Meanwhile, Manchester City beat Tottenham 3-0 yesterday in the last leg of the ICC at Nissan Stadium. The match "drew 56,232 spectators, the highest attendance for a soccer game in the state of Tennessee." ICC organizer Relevent Sports Chair Charlie Stillitano said, "This market is very Premier League-centric and very U.S. Soccer-centric. The fans have responded really well to it" (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 7/30).

MLB Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig, set to be inducted this afternoon in the Baseball HOF, said his speech will focus on his "remarkable journey" of more than 50 years in the sport. Selig will be introduced during by HOF Chair Jane Forbes Clark and current MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, who aided with the speech along with former MLB Senior VP/Public Relations Rich Levin and MLB.com columnist Richard Justice. Selig, celebrating his 83rd birthday today, will be inducted along with Braves Vice Chair John Schuerholz and former players Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez. Numerous industry execs will be present today in Cooperstown, including Brewers Owner Mark Attanasio, Astros Owner Jim Crane, Braves Chair & CEO Terry McGuirk, MLB President of Business and Media Bob Bowman, Braves Chair Emeritus Bill Bartholomay, and A’s Chair Emeritus Lew Wolff, among many others.

J.G. Taylor Spink Award recipient Claire Smith yesterday became the first woman to win the award and be enshrined in the HOF. She was the first full-time female reporter to cover an MLB beat as well as the first African-American woman. The full text of her speech can be read on ESPN.com.

Just minutes after the fight, Cormier was interviewed by UFC analyst Joe Rogan, and the interview "angered Cormier's coach," Javier Mendez. Cormier was "diagnosed with a concussion minutes" after the interview, and UFC President Dana White said that the interview "didn't come on orders from UFC officials." Mendez in a text said, "He had no business being interviewed. Bad move. Rogan probably feels bad" (USATODAY.com, 7/30).

UFC "returns to Madison Square Garden on Nov. 4 for UFC 217" (N.Y. POST, 7/30). Sources said that a fight between Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre has "been agreed to" for the card, and a formal agreement "should be signed in the coming days" (TWITTER.com, 7/30). UFC also announced it will host a fight night at Shanghai's Mercedes-Benz Arena on Nov. 25 (UFC). Additionally, UFC will "return to Detroit for the first time in two decades" when Little Caesars Arena hosts UFC 218 on Dec. 2 (FREEP.com, 7/30).

RBC Canadian Open Tournament Dir Brent McLaughlin was "temporarily removed from his position" mid-tournament. Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum "confirmed the move but would not provide any details on the situation." Applebaum: "It’s a confidential employee matter. Brent will not be here for the weekend.” However, Applebaum added that McLaughlin has "not been terminated but did not give any indication as to the next steps." McLaughlin "also heads up the CP Women’s Open slated for late August in Ottawa." The former Tournament Dir, Golf Canada's Bill Paul, has "taken over the helm" for the rest of this week (TSN.ca, 7/29).

Applebaum yesterday said that Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont., will "host the tournament again" in '18, but that, given the plan by the course’s owner to "eventually develop the property into a residential community, Golf Canada will spend the coming months looking for a permanent site" (TORONTO STAR, 7/30).

MSG Co., which owns The Forum, sued Inglewood on Friday, "accusing the city of violating California's Public Records Act in connection with a deal for the Clippers to explore building an arena near the landmark sports and concert venue." In the lawsuit filed in L.A. County Superior Court, MSG said that the city "produced just five documents" in "response to wide-ranging public records requests to the city and two related agencies." All of the documents were "dated after the June 15 announcement of the city's three-year exclusive negotiating agreement with the Clippers" (L.A. TIMES, 7/29).

The Pacers during Friday's RiverWest StreetFest in Indianapolis "unveiled new uniforms for next season, along with a new home-court floor design." Five players showed off "both the white and navy blue versions of the Pacers' new threads." The throng at Friday's event "cheered when they got their first glimpse of the new duds." The Pacers' new court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse will "feature a logo shaped like the state of Indiana adjacent to each free throw lane." Along one sideline, there will "also be a new logo that reads, 'We Grow Basketball Here'" (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 7/29).

Introducing the new look of Pacers basketball.#WeGrowBasketballHerehttps://t.co/nq0ocBgCTb pic.twitter.com/hs431HC1gf

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) July 28, 2017

New threads.

