New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman shocked the daily fantasy sports industry last week, hitting its two biggest operators with cease-and-desist letters demanding they immediately stop taking wagers from New York residents and deeming their businesses to be illegal gambling operations under state law. With Schneiderman's bold move made, it has forced DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc. into the proverbial corner where they are now fighting to defend the legality of
To say 2015 was a mess for the Washington Nationals is as big an understatement as saying Caddyshack 2 was not as good as the original. When the season began the only question for the Nats was, how many games could this team win. There was never any doubt after adding Max Scherzer to the already formidable rotation, that the Nats were going to win the NL East. Of course,
It didn't take long for the MLB off season to get rolling thanks to the Miami Marlins. Just mere hours after the Kansas City Royals were crowned World Series champions the Marlins held a press conference announcing the signing of manager Don Mattingly to a four-year contract replacing Dan Jennings who held the position on an interim basis. He will the team's fourth manager since moving from Sun Life Stadium
After getting swept by the Philadelphia Phillies last week, the Washington Nationals could have begun a free fall in the NL East standings. The Nationals, however, have had a recent knack for hitting home runs, winning three of their last five games while avoiding losing ground to the Atlanta Braves. These contests were against winning teams (the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers) and Washington hit 15 home runs
[caption id="attachment_28372" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Thearon W. Henderson Getty Images North America[/caption] Today the topic of booing caught my attention after someone posted a blog referring to Oakland Athletics fans in a group that I run that has over 5,300 members. It was a given that Baltimore Orioles third basemen Manny Machado was going to get a rude welcome in Oakland. First for his reaction to a tag by Josh Donaldson, which Fernando Abad obliged Machado by brushing him back
