If you're not sure what odds mean, you won't know where to start when it comes to placing bets on sporting events (July 2026)

The MLB's midsummer events are here, and with it comes the very popular Home Run Derby. The Derby has gained a tremendous amount of attention over the years, and this edition should be no different.

This year’s MLB Home Run Derby will focus more on quality instead of quantity. Instead of timed rounds, hitters get a set number of swings — 20 in Round 1 and 15 each in Round 2 and Round 3 — which should improve the experience for hitters and viewers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the consensus 2026 World Series betting odds as the definitive favorites to complete a historic three-peat, but a clear top tier of challengers has emerged to disrupt their quest.

The Untold Story of How Professional Sports Crushed the Pioneers of Online Betting, by Jay Cohen, Post Hill Press, 384 pages, $32. In the early 1990s, Jay Cohen was

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