ASSOCIATION x ICON » https://t.co/DcJJl2tVDw pic.twitter.com/TthJlACvDp

— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) July 29, 2017

Court Club Elite Founder Ed Rush, whose company provided the referees for the Adidas Summer Championships, said that Adidas employees did "not explicitly instruct referees" working the AAU event to "refrain from issuing technical fouls" to LaVar Ball. Adidas officials "declined comment." ESPN on Friday reported that Adidas reps "expressed" the sentiment to Rush and his colleagues. Rush: "No, Absolutely not true. You can quote me" (CBSSPORTS.com, 7/29).

A source said that Adidas officials had "pressured referees" to "avoid calling technical fouls against LaVar Ball because of his drawing power and their potential courtship" of Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball. The source said event officals were told to "put three officials on the game who will keep him in the building" whenever LaVar's Big Baller Brand team played this week. Ball was "given a technical by the referee working Friday's game and, after Ball threatened to pull his team off the court ... she was removed from the game." Adidas representatives said that it was "their decision to replace the referee" (ESPN.com, 7/28).

The Stars will host the '18 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center June 22-23 as the franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary during the upcoming season (Stars).

A leak in the Verizon Center roof "forced the postponement" of the WNBA Mystics’ game against the Sun on Friday night. The game will be "made up at a later date, and tickets for Friday’s game will be honored" (WASHINGTON POST, 7/29). 

European esports team OG has "announced that Red Bull will be become" the "Dota 2" team's official lead sponsor (ESPORTSOBSERVER.com, 7/28).

"We are about investing in the here and now. Obviously, there are people in our organization that have to work on things that pertain to that. But that's not where we are. The players and coaches, we're locked in" -- Raiders coach Jack Del Rio, on how the franchise's impending move to Las Vegas is affecting the team (SACRAMENTO BEE, 7/30).

“Everybody that owns a team from Danny Snyder to Bobby Kraft and the other successful owners in the league, I think they owe him a very, very big debt of gratitude” -- Former 49ers Owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr., on Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones. ESPN on Sunday teased a profile story on Jones, with the full piece to air this week (“SportsCenter,” ESPN, 7/30).

"I'm not worried about it. It's not a concern of mine. I only think about it when it gets brought up. It's not going to be an issue" -- Panthers LB Luke Keuchly, on his history of concussions that have caused him to miss nine games over the last two seasons (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 7/29).

"If they're able to find the imaging technology to detect CTE in the living, that would be a game-changer. I think guys will look at the imaging scans of their brains, and go, 'Oh my god!'" -- Former NFLer Ted Johnson, on the hope one day more information will be available for players to make knowledgeable decisions about their health (BOSTON HERALD, 7/30).

"I feel like Dr. Death. I do. I just feel so helpless" -- CTE Center Dir Dr. Ann McKee, on the stress of documenting damaged brain tissue for CTE research (BOSTON GLOBE, 7/28).

The BOSTON GLOBE profiles Boston Univ. CTE Center Dir Dr. Ann McKee, who has "spent decades examining brain tissue of former football, hockey and soccer players, as well as war victims of bombings." She is "trying to solve the mysteries of CTE, for which there is no cure or treatment."

The S.F. CHRONICLE goes with the header, "Cannabis And Concussions: The NFL Needs To Listen." The league "continues to stonewall efforts to make medical marijuana legal for its players while swimming in beer sponsorship money." The issue "came into sharp focus again this week, after a major study on brain damage among former football players was released." 

Elsewhere: 

• Baseball HOF almost began housing remains of deceased legends.
• As ticketing goes paperless, some teams charge hefty fees for printed stubs.
• Why it wouldn't make sense for Raiders to move training camp to Reno.
• New Bears QBs quick to adopt VR training tools provided by Strivr.

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— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2017

My apologies to @dc_mma and to all of you upset by my interviewing him after the fight. In all honestly I was kind of in shock.

— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) July 30, 2017

The Chicago Cubs organization sends its condolences to the family and friends of John Arguello.@CubsDen, you will be missed.

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 29, 2017

Nicest Pocono weather ever.

— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) July 30, 2017

A little sneak peak of the Class of 2017's bronze plaques.... #HOFWKND pic.twitter.com/wqJU9iXU7B

— Baseball Hall ⚾ (@baseballhall) July 30, 2017