• PGA Championship Final Day Odds and Leaderboard.
• Ronda Rousey Stops Gina Carano With an Armbar 17 Seconds Into Their Double Comeback Bout
• Napoleon Solo Holds Off Iron Honor by 1 1/4 Lengths to Win the Preakness at Laurel Park
• Lake County Indiana Sheriff Scrutiny Grows Over Restaurant Ties to Massive Sports Betting Ring

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UFC

Ronda Rousey Stops Gina Carano With an Armbar 17 Seconds Into Their Double Comeback Bout

Sunday May 17, 2026 (10:25 am EDT)

Rhonda Rousey stopped Gina Carano with her signature armbar just 17 seconds into the two iconic fighters’ double comeback bout Saturday night.  After finishing the 44-year-old Carano with a ferocity that evoked her famous heyday, the 39-year-old Rousey reaffirmed that this was only the epilogue on her historic MMA career. She insists she is headed into retirement after ending on a dominant victory.  “I was hoping to come out as unscathed as possible,” Rousey said. “I didn’t really want to hurt her. Luckily it was beautiful martial arts, that’s what I think that was. It was art.”

Poker

Poker Player Banned for Hit-and-Runs Sues London Casino

Sunday May 17, 2026 (10:25 am EDT)

A low-stakes poker player sought a six-figure judgment against a London casino over a hit-and-run ban, but ended up the party required to pay.  The player in question, Dr Mortaza Sahibzada, as reported by The Independent, told the court he's an "expert in safe gambling" and was banned from Hippodrome Casino in September 2023 for "cashing out too fast" from poker cash games.  Sahibzada claimed to have a winning strategy, which was to win a small amount — about £75 — and then to quit the game, even if he had just sat down at the table.  This ultimately led to his permanent ban. 

Preakness Stakes

Napoleon Solo Holds Off Iron Honor by 1 1/4 Lengths to Win the Preakness at Laurel Park

Sunday May 17, 2026 (9:43 am EDT)

Napoleon Solo held off Iron Honor down the stretch to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, rebounding from a pair of fifth-place showings for his first victory of the year. He had come into Saturday's Preakness Stakes at 11-1 odds of winning.  Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo was held out of the race. Taj Mahal was the top choice at 9-2 — the longest odds for a Preakness favorite since the race moved to its current distance of 1 3/16 miles in 1925. Second place finisher Iron Honor had been the morning line favorite at 9-2, but he was an 8-1 shot by the time the horses entered the starting gate.  Chip Honcho, at 11-1 odds, finished 3rd.

Gambling Crime

Lake County Indiana Sheriff Scrutiny Grows Over Restaurant Ties to Massive Sports Betting Ring

Sunday May 17, 2026 (9:32 am EDT)

Board of Elections campaign finance records dating back to 2022 show Lake County, Indiana Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. spent more than $72,000 on fundraisers at a restaurant owned by the alleged ring leader of a sprawling sports betting ring alleged to have used intimidation to collect monies owed.  The complaint claims the business was partially run out of two of the restaurants owned by the ring leader.  22 individuals appeared in court Thursday, each entering not guilty pleas.  And it turns out Martinez Jr. is not new to controversies.

PGA Championship Golf

PGA Championship Final Day Action

Sunday May 17, 2026 (9:32 am EDT)

Alex Smalley sat atop the PGA Championship leaderboard early Sunday morning.  Ludvig Åberg, Jon Rahm, Nick Taylor and Aaron Rai were all within striking distance of the top spot.  Smalley promised a payout of $12,500 for every $100 bet to win this year's PGA Championship. 

