The first full day of the Allen & Co. retreat in Sun Valley, Idaho, includes a sports panel with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 7/10). The "nature of the talk is unclear." Other NFL figures slated to attend include Patriots Owner Robert Kraft, Rams Owner Stan Kroenke and 49ers CEO Jed York (PROFOOTBALLTALK.com, 7/9).
The Pac-12 today plans to formally announce that the Arizona State men's basketball team will embark on a 10-day exhibition tour in China, starting Aug. 9. ASU will play "three games, one against a university team and two against Chinese Basketball Association teams" (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 7/10).
A Texas judge has "refused Lance Armstrong's request to dismiss" Acceptance Insurance Holdings' lawsuit seeking $3M in bonsuses it paid him from '99-'01 (AP, 7/9).
An Edmonton City Council committee "gave the green light Tuesday to purchase" a C$5.3M JumboTron and sound system for Commonwealth Stadium ahead of the '14 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup and '15 FIFA Women's World Cup (EDMONTON SUN, 7/10).
The city of Jacksonville will not "host a Navy-Marine Corps Classic basketball game this year." The city has not ruled out hosting the outdoor game again in '14, but it was "getting late in the process to line up teams to play a local game in time for the Week of Valor in November" (JACKSONVILLE.com, 7/9).
A museum exploring the history of Spring Training baseball in Arizona "has been scratched from the lineup of a Mesa bond election." The museum issue "probably will resurface next year with more detail and a broader mission" (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 7/10).
