Sports
June 10, 2020
NBA Ready to Send Replacements If Players Test Positive For COVID-19
NBA games will resume on July 31. The league has voted an option to allow teams to sign replacement players if an injury is sustained or player tests positive for COVID-19. NBA Resumes Matches on July 31 The NBA was allowed to resume matches on July 31 at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. This happened […]
Sports
June 5, 2020
NBA Approves Format to Complete Season at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Board of Governors approved a re-start of 2019-2020 season, with 22 teams returning to play and a possible start date Friday, July 31. The Scene Is Picked The league is still far from certain to resume, finalizing a comprehensive plan with the National Basketball Players Association, involving infectious disease specialists, […]
Legal
May 5, 2020
NJTHA: Major Sports Leagues Are on the Hook for $150M
The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association /NJTHA/ is convinced it is entitled to every last cent they require from the major sports leagues and the NCAA in its ongoing legal battle to recuperate losses dating back to 2014. It is either up to the Supreme Court, if it decides to hear leagues’ arguments, or to […]
Sports
May 3, 2020
MGM Offers Its Las Vegas Strip Properties to Help the NBA Finish the Season
MGM Resorts International has proposed to the National Basketball Association /NBA/ to finish its regular season and subsequent play-off games in Las Vegas, Nevada, offering its Mandalay Bay resort as the central hub. The league has its season suspended since March 11 after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus. MGM Provides […]
Sports
March 28, 2020
NFL 2020 Regular Season May Be Scrapped Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
More than two weeks have passed since all major sports leagues in the US have suspended or postponed games as a result of the measures undertaken across the country to combat the relentless spread of the coronavirus /Covid-19/ pandemic. All of the leagues remain hopeful to be able to restart as soon as the virus […]
Sports
March 12, 2020
NBA Season Suspended Amid COVID-19 Impact on Sports
The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced on Wednesday night, March 11, that the association is suspending the season following a player testing positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Rudy Gobert, a Utah Jazz player “preliminary tested positive” for the virus, prompting rapid reaction from executives, the Associated Press reported citing sources. The Utah Jazz game […]
Sports
February 15, 2020
DraftKings Becomes Official Partner with Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics
DraftKings has just announced multi-year partnership deals with three National Basketball Association NBA teams, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics, to become an official fantasy sports and betting partner for the Pacers and the 76ers, and a fantasy sports partner for the team from Boston as sports betting is not legal in Massachusetts. Partner […]
Sports
February 14, 2020
NBA and PointsBet Sign Multiyear Partnership Deal
The NBA is definitely not backing down on its bid to capitalize on the rapidly growing sports betting market in the United States. Last Wednesday, the professional basketball league’s officials announced that they have recently entered into yet another lucrative multiyear partnership with PointsBet, one of the world’s leading sports betting operators. This marks the […]