Five months after leaving New York, daily fantasy sports is back in the Empire State.The New York State Gaming Commission on Monday issued temporary permits to five fantasy sports operators, including industry giants DraftKings and FanDuel.Yahoo, Fantasy Draft and Draft also received temporary permits Monday. The companies were allowed to begin offering paid contests immediately.We are very excited to announce that the New York Gaming Commission has approved FanDuels temporary operating license in New York, allowing us to offer our paid contests in our home state, a company spokesperson said in a statement. We want to thank Governor Cuomo and the New York legislature for bringing back our contests to millions of sports fans, which will be available to New York residents as of tonight. Lastly, we want to thank our users who supported us throughout and continue to tell their legislators across the country that this issue is important to them. We couldnt have done it without all of you.DraftKings opened up its contests to New York residents within an hour of the announcement, exactly five months after it was pushed out of one its most important states. Within the first hour after reopening its contests, DraftKings said over 5,000 New Yorkers visited the platform.On March 22, DraftKings and FanDuel announced a settlement with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and agreed to stop offering paid games in one of the industrys in New York.New Yorkers can play our games right now, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said in a statement, and on behalf of everyone at our company, thank you New York and welcome back to Draftkings.On Aug. 3, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to clarify the legality of fantasy sports in his state. Fantasy fans hounded the gaming commission and the fantasy sites on social media, asking daily when the permits would be granted.As the newly enacted law requires, the Commission regulates all aspects of interactive fantasy sports, including ensuring the operators put important consumer protections in place, Commission Executive Director Robert Williams said in a release. While the Commission continues work on formal regulations for these games, these temporary permits get companies up and running in New York State while assuring resident players that safeguards are in place.According to research from Eilers and Krejcik Gaming, New York residents were responsible for $268.3 million in entry fees in 2015, second behind only California. Custom John Paxson Jersey . LOUIS -- Roman Polak was celebrating even before Alexander Steen scored the winning goal in Saturdays 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Custom Bulls T-shirts . The Barrie Colts defenceman, who impressed many with his play for Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship, is the top-ranked skater in the February rankings. He has 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points in 45 games with the Colts this season. http://www.custombullsjersey.com/ . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. Bulls Jerseys China . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. Custom Bulls Jerseys . The 18-year-old American had five birdies in her bogey-free round for a 17-under total of 196. Lee held the overnight lead but mixed three birdies with two bogeys for a 70. PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have locked up All-Pro guard David DeCastro for the rest of the decade, and then some.DeCastro signed a new six-year contract that will keep him with Pittsburgh through the 2021 season. The 26-year-old DeCastro was entering the final year of the rookie deal he signed after the Steelers took him with the 24th overall pick in the 2012 draft following an All-American career at Stanford.DeCastros career got off to a bumpy start when a knee injury liimited him to just four games his rookie season.dddddddddddd Hes quickly developed into one of the leagues best linemen and has missed just one game over the past three seasons. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl in 2015 after helping the Steelers finish third in the league in total offense.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '