite to win NL MVP at DraftKings and rightfully so. The most talented baseball player of all time will be both pitching and hitting for the best team in the sport this year, and should probably be viewed as the penciled-in MVP until a shocking dip in performance or a long-term injury prevents him from being so. But in the event Ohtani does miss a chunk of time (he’ll be pitching again this year and has a history of arm trouble), who is best positioned to step into the void?
That would be Juan Soto, who somehow went under the radar in his first year in Queens despite finishing third in MVP balloting. A noticeably slow start (which was lambasted in the loud New York media) likely contributed to the narrative that Soto underperformed, but on the whole Soto still managed a 156 wRC+ — he was 56% better than league average at the plate, for the uninitiated.
The less said about his defense the better, but Soto remains a monster with the bat. If he performs like himself right out of the gate and keeps it up into October, he’ll be in contention for the MVP award … if Ohtani misses time. Or, perhaps, is abducted by aliens. It’s going to be hard to dethrone the best player in the sport.
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AL longshot: Nick Kurtz (+1500)
What Nick Kurtz accomplished in his rookie season was downright scary. In just 117 games, he launched 36 homers (including four in one game, and he narrowly missed a fifth), knocked in 90 runs and hit a hilarious .290/.383/.619. He immediately established himself as one of the preeminent sluggers in the sport, and with the A’s still marooned in their minor-league launching pad in Sacramento, he’ll have plenty of chances to keep hitting bombs.
The sophomore slump cliche doesn’t scare me here. First basemen are rarely first-round picks these days, but the A’s took Kurtz fourth overall for a reason — he’s a born hitter. He is the centerpiece of this offense moving forward, and if John Fisher’s merry band of exiled sluggers mash their way to the playoffs, he’ll be a driving force. I expect Kurtz to start the All-Star Game and get MVP votes again after he finished 12th last year. He could just win the thing this time with a full season’s worth of plate appearances.
NL longshot: Paul Skenes (+2800)
A full-time starting pitcher (read: not Ohtani) hasn’t won an MVP since 2014, when Clayton Kershaw rampaged his way through the NL with a 1.77 ERA. It takes a special effort like that, along with a relative down year from the league’s hitters, to earn a pitcher an MVP. For example, even with how good Tarik Skubal has been in his back-to-back Cy Young Award campaigns, he’s only finished seventh and fifth in the balloting.
If anyone’s going to pull it off, it’s Skenes. The young phenom is only getting better, and he’ll also have the narrative factor on his side if the Pirates manage to stumble into the playoffs, as some prognosticators are projecting them to do. Pittsburgh’s pitching staff is excellent, and the team added a few bats (for once). Throw in a potential gangbusters rookie campaign from rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin, the consensus top prospect in the sport, and Skenes could sweep the hardware if he turns in a monster campaign and gets the Pirates back into the playoffs.
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AL fade: Cal Raleigh (+1100)
With all due respect to the Big Dumper, it’s hard to imagine him replicating his ridiculous 2025 season. Cal Raleigh should still be one of the best backstops in the game and will be central to whatever degree of success the Mariners enjoy this season — and a return to the playoffs should be the bare minimum expectation in Seattle. Raleigh is still a worthy centerpiece for a playoff contender, but MVP-level catchers are rare for a reason. He’s unlikely to reach 60 home runs again and given his previous season totals, even reaching 50 would be considered a big accomplishment.
NL fade: Shohei Ohtani (-145)
Ohtani is the best player in baseball and will be the presumptive favorite for at least the next four or five NL MVP awards. However, the issue here is the price point.
It’s a ridiculous price for an MVP future. For example, Aaron Judge is +215 to win the AL award and he’s won three of the last four. A minus price for an awards future is bonkers and yet it’s hard to quibble with it in Ohtani’s case. I just can’t seriously endorse investing at that price.
There’s more value to be had with an option like Soto even if Ohtani is likely to win short of the MonStars taking his talent away.
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Tiger Woods made his return to golf on Tuesday night, participating in The Golf League (TGL) Finals, and he had a supporting cast in the stands.
His girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, and her daughter, future University of Miami golfer Kai, had front-row seats at SoFi Center to take in the action.
