Fantasy Sports

Adrian Martinez was a DFS standout Saturday against Colorado after a down Week 1. (Image: Nebraska Cornhuskers)

Adrian Martinez Shines, Travis Etienne Doesn’t: A Recap of College Football DFS

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There were some surprising slogs this past weekend (Arizona State’s mediocre offensive performance) and the expected shootouts (Nebraska-Colorado, and stud quarterback Adrian Martinez among them). I put up more misses than hits in Week 2. Here’s the roundup. Cheers The Adrian Martinez to JD Spielman combination for Nebraska paid dividends, […]

JGary Woodland is known for being a bomber on the golf course, but it is his putting that has put him in the lead of the US Open after two rounds. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Daily Fantasy Golf: 3 Tips for Building a Winning Weekly Lineup

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While other sports often play out over multiple days, such as the NFL’s Thursday-Sunday slate, the players in those games only get to play in one game. Golfers, however, hit the links for four rounds in a tournament, so in a sense playing DFS golf is like picking players who will play four games over four days.

NFL QB Marcus Mariotta knocked unconscious in 2018 regular season game. (Image: AP/James Kenney)

NFL Owners Continue Push for More Regular Season Games

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Adding games to the regular season schedule has been an NFL priority for nearly a decade. So no one was surprised when New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pushed the idea of an 18-game season at a recent collective bargaining session, according to The Wall Street Journal. Two more games […]

The Department of Justice may have thrown a wrence into online gambling plans in the US by revisiting a 2011 interpretation of a 1961 law. (Image: 9to5mac.com)

New DOJ Wire Act Opinion Shakes Maturing US Online Gambling Industry

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Gaming industry observers were both freaking out and insisting “no big deal” when it emerged late Monday that the DOJ had reversed a 2011 opinion on the Wire Act with a new interpretation that potentially put an emergent US online gambling industry at risk. The new interpretation of the 1961 […]

Rookie RB Justin Jackson evades a tackler in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. (Image: Mark J. Terrill/AP)

Fantasy Football Playoff Deep Cuts: Justin Jackson and Damien Williams

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Running backs Justin Jackson and Damien Williams are two key backups who might help boost your team to the next round of your fantasy football playoffs. High-quality, late-season waiver wire pickups are rare to find these days. You might have advanced to the fantasy football playoffs, but your ranks are […]

Actor Jess Bradford guards comedian Garry Shandling at one of his secret Sunday pick-up games in LA. (Image: Jesse Bradford/Instagram)

Garry Shandling’s Secret Hollywood Basketball Game

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Starting the early 1990s and lasting 25 years, comedian Garry Shandling hosted a Sunday pick-up basketball game at his house in the swanky Brentwood section of Los Angeles. The secret weekly game, attended by some of the biggest names in comedy and the entertainment industry, discontinued in 2016, when Shandling […]

Dallas Mavericks gambled on top European player Luka Doncic (Image: AP)

NBA Fantasy Tips: Which Rookies Carry Less Risk, Offer High Reward?

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The NBA season is just around the corner, which means it is time to prep for your NBA fantasy draft. Drafting rookies is always a risk, especially untested European players without much of a statistical record to go by. But this year, there are five rookies who currently stand out […]

Richard Sherman is launching a new DFS site, despite his feelings on the dehumanizing nature of fantasy sports in general. (Image: Getty)

Richard Sherman Launches New ‘Daily Number’ DFS App

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San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman announced the launch of a new daily fantasy sports app last week, one that promises a slightly different kind of action than what’s found at DraftKings or FanDuel. Known as Daily Number, the site asks participants to build teams of players with the goal […]

Daily Fantasy Sports players can now plat against the rest of the world completely legally. (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Daily Fantasy Sports Officially Legal in Pennsylvania

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It may not yet be legal to place a sports bet in Pennsylvania, but you can now get a stake in the outcome of sporting events via daily fantasy sports. The latest beneficiary of the sweeping changes to state gambling laws  last year, daily fantasy sports (DFS) is now officially […]

The Washington Valor are one of the four teams slated to compete in the 2018 Arena Football League season. (Image: AFL)

Arena Football League Announces Partnerships with DraftKings and VSiN

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That Arena Football League has announced a series of partnerships designed to improve fan engagement over the next two seasons, including deals with DraftKings and the Vegas Stats and Information Network (VSiN). The overall goal of these partnerships is to provide a more interactive experience for AFL fans, who will […]

Vince McMahon announced the return of the XFL in 2020, promising a league that’s fast paced and family-friendly. (Image: YouTube/ESPN)

Video Promoting New XFL Gives Nods to Betting, Fantasy Sports

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WWE founder Vince McMahon tried to revolutionize professional football with the launch of the XFL in 2001. Now he’s trying again, with a new league by the same name, but taking a slightly different approach. Last week, McMahon announced that he will be relaunching the XFL in 2020, and released […]

DraftKings CEO Jason Robins (left) believes that legalized sports betting would present a unique opportunity for his company. (Image: Reuters/Lucas Jackson)

DraftKings Hopes to be Part of Legal Sports Betting Landscape

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Along with FanDuel, DraftKings has been one of the two names that has dominated the daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry over the past five years. Now, the company is hoping that it will get the opportunity to expand its offerings into taking bets on games. As the Supreme Court considers […]

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