USA Basketball Chair Jerry Colangelo has been appointed a special assistant to Grand Canyon Univ. President Brian Mueller. In that role, he will assist GCU in its transition to D-I athletics (GCU).
Towson Univ. President Maravene Loeschke "has decided to cut the baseball and men's soccer programs" after "months of deliberating." This comes despite the fact that a group of fans and alumni had worked "behind the scenes to try to save the teams" (BALTIMORESUN.com, 3/8).
Outdoor Channel's BOD has given InterMedia until March 12 to match Kroenke Sports' $227M "last-minute offer to buy the network outright." InterMedia's previous bid was $208M in a mixture of cash and stock (MULTICHANNEL.com, 3/8).
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace said that former team Owner Michael Heisley is in a coma in a Chicago hospital (“The Chris Vernon Show,” ESPN Radio 92.9 Memphis, 3/8).
NASCAR on Friday named Ford the '12 recipient of the '12 NASCAR Driving Business Award, making it the first two-time recipient of the award. The announcement came during the quarterly NASCAR Fuel For Business meeting in Las Vegas (NASCAR).
Transamerica subsidiary World Financial Group on Friday announced a deal to serve as primary sponsor of Roush Fenway Racing's No. 6 Ford driven by Trevor Bayne in two NASCAR Nationwide Series races in '13 (World Financial Group).
