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Canelo vs. GGG

Posted by Louie Drake on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, In : Sports 
On September 16, 2017 two of the biggest sports superstars had a showdown of their own in the beautiful city of Las Vegas, Nevada.  These guy are not your average household names but are the best of the best in their sport. Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin squared off for the unified middleweight world title. Unfortunately for daily fantasy sports fans, this game was not available on any slates, specifically for fantasy MMA. The money for this fight was to be made in Vegas at the casinos b...
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The Super Team Ripple

Posted by Louie Drake on Thursday, July 27, 2017, In : Sports 
Stop me if you have heard this before, the 2016-2017 World Champion Golden State Warriors changed the game of basketball forever.  It is absolutely apparent in the transition of playing styles that teams have switched to in trying to become a copy of the “space and pace” that the Dubs rode that lead them to raising the Larry O’Brien trophy for the second time in three years.  But impact this super team had off the court is just as noticeable; and it starts with the fear they evoked into...
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Tiger's DUI

Posted by Louie Drake on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, In : Sports 
Major news broke the early morning of the Memorial Day holiday this year.  At around three in the morning, in Jupiter, Florida, Tiger Woods was arrested for driving under the influence.  This is a major shock and has sent massive ripples through the PGA community.

Tiger Woods is arguably the biggest superstar of the Professional Golf Association since Arnold Palmer’ and Jack Nicklaus’ legendary days.  None of them had the cultural and fantasy golf impact that Woods had on the game.  Tiger ...
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NHL's Winter Classic

Posted by Louie Drake on Thursday, April 27, 2017, In : Sports 
The National Hockey League has been bringing new fans to the game with outdoor play in what they call the Winter Classic.  It is played outdoors in a football or baseball stadium and that allows for extra large crowds compared to the hockey arenas of today.  The Winter Classic began in 2008 after the success of the first outdoor regular season game, the Heritage Classic in 2003.  This game was the Edmonton Oilers versus the Montreal Canadiens celebrating the Oilers twenty fifth anniversary of...
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The Triple Crown

Posted by Louie Drake on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, In : Sports 
With young phenoms Mike Trout, Kris Bryant, Bryce Harper, among others who are now headlining the new elites of baseball, we find ourselves in one of the best times of baseball history.  Never before have we seen such a wave of new young talent that has taken the league by storm and performing at such dominate levels.  It seems almost daily that new records are being set.  There is a whole lot full of MLBers who numerically speaking are crushing it in DFS MLB.  That is because the All-star ca...
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