Bo Jackson to host FanDuel HR Derby today in Las Vegas

Former NFL and Major League Baseball player Bo Jackson comes out to throw a ceremonial first pitch for Major League Baseball‘s Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game in Anaheim, California July 12, 2010. (Danny Moloshok/Reuters)

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August 21, 2015 - 12:01 pm

Bo Jackson will host a FanDuel Home Run Derby today from 6 to 10 p.m. at Big League Dreams (3151 E. Washington Ave.) in Las Vegas.

The former football and baseball star also will host FanDuel's World Fantasy Baseball Championship from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Cosmopolitan, where 90 players will compete in a one-day league for a grand prize of $1 million.

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