While a segment of sports fans devours statistics such as RBIs, game-winning shots and all-time leading scorers, another segment is devoted to other numbers: Over-under, points against the spread, parlay, even money and taking the points. For more than 25 years, Jim Murphy has written extensively on sports betting, handicapping theory and practice.

Squatty Potty has suspended an ad campaign featuring Kathy Griffin following the backlash towards the comedian for a photo of her holding up a bloody mask that represented Donald Trump. CNN has also severed ties with the comedian, who usually co-anchors the network's New Year's Eve programming with Anderson Cooper.