61 stories by Mark Keast
Juan Soto Signs With Mets: Biggest Contract in MLB History
The Juan Soto stakes are over. Late Sunday night, on the eve of Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings, it was announced the right fielder agreed to a 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets -- the largest contract in MLB...
UFC 310 Betting Preview: Pantoja Will Be Too Much For Asakura
Betting has been on the lighter side so far for tomorrow night’s 14-fight UFC 310 card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, according to traders. “Quite frankly, with Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura as the main bout and also the only title...
Trader Talk: NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off Teams Announced, But Will Bettors Care?
The big news on the NHL front this week was Wednesday's announcement of the rosters for the teams taking part in February’s 4 Nations Face-Off. The inaugural tournament, which replaces the NHL’s All-Star Weekend festivities, which few people cared about, will feature...
Appeals Court Judges Consider Fundamental Changes to Ontario DFS Rules
A decision that could fundamentally change the free and paid daily fantasy sports and online poker scene in Ontario is now in the hands of five appeals court judges. Decision Could Take Months Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) President and CEO Paul Burns,...
Trader Talk: Where Does Slugger Juan Soto End Up In MLB Free Agency?
U.S. Thanksgiving is done, Christmas is on the horizon, the Buffalo Bills are shovelling more than two feet of lake-effect snow off the seats at Highmark Stadium in anticipation of tomorrow night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, and hockey and basketball...
FanDuel Becomes Official Sportsbook of Professional Women’s Hockey League
Today’s announcement of a sponsorship deal between FanDuel and the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) left one question: What took so long? Official Sportsbook Partner The league’s sophomore season kicks off tomorrow. An audience of 2.9 million viewers watched the first PWHL...
Two Companies Drop McGregor After Ireland Court Decision
Last week’s jury decision in an Ireland civil court that Conor McGregor was liable for a sexual assault of a woman in a hotel room in December 2018 is starting to impact the fighter on the marketing and endorsement front. Two companies...
MLB Players Association Drops Lawsuit Against FanDuel, Announces New Licensing Deal
MLB Players Inc., a commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association, announced that its reached a licensing agreement with FanDuel Sportsbook, dropping a lawsuit launched against the sportsbook in September. MLB Players Inc. is responsible for managing all commercial activities...
Where Does Conor McGregor Go From Here?
It’s not good when one of the main voices of UFC, and the world’s biggest podcaster according to Spotify, Joe Rogan, calls you out. But that’s just what happened Thursday on The Joe Rogan Experience, when Rogan, talking to actor Josh Brolin,...
Trader Talk: F1 Constructors’ Championship Odds Shift as Verstappen Takes Drivers’ Championship
Perhaps it wasn’t as dramatic, but Dutch driver Max Verstappen still got the job done, winning his 4th consecutive Formula 1 driver championship title by finishing 5th at the Las Vegas Grand Prix last night. With that now out of the way,...
