The city of Rome "formally submitted its bid" for the '24 Games on Friday to "mark a turnaround" after its '20 candidacy was scrapped three years ago (AP, 9/11).
Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings CEO & co-Founder Jason Robins said that he "may be open to talking" about a merger with competitor FanDuel. He added that it "'takes two to tango,' meaning [FanDuel CEO & co-Founder] Nigel Eccles would have to bring his A-game to the talks" (N.Y. POST, 9/13).
The city of Philadelphia yesterday unveiled a "12-foot bronze statue of Hall of Fame heavyweight champion Joe Frazier" in front of Xfinity Live (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 9/13).
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue "will attend" tonight's Ravens-Broncos game (ESPN.com, 9/13).
There was a "shocking number of Blue Jays fans among the crowd of 46,278" for the team's doubleheader at Yankee Stadium yesterday, an "estimated fifth of the crowd" (N.Y. POST, 9/13).
Tiger Woods "committed Friday to play" in the '15 Frys.com Open, the '15-16 PGA Tour opener, along with Rory McIlroy (GOLFWEEK.com, 9/11).
Attendance at yesterday's UMass-Colorado football game "was 35,094, the smallest crowd for a CU home opener" since '88 (DENVER POST, 9/13).
Boston-based StarGames President & CEO Jerry Solomon, a member of the N.Y.-based group that purchased the BB&T Atlanta Open, said that the tournament will "remain in Atlanta at Atlantic Station and will remain a 250-point event on the ATP World Tour" (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, 9/12).
The Triple-A Int'l League Charlotte Knights take out a full page in today's Charlotte Observer, including a letter thanking fans for making the team's second season at BB&T Ballpark "even more successful than the inaugural year" (THE DAILY).
Stonestreet Farms & Stables runs a full-pae ad in today's N.Y. TIMES congratulating Keen Ice for the horse's upset of American Pharoah at the Travers Stakes at Saratoga last month (THE DAILY).