They did not get the result they wanted, as Woods’ Jupiter Links, with Max Homa, Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner, lost to Los Angeles Golf Club, with Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala, Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood. LAGC made three straight eagles to close out a 9-2 victory in Woods’ first competitive golf action in over a year.
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Vanessa Trump and Kai Trump attend the match between the Jupiter Links Golf Club and the Los Angeles Golf Club at SoFi Center on March 23, 2026, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Cliff Hawkins/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)
The 15-time major champion and Vanessa Trump have kept their relationship relatively quiet. When they went public last year, Woods asked for privacy.
Both Vanessa and Kai attended the Genesis Invitational last month at Riviera, which Woods hosted. Vanessa and Kai attended other TGL events earlier this month as well, including a match in which Kai chatted with Travis Kelce.
Woods announced his relationship with Vanessa Trump, Donald Jr.’s ex-wife, on March 23, 2025.
“Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together. At this time we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts,” Woods wrote in his post.
A report in July said the two were “very serious,” and “wedding bells” could be chiming, but nothing along those lines has been made public.
Tiger Woods talks with his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, after a match against Boston Common Golf at SoFi Center on March 17, 2026, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (James Gilbert/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)
Woods’ son, Charlie, and Vanessa’s daughter, Kai, are both competitive golfers. Kai has committed to play at the University of Miami, while Charlie will attend Florida State.
Charlie and Kai played in the same tournament in June.
After his highly publicized divorce from Elin Nordegren, Woods was linked to Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn in the 2010s. He was dating Erica Herman at the time he won the Masters in 2019, but they, too, had a very public breakup that included sexual harassment allegations and an NDA lawsuit filed by Herman.
Woods and Nordegren have appeared to get along in recent years, as they co-parent Charlie and Sam Woods.
One step in Woods’ return is complete as he aims to play at the Masters in two weeks. He has yet to commit, but it’s tough to imagine Augusta National without the five-time green jacket winner.
Tiger Woods congratulates Justin Rose of Los Angeles Golf Club, who won the TGL finals at SoFi Center on March 24, 2026, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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Woods last competed on the PGA Tour in the 2024 Open Championship.
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Feb 15, 2026; Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy; Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States during the women’s giant slalom during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-Imagn Images Mikaela Shiffrin won a record-tying sixth World Cup season title on Wednesday in Hafjell, Norway.
Heading into the giant slalom, the final race of the season, Shiffrin had an 85-point lead over Emma Aicher of Germany. A finish no lower than 15th place would result in claiming the title. Aicher could steal the title if she won the race and Shiffrin finished below 15th in the giant slalom.
Shiffrin finished 11th, and Aicher ended in 12th place.
Shiffrin, 31, tied Annemarie Moser-Proll with her sixth season championship. The Austrian won five season titles from 1971-75 and the final one in 1979.
The 2026 Olympic champion in the slalom, Shiffrin won the World Cup title in consecutive years from 2017-19 and again in 2022 and 2023.
“It’s quite emotional,” Shiffrin said to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation after the race. “I’m really grateful to be in this position now. It’s really a big emotion, but I’m so grateful for the fight.”
Lindsey Vonn is next on the list with four overall titles.
With her slalom win on Tuesday, Shiffrin earned her 110th career victory on the World Cup circuit, extending her lead over Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden, who won 86 before his retirement in 1989.
–Field Level Media
The organisers of the London Marathon are “exploring” plans to stage the event over two days in 2027, potentially allowing more than 100,000 people with the chance to take part.
The news, which was reported by The Guardian, reflects the growing popularity of running after more than a million people entered the ballot for this year’s race.
Last year’s London Marathon broke the record for the number of participants, with over 56,000 receiving a place, but ballot applications have doubled in the space of two years.
The report from The Guardian said staging the London Marathon across Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April next year could allow around 50,000 runners on the course each day.
Increasing the number of participants would also allow more people to raise money for charity. Last year’s race set a fundraising record for the event, at £87.5m.
The plans would require approval from the mayor’s office, who said Sadiq Khan “looks forward” to working with the event and considering if a two-day event could be possible.
“The TCS London Marathon is the world’s most popular marathon, and we are continually exploring innovative ways to enable more people to take part, while delivering positive benefits for London,” a spokesperson said.
“Together with our partners and stakeholders, we are looking at the intention for the 2027 TCS London Marathon to take place across two days. No approval has been given at this stage.
