deskgameThe championship team earns the NBA Cup trophy. There’s also a prize pool for every team that advances to the knockout rounds. The allocations grow for the teams that make deeper runs.
deskgameNacua has been held back by injuries this year, and had an early ejection last week. But after a historic rookie campaign, expect Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford to prioritize getting him the football.
deskgameWaltz is a three-term congressman and former Green Beret from Florida who has been is one of the leading hawks in the House. His foreign-policy views are 180 degrees from Gabbard’s. But that didn’t stop Trump from naming him as National Security Adviser.
deskgameIn November 2021, the division fined the Malta-based sports betting technology company Kambi Group and Chicago-based Rush Street Interactive $1,000 apiece for taking bets on a British soccer game that was already over. And in September, it fined bet365 $33,000 for taking bets on already-completed basketball, golf and mixed martial arts events.
deskgameDid I mention this year’s Pop-Tarts Bowl features a high-quality matchup between a pair of 10-win teams that narrowly missed the CFP? Iowa State has never won 11 games in a season. Miami’s last 11-win campaign came in 2003.
