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‘What just happened?’: Standy talks successful debut campaign in Call of Duty League, looks ahead to 2022

In April, OpTic Chicago and Minnesota RØKKR battled it out in an elimination bracket match at the Stage Two Major during the 2021 Call of Duty League season. Tied at two maps apiece in the best-of-five series, it was fitting that the final map, Moscow Search and Destroy, came down to a winner-take-all round 11. It quickly became a four-vs-two in OpTic’s favor with Standy and Priestahh falling, and then a one-vs-three after both Minnesota’s Attach and Chicago’s Envoy dropped. Minnesota’s tournament chances hung on by a thread.  Standy thought

FTX becomes official crypto sponsor of MLB

Crypto derivatives exchange FTX has become an official sponsor of Major League Baseball, setting the stage for broader mainstream recognition of digital assets. As part of the sponsorship deal, which is expected to last for at least five years, every Major League umpire will receive an FTX patch on their uniform, FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted Wednesday. Over time, the agreement is expected to evolve to include collaboration on the design of world-leading brands.“It's not the only partnership we were considering, but the enthusiasm and creativity of the MLB

MLB the Show 21 Card Prices Explained

Top GamesMLB the Show 21 Card Prices | Photo courtesy by San Diego StudiosMLB the Show 21 card prices vary depending on the card. Much like other sports-themed games, buying and selling cards is the name of the game in MLB The Show 21. Diamond Dynasty is an ultimate team game mode in the series. It lets players build their own team of legends from all major league baseball eras. This mode is also extremely challenging for new players. There are so many changes happening in this mode that it

Jarred Kelenic MLB The Show 21: How to Get His 90 Diamond Prospect Card

Top GamesBy Max Mallow | May 13, 2021, 12:32 PM EDTPhoto by MLB Gaming/San Diego StudiosJarred Kelenic received a 90 overall Diamond Prospect card on May 12 ahead of his Major League Baseball debut with the Seattle Mariners. San Diego Studios has been praised for content so far in MLB The Show 21 providing multiple ways for players to earn high rated items for their Diamond Dynasty teams. One such aspect is the Collections section. Earning a certain amount of cards for a specific collection traditionally grants a reward. That

Flonase teams up with Major League Baseball and World Series champion Cody Bellinger to change the game on allergy season

WARREN, N.J., April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GSK Consumer Healthcare (LSE/NYSE: GSK) announced today that Flonase Allergy Relief (Flonase) is partnering with World Series champion and seasonal allergy-sufferer Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers as the new face of the brand's "Change The Game" campaign. The commitment is part of a larger partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB), recognizing Flonase as the Official Allergy Relief Partner of MLB. Continue Reading ™/© 2021 MLB ™/© 2021 MLB "Baseball is a game that requires extreme focus, but unfortunately the field is full of

Trump Issues New Executive Order Demanding ByteDance Sell TikTok

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday issued an additional executive order directing Chinese company ByteDance to divest itself of short-form video app TikTok 90 days from the date of the order, or Sept. 29.   The prior executive order issued Aug. 7 by the president did not mention the U.S. Treasury and would have demanded that app stores for Android and Apple iOS mobile devices stop distributing the TikTok app if ByteDance did not reach a deal to sell it in “45 days.” The new executive order adds more conditions for

First Post! April 8, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for First Post! Let's officially kick off our day of posting. Please take a look. LOOP DADDY 2020 Guys, this makes me so fucking happy. Over $34,000 donated to the GlobalGiving Coronavirus Relief Fund, and it’s all thanks to YOU!! pic.twitter.com/Kpu3qd5OVk — marcrebillet (@marcrebillet) April 8, 2020 We are all very proud of you, Marc. Keep pooping on it! Hero of Time 45 years ago today, Frank Robinson made his debut as the first black manager in Major League Baseball.His Cleveland Indians defeated the New York

MLB The Show 20 review: An admirable stand-in for the real thing

Like just about every other professional or amateur spectator sport in the United States, Major League Baseball chose to pre-emptively postpone the start of the 2020 season due to concerns about the current coronavirus pandemic that has put the globe into a holding pattern. Thanks to some fortunate timing, the folks over at Sony’s SIE San Diego Studio just delivered the latest version of their long-running baseball simulation, MLB The Show, to digital store shelves. Fortunately for baseball fanatics and those looking for an enticing distraction from mandated or self-imposed