When Peyton Manning and the Broncos hit the field tomorrow for the first workout of training camp, a Buick logo will adorn the upper left shoulder of their practice jerseys. Buick/GMC has finalized deals with the Broncos and the NFL Panthers, industry sources say, on the eve of the NFL’s training camp. Both deals give Buick/GMC an array of rights, including advertising and stadium signage, though the Panthers deal does not include practice jersey presence. While the Chevrolet brand has a handful of NFL team deals, the Broncos and Panthers agreements mark the first team deals for Buick/GMC, which will own the official car, truck and SUV categories. The arrangement with the Broncos complements Buick’s endorsement deal with Manning, who debuted in a Buick Verona ad earlier this month.

MLB and the MLBPA, co-owners/operators of the World Baseball Classic, today said AT&T Park in S.F. will host the semifinal and final games for the '13 tournament, which will conclude in March. Marlins Park in Miami will play host to second-round WBC games, and Chase Field in Phoenix and Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in nearby Scottsdale, Ariz., will be the American site of first-round competition. The WBC, entering its third iteration, finished in California in each of its first two runs, staging the '06 semifinals and final at Petco Park, and the '09 semifinals and final at Dodger Stadium.

Dozens of tourists in London today were "left suspended over the Thames for almost 40 minutes in sweltering conditions" when the Olympic cable car broke down. The US$68M Emirates Cable Car, which transports visitors across the Thames in East London, "suffered a fault," leaving families "suspended 300ft in the air." Transport for London said that the delay "was caused by a technical fault with the alarm system" (DAILYMAIL.co.uk, 7/25).

IOC Sports Dir Christophe Dubi today said that the '14 Sochi Games "will get off to an early start," marking the "first time at a winter games" that competition will begin a day before the Opening Ceremony. The move to start competition on Feb. 6 "builds contingency into the packed sports schedule and makes it possible for more athletes to attend" the Feb. 7 Opening Ceremony. Dubi said that "no competitions will be held" during the time allotted for the ceremony. The Sochi Games schedule will include several new events (AP, 7/25).

Fenway Park tonight will host a sold-out soccer friendly between Liverpool and AS Roma, and soccer merchandise "will score prime selling space at the Red Sox team store for the first time." Brian Maurer, who manages the pro shop on Yawkey Way, said, "This is a big night for us. We're treating it like a concert at Fenway." Items will include $30 T-shirts, $75 team jerseys, hats and scarves. Maurer said that the shop "should ring up more sales" than the Celtic-Sporting Lisbon soccer match at Fenway in '10, "because it didn't sell team jerseys" (BOSTON HERALD, 7/25).

The MLS Revolution, in association with Warrior Boxing and DiBella Entertainment, will host Gillette Stadium's first boxing match following the team's Aug. 12 game against the Impact. The Impact-Revolution game will begin at 7:00pm ET and the boxing matches are slated to commence after the final whistle at approximately 9:00pm. The professional card will be headlined by local boxer Danny O'Connor. Tickets for the event go on sale on Friday (Revolution).

SI this week features an image of a Penn State football helmet and the header, "We Were Penn State."

ESPN The Magazine features an image of Texans RB Arian Foster with a unicorn on the cover of the publication's fantasy football preview issue.

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EPL club Manchester United has "temporarily paused plans" to launch its $300M IPO in the U.S., where "market volatility has soared in recent days as macroeconomic fears hit share prices" (FT.com, 7/25).

Tennis Canada, in partnership with Rogers Communications, National Bank and Sportsnet, today announced plans for the return of the "Rogers Cup Live!" viewing experience for the Rogers Cup ATP World Tour event. It will be held in two downtown Toronto locations during the August tournament (Tennis Canada).

ESPN announced that it has signed multiyear contract extensions with play-by-play commentators Mark Jones, Sean McDonough, Brad Nessler, Dave Pasch, Joe Tessitore and Bob Wischusen (ESPN).

Mattel subsidiary Fisher-Price today announced that former U.S. Gymnast Nastia Liukin will help introduce the new "Fantastic Gymnastics Dora" doll (Mattel).

Greek Olympic officials have expelled triple jumper Voula Papachristou from the London Games "for racist and offensive comments on Twitter" (TELEGRAPH.co.uk, 7/25).

Nestle's Nesquik brand announced a deal to sponsor U.S. tennis players and Olympic doubles partners Mike and Bob Bryan (Nestle).

The Bruins have entered into an affiliation agreement with the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays, who were previously affiliated with the Capitals (Bruins).

“There always seem to be such concerns right before the Olympic Games and somehow they go off without a hitch” – ABC’s Robin Roberts (“GMA,” ABC, 7/25).

"We've got an awful lot of information, and the skill these days is being able to sift that information rapidly" – Andy Page, the lead meteorologist for the London Games, on the various computer simulations used to constantly predict the weather during the event (REUTERS, 7/25).

"I had a lot more obligations in IndyCar. There are still those things in NASCAR but in NASCAR it all counts to the number of appearances you're required to do in a season" – NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, on one of the differences between racing in NASCAR and in IndyCar (INDYSTAR.com, 7/25). 

British cyclist Bradley Wiggins: "Just arrived at the Olympics, got all me kit, still think Stella was a bit Lucy in the Sky when she knocked this one up."

Commentary Magazine's John Podhoretz: "This I learned 30 years ago as a fact checker at Time: Quotes in British newspapers are...um...frequently invented."

Sports attorney Darren Heitner: "@darrenrovell how long til you change your Twitter bio to something Worldwide Leader-esque?"

ESPN's Skip Bayless: "Liked Ryan Kalil predicting Panther SBowl in full-page ad. Why not? He's a good player, can back it up. They have Cam, some talent, a chance."

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The Charlotte Observer's Ron Green Jr. posted this image of UNC-Charlotte's newly unveiled helmet for its football program, which plays its inaugural season in '13.

This video for the London Paralympics earns "ad of the day" honors on ADWEEK.com, which boldly asserts, "The summer's most amazing sports-action commercial isn't for the Olympic Games. It's for the Paralympic Games – and it's a triumph of skillful direction and gritty, powerful storytelling." It is hard to find fault with that assessment.

Channel 4 Paralympic Games - Meet The Superhuman from BasketUSA on Vimeo.

BBC America will air "Going for Gold," a dramatization of British rowers Bert Bushnell's and Richard Burnell's quest for a medal in the men's double scull event at the '48 London Games, at 8:00pm ET.

$250,000 – Cash bonus offered by USA Wrestling for any wrestler who wins a Gold Medal at the London Games. This is in addition to the USOC's $25,000 bonus for any Gold Medal winner (SI, 7/30 issue).