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It’s impossible to miss advertising for Boston-based DraftKings at South Station. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) BOSTON Usually, the cover of Fortune magazine features the CEO of a global bank, a big media company or a Silicon Valley behemoth. But the latest one features the 34-year-old CEO of a Boston startup. It’s Jason Robins, of the daily fantasy sports company DraftKings. (Fortune magazine) Robins’ cellphone kept buzzing as we talked Thursday — friends texting congratulations on…

Is debating whether bridge is a sport or a game a sport or a game? It’s neither, is it, because a conclusion isn’t arrived at under a specific set of rules that govern the manner in which points can be scored. This is the defining thing that sports and games have in common. Another thing that sports and games have in common is that the conclusions of such competitions only matter to…

In an attempt to lure millennials back to television, Turner Broadcasting Systems will begin airing live video game competitions during prime-time on Friday nights next year. The network, which created its own league with WME/IMG as part of the effort, aims to reach the rapidly expanding audience for professional gaming—which was over 200 million worldwide in 2014, and climbing, according to gaming researcher NewZoo. The move underscores the fact that…

ENLARGE East Lansing, Mich. For all the abuse heaped on the NCAA for its handling of big-budget college athletics, the group’s leaders have always had a ready retort for critics: Most of the institution’s efforts are focused on servicing smaller sports like volleyball and gymnastics that allow legions of fame-less student-athletes to compete at the highest levels. But what if universities began to back away from that service? Would they…

NEW YORK — Kerri Walsh Jennings says she has no doubt she will win a fourth straight Olympic gold medal in Rio, but, after dislocating her right shoulder twice this season to require a fifth career surgery on the shoulder, she had this to say two months ago to partner April Ross, with her surgeon also present: “You know, if you’re going to pick someone else up and play, make sure it’s somebody you…

The link between VW, the club, its fans and players is inextricable. Wolfsburg’s stadium is called the Volkswagen Arena; the VW logo is emblazoned across the club’s shirts; many of the team’s fans are also VW employees. “We had cars from Volkswagen that were given to us. We had so many things from Volkswagen, so the link is not hidden, it is just there,” former Wolfsburg forward…

Is debating whether bridge is a sport or a game a sport or a game? It’s neither, is it, because a conclusion isn’t arrived at under a specific set of rules that govern the manner in which points can be scored. This is the defining thing that sports and games have in common. Another thing that sports and games have in common is that the conclusions of such competitions only matter to…

Graeme Roustan wants to bid for Performance Sports Group, the maker of Bauer hockey equipment, which is part of the reason he is expected on Friday to back down from a nasty proxy fight. “This isn’t the end. It’s the beginning,” a source close to the situation said. The move by Roustan, the former PSG chairman, comes after current Chairman Bernie McDonell greeted in a less-than-cordial manner his predecessor’s move…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. The Football Association could try to make Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola, 44, the next England boss and would be willing to pay the Spaniard £10m a year to succeed Roy Hodgson, 68. (Sun – subscription required)  But Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge believes Guardiola, who has also been…

You have just a few more weeks to play daily fantasy baseball before the season comes to an end, so take advantage of the opportunity and put together a great lineup. Friday’s contests feature a good chance to spend money on Jose Fernandez, who remains almost untouchable at home. Hot hitters like Matt Carpenter and Chris Davis represent solid options to add to your team as well. Beyond that, here…

There have been many, many great performances in 2015, but here are 25 of the best of them. Here goes, our 25 heroes of 2015 … 1. Alex Anthopoulos, Blue Jays GM. Not only did he win the winter, he won the summer, too. It was his relentless pursuit of Josh Donaldson, a player who wasn’t believed to be available, that netted the probable AL MVP. Then at the deadline,…

Not sure whom to buy today in daily fantasy baseball or whom to sit in your season-long fantasy leagues? Let us help set your daily fantasy baseball lineups with today’s most important splits and batter vs. pitcher stats. For more daily fantasy baseball advice and sleeper picks, check out our starting pitcher rankings and the DFS MLB Playbook from our partners at FantasyAlarm.com every morning. You can also get pregame lineups with BvP stats at…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – The Arizona Fall League is the place where major-league baseball teams send their best prospects for fine-tuning and closer inspection. If you make it to Arizona in October it typically means your organization believes you have a legitimate chance to play in the major leagues in the next two seasons. Famous Arizona Fall League alums? Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Derek Jeter, Mike Piazza, Albert Pujols, Dustin…

The Kansas City mayor calls it a dream. The Royals general manager calls it a fairytale. Projects like this don’t come around very often, or at least not nearly as often as we’d all like. They are calling it the Kansas City Urban Youth Academy. The possibilities are incredible. On the surface, they will be teaching baseball to kids from six to 18 years old, but really, they want to…

Sports media company Perform Group is taking steps to launch a livestreaming sports service, saying it is positioning itself to become the “Netflix of sports.” The yet-to-be named subscription product, which will launch in 2016, is an over-the-top service that will allow users in Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Austria to livestream sports games and original content from teams around the world for about $10 a month. …

You didn’t have to be in Ohio Stadium or in front of a television on Saturday to see Michael Thomas make an acrobatic touchdown catch for the Ohio State Buckeyes. You could have been looking at your phone, your tablet or your computer and witnessed the catch in near real-time. Within moments of Thomas’ reception in OSU’s 20-13 win over Northern Illinois, video of the play from the ABC broadcast…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. The Football Association could try to make Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola, 44, the next England boss and would be willing to pay the Spaniard £10m a year to succeed Roy Hodgson, 68. (Sun – subscription required)  But Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge believes Guardiola, who has also been…

The hardest hit, the one Jeff Gordon thought for sure would necessitate sitting out a race, occurred March 1999 at Texas Motor Speedway. That was when the right-front tire on the No. 24 car exploded, sending Gordon slamming into the outside Turn 4 wall and shooting across the track through the infield. With no SAFER barrier in place to absorb the contact, the punishment Gordon took was severe. For…

Justin Ryan, left, plays for a coach who says he has built a program on “respect, goodness, discipline and knowledge.”(Photo: Courtesy of Novi Detroit Catholic Central) Gene Pulice got his point across to his Novi Detroit Catholic Central soccer players the year he took over the program. This is his fourth year as the school’s coach. In Year 1 when his authority was challenged, he immediately handled the situation. “My…

The hardest hit, the one Jeff Gordon thought for sure would necessitate sitting out a race, occurred March 1999 at Texas Motor Speedway. That was when the right-front tire on the No. 24 car exploded, sending Gordon slamming into the outside Turn 4 wall and shooting across the track through the infield. With no SAFER barrier in place to absorb the contact, the punishment Gordon took was severe. For…