Learfield Sports, Mississippi State and NeuLion today announced that the audio from Saturday's college football game against the Univ. of South Carolina will be streamed live on Facebook. It will mark the first time that audio from a college sporting event has been streamed live on the social media site (Learfield Sports).
President Obama has accepted an invitation to attend the North Carolina-Michigan State Carrier Classic men's basketball game on the USS Carl Vinson on Nov. 11 (AP, 10/13).
Hurricanes Owner Peter Karmanos today announced AHL Charlotte Checkers Owner Michael Kahn has joined the NHL team's ownership group (Hurricanes).
ESPN today announced that its coverage of the '11-12 men's college basketball season will include more than 300 regular-season nonconference games starting Nov. 7. At least one game from all 31 conferences will be televised on an ESPN network as part of the nonconference coverage (ESPN).
Ignite Game Technologies today announced that it has signed IndyCar driver Dario Franchitti to work on its upcoming racing video game, "Simraceway" (Ignite Game Technologies).
Hockey HOFer Mark Messier today took part in an event in N.Y. in which the Empire State Building was lit in red, white and blue to honor the N.Y. Police & Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund (N.Y. Police & Fire Widow's and Children's Fund).
