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SoftBank Leads $680 Million Funding Round in NFT Fantasy Soccer Game Sorare

September 21, 2021
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LONDON—Blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare has raised $680 million in a funding round led by SoftBank, with players including ex-England international Rio Ferdinand and Spain’s Gerard Pique also investing, the company said on Tuesday. Paris-based Sorare said the investment valued the company at $4.3 billion. Founded in 2018, Sorare is an online game where players…

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Scary Collision Between Hill, Baddoo Dampens Tigers’ Win Over Orioles

August 11, 2021
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By Chris McCosky From The Detroit News BALTIMORE—The game all of a sudden became very secondary as Tigers left fielder Akil Baddoo and center fielder Derek Hill were sprawled out on the ground in left field after a fierce collision in the eighth inning Tuesday night. The two speedy rookie outfielders were chasing a drive…

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Shipping Snags Prompt US Firms to Mull Retreat From China

August 5, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Toy maker Eric Poses created a card game last year he called The Worst-Case Scenario, a wry reference to the way the coronavirus had upended normal life. He had no idea. In a twist that Poses never could have predicted, his game itself would become caught up in the latest fallout from the health crisis:…

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Mascot Steals the Show

July 22, 2021
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This may be the most entertaining set of cheer routines you will ever see. Well done to all, but Cosmo, you rock it out!

3 Men Arrested Near All-Star Game Face Federal Gun Charges

July 17, 2021
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DENVER—Three men arrested with more than a dozen weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a Denver hotel near the site of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game have been charged with federal firearms crimes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday. The number of weapons found May 9 near the event and a request by…

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