With the coronavirus shutdown most sensible of thoughts and the state’s first on-line sportsbook in hand, Illinois bettors have became to footy. Overseas football fits drew 78% of the cash wagered Thursday on GuessRivers.com with the release of criminal, cellular sports activities making a bet in Illinois via Rivers Casino. Representatives for the Des Plaines playing space declined to percentage the inaugural take care of or the entire collection of bets positioned. But past the soccer-happy take care of share, they mentioned about 60% of the Illinoisans who created accounts to plunk cash down put a minimum of a few of their cash on football. Most of that cash — 56% — used to be put on La Liga
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Celtics Notes: Kyrie Irving Sorely Missed; Joel Embiid Dominates Boston Big Men
Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving’s candidacy for NBA MVP was bolstered during Thursday night’s ugly offensive performance by the C’s in an 89-80 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden. Without Irving, who sat out because of a shoulder injury, the C’s shot just 41.1 percent from the floor, hit only seven of 29 3-point shots, generated 13 points in the second quarter and scored a season-low 53 points through three quarters. In addition to poor shooting, the C’s also were sloppy with the basketball. They committed 19 turnovers and had just 13 assists on 30 made shots. Irving is the team’s leading scorer with 23.6 points per game,... NESN.com
Vasyl Lomachenko Dominates Guillermo Rigondeaux, Wins In Six Rounds
Saturday night’s bout at Madison Square Garden between Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko and Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux had the makings of a great fight. And if you’re Lomachenko, it sure was. The 29-year-old got Rigondeaux to quit by a sixth-round TKO. Lomachenko controlled the fight from the beginning, allowing Rigondeaux to look comfortable only in the first round, which was spent with the two hardly throwing any punches in the center of the ring. Lomachenko won the round 10-9. But as things drew on, Lomachenko visibly was overwhelming his opponent. He was effectively landing his punches, to a point where Rigondeaux largely was just defending himself... NESN.com
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Dominates Again; Is He NFL MVP Frontrunner?
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers hit rock bottom after a 42-24 loss to the Washington Redskins on “Sunday Night Football” in Week 12. Rodgers wasn’t playing his best football and Green Bay’s playoff chances with a 4-6 record looked slim. They basically had to win out to have a good chance at reaching the NFL playoffs, and thanks to Rodgers’ excellent play at quarterback, that’s exactly what the Packers have done. The Packers beat the rival Minnesota Vikings 38-25 on Saturday behind Rodgers’ 347 yards and four touchdowns against an elite defense. The victory sets up a winner-take-all Week 17 showdown for the NFC North division title... NESN.com
Olympic Swimming Results: USA Dominates With Gold Medals, Records On Day 3
Share this: Day 3 of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was an excellent one for USA swimming. The Americans took home six medals in the pool: two gold, one silver and three bronze. Here’s a closer look at how things transpired Monday. Men’s 200M Freestyle FinalConor Dwyer won his first individual Olympic medal, taking home the bronze with a time of 1:45.23. He finished behind gold medalist Sun Yang (1:44.65) and just three hundredths of a second behind silver medalist Chad le Clos (1:45.20). Another American, Townley Haas, finished fifth at 1:45.58. Women’s 100M Backstroke FinalKathleen Baker (58.75) nearly won a gold medal, but settled for a silver after Katinka Hosszu, “The Iron Woman,” (58.45) just out-touched her at the conclusion of the