JKap's New Chapter with eUnited and Aaron 'Cybertron' Zheng on Bolstering Competitive Pokemon's Popularity - Cheddar Sports 11/29/18
Overwatch roster alert - while Guangzhou Charge and other teams fill out their multinational rosters, Korean Contenders champions Runaway have been spotted in Vancouver. LeTigress drops some knowledge on Valve's new card game Artifact and the unique niche the company is trying to carve out.
Then, we talk to Pokemon national champion and commentator Aaron 'Cybertron' Zheng about how new forward-facing media like Detective Pikachu and Let's Go could actually help the competitive scene get the recognition it deserves. And later - we pepper two-time Call of Duty world champ JKap with questions from you about the most important changes in Black Ops 4 and how he's planning to start a new chapter with eUnited.
Eric Mitchell, sports analyst and co-founder & head of media relations at Lifeflip Media joins Cheddar News to discuss how covid-19 is impacting pro sports.
Brandon Marcello, National College Football Reporter for 247Sports, breaks down each of the two semifinal matchups and explains why the smart money is on the two SEC teams.
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Mark Drumheller, betting analyst for Yahoo Sportsbook and The Sharp App, dives into an icy matchup between the Vikings and Packers, as well as other must-watch games including a potential trap in Baltimore.
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Trysta Krick, Host of 'BetMGM Tonight' helps clear up a very crowded playoff picture by making selections for Week 17's top games while pointing to to an AFC West matchup for her lock of the week.
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Trysta Krick and Mark Drumheller give viewers their winning picks ahead of Week 17 of the NFL season, while Brandon Marcello dissects each of the College Football Playoff semifinal matchups.
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The National Women's Soccer League is partnering with Voyager Digital as its first-ever cryptocurrency brokerage in a multi-year deal. Marla Messing, interim CEO of the NWSL, and Steve Ehrlich, CEO of Voyager Digital, joined Cheddar to discuss benefitting the league and educating players and fans as a way of democratizing cryptocurrency. Messing explained that the players themselves will own half the assets as part of how the deal is structured. "My hope is, just in terms of the expectations of crypto over the long term, that I hope a lot of them are able to just let it sit there," she said. "And that one day this will be a nice retirement account for them."
