DraftKings is increasingly throwing itself into the sports NFT landscape through its marketplace, which lives alongside its sportsbook, casino, and daily fantasy sports offerings. On Tuesday, the site took its next step toward innovation in this sphere by dropping NFTs for its upcoming Reignmakers fantasy football game. On Tuesday, users […]
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Sorare Forges Partnership with MLB to Create NFT-Based Fantasy Game
Sorare became the first big name in sports NFTs when it launched its fantasy soccer game in 2019. Now, the company will expand its reach thanks to a new deal with Major League Baseball. MLB and Sorare have announced the launch of an NFT-based fantasy game sometime this summer, though […]
EA Sports to Rename Iconic FIFA Video Game Series Starting 2023
EA Sports failed to reach an agreement with the world football governing body over an extension of their naming license. As a result, FIFA will now be called EA Sports FC from 2023. “After nearly 30 years of creating genre-defining interactive football experiences, we will soon begin an exciting new […]
Champions Chess Tour Goes Fully Live for First Major with Oslo Esports Cup
Eight of the top players on the Champions Chess Tour will head to Norway to compete in an online tournament from the same studio as the Oslo Esports Cup begins on Friday. Magnus Carlsen comes in as the -350 favorite to win the Oslo Esports Cup, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. […]
Magnus Carlsen Reiterates Interest in Vacating World Chess Championship, Walking Away on Top
Magnus Carlsen can already make a strong case that he’s the best chess player of all time. And while the Norwegian grandmaster has no intentions of leaving the game anytime soon, he may be about to voluntarily give up his World Chess Championship. On Monday, Carlsen told Norwegian newspaper VG […]
Masters DFS: Avoid Tiger, but Roster These Guys
To roster Tiger or not? That’s but one of many questions for DFS players as the first golf major occurs beginning Thursday. Thanks to his middling salary and very strong course history at Augusta, Woods will likely be highly rostered in Masters DFS contests, which means he may be best […]
Hikaru Nakamura, Richard Rapport Book Positions in 2022 Candidates Tournament
One of the world’s most popular chess streamers and one of the game’s brightest young stars will each have a chance to play for the World Chess Championship later this year as Hikaru Nakamura and Richard Rapport have qualified for the 2022 Candidates Tournament. The winner of the 2022 Candidates […]
Champions Chess Tour: Carlsen, Duda Square Off in Finals of Charity Cup
The developing rivalry between World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and Polish grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda will take center stage again on Friday as they battle in the finals of the online Charity Cup chess tournament. The Charity Cup is the second event of the 2022 Champions Chess Tour, and is supporting […]
International Chess Community Backs Ukraine, Leaving Russian Grandmasters in Difficult Position
Russia may not be the overwhelmingly dominant chess powerhouse that the Soviet Union was for most of the 20th century. But there are still many top Russian grandmasters among the world’s elite players, and the recent invasion of Ukraine has left these superstars of the royal game divided and facing […]
Airthings Masters: Nepo Tops Carlsen in Round-Robin, Hansen Qualifies for Quarterfinals
Popular Canadian chess streamer Eric Hansen stunned the field at the Airthings Masters, finishing fifth after the round-robin portion of the tournament to safely go through to the quarterfinals of the online rapid event. Hansen started strong and held on during the final day of play to make it into […]
Super Bowl DFS: Look for Value Lower in Player Pool
With the Super Bowl comes the last chance at a big score in NFL DFS this season. As usual in a showdown slate, the top players are priced high enough that we will have to find value lower in the salary pool to round out our lineups. Consider these five […]
NFL Conference Championship DFS: Look for Burrow to Chase Combo
With only two games left before the Super Bowl, DFS options will be limited during the conference championship games. We will need to hit on all of the key players for a chance at the big money in fantasy contests this Sunday. Here are six players to keep an eye […]
Carlsen Leads Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Giri Still in Contention
Magnus Carlsen holds the solo lead at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament heading into the final three rounds, but three players are within one point and still hold realistic hopes of catching the World Champion in Wijk aan Zee. Carlsen held a draw with Black against Sergei Karjakin in Wednesday’s […]
NFL Divisional Round DFS: Pair Stafford and Kupp
The divisional round of the NFL playoffs will prove tricky for DFS and requires close monitoring of status reports. Some of the potential top players this weekend remain on injured reserve as of Friday morning, but are likely to play. With that being said, here are some players to consider […]
Champions Chess Tour Coming Back with New Format for 2022, $1.6M Prize Pool
The Magnus Carlsen Invitational launched the era of elite online chess competition in 2020 during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. That continued in 2021 as the Champions Chess Tour launched with more events and more prize money. Now, the tour is returning for a second season, with tweaks […]
Tata Steel Chess Odds: Vidit Leads After Four Rounds, Carlsen Still Favorite to Take Title
Santosh Gujrathi Vidit won two of his first three games to take the early lead in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, sitting a half-point ahead of five others heading into the first rest day. Vidit defeated both Daniil Dubov and Sam Shankland to jump out […]
Gaming News: Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard, Take-Two Buys Zynga
Microsoft has suddenly become the world’s third-largest gaming company behind Tencent Holdings and Sony following its announcement Tuesday that it acquired Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. The news came just as the gaming community was digesting Take-Two Interactive’s purchase of Zynga. Gaming is one of the few sectors to excel […]
Wild Card NFL DFS: Roethlisberger Tempting at QB
Twelve of the 14 teams in the NFL Playoffs will face off over wild-card weekend, which gives us plenty of fantasy options over those six games. A balanced lineup of studs and value plays looks to be the way to go in DFS this weekend. Here are six players at […]
New Year, Same King: Magnus Carlsen Heavy Favorite in Tata Steel Masters
Magnus Carlsen suffered a rare disappointment late in 2021, failing to defend his titles in either discipline at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. But the World Chess Champion gets a chance to start the new year on the right foot as he leads the field at the Tata […]
Wordle Strategy: How to Beat Your Friends at the Viral Word Game Sensation
If you have a Twitter or Facebook account, you’ve undoubtedly seen someone post the results of their daily Wordle — if you haven’t played it yourself. The simple but addicting game has taken the internet by storm over the past few weeks and, if you’re among the many people who […]