Diagnosed with stage 3B lung cancer in 2018, I joined a support group where I met Jim and Melanie, and learned about Jim's ...

Jim Smith was handed a grim prognosis in July 2023 when he was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer. Doctors predicted a survival span of two to three months, and if he did manage to surpass ...

It’s been a while since we last heard about one of those astoundingly large sports bets by Houston-area furniture store magnate Jim McIngvale, better known as Mattress Mack, but there’s a ...

Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale lost $3 million in money line wagers in painful fashion betting against Kansas City in the 2020 playoffs: $1 million on the Texans ...

Before sports gambling was legalized in Louisiana, Jim McIngvale usually flew to Las Vegas or New Jersey to place his bets. McIngvale, a Houston furniture salesman better known as “Mattress Mack ...

You travel to a Louisiana rest stop to place your bets, just like Houston's own Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale. McIngvale, Houston's famous furniture magnate and renowned high-stakes sports bettor ...

"Only a patient can really appreciate how much ringing the bell matters. So the day he hung it up, it was the most joyous ...

But I must admit, I'm also a little bit … sad. You may wonder, "Jim, are you sad because your team didn't make it?" No, it's not that. Is it because the Lions and the Bills couldn't complete ...