Browns DT DANNY SHELTON and former NFLers STEVE SMITH and KURT WARNER were in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Thursday for the "last leg of the NFL UK Tour which this week visited London, Liverpool, Nottingham and Edinburgh." Shelton and Smith were "lucky enough to have kilts fitted" by kiltmaker Highland dress outfitter Geoffrey Tailor before "taking part in their first ever bagpipe lesson" (THEEDINBURGHREPORTER.co.uk, 4/13).
GAME ON: Former NBAer and e-sports franchise Echo Fox Owner RICK FOX, along with fellow investors, has "formed a private equity firm with a focus on esports." The firm, Vision Venture Partners, said it has launched with initial investments in the "hyper-growth esports, digital entertainment and lifestyle food and beverage sectors." VVP counts former Sharks co-Owner STRATTON SCLAVOS as an investor (ESPN.com, 4/13).
NAMES: Excel Sports Management has signed Kentucky G MALIK MONK and Duke F HARRY GILES for representation in this year's NBA Draft. Excel Sports Management Founder & President JEFF SCHWARTZ is representing the players (Liz Mullen, Staff Writer)....Under Armour in an SEC filing noted that Founder, Chair & CEO KEVIN PLANK earned $33,575 last year, missing a $2M equity award because the company "didn’t reach performance targets." Plank in '15 had earned $2.43M (Baltimore SUN, 4/14)....A movie based on late Scottish golfer OLD TOM MORRIS and his late son, YOUNG TOM, is being released in the U.S. with limited distribution this weekend. "TOMMY'S HONOUR," directed by JASON CONNERY and starring actors JACK LOWDEN and PETER MULLAN, is "based on a book" written by KEVIN COOK. Early reviews "have been positive" (JSONLINE.com, 4/13)....The NBA D-League named Canton Charge GM MIKE GANSEY Exec of the Year (CLEVELAND.com, 4/13)....Baseball HOFer TONY PEREZ and former MLBers AL OLIVER, LEE SMITH, MAURY WILLS and DAVE STEWART will be “honored by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in June” (K.C. STAR, 4/14)....Lions G T.J. LANG “pledged $500,000” to the Eastern Michigan athletic department (MLIVE.com, 4/12).
