The bets just keep on coming. Prediction markets continue to surge in popularity. On Kalshi and Polymarket, the two most popular prediction markets in America (and America’s news-cycle), total trading volume surpassed $24 billion in April 2026, up from about $1.8 billion a year prior, according to analysis from The Block. Kalshi is a prediction … Read more
Dave Portnoy is fed up with the Red Sox. On Thursday’s “Wake Up Barstool” show, the founder of the sports media company revealed he’s decided to bet on every Red Sox game this season. So far, Boston is letting him down, winning just one of its first six games. Portnoy, an avowed Boston sports fan, … Read more
It’s safe to say that Paul Pierce regrets his decision to bet on his former team. Pierce, 47, made good on his promise to undergo an hourslong walk to work in his robe after being wrong about his prediction that the Celtics would take Game 2 over the Knicks on Wednesday. He said there’s one … Read more
Commercial Content 21+ Looking for a new expert sports betting tout to follow and help you make money? New York radio legend Chris “Mad Dog” Russo is not your guy. “I threw things. I was so upset,” Russo recalled on Wednesday’s “First Take,” shouting about how the Texans-Jaguars game went under 48.5 total points. Russo … Read more
LeBron James’ longtime close friend and business partner Maverick Carter reportedly admitted to federal investigators in 2021 that he bet on NBA games with an illegal bookmaker. Carter made the admission to the feds amid an investigation of bookmaker Wayne Nix, who pleaded guilty last year to running a massive offshore gambling ring and filing … Read more
With her stylish looks, sophisticated smile and tastefully spectacular endowments, Emily Pellegrini has emerged out of nowhere to become a minor sensation on social media. Bragging 81,000 enthusiastic Instagram followers, the leggy lovely has also snagged earnings of nearly $10,000 in the six weeks she’s been live on a trendy pay-per-view site. With this kind … Read more
Chiefsaholic has made his triumphant return to social media. In December, the Chiefs superfan, whose real name is Xaviar Babudar, went radio silent on his Twitter account. After some concern in the Chiefs internet community, it emerged that Babudar, famous for attending games in a wold costume, had been charged with bank robbery in Tulsa. … Read more