Speed Reads....

Silver Lake Capital, which owns WME-IMG, "is in early-stage talks with CVC Capital Partners about a deal that would involve it acquiring a 'substantial' interest in F1's parent company" (NEWS.SKY.com, 5/24).

The Atlantic 10, Richmond Region Tourism and the Richmond Coliseum "have reached agreement on a two-year extension" of the conference's women’s basketball tournament to remain at the venue (RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, 5/24).

Sport Calgary CEO Murray Sigler is "stressing the need for a Plan B" to the CalgaryNext development project "in the event the controversial proposal doesn’t go ahead." Sigler today at the Calgary Multisport Fieldhouse Society’s annual meeting will deliver a message "being that whatever the plan, Calgary needs to get on with the process of building a multi-sport field house" (CALGARY HERALD, 5/24).

The Detroit Tigers Foundation, during a pregame ceremony at Comerica Park last night presented a gift of $300,000 to the Detroit Police Athletic League to support PAL's Kids at the Corner capacity campaign. The grant is the largest single gift ever made by the Detroit Tigers Foundation (Tigers).

The World Boxing Council and Learfield Licensing Partners have signed an exclusive agreement naming Learfield as the WBC's global rep across all categories for licensing and merchandising (Learfield).