Sources said that DraftKings and FanDuel have agreed to merge, with a formal announcement "expected to come within the next week" (LINKEDIN.com, 11/16).
FC Barcelona has a "new sponsorship deal with Japanese company Rakuten" worth US$59M a year until '21. Rakuten is replacing Qatar Airways (AP, 11/16).
Blue Jays radio play-by-play announcer Jerry Howarth is "scheduled to undergo a cancer operation next week to remove a small tumour" (THESTAR.com, 11/16).
The Heritage Classic Foundation today announced that Coca-Cola Consolidated has signed a five-year extension as the official non-alcoholic beverage provider of the PGA Tour RBC Heritage (
Heritage Classic Foundation).
The Coyotes and Arizona-based SanTan Brewing today announced the debut of a new branded beer called Yotes Pale Ale (Coyotes).
Milwaukee has been tabbed to host the '17 USA Gymnastics Championships at Wisconsin Center and BMO Harris Bradley Center from June 29-July 1 (BIZJOURNALS.com, 11/16).
The cover of the latest issue of SI features a saluting Raiders fan under the header, "Football in America" (THE DAILY).
