Dulles, Va. - AOL has paid an undisclosed sum to acquire New Jersey-based fantasy sports site Fleaflicker, which powers The Washington Post's fantasy football leagues, TechCrunch reported.

New York - FLW Outdoors on Wednesday announced the largest cash purse for an online fantasy sports competition, with a $1 million payout to the winner of FantasyFishing.com, The Wall Street Journal reported. The announcement was made by FLW chairman Irwin Jacobs, who owns boat maker Genmar Holdings. A test of the online fantasy fishing game last year drew several hundred thousand players. The game will not require a registration fee, but will charge $39.95 for supplemental information on "pro anglers, lake conditions and expert commentary."

St. Louis - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has refused to rehear an appeal of a ruling that said fantasy baseball game providers can use actual names and statistics on players in their games, the St. Louis Business Journal reports.

Toronto - John Malone's Liberty Media (NASD: LINTA) said on Friday that it will acquire Toronto-based FUN Technologies, a provider of online casual and fantasy sports games and sports information, in a deal valued at about $94 million.

Inglewood, Calif. - Sports Composite DE, the parent company of fantasy sports site Rotohog.com, has received $6 million in its first round of venture capital financing, VentureWire reported.

Saratoga, Calif. - Fantasy sports betting website NBX.com on Wednesday launched its latest game, College Bowl Perfect Picker, which will award $25,000 to anyone who correctly picks the winner of each college football bowl game. If multiple players pick every winning team, the prize will be shared equally among them.