“Our immediate focus is on delivering an incredible 2026 TCS London Marathon on Sunday 26 April and ensuring every participant has an amazing experience.”
Jannik Sinner continues to rewrite history at the Miami Open 2026, defeating Alex Michelsen 7–5, 7–6 to reach the quarterfinals.
The win sees Sinner extend his record to 28 consecutive sets won in Masters 1000 event, the most by any man in history.
He also moves past Roger Federer for the third-highest win rate in Masters 1000 history, now sitting behind only Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Despite the straight-sets win, Sinner admitted he had to work through difficult moments, including trailing 2–5 in the second set:
“I felt like the serve helped me quite a lot today. Especially in important moments. Tiebreak also. Happy about that.”
“At the same time I know if I want to go far in this tournament I have to improve from the back of the court.”
He also pointed to the challenge of adapting to changing conditions:
“It’s completely different conditions than yesterday night. Today’s a day match. I’m happy how I fought. We try to go improve my level and we see how it goes.”
On adjusting his positioning during the match:
“Yeah, I didn’t feel my best tennis today. So I tried to find my way through. I know myself a bit better now. I know every day can be different. We try to improve and we try to keep going.”
The result continues a dominant run of:
28 consecutive sets won in Masters 1000 events
9 consecutive wins in Miami
20th Masters 1000 quarterfinal
5th Miami quarterfinal appearance
31 wins in his last 33 matches
Sinner has now reached at least the quarterfinal stage every time he has played in Miami.
Welcome to our weekly PGA Tour gambling-tips column, featuring picks from GOLF.com’s expert prognosticator, Brady Kannon. A seasoned golf bettor and commentator, Kannon is a host and regular guest on SportsGrid, a syndicated audio network devoted to sports and sports betting, and is a golf betting analyst for CBS Sportsline. You can follow Brady on Twitter at @LasVegasGolfer, and you can read his picks below for the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open, which gets underway Thursday.
We wrapped up the Florida Swing with our first outright winner of the season in Matt Fitzpatrick. Let’s see if we can continue the winning ways for the next two weeks deep in the heart of Texas — and then of course, in Augusta, Ga., as the first major championship of the year looms ever closer.
On to the Lone Star State it is for the Texas Children’s Houston Open and Memorial Park Golf Course for the first of two final tuneups before the Masters. Min Woo Lee is your defending champion here in Houston and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who has finished runner-up here three times, was scheduled to play in this event for a seventh straight time. As of Tuesday morning however, Scheffler withdrew, citing family reasons. He did not commit to this tournament until the last minute last Friday and then ended up pulling out as it has become understood that the Schefflers are expecting their second child. It remains to be seen if Scheffler will play next week at the Valero Texas Open or if we won’t see him again until Masters week, which begins on Monday, April 6th.
2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open odds: Scottie Scheffler favored in Masters tune-up
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It changes the landscape of the odds board greatly where Scheffler was once a prohibitive favorite at around +300 to now being a non-starter. It is unfortunate that we don’t get to see Scheffler play this week and secondly, the prices dropping on everyone else that is still scheduled to play. The good news is that in theory, Scheffler’s absence gives our selections a much better chance of winning. We’ll see.
Memorial Park is a very long course at nearly 7,500 yards and is only a par 70. The fairways are very wide by Tour standards and the rough is very low and not very penal. The greens are large and feature a great deal of undulation. It is a bomber’s track and that is who we have seen win here since moving to this golf course six seasons ago. Tom Doak redesigned the course with Brooks Koepka serving as Player Consultant. Koepka missed the cut here in 2021 but finished fifth in 2020. He is in the field this week after consecutive finishes in Florida of 9-13-18.
Scoring around Memorial Park can be especially difficult. Last year was greatly affected by rain and soft conditions when Lee got it to 20 under par. In the previous four editions, the winning score on average was less than 13 under. The winning score proposition bet at Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook this week is Under/Over 264.5, meaning 15.5 under par.
I looked at Driving Distance this week, Strokes Gained: Ball Striking, the 450-500 yard Par 4s, Hole Proximity from 200+ yards, Scrambling, Bogey Avoidance, and Strokes Gained: Putting (Bermudagrass). One may find references to these greens being overseeded with Poa Trivialis but with the unseasonably warm temperatures going on in the Southwest, this once dormant Bermuda is waking up ahead of schedule and should figure more prominently into the turf equation this week in Houston.
