UFC 165 featuring Jon "Bones" Jones-Alexander Gustafsson drew a crowd of 15,504 and a live gate of $1.9M at Air Canada Centre (MMAJUNKIE.com, 9/22). This morning's 10:00am ET edition of ESPN's "SportsCenter" led with last night's fight as the top story (THE DAILY).
Last night's Twins-A's game at O.co Coliseum was "delayed by rain" for two hours, with both dugouts flooding and a "flood in the coaches' bathroom and showers." The incident marks "the third time this season the Coliseum has had sewage issues" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 9/22).
Sources said that Fox has "narrowed its list of candidates to five names" to replace MLB analyst Tim McCarver (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 9/22).
The U.S. women's national soccer team will "play at Candlestick Park for the first time in history" with a friendly against New Zealand on Oct. 27 (MERCURYNEWS.com, 9/20).
Today marks the 16th day of the America's Cup finals due to yesterday's weather-related postponement, "equaling the 2003 record for the longest America's Cup series in the event's 162-year history" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 9/22).
Former NFLer Ray Lewis today in a halftime ceremony during the Texans-Ravens game at M&T Bank Stadium became "the 16th member" of the Ravens' Ring of Honor, joining six of his former teammates (BALTIMORESUN.com, 9/17).
The Red Sox today in "a 30 minute ceremony" unveiled a statue of Baseball HOFer Carl Yastrzemski "tipping his cap after his final at-bat in 1983" (AP, 9/22).
The Tudor United SportsCar Championship will consist of a 12-race schedule in its debut season in '14, beginning with the Rolex 24 At Daytona (IMSA). The series will return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, marking the "third year that sports cars and stock cars, both owned by NASCAR, have shared the weekend" (INDYSTAR.com, 9/20).
