Bill Barilko

Bill Barilko was a Canadian ice hockey player who was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs between 1946 and 1951. He played his entire professional, albeit short, for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Barilko is best remembered as the scorer of the overtime goal that won the Toronto Maple Leafs the 1951 Stanley Cup in … Read more

The Original Six

The Original Six refers to the six NHL teams that made up the NHL from 1942 to 1967, which was before the league expanded from six to twelve teams. The teams that make up the Original Six are the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal … Read more

Horse Racing 26/9 Preview – Newmarket & Market Rasen

Our first week of doing a racing preview for Channel Four Racing went down well, and we actually managed to turn ourselves a nice profit. We had an outlay of 7 units and after one win and a two places for our each way bets (including a place for 25/1 shot Barnet Fair in the … Read more

The Lawro Audit: BPL Week 7

After last week, I think it’s safe to say that Lawro’s new tactic of picking 2-0 home wins for the majority of results last week was not a successful one. He went for 60% of the fixtures being 2-0 wins, and do you know how many there were last week? Two. So that would be … Read more

The Broad Street Bullies

The Broad Street Bullies was a nickname given to the Philadelphia Flyers team of the 1970s. The nickname was coined by Philadelphia Bulletin writers Pete Cafone and Jack Chevalier on January 3, 1973 following a brawl in a victory over the Atlantic Flames. Cafone headlined his account of the story as “Broad Street Bullies Muscle … Read more

Horse Racing 19/9 Preview – Newbury & Ayr

At Sports Betting Tips, you’ve probably noticed by now that we love our horse racing, and we’ve done some features on the big festivals, most recently the Ebor Festival at York, and the Cheltenham Festival in March featured extensive coverage, with analysis and history of the day’s feature race, as well as free tips for … Read more