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The NBA G League Wisconsin Herd today unveiled their official primary and secondary logos in advance of their inaugural season. The Herd identity utilizes the visual language of the Bucks' recently updated brand (Bucks).

Oracle Arena will host the Intel Extreme Masters esports tournament for the second time Nov. 18-19. Eight elite “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive” teams will compete in the two-day tournament with a $300K prize purse (Ben Fishcer, Staff Writer).

For the first time at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, both Golf Channel and NBC will integrate social media throughout the telecasts, incorporating social media posts from players and fans using the hashtag #KPMGWomensPGA (NBC).

Alsco extended its relationship with Kentucky Speedway with a multiyear agreement to continue as the title sponsor of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 (Kentucky Speedway).

TYR Sport has extended its partnership with USA Water Polo as the NGB's official sponsor of competition and training apparel (USA Water Polo).

StubHub today announced a cross-platform content partnership with CBS Sports Digital, making it the exclusive ticketing partner of CBSSports.com, 247Sports and MaxPreps (StubHub).

Sources said that the Univ. at Buffalo "has received final approval from New York state" on its $18M fieldhouse project and "expects to issue construction bids by next week" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 6/22).

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