The Univ. of Tennessee "has reached a settlement in a lawsuit about sexual assaults involving student-athletes, ending a dispute that pitted eight young women against" the football program. UT "will pay the plaintiffs" $2.48M, a sum that also "includes fees for their attorneys" (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 7/6).
The announced attendance for last night's friendly between EPL club West Ham United and the Sounders was 38,585, a number "boosted by the game’s inclusion in Sounders season-ticket packages." There were "chunks of empty blue seats in all corners" of CenturyLink Field (SEATTLE TIMES, 7/6).
Sacramento "will host" the '17 U.S Track & Field Outdoor Championships at Hornet Stadium from June 22-25. It "will be the seventh time Sacramento has hosted" the event (SACRAMENTO BEE, 7/6).
Bob Harris, the play-by-play radio announcer of Duke football and men’s basketball since '76, "will retire" following the '16-17 basketball season. He will "hold a press conference" at noon ET today to "officially announce his upcoming retirement" (Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 7/6).
Bravo Sports has acquired Sector 9, a global provider of skateboards, from Billabong (Bravo Sports).
Rolex runs a full-page ad in the N.Y. Times touting its sponsorship of Wimbledon under the tagline, "When Your Traditions Are Known To All, You've Made History" (THE DAILY).
