MSG Exec VP & Chief Communications Officer Barry Watkins reportedly will "step down" and "transition to special advisor to chairman." Watkins will remain Chair of the Garden of Dreams Foundation (TWITTER.com, 7/19).
The Suns gave GM Ryan McDonough a multiyear contract extension and also named former NBAer James Jones VP/Basketball Operations (Suns).
The Board for the joint North American FIFA World Cup bid for '26 named Revolution Owner Robert Kraft Honorary Chair (U.S. Soccer).
Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville is "joining ESPN as a game analyst" for the upcoming season. He will "call games each week across ESPN networks or ABC" (AL.com, 7/19).
CBS Sports and CrossFit have agreed to a multiyear TV and digital partnership to cover the CrossFit Games. Coverage begins tomorrow night at 8:00pm ET on CBS Sports Network (CBS Sports).
The Bucks announced $1M in grants to 15 different organizations, each of which "underwent a review process to ensure that the money would be used for youth education, youth health and wellness and community betterment." Details about the "amounts awarded to each group" were not provided (JSONLINE.com, 7/19).
