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Yahoo Wins Broadcasting Rights To Jaguars, Bills Game

Two months ago, the NFL announced that it would be selling the broadcasting rights of next season’s Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills game to a digital distribution company. Last week, the league made their decision on which company to select for this International Series game at Wembley Stadium in London. The NFL settled on Yahoo! […]

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The 2013 Fantasy Football Guide for the Mobile NFL Fan

Unless you get the first pick in your fantasy draft this year, you can forget about drafting Minnesota Vikings Running Back Adrian Peterson. (Joe Robbins/Getty Images North America) The mother of all fantasy seasons is upon us. For the uninitiated, the “mother of all fantasy seasons” – at least in the States – is focused on the NFL, and more than a few welcome league organization and drafts well before training camps join them. The tech-savvy owner is likely to be joined in holy matrimony to a device that resides in the hand rather than a desk or lap, making improved mobile offerings from fantasy league hosts more critical than ever. If you’re constructing your nerdy plans for the coming...

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FanDuel Bets Big on Online Gambling Loophole, Appears to Have Odds

By Greg Lee – Email  |  Twitter |  Articles Gregory Lee played rugby at the University of California – Santa Barbara, earning a degree in Political Science. Currently, he is a CrossFit certified strength and conditioning coach who specializes in training contact sport athletes. He also volunteers his time as an assistant head coach for the Peninsula Green Rugby Club in Palo Alto, CA.  A life long 49ers fan, he is predicting a Super Bowl victory in 2013. Before 2006 betting on sports online was as simple as having a bank account and a computer with an internet connection.  The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 changed that but left enough of an opening for a new concept like FanDuel. ...

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