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Premier League, WSL and EFL weekend games off but other sports to continue | Soccer

Football was increasing looking like an outlier on Friday after its decision to postpone all weekend matches following the Queen’s death proved sharply at odds with most other major sports.

While Test cricket, the PGA championship golf and Premiership rugby opted to return to play on Saturday, the Premier League, English Football League and the four Football Associations in Britain and Northern Ireland canceled all games as a mark of respect.

The Premier League said its decision had come after a meeting of its clubs in which tributes were paid to the Queen. “To honor her extraordinary life and contribution to the nation, and as a mark of respect, this weekend’s Premier League match round will be postponed, including Monday evening’s game,” it said.

Similar statements were released by the EFL and FA. However supporters’ groups and former players have questioned whether the cancellations – which also means the Women’s

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NBA 2K23 review: Jordan Challenge and MyNBA Eras vs. microtransactions

There is no question that NBA 2K23 is the most inspired work in the series, or any other in all of sports video gaming. The real question is how much of its staggering depth most players will ever see.

It only took about 20 minutes — none of that spent in a game — to amaze me. All I did was go into MyNBA Eras, which is the new historical mode/franchise simulator hybrid that allows players to rewrite history in ways I didn’t anticipate. All I wanted to do is see what happened when I kept the Kings in Kansas City (they left for Sacramento in 1985). Obviously, I knew you could prevent franchises from relocating; 2K Sports took care to mention that crowd-pleasing fact in a series of previews earlier this summer.

What I didn’t expect was everything else that happened at the offseason league meetings — mostly because

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Daily Fantasy Sports Games Still Alive In Ontario

While many Ontarians are wagering with a plethora of new, legal sportsbooks this NFL season, daily fantasy sports players in the province are still mourning the loss of fantasy sports contests.

The regulation of single-event sports wagering in Ontario effectively shut down most of the DFS operations in the province, as major operators like FanDuel and DraftKings launched their respective sportsbooks and iCasino products.

Regulations put in place by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission don’t prohibit DFS in the province, but they have made it more difficult for licensed operators. The reason is they don’t allow Ontario players to have shared liquidity with any other jurisdictions, so contests need to be ring-fenced within Ontario, vastly limiting the potential player pools and prizes.

FanDuel decided to shut down both its free and paid DFS contests in the province April 1 before joining the regulated sports betting/iCasino market on April 4. DraftKings

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A sports game brings fiction to life in Queensbury

QUEENSBURY — Jenkinsville Park in Queensbury was home to an unusual athletic contest on Sunday.

The inaugural Wizard Fest featured games of real-life Quidditch from “Harry Potter,” known as Quadball.

There were also vendors selling “Harry Potter” themed products such as non-alcoholic Butterbeer.

The event was organized by the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce and CVB.

Gina Mintzer, executive director of the chamber, said officials wanted to create a new event that occurs between the car show in Lake George and this week’s Adirondack Balloon Festival, to help maintain momentum that drives tourism during this time of year.

Four out-of-town college teams competed against each other in the games.

“It’s the Muggle version of Quidditch,” the captain of the Cornell University team, Margo Treadwell explained.

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“Obviously, we can’t fly, but we adapt the best we can.”

The game was created at Middlebury College in Vermont

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One of the best sports games ever

NBA 2K23 has been released and is one of the most visually stunning sports games we have ever seen.

The game has one of the most authentic presentation styles ever seen in a sports game, as it strives to replicate the glitz and glamor of the NBA on next-generation consoles.

The game we reviewed was played on PlayStation 5 and is one of the very best looking sports games on the market.

There remains a high bar for newbies to clear, however, if they want to dive into the world of NBA 2K22.

We’ve put together an in-depth review of the game and there are a number of facets to the game.

Let’s dive right in below.


NBA 2K23 Review

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Graphics

These are absolutely stunning.

On PS5, 2K have managed to harness the power of the console to show just how beautiful basketball can be.

You’ll get sweat beads on

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