We have noted that this is a long, driver-heavy golf course and with that, I went in that direction as far as the correlated courses. I used Torrey Pines (Farmers Insurance Open), Quail Hollow Club (Truist Championship), Country Club of Jackson (Sanderson Farms), and Vidanta Vallarta (Mexico Open).
With the Scheffler WD, I am going to use current pricing with my selections rather than what I got when making my plays.
Jake Knapp (20-1)
It was a missed cut at the Players Championship the last time we saw Knapp but prior to that, he had begun the season finishing 11-5-8-8-6, and now he comes to a golf course that I believe really suits his game — long off the tee and requiring great touch on and around the greens. He was a lackluster 27th here last year but has two top-5 finishes at Torrey Pines and a win in 2024 at Vidanta Vallarta. Knapp ranks eighth on Tour in Driving Distance, 65th in SG: Approach, second in SG: Putting, and fourth in Scrambling. I imagine he will be a popular choice this week but I can’t ignore what we are all seeing and how he should fit at this course in Houston.
Nicolai Hojgaard (25-1)
Similar to Knapp, Hojgaard is one of the longer hitters in the game and is having a great start to the season with the putter. He was runner-up at Torrey Pines in 2024 and was eighth last year in Mexico. In addition to the driving and putting, Hojgaard ranks 10th on Tour in Scrambling, 28th in Hole Proximity from 200+ yards, and is 18th in Bogey Avoidance.
Rickie Fowler (30-1)
We tried Fowler a few weeks ago at TPC Sawgrass where he finished 42nd. He is still yet to miss a cut all season and now ranks 61st in the OWGR. This will be the last event for which he can get into the top 50 to qualify for The Masters. Fowler has multiple top-10 finishes at Torrey Pines, was 16th last year at the Sanderson Farms Championship, and has been huge at Quail Hollow Club with multiple top 10s and a win in 2012. Fowler ranks 18th this season on Tour in Ball Striking, is ninth in SG: Putting, 17th in Scrambling, ninth in Bogey Avoidance, and is fourth in Par 4 Scoring.
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Ryan Gerard (33-1)
Gerard got off to a start in 2026 that saw him finish runner-up in two consecutive weeks. The spotlight grew quickly and awfully bright as his success was hard to miss. Things have cooled off for a minute on Gerard now and it feels like it might be the right time to swoop back in. After those two second-place finishes, he took 11th at Torrey Pines, where he was 15th last year. He’s been as high as 17th in Mexico, was eighth at last year’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, and finished ninth here in Houston last season in his first-ever visit. Gerard ranks 15th on Tour in Ball Striking and sixth in SG: Approach.
Tyson Fury is facing a distraction ahead of his professional comeback, with his father, John, having publicly declared his concerns. Now, Queensberry promoter Frank Warren has shared his thoughts on the comments.
‘The Gypsy King’ hung up the gloves for a fifth time when he announced his retirement following consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk during 2024 but, with his history of u-turn’s, fans refused to believe that Fury had truly fought for the last time.
Earlier this year, those fans were proven correct, as Fury revealed that he would fight Russian powerhouse Arslanbek Makhmudov in his comeback fight, ahead of a potential trilogy with Usyk or long-awaited showdown with Anthony Joshua.
Just three weeks out from his fight, Tyson Fury’s father, John, has controversially stated that his son is ‘finished’ and that he has had ‘nothing left’ since a brutal tilogy with Deontay Wilder.
In an interview with talkSPORT Boxing, Warren responded to John Fury’s words, believing that any disagreements between the pair should have been kept private.
“I never asked him to come back or encouraged him in any way because that has got to be his decision. He is a very wealthy guy, financially, he is set up for life probably 10 lives under, but he wants to fight and he has been in the gym, he is in tremendous shape and that is his decision.
“I understand where his family is coming from and where his Dad is coming from. However, it is Tyson’s decision and if he is going to come back, he is fighting in a couple of weeks’ time, and I’d much rather he does it now than sits around for four or five [months or years] because his powers won’t be the same.
“He has not got a lot of miles on the clock, so we will see. I think the big thing which upsets John is the training and, I’ve got to be honest and I mean this with the greatest of respect because I’m not involved in family matters, but it’s not the sort of thing you should be having a couple of weeks before a fight.
