Speed Reads....

Organizers of the '16 Rio Games "had to slash almost a third off their spending" as Brazil's economy "slips deeper into crisis." The cuts will not directly affect athletes but are "expected to hit" the Opening Ceremony (THETIMES.co.uk, 10/6).

Saturday's U.S.-Mexico CONCACAF Cup men's soccer match at the Rose Bowl is sold out, and the event is "expected to have more than 90,000 fans in attendance." It will be televised on FS1 and Univision (CBSSPORTS.com, 10/6).

The LPGA today will announce the creation of a '16 tournament at Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor, Mich. (CRAINSDETROIT.com, 10/6).

The Packers and Verizon Wireless have partnered for the HopeLine "campaign to prevent domestic violence" (GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE, 10/7).