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When Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos acquired Josh Donaldson last offseason, it was because he wouldn’t take no for an answer. Same thing with Troy Tulowitzki. Just as Anthopoulos wore down Athletics GM Billy Beane, he wore down Rockies counterpart Jeff Bridich, according to major-league sources with knowledge of the talks. Anthopoulos first asked the Rockies about Tulowitzki during the winter, but the Rockies would not take back shortstop…

i The sporting options in Finland are everywhere. Here, two people take advantage of the ice on Lake Hiidenvesi to get some exercise. Sami Uskela/Flickr In Helsinki, sports facilities pop up all over the place, sometimes in some pretty odd nooks and crannies. One bomb shelter hosts an archery club, another an underground swimming pool and an ice hockey rink. Though they hardly need it, there’s a national plan in…

The Bachelorette At around 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, June 22, I found myself in an awkward position. The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team was kicking off a critical game against Colombia at the Women’s World Cup in Canada, and I am one of the sports editors of this very website. The game, by any reasonable measure, should have held my complete and undivided attention. But I’d be lying if I…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Gone are the days when arcade sports video games complemented their simulation counterparts. Games like “NBA Jam,” “NBA Street,” “NFL Blitz,” “NHL Hitz” and “MLB Slugfest” are a rarity now. Not only were these left-of-center titles very creative — the league-licensed simulation games are hamstrung by rules and restrictions — but they acted as a way to draw in novices who were new to gaming or had minimal…

The Bachelorette At around 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, June 22, I found myself in an awkward position. The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team was kicking off a critical game against Colombia at the Women’s World Cup in Canada, and I am one of the sports editors of this very website. The game, by any reasonable measure, should have held my complete and undivided attention. But I’d be lying if I…

The Nashville Predators signed forward Colin Wilsonto a four-year contract worth $15.75 million. Under terms of the agreement announced Monday, Wilson receives $3.75 million in 2015-’16 and $4 million each of the next three seasons. Wilson was a restricted free agent. The 25-year-old Wilson set career highs in goals (20) and points (42) and tied a personal best in assists (22) in 2014-’15. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Memphis leading…

FOOTBALL GOSSIP Celtic assistant boss John Collins has admitted the club’s hopes of retaining defender Virgil van Dijk hinge on Champions League progress. (Various) Rangers will test Hibernian’s resolve with a third bid for playmaker Scott Allan. (Various) Boyhood Rangers fan Allan will hold talks with the Easter Road outfit today to submit a transfer request. Full story: Scottish Sun   …

Last week Ryen Russillo confirmed on his Twitter feed that he had re-signed with ESPN, a welcome move in these parts. I’ve written often how much respect I had for the show he and Scott Van Pelt did for ESPN Radio—not only were they authentic, they didn’t toke the easy drug of lowest common denominator sports talk. Russillo also fronted college football and NBA shows on ESPN and ESPN Radio…

Who says exercise has to be a chore? As Nick says, “Everyone is an athlete at something.” For my full conversation with Nick, listen below: For more on Nick, click here. ABOUT LEWIS HOWES: Lewis is a pro-athlete turned lifestyle entrepreneur who hosts the top-ranked podcast The School of Greatness. He interviews the best and brightest minds in health, entrepreneurship, relationships and lifestyle. Follow Lewis on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram….

The Bachelorette At around 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, June 22, I found myself in an awkward position. The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team was kicking off a critical game against Colombia at the Women’s World Cup in Canada, and I am one of the sports editors of this very website. The game, by any reasonable measure, should have held my complete and undivided attention. But I’d be lying if I…

The Bachelorette At around 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, June 22, I found myself in an awkward position. The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team was kicking off a critical game against Colombia at the Women’s World Cup in Canada, and I am one of the sports editors of this very website. The game, by any reasonable measure, should have held my complete and undivided attention. But I’d be lying if I…

Who says exercise has to be a chore? As Nick says, “Everyone is an athlete at something.” For my full conversation with Nick, listen below: For more on Nick, click here. ABOUT LEWIS HOWES: Lewis is a pro-athlete turned lifestyle entrepreneur who hosts the top-ranked podcast The School of Greatness. He interviews the best and brightest minds in health, entrepreneurship, relationships and lifestyle. Follow Lewis on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram….

Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings is expected to announce today the raising of $300 million in a new round led by Fox Fox Sports.  The new raise will increase overall third party investment in DraftKings to $426 million.  It comes on the heels of its chief rival FanDuel completing a Series E round of financing for $275 million and firmly puts numbers 1 and 2 in the daily fantasy world…

The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to build for a return trip to the NBA Finals — and they hope a win in the series this time around — and on Sunday they added something every title contender could always use. Cap flexibility. League sources told Yahoo Sports!/FOX Sports 1 NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski that the Cavs have traded veterans Brendan Haywood and Mike Miller to the Portland Trail Blazers for a…

Are sports agents necessary? Professional athletes have recently focused on the importance (or lack thereof) of sport agent representation in contract negotiations. In May, National Football League first-round draft pick Ereck Flowers represented himself without an agent in contract negotiations with the New York Giants. An article written on Derek Jeter’s “Player’s Tribune” has ignited further debate on the issue within the sports community. Russell Okung, the article’s author and Seahawks Offensive Tackle, wrote…

For women seeking advice on how to juggle a sports media career with motherhood, we direct you to NFL Network anchor Amber Theoharis, who is due with her third child at the end of August. Two years ago Theoharis nearly gave birth to her second child, Kamryn Olivia, on the set of NFL Total Access. As for the delivery of her first child, Dylan Mattea, well, that’s a remarkable story. …

Sports subsidiaries of Walt Disney Co., Time Warner Inc. and 21st Century Fox Inc. are jockeying to acquire stakes in nascent digital fantasy-sports businesses. Media companies want a piece of the latest revenue stream: daily fantasy-sports games played online for cash. What started as a quiet obsession among sports fans has in the past year morphed into a big bet by television-sports networks on investments in online fantasy-sports…

Louis van Gaal says he may leave Manchester United at the end of his three-year contract to keep a “promise” to his wife. Asked about extending his contract at Old Trafford, the Dutchman told BBC Sport that he intended to “give it up” at the end of his contract in 2017. “I promised that to my wife. We have not many years together any more….

Chris Froome has become the 20th person in the history of the Tour de France to win for a second time what is arguably the world’s toughest sporting event. It is an extraordinary achievement that gives him an unassailable claim to a place in the pantheon of British greats. This quiet, polite Briton has an unmerited popularity problem. Part of it is because he is not Sir Bradley Wiggins, and partly it is because…