Former NASL Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Owner and Traffic Sports USA President Aaron Davidson is "set to plead guilty" tomorrow to charges of "paying bribes to FIFA officials" (South Florida SUN-SENTINEL, 10/19).
Phil and Penny Knight "did not attend" last night's event at the Univ. of Oregon formally announcing their gift of $500M to build a science complex. The announcement featured a "packed audience of faculty, students, staff, trustees and some elected officials" (Portland OREGONIAN, 10/19).
Nelly is joining the cast of Skip Bayless, Shannon Sharpe and Joy Taylor on FS1's "Undisputed" as a contributor beginning Nov. 1 (Fox Sports).
Sources said that Disney "decided not to pursue a bid" for Twitter "partly out of concern that bullying and other uncivil forms of communication on the social media site might soil the company’s wholesome family image" (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 10/18).
Tito Ortiz "will fight Chael Sonnen in the main event of Bellator 170" at the L.A. Forum on Jan. 21 in a light heavyweight bout (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 10/19).
