Speed Reads....

Mediacom Communications yesterday announced it has finalized a new agreement with the Big Ten Network (Mediacom).

Bauer Hockey has added women's hockey players Hilary Knight, Marie-Philip Poulin, Jennifer Wakefield and Kacey Bellamy to its roster of endorsers (Bauer).

A report from the Dunkin' Donuts Park architect "paints a bleak picture of the workmanship and attention to detail" at Hartford's stalled ballpark project, "documenting numerous construction defects that would need to be repaired once work resumes" (HARTFORD COURANT, 9/16).

Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen, who serves as an MMA analyst for ESPN, is "coming back to the cage" after signing "a multiyear, multi-fight deal with Bellator" (ESPN.com, 9/16).

New Hampshire Motor Speedway runs a full-page ad in USA TODAY promoting its Sept. 23-25 slate, culminating in the NASCAR Sprint Cup New England 300, Tony Stewart's final race at the track (THE DAILY).