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Four New York citizens, backed by an anti-gambling government reform group, filed suit Wednesday against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state gaming commission over a new fantasy sports law passed this summer.The suit claims the law mischaracterizes daily fantasy sports contests as games of skill, rather than chance, and therefore violates the state constitution by expanding gambling.The suit was filed in New York Supreme Court in Albany County by attorney Neil Murray of law firm OConnell and Aronowitz and on behalf of New York citizens: Jennifer White, Katherine West, Charlotte Wellins and Anne Remington. Each plaintiff has been negatively impacted by gambling, according to the suit.The plaintiffs seek to protect the public from predatory gambling consistent with the constitution, Murray said in a release announcing the suit. They also intend to stop FanDuel, DraftKings and other internet gambling operators from exploiting the financially desperate and the addicted in New York.When the possibility of a constitutional challenge was brought up after the law was passed in August, New York Sen. John Banacic, one of the bills sponsors, told The Buffalo News that it had been carefully crafted to withstand any such challenge.That will be tested by the new lawsuit, which was announced at a morning news conference at the Albany legislative office. It points to New York Attorney General Eric Schneidermans legal opinion from last November that declared daily fantasy sports sites were operating in violation of state gambling laws. Schneiderman sent cease-and-desist letters to DraftKings and FanDuel at the same time and eventually forced the sites out of the state in late spring.Three months later, the New York legislature passed S 8153, exempting fantasy sports from state gambling law.?Cuomo signed the bill into law Aug. 3, allowing daily fantasy sites to return to the state in time for the NFL season.The legislature legalized internet gambling in every home, every dorm room, every place of employment and on every smartphone in New York, Robb Smith, executive director of public policy group Interfaith Impact of New York State, said in support of the lawsuit.A statement from the New York Attorney Generals office said, We will review the complaint. The Attorney General has said he will enforce and defend the law.The state constitution specifically gives the legislature the power to define what is - and what is not - gambling, and the legislature has done so a number of times in the past and long before the emergence of fantasy sports, a spokesperson for DraftKings and FanDuel said in a statement. The Attorney General, who certainly has had some strong opinions about fantasy sports, has clearly stated he will enforce and defend this new law. This is a layup - they have no case.Stop Predatory Gambling said funding for the suit was raised from individuals and citizen groups in New York and that the organization does not accept any financial contributions from gambling interests.We believe in improving the lives of the people of New York, Stop Predatory Gambling national director Les Bernal said in the release. Daily fantasy sports gambling is a huge rip-off for all citizens, regardless whether you gamble or not. 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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Jaylen Barford was accustomed to pretty much scoring at will a season ago in junior college when he led the nation with an average of 26.2 points per game.The junior guard is starting to look right at home in his first season at Arkansas, scoring a career-best 17 points in helping the Razorbacks (3-0) rally for a 71-67 win over Texas-Arlington on Friday night.Barford added six rebounds, but it was his three second-half steals -- two of which ended with dunks -- that sparked a 20-2 run to open the second half by Arkansas. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 9.5 points in his first two games for the Razorbacks, but Friday was nothing short of his coming-out party.I know my team needed me, Barford said. In the first two games, it probably looked like I was very bad, but I think Im getting comfortable and acclimated to the team. Im just having fun and playing free.Anton Beard added 12 points off the bench and Dusty Hannahs added 11 for Arkansas, which shot 50 percent (12 of 24) in the second half after a disappointing 9-of-29 effort (31 percent) in the first half.Erick Neal had 15 points to lead the Mavericks (1-3), who have now lost three straight games after leading at halftime. Drew Charles also finished in double figures with 11 for Texas-Arlington, while Jalen Jones had 10.The Mavericks committed 12 of their 18 turnovers in the second half, and they hit only 8 of 28 shots (28.6 percent) in the second half.They did a great job of creating some steals in the halfcourt, Texas-Arlington coach Scott Cross said. ... Theyre a good basketball team, and our guys hung with them for 40 minutes.After a pair of convincing wins to open the season, Arkansas appeared anything but convincing in the first half against the preseason pick to win the Sun Belt Conference.The Mavericks, after back-to-back losses at Minnesota and Florida Gulf Coast, led the Razorbacks by as many as 17 points in the first half before settling for a 43-32 edge at halftime. Texas-Arlington hit 8 of its 15 3-point attempts in the half, with Charles connecting on all three of his shots from behind the arc.ddddddddddddArkansas, meanwhile, hit just 5 of its first 21 shots and finished 9 of 29 (31 percent) in the half.The Razorbacks used their fast second-half start to build a 52-45 lead midway through the second half, with Barford scoring three times after steals and Beard capping the run with back-to-back 3-pointers.Arkansas led 69-67 in the final minute when Barford was fouled. The junior make both free throws to put the Razorbacks up 71-67, and they kept Texas-Arlington from scoring on the other end as time expired.I think eventually he will (be a leading man), Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said about Barford. I think you kind of saw him take command out on the floor ... I think hes a guy who can facilitate and make plays, whether it be for himself or for others.BIG PICTUREOn a night when Southeastern Conference preseason Player of the Year Moses Kingsley struggled with foul trouble and had only five points, Arkansas might have found the co-leading man it was looking for -- on both ends of the court -- in Barford. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 26.2 points per game in junior college last season, but his defensive activity is what the Razorbacks desperately needed.BEARD IS BACKAfter missing the first semester last season and following his arrest on forgery charges and struggling when he returned, Beard appears to have regained the form that made him an All-SEC freshman performer two seasons ago. The junior finished with 12 points off the bench for the second time in three games, and he hit several shots with the shot clock winding down to help Arkansas rally for the win on Friday.UP NEXTAfter a three-game road trip, Texas-Arlington returns home to host St. Francis on Monday night.The Razorbacks play their first road game of the season at Minnesota on Tuesday night.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '