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Time of India
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Drake reveals he lost $8 million in sports gambling after successful $750,000 wager on IPL final
Drake is one of the popular names in the music fraternity. The rapper enjoys a strong fan following because of style and swag. Apart from this, the Canadian sensation is also involved in sports gambling. He had earlier garnered attention when he placed a successful wager on RCB to win the IPL 2025 final. However, now it has come to light that not all his bets have been that successful, Drake revealed the downside of being associated with betting. . Drake lost $8 million on sports betting Drake, who is usually present at major global sports events, is actively involved in sports gambling/betting. In a new post on Instagram Stories, he revealed that he incurred losses of $8 million in a month after placing bets of over $125 million on sports events. Drake lost $124m in a month to gambling. If he continues like this,sooner or later he'll be in debt. That's 2billion naira gone. He, however, did not specify the sports involved. That said, the NBA finals and the NHL playoffs were last month. He had earlier placed a bet of $750,000 on the IPL 2025 final, backing the Royal Challengers Bengaluru against the Punjab Kings. The former eventually won the tournament for the first time ever. What's the Drake Curse? Drake's association with sports betting has led to the 'Drake Curse', a pop culture phenomena based on the idea that any athlete or sports team backed by him usually ends up underperforming. Serena Williams, for instance, lost the 2015 U.S. Open semifinals after being seen with him. Similarly, earlier this year, the self-declared 'flawed sports bettor' placed a $1.25 million bet on the Ice Hockey team Toronto Maple Leafs emerging victorious in Game 7 against the Florida Panthers. However, that did not happen as The Leafs were eliminated from the Eastern Conference Finals. Despite this, he has placed an $800,000 bet on Game 6 of the NBA Finals, with the Oklahoma City Thunder leading the series. He has also wagered $600,000 on a Thunder win and another $200,000 on them winning by 6–10 points. If both bets prove to be correct, he could earn about $1.7 million
NBC Sports
5 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
In battle of tour pros' sons, Gutschewski beats Kuchar for Western Junior title
Trevor Gutschewski proved Thursday that winning golf is never that far away. Gutschewski, the incoming Florida freshman and son of tour pro Scott Gutschewski, had mostly struggled since capturing the U.S. Junior Amateur last July. But fresh off a missed cut at the U.S. Open at Oakmont, Gutschewski got back to his victorious ways with a one-shot win over another son of a PGA Tour veteran, Cameron Kuchar, Matt Kuchar's oldest. With three birdies in his last six holes at the Harvester Club in Rhodes, Iowa, Gutschewski carded a closing 2-under 70 to finish at 7 under. Kuchar, who is committed to TCU for 2026, joined Gutschewski in playing his back nine in 2 under, though a second-round 74 proved too costly after his leading 67 after the first round. Gutschewski beat recent Sunnehanna Amateur winner Tyler Watts in last summer's U.S. Junior final, but he followed with a missed cut at the Korn Ferry Tour's Pinnacle Bank Championship, T-262 at the U.S. Amateur, T-55 at the AJGA Junior Players, T-13 at Nebraska Open and T-24 at the Jones Cup Junior to close the year. Then last March he beat only four players at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley. He followed with a T-71 at the Terra Cotta Invitational and then posted back-to-back 80s last week at Oakmont. He now joins a list of past Western Junior champions that dates to 1914 and includes Bobby Clampett (1978), Willie Wood (1979), Jim Furyk (1987), Trip Kuehne (1991), Hunter Mahan (1999), Rickie Fowler (2005), Patrick Rodgers (2010), Collin Morikawa (2013) and Kevin Yu (2015).
Toronto Star
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Toronto Star
Wyndham Clark says he ‘deeply regrets' damaging his Oakmont locker during the US Open
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark said he 'deeply regrets' the damage done to the century-old locker he was using at Oakmont during the U.S. Open, his second act of frustration that caused damage at a major this year. Reports surfaced over the weekend that Clark damaged his locker. The USGA said only that it works directly with players and their managers when it comes to player conduct.
USA Today
6 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Nick Dunlap: Travelers Championship betting odds and preview
Nick Dunlap: Travelers Championship betting odds and preview The Travelers Championship is underway, and Nick Dunlap is in 71st position with a score of +6. Nick Dunlap has played in 27 events in the past year. He won one, and his average finish was 38th, with two top fives. Nick Dunlap odds to win the Travelers Championship PGA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 7:21 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Odds to win: +40000, bet $100 to win $40000 Dunlap's stats and trends Dunlap has not finished within five strokes of the winner or carded a better-than-average score in any of his last five appearances. He has an average score of +7 across his last five events. Dunlap hasn't finished inside the top 20 in his last five tournaments, with an average finish of 58th. He's qualified for the weekend in two of his last five appearances. Dunlap's recent results U.S. Open: 77-74 (+11) - Missed cut 77-74 (+11) - Missed cut RBC Canadian Open: 73-69 (+2) - Missed cut 73-69 (+2) - Missed cut the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday: 74-74-75-73 (+8) - Finished 44th 74-74-75-73 (+8) - Finished 44th PGA Championship: 78-72 (+8) - Missed cut How to watch the Travelers Championship Date: June 19-22, 2025 June 19-22, 2025 Location: Cromwell, CT Cromwell, CT TV Channel: The Golf Channel The Golf Channel Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! ESPN+ is the new home of PGA TOUR LIVE. Sign up now to access 4,300+ hours of live coverage from 35 PGA TOUR tournaments this year.
NBC Sports
6 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
The 'Scheffler we know' back in Travelers Round 1
Scottie Scheffler didn't have his best in the U.S. Open, but the typical version of the world No. 1 was back at the Travelers Championship. Watch his Round 1 highlights and interview before Brandel Chamblee analyzes.
