The LPGA today formally announced that the Wegmans LPGA Championship next year will remain in the Rochester area but will move courses to Monroe Golf Club under a one-year deal. The '14 tournament will be played Aug. 14-17 (LPGA).
ESPN today announced that it has extended college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit's deal through '22. He will continue to call "Saturday Night Football" on ABC and make weekly appearances on ESPN shows, such as "College GameDay" (ESPN).
Louisiana Tech AD Bruce Van De Velde announced that he will step down from his position, effective July 1. Van De Velde joined the athletic department in '08 and was promoted to AD in '10 (SHREVEPORTTIMES.com, 6/27).
Today is Tom Osborne's "last official day in the office" as Univ. of Nebraska AD (TWITTER.com, 6/27).
The BMO Harris Bradley Center has agreed to buy a half acre of nearby land owned by the Milwaukee Area Technical College. The arena will use funds from a low-interest loan from the Milwaukee Development Corp. to buy the property for about $1M (JSONLINE.com, 6/27).
