A crowd of 66,216 attended yesterday's MLS Galaxy-Sounders game at CenturyLink Field. That "gave the Sounders a season average home attendance of 44,038, an MLS record" (Tacoma NEWS TRIBUNE, 10/28).
Memorial services for late Titans Owner Bud Adams will be held this afternoon at Houston's Second Baptist Church (AP, 10/27).
Last night’s World Series Game 4 attendance of 47,469 set a new record for the seven-year-old Busch Stadium. It was the second night in a row a new attendance mark for the ballpark was set (Eric Fisher, Staff Writer).
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Marvin Isgur today will hear testimony on the Astros’ motion to “dismiss the case filed by four Comcast affiliates and a motion by the Comcast group to name an interim trustee” to oversee CSN Houston (CHRON.com, 10/27).
Schulte Sports Marketing & PR today announced that it has signed Pro Football HOFer John Riggins for exclusive marketing, licensing, endorsements, corporate appearances and PR (Schulte Sports).
Microsoft reportedly is “negotiating to put its name” on La Liga club Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Talks are in “the preliminary phase” (EL CONFIDENCIAL, 10/25).
Infiniti is running a full-page ad in this morning’s USA Today congratulating F1 driver Sebastian Vettel for winning his fourth consecutive World Championship title (THE DAILY).
Kia is running a full-page ad in USA Today featuring an action shot from last season’s Heat-Spurs NBA Finals and highlighting the start of the ’13-14 season tomorrow. The ad reads, “Big Is On. Let’s Celebrate Big Things Together. As Fans Of The Game, Kia Is Excited To Bring You Kia Tip-Off 2013” (THE DAILY).
