Author – The Durango Herald

Sportsbooks are dark, odds are long in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Nobody would have given odds on this. Inside the glittering casinos that line the Las Vegas Strip, the slot machines were turned off and the sportsbooks were dark. On ...

DATE: Apr 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Conor McGregor late, Khabib Nurmagomedov not in a mood to wait

LAS VEGAS – Khabib Nurmagomedov wasn’t about to wait around for a tardy Conor McGregor, who arrived at what was supposed to be their final prefight press conference together to find the UFC ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Cut down: 3 of top 5 players in world rankings miss the weekend at British Open

Johnson, Thomas and Rahm done after 2nd round

DATE: Jul 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Bookies will lose millions if Conor McGregor knocks out Floyd Mayweather

Casinos could take months to recover if upset occurs

DATE: Aug 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Matt Kuchar has it all – except for the wins that really matter

SOUTHPORT, England – The smile is still there, and so is the week-in, week-out consistency that has made Matt Kuchar a very rich man. He’s also got an Olympic medal, though tellin...

DATE: Jul 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sod, silversmith and a funky clubhouse all in play at the British Open

SOUTHPORT, England — The British Open is not only golf’s longest running major championship, it’s also the most quirky. Simply put, it’s like nothing you’ll see any other week in the largely...

DATE: Jul 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

A $1.1 million bet, and a lot of happy bookies in Vegas

This year likely to beat record $132.5 million wagered last year

DATE: Feb 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sorry Tiger Woods, some things are only for players in Ryder Cup

CHASKA, Minn. – The first awkward moment for Tiger Woods at the Ryder Cup came when he lined up to get into the U.S. team picture. Oops, sorry Tiger, only players are allowed. ...

DATE: Sep 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Grading the Games: Olympics are a work in progres

RIO DE JANEIRO – Olympic officials were full of praise when they awarded the Olympics to Rio seven years ago, never imagining such things as the Zika virus and green water in the pools. ...

DATE: Aug 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

The day Muhammad Ali met the Beatles

‘Who were those little sissies?’

DATE: Jun 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ali remains hospitalized for ‘serious’ issues

Muhammad Ali remained hospitalized Friday in the Phoenix area, battling respiratory problems serious enough to draw family members to his bedside. The 74-year-old boxing great’s r...

DATE: Jun 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Boxing legend, global icon Muhammad Ali dies

He was fast of fist and foot — lip, too — a heavyweight champion who promised to shock the world and did. He floated. He stung. Mostly he thrilled, even after the punches had taken their tol...

DATE: Jun 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports