Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy will “miss the remainder of the season following the arrest of his son for murder.” Remy has been absent from the broadcast booth since his son's Aug. 15 arrest. Remy: "It’s clear this isn’t the time for me to return to broadcasting Red Sox games" (BOSTON GLOBE, 8/30).
The Devils have agreed to a multiyear extension of their partnership with WFAN-AM and WFAN-FM. The deal marks “the ninth straight year WFAN will serve as the Devils’ radio broadcast home” (NJ.com, 8/29).
Several Sacramento legislators, including California state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, have "drafted language for a bill that would streamline the environmental process for a downtown Sacramento arena" (SACRAMENTO BEE, 8/30).
Swaths of people last night prior to the kickoff of the Browns-Bears preseason game were “heading through tunnels south of Soldier Field after unsuccessfully trying to get backpacks, large purses and fanny packs” into the stadium (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 8/30).
STS Tire & Auto Centers has signed on as a Silver Level Partner with the Special Olympics and will be the presenting sponsor of the ’14 USA Games Athletics Competition at Princeton Univ.’s Weaver Stadium (Special Olympics).
