The Izod IndyCar Series on Friday announced it will run on a temporary road course when it travels to the Twin Ring Motegi facility in Japan in September. The race was scheduled for the oval track, but the damage it sustained in the March earthquake could not be fixed in time (IndyCar).
DC United will unveil its new red jersey Friday night against the Galaxy, the team’s third kit (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 6/3).
MLBPA Exec Dir Michael Weiner was in St. Louis Friday, "in part, to show support" for the football players suing the NFL on antitrust grounds and to "observe the proceedings" at the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals concerning the NFL lockout (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 6/3).
The start of Sunday's Astros-Padres game has been moved from 1:05pm PT to 3:35pm to accommodate the Dodge Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon, whose route "actually passes Petco Park." The game "will not be televised" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 6/3).
The Aspire Group and Louisiana Tech Univ. announced a deal for the Atlanta-based company to sell a slate of ticket options for the school's football, baseball and men's and women's basketball programs (The Aspire Group).
