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Is The Fan Controlled Football League The Future of Fantasy Sports?

There is little doubt that the digital revolution has transformed the way we consume professional and fantasy sports. In the age of the smartphone, fandom never sleeps. Yet professional sports leagues across the globe remain remarkably similar to their pre-social media selves. Little has fundamentally changed in their approach to ownership, management, and production, even […]

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Move over Man City, Real Madrid are the real Champions League favorites

Soccer / By Patrick English

The first legs of all eight champions league ties are in the books. Manchester City holds the title of betting favorite, with 18/5 odds to win the competition. They hold this position by a pretty wide margin over Barcelona whose odds are 5/1. After one 4-0 and two 5-0 shutouts, why is there such an

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Back to basics for Atlético Madrid

Soccer / By Patrick English

Antoine Griezmann scored a first minute goal and the Atlético Madrid defense held on for their 21st clean sheet in all competitions. The win was Atleti’s third straight this season and narrowed the gap to Barcelona to just seven points with 15 matches remaining. Just two weeks ago, the margin was 11 points. Barcelona had

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Napoli vs. Juventus: The title race no one is talking about

Soccer / By Patrick English

Manchester City, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich are running away with the big three soccer leagues, leading by 16, seven, and 18 points, respectively. Therefore, soccer fans yearning for a title race in their weekend view must look a little further afield. They don’t have to look much farther than Serie A. Juventus, who have won

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Will The Cavaliers’ Trade Deadline Overhaul Win Them The East?

NBA / By Patrick English

In one of the biggest midseason roster overhauls ever, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded away Dwayne Wade, Channing Frye, Isaiah Thomas, Iman Shumpert, Jae Crowder, and Derrick Rose. They received Rodney Hood, George Hill, Jordan Clarkson, and Larry Nance, Jr. It is no doubt that these trades make Cleveland younger. Three of the four players they

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Raptors’ Chemistry Makes Them The Team To Beat In The East

NBA / By Patrick English

Kyle Lowry scored 23 points, C.J. Miles added 20 off the bench, and the Toronto Raptors trounced the Boston Celtics 111-91 on Tuesday. The win, which involved five double figure scorers, is the third straight for Toronto. They are now positioned just one game behind their East rivals and could be poised for a championship

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Conte’s Transfer Mishaps Have Chelsea Battling For Fourth

Soccer / By Patrick English

Roberto Pereyra scored a 91st minute goal and 11th-place Watford completed a 4-1 route of Chelsea, their second straight three-goal loss. The previous loss came to ninth-place Bournemouth, leaving Chelsea in fourth place. They now hold just a one-point lead over city rivals Tottenham. After that, there’s just a five-point drop to Arsenal for last

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Premier League Transfer Deadline Day Heats Up An Already Hot Race For 3rd

Soccer / By Patrick English

Premier League clubs spent 150 million pounds on Wednesday, breaking the 2011 record for money spent on the deadline day for January transfers. When the dust had cleared, all three top London clubs had new attacking players. The teams up north, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Liverpool, have topped the table so far this season.

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