Tag: Tennis
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Denver Racquets win state’s first pro championship | Aug. 26, 1974 | Colorado’s Top 150 Sports Moments
Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports. Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments. Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release…
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Björn Borg tells the AP about drug overdoses and quitting tennis in his 20s
Björn Borg starts his new memoir, “Heartbeats,” with a story about being rushed to a Dutch hospital in the 1990s after overdosing on alcohol and drugs, and the Swedish tennis great closes it by revealing that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer
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American tennis star Taylor Townsend apologizes for comments about Chinese food
American tennis star Taylor Townsend has apologized for making disparaging comments about Chinese food before the United States plays Kazakhstan at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen, China
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Longmont resident wins $80,631 after snaring three victories on ‘Jeopardy!’
Stephen Webb knows what it’s like to have a watch party at a local bar, but not for a professional sports event – everyone’s there rooting for you. And you know the outcome, but you can’t say. It took data scientist Webb almost three years to make it to the popular game show “Jeopardy!” but…
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Denver approves redevelopment plans for Park Hill Golf Course
The Denver City Council took another step toward redeveloping the shuttered Park Hill Golf Course by advancing its proposed long-term vision for the area following a public hearing on Monday night. Efforts to redevelop the area has split the surrounding community in Denver, with one side pushing to convert 155-acre plot into open space and…
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Coloradans bet $290 million on sports in August
The total amount of money waged by Colorado sports bettors in August rose by 12.3% compared to July, Residents spent $290.1 million on bets in August alone, according to the Colorado Division of Gaming. Compared to this time last year, Coloradans waged $78.2 million more on sports betting, a 36.9% increase year to year. The…
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Colorado sports betting drops in April
Coloradans ponied up $392.3 million for sports betting in April, the state Division of Gaming said Friday. While that’s down month-over-month, it’s 60% more than residents bet in April 2021, according to a news release. Colorado residents have gambled almost $7 billion since sports betting was legalized in May 2020. The $392.3 million in sports betting…
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Basketball lifts March sports betting to second-highest monthly total
The final weeks of the NBA regular season and the NCAA basketball tournament lifted sports bets in Colorado last month to the second-highest monthly total in the nearly two years since such wagers were legalized. End of NFL season triggers decline in Colorado sports bets Bets on professional and college basketball made up nearly two-thirds…
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End of NFL season triggers decline in Colorado sports bets
With just one NFL game in February — the Super Bowl — Colorado sports betting declined 23.2% from January’s record total to $440.5 million, the Colorado Division of Gaming reported. Betting on pro football declined from $144.1 million in January to just $31.4 million in February, accounting for nearly 85% of the $133.2 million decline…
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Colorado sports betting surges to record total
The start of the pro football season, including a 3-0 start for the Denver Broncos, helped lift Colorado sports betting to a record $408.3 million in September, the Colorado Division of Gaming reported Friday. Last month’s total was nearly double the total from either the month before or the year before. It beat the previous…