Organizers announced changes to two of the biggest esports events on the 2020 calendar this week, as Valve postponed The International and Epic Games canceled the 2020 Fortnite World Cup. Both events take place in live settings with large crowds, and would be difficult – if not impossible – to […]
American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in an Armageddon tiebreak to secure the top seed heading into the semifinal round of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational. Nakamura will next face off against countrymate Fabiano Caruana, who lost to Anish Giri 2.5-1.5 in his Round 7 matchup. Carlsen Punished for Offbeat […]
Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Naomi Osaka are among the tennis stars who will be participating in the “Stay at Home Slam†this Sunday, a Mario Tennis Aces tournament that aims to raise more than $1 million for charity. Professional tennis players will team up with celebrities to play in […]
DraftKings will launch an online casino in Pennsylvania on Friday after completing a soft launch held on Wednesday and Thursday. DraftKings Continues Gambling Expansion Efforts The company, known more for DFS and sports betting, has expanded into the online casino market, having launched an online casino in New Jersey in […]
This Saturday will present a unique challenge for veteran oddsmaker Mike Battaglia. Even with 46 years of experience creating morning lines at Churchill Downs, how can that adequately prepare someone to tackle Kentucky Derby numbers equating more to history and novelty than true probability? The easy part of Battaglia’s challenge […]
All four semifinal positions have been sewn up in the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, though seeding and some prize money will still be on the line in the final day of round-robin play on Thursday. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will be joined in the knockout rounds by world No. 2 […]
Blake Snell guided the virtual Tampa Bay Rays to a 24-5 regular-season record in the MLB The Show Players League, a mark that has clinched the No. 1 seed for the league playoffs. He’ll be joined by seven other MLB stars in the postseason, which will be broadcast live on […]
Anish Giri and Alireza Firouzja each booked their first wins of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational on Sunday, but the top four players are still pulling away after the conclusion of the fifth round of the online chess tournament. Giri handed Magnus Carlsen his first loss of the event, while Firouzja […]
Players can now invest in DFS stock instead of just picking DFS rosters. DraftKings Becomes DKNG DraftKings went public on Wall Street today after announcing Thursday afternoon that its shares will trade on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol DKNG. CNN noted that the company decided to forgo the […]
Magnus Carlsen maintained the lead in his namesake tournament thanks to a 3-1 victory over Fabiano Caruana in Round 3 of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational (MCI). Carlsen now has eight points after three rounds, a near-perfect score that puts him one point ahead of Hikaru Nakamura at the top of […]
The mint juleps are your responsibility, as are the party decorations and hats. But Churchill Downs promised a big event in 2020 on the first Saturday in May — and Kentucky Derby fans will get one, virtually. No, the Kentucky Derby hasn’t been un-postponed. It’s still scheduled to run on […]
Burrow or Tua? Swift or Taylor? Delpit or McKinney? Picking FanDuel Rosters by Position FanDuel is offering free contests for DFS players to predict the results of the NFL Draft that begins Thursday. In addition to the winner of each contest receiving $1,000, FanDuel hopes to raise hundreds of thousands […]
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and American Fabiano Caruana are tied atop the standings after two rounds of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, with the two rivals set to compete head-to-head in a Round 3 match on Wednesday. Caruana and Carlsen are the only two players in the eight-player field to […]
Officials announced Monday afternoon that the 2020 World Series of Poker will be postponed, with hopes to hold the tournament series in the fall. Staff ‘Committed to Running’ the WSOP The 51st running of the annual event at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas was originally scheduled […]
William Byron won his second iRacing event of 2020, taking the checkered flag at Richmond Raceway on Sunday. Byron also won the iRacing event at Bristol two weeks ago, the last time the drivers competed. Byron is the first multiple winner of the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. Richmond won […]
With such staples as baseball and basketball out of the picture, esports continue to see a rise in popularity, as evidenced by some announcements related to the video game competitions in the past week. ZenSports Launches eSports Betting The mobile, peer-to-peer sports betting marketplace, ZenSports announced it’s launching esports betting […]
The Magnus Carlsen Invitational kicks off on Saturday with the opening two matches of the first round, featuring four of the world’s top players including the World Chess Champion himself. Carlsen will start with his longtime rival and speed chess specialist Hikaru Nakamura, while Iranian prodigy Alireza Firouzja is paired […]
The Illinois Supreme Court tossed out a lawsuit Thursday that relied on a 200-year old state law in an attempt to reclaim a lost bet on daily fantasy sports, ruling that DFS is a game of skill. Lawsuit Over a Lost C-Note In April 2016, Colin Dew-Becker lost $109 […]
Dozens of professional golfers will take to the virtual felt on Thursday as they compete in the Chipping All-In charity online poker tournament to benefit the MGM Resorts Foundation’s Employee Emergency Grant Fund. The tournament, which kicks off at noon PST on Thursday, features popular golfers including John Daly, Kevin […]
Eight of the world’s best chess players will collide online starting Saturday in the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, with the tournament namesake coming in as the clear favorite to win the event. Magnus Carlsen leads a field that includes the top five players in the world, as well as the world’s […]
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