“I am sure that Tyson would have preferred it not said and I am a big believer that you haven’t got to tell the world what you’ve got to say to your family.”
Fury-Makhmudov takes place on Saturday, April 11, as the two-time world champion seeks to prove his father wrong and build momentum ahead of a mega-fight later this year.
Just when a Bollywood blockbuster on “new India” almost stole the attention of a nation that lives and breathes cricket, the Indian Premier League (IPL) made headlines with numbers amounting to over $3 billion. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals found new owners on Tuesday, who will pay $1.78 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, for the teams, changing the perception around the league.
Why these deals are happening now
More than just a league
The billion-dollar valuations clearly indicate that these deals sit inside a system that combines central media revenues shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), league-wide sponsorships, local commercial deals, fan communities and content distribution. That gives each team a platform effect that goes beyond wins and losses on the field.
A conventional team business depends heavily on matchday earnings and sporting performance. By contrast, an IPL team benefits from the power of the entire league infrastructure. The franchise is a gateway into cricket’s most commercially potent ecosystem, where value is created not only through performance but through attention, content, sponsors and reach.
From vanity ownership to financial asset
The character of IPL ownership is changing as well. In the initial years, teams were associated with their promoters, celebrities or business houses. Owning an IPL team had a strong vanity component. That has not disappeared, but the focus is shifting. Today, consortia, institutional investors and private capital increasingly view IPL stakes through the lens of returns.
This reflects the growing maturity of the league. A scarce asset with predictable income, long-term appreciation potential and strong brand visibility attracts investors who think in portfolio terms. An IPL team offers scarcity because there are only a limited number of franchises. It offers yield through revenue streams tied to the league and sponsors. And it offers appreciation because the broader cricket economy continues to expand. IPL ownership is moving from passion-driven to portfolio-driven.
What new money sees in IPL teams
For newer investors, the appeal of IPL franchises goes well beyond the cricket field. These are media-facing consumer brands with multiple monetisation levers. They sit at the intersection of sport, entertainment, digital distribution and community engagement. That makes them especially attractive in an era when attention itself is a valuable asset.
The modern investor sees an IPL team as a content engine, a sponsorship platform and a digital consumer brand. The level of social media engagement around these franchises is a testament to that appeal.
The Women’s Premier League adds another layer of long-term possibility. This is why IPL teams are being viewed less as sporting curiosities and more as expandable commercial vehicles. IPL is no longer only sport to investors. It is becoming an alternative asset class.
Why Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals commanded premium valuations
The two deals, though linked by the same larger trend, reflect slightly different strengths. Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s premium is easier to understand at first glance. It has one of the most engaged fan bases in the league, enormous digital traction, strong commercial appeal and a visibility level amplified by star power and years of relevance in public conversation.
“RCB commands a premium because of its unmatched fan engagement, commercial pull, and the legends of the game associated with it,” said Sunil Kalra, an independent cricket analyst.
Rajasthan Royals, however, represent something equally important. Their valuation underlines the strength of the IPL as a whole. Even a franchise that may not always dominate public chatter like the most high-decibel teams can still command a premium because it owns a scarce place in one of the world’s most valuable cricket leagues.
“However, Rajasthan Royals has focused on roping in cricketing royalty and creating its brand value. Shane Warne won the first season for the team, and Rahul Dravid has been associated with RR for over a decade now. That’s cricketing royalty for you,” Kalra added.
What this means for the IPL’s future
These deals are likely to do more than generate headlines. They may reset expectations across the league. Once billion-dollar franchise valuations are established in the market, they create a new benchmark for future stake sales, minority investments and structured capital raises. That can attract more institutional money and encourage existing owners to think more strategically about capital structure, governance and monetisation.
The longer-term impact could be profound. More professional ownership structures may lead to sharper financial discipline, stronger management practices and greater focus on long-term asset building. The IPL may now be entering a more mature, finance-led phase of growth.
The significance of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals valuations goes far beyond two transactions. They show that IPL teams are no longer being judged only as sporting brands or promoter trophies. They are being treated as premium media properties, investable assets and magnets for serious capital. That changes the conversation around cricket itself. The IPL’s next phase may be shaped as much by balance sheets as by scorecards.
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