Weekend Briefs....

The Univ. of Maryland-Baltimore County "is scheduled to begin" construction on a new arena this winter, and it will "be completed in time for the start" of the '17-18 season (CATONSVILLE TIMES, 7/25).

An anonymous boxing official said it is "90 percent" likely that boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight on Showtime in his next fight, despite previous reports that his final bout could be shown on CBS' broadcast network (L.A. TIMES, 7/26).

Boxer Gennady Golovkin on Oct. 17 at MSG "will face Canadian brawler David Lemieux in a middleweight unification match on HBO Pay-Pier-View" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 7/26).

Herbalife ran a full-page ad in yesterday's N.Y. Times around its status as an official partner of the '15 Special Olympics. The ad features the copy, "There is a champion within all of us. We salute the athletes who dream big, work hard and inspire others" (THE DAILY).