Odds Coming Into Thursday

Scottie Scheffler
+440
Rory McIlroy
+850
Cameron Young
+1200
Jon Rahm
+1500
Xander Schauffele
+1600
Ludvig Åberg
+1800
Bryson DeChambeau
+2200
Matt Fitzpatrick
+2500
Tommy Fleetwood
+2700
Collin Morikawa
+4000
Patrick Cantlay
+4000
Brooks Koepka
+4000
Nicolai Højgaard
+5000
Justin Rose
+5000
Jordan Spieth
+6000
Si Woo Kim
+5500
Min Woo Lee
+5500
Justin Thomas
+5500
Chris Gotterup
+5500
Sam Burns
+5500
Rickie Fowler
+5500
Russell Henley
+5500
Adam Scott
+6000
Viktor Hovland
+6000
Tyrrell Hatton
+6000
J.J. Spaun
+6500
Robert MacIntyre
+7000
Kurt Kitayama
+8000
Patrick Reed
+8000
Maverick McNealy
+8000
Joaquin Niemann
+10000
Hideki Matsuyama
+10000
Kristoffer Reitan
+10000
Akshay Bhatia
+10000
Ben Griffin
+10000
Harris English
+10000
Alex Fitzpatrick
+10000
Thomas Detry
+10000
Shane Lowry
+10000
Keegan Bradley
+10000
Sepp Straka
+10000
Alex Noren
+12500
Jason Day
+12500
Gary Woodland
+12500
Matt McCarty
+12500
Alex Smalley
+12500
David Puig
+12500
Jacob Bridgeman
+12500
Harry Hall
+12500
Michael Thorbjornsen
+15000
Corey Conners
+15000
Sungjae Im
+15000
Ryan Gerard
+17500
Sahith Theegala
+17500
Pierceson Coody
+17500
Aaron Rai
+17500
Keith Mitchell
+17500
Marco Penge
+17500
Nick Taylor
+17500
Wyndham Clark
+17500
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
+17500
Haotong Li
+22500
Ryo Hisatsune
+22500
Angel Ayora
+22500
Rasmus Højgaard
+22500
Daniel Berger
+22500
Brian Harman
+22500
Taylor Pendrith
+25000
Jordan Smith
+25000
Samuel Stevens
+25000
Bud Cauley
+25000
Max Homa
+25000
J.T. Poston
+25000
Matt Wallace
+25000
Jayden Schaper
+35000
Andrew Putnam
+35000
Dustin Johnson
+35000
Michael Brennan
+35000
Aldrich Potgieter
+35000
Tom McKibbin
+35000
Ricky Castillo
+35000
Ryan Fox
+35000
Stewart Cink
+35000
Andrew Novak
+35000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
+35000
Max Greyserman
+35000
Cameron Smith
+35000
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
+50000
Daniel Hillier
+50000
Denny McCarthy
+50000
Steven Fisk
+50000
Casey Jarvis
+50000
Lucas Glover
+50000
Max McGreevy
+50000
Patrick Rodgers
+50000
Michael Kim
+50000
Austin Smotherman
+50000
Nico Echavarria
+50000
Mikael Lindberg
+50000
Sami Valimaki
+75000
Bernd Wiesberger
+75000
Stephan Jaeger
+75000
Richard Hoey
+75000
Matti Schmid
+75000
Billy Horschel
+75000
Ian Holt
+75000
John Parry
+75000
William Mouw
+75000
Jimmy Walker
+100000
Bryce Fisher
+100000
Michael Block
+100000
Braden Shattuck
+100000
Ben Kern
+100000
Y.E. Yang
+100000
Jhonattan Vegas
+100000
Luke Donald
+100000
Elvis Smylie
+100000
Derek Berg
+100000
Chris Kirk
+100000
Johnny Keefer
+100000
Jared Jones
+100000
Ryan Vermeer
+100000
Dan Brown
+100000
Francisco Bidé
+100000
Timothy Wiseman
+100000
Paul McClure
+100000
Adam Schenk
+100000
Adrien Saddier
+100000
Austin Hurt
+100000
Padraig Harrington
+100000
Garrett Sapp
+100000
Ben Polland
+100000
David Lipsky
+100000
Martin Kaymer
+100000
Emiliano Grillo
+100000
Brian Campbell
+100000
Joe Highsmith
+100000
Jordan Gumberg
+100000
Kota Kaneko
+100000
Tyler Collet
+100000
Jason Dufner
+100000
Garrick Higgo
+100000
Davis Riley
+100000
Zach Haynes
+100000
Ryan Lenahan
+100000
Michael Kartrude
+100000
Chris Gabriele
+100000
Mark Geddes
+100000
Travis Smyth
+100000
Shaun Micheel
+100000
Chandler Blanchet
+100000
Jesse Droemer
+100000
Andy Sullivan
+100000
Kazuki Higa
+100000
Brandt Snedeker
+100000
Tom Hoge
+100000

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