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OPEN Sports Nabs $4 Million for Fantasy Sports Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 22, 2009 - 8:18am.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - OPEN Sports Network, the social network and fantasy sports venture launched by SportsLine.com founder Mike Levy, announced on Wednesday that it has raised an additional $4 million in private investor funding.

FoxSports.com Takes Stake in Fantasy Sports Firm OpenSports

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 15, 2009 - 7:14am.

Los Angeles - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) FoxSports.com has partnered with OpenSports, a fantasy sports-focused online social network, in a deal that will see FoxSports.com take an equity stake in the company, Sports Business Journal reported.

Bleacher Report Content to Feature on FoxSports.com

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 13, 2008 - 10:15am.

San Francisco - Four months after officially launching its community-driven online sports network, San Francisco-based Bleacher Report said on Friday that it has forged a new partnership with Fox Sports. Through the agreement, Fox Sports will feature original Bleacher Report content on its FoxSports.com site, alongside content from its own writers. More than 4,000 writers have contributed a total of 30,000 original stories to Bleacher Report since September.

FoxSports.com Launches Fantasy Baseball Game on MSN

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2007 - 1:22pm.

Los Angeles - FoxSports.com said on Tuesday that it has launched the first fantasy baseball game on FoxSports.com on MSN. The free game offers both standard public leagues and customizable private leagues, supported by baseball data from FoxSports.com.

Microsoft's MSN Dumps Web Sports Partner ESPN for FoxSports.com

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 7, 2004 - 2:46am.

Redmond, Wash. -- Microsoft announced on Friday that it will replace its current MSN sports content partner ESPN with rival FoxSports.com. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The co-branded site will offer video from FoxSports.com and Fox's sports-related networks, including its "The Best Damn Sports Show Period" program and content culled from rights to the MLB All-Star Game, the NFL season, the NFC Playoffs and the 2005 Super Bowl. Both companies will collaborate on advertising sales for the site. Microsoft's decision to part ways with ESPN ends a three-year relationship. "We did see some differences in strategy that we wanted to pursue," MSN product manager Lisa Gurry told CNET News.com. "The delivery of video is a good example." ESPN.com recently launched a video service that does not use Microsoft's Windows Media Player. Microsoft also recently signed another sports-related deal with Major League Baseball, to distribute live audio and video of baseball games.