Nevada regulators today said that Saturday's Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Canelo Alvarez fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas "drew the biggest gate ever" in the state. The Nevada Athletic Commission said that 16,146 tickets sold for just over $20M total, for an average of almost $1,240 per ticket. NAC Exec Dir Keith Kizer said that the fight eclipsed the $18.4M earned from 17,000 tickets for the Mayweather-Oscar De La Hoya bout in '07 at the same venue (AP, 9/19).

NFL Jets Senior VP/Business Development Marc Riccio is leaving the team after 17 years. Riccio has resigned, but will remain with the club for another three to four weeks. A search for his replacement is being conducted by Korn/Ferry, and will include internal candidates, like VP/Business Development & Ventures Jeff Fernandez, a Jets marketer for the past 10 years. Riccio said of his next step: "I will probably do some project-work consulting, but that’s not my long-term goal."

Riccio’s resignation is the latest in what has been a turbulent week for NFL marketing and sales execs, with the departures of NFL Senior VP/Sponsorship & Media Sales John Brody and Buccaneers CMO Jason Dial.

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has signed a sponsorship deal with Gatorade, making him the "first MMA fighter to represent the company in the Octagon." The Gatorade logo "will be prominently displayed on Jones' fight shorts." Jones said, "It's great that a company like Gatorade sees the value that their products bring to MMA athletes." The deal comes ahead of Saturday's headlining title fight against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 in Toronto (MMAWEEKLY.com, 9/19).

Biotech firm Amgen today announced that it has renewed its title sponsorship of the Tour of California pro cycling event, a designation it has held since the race's inception in '06. The renewed deal will build on Breakaway from Cancer, a national initiative aiming to increase awareness of certain resources available to those affected by cancer. Other returning partners for the event are Champion System, 10 Speed Coffee, Bissell, Carmichael Training Systems, Crunchies Natural Snacks, Michelob Ultra, SRAM and ZD Wines (THE DAILY).

Discovery Channel will carry a two-part NFL series this fall called "NFL In Season," documenting the week before four teams travel to play in London. Produced by NFL Films, the series will run Oct. 4 and Nov. 1 at 10:00pm ET/PT. The series is expected to have a "Hard Knocks" feel, as producers will spend time with the Steelers, Vikings, 49ers and Jaguars as the teams prepare for their London games. The Vikings and Steelers play in London's Wembley Stadium Sept. 29 and the Jaguars and 49ers meet Oct. 27.

Serie A club Inter Milan Owner Massimo Moratti today said that "no binding agreement had yet been reached to sell a stake" in the club to MLS DC United and 76ers investor Erick Thohir, though Moratti "saw no major obstacles to a sale." He added that "another month of talks would be needed." Moratti: "There are no major problems to reach an eventual agreement" (REUTERS, 9/19).

This comes after reports today that the two sides were "edging closer to an official deal" that would see Thohir acquire a 70% stake in the club. Italian-language paper La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that the two sides "held talks in Paris this week and had made 'significant progress' towards signing a deal" (AFP, 9/19).

The NCAA D-I Men's Basketball Committee has formally started the process to identify the next round of Final Four hosts for '17-20, with the intention of announcing the cities in November '14. Prospective bid cities have until Oct. 11 to submit a declaration of  intent to bid. Venues must hold a minimum of 60,000 fans and host cities or regions must be able to provide 10,000 full-service hotel rooms convenient to the venue (NCAA).

Meanwhile, sources said that "at least four cities will bid" to host the '16 College Football Playoff championship game, while "at least six cities will pursue" the '17 title game (ESPN.com, 9/19).

The Browns are in the process of making "all traces of running back Trent Richardson vanish" after trading him to the Colts yesterday. Browns Communications Dir Zak Gilbert said, "We began the process last night and will take a good 24 hours to take inventory and make some decisions." It should be "relatively easy for the team to take Richardson's photo off the front of its official app" and some web pages, but a "more costly process would be to republish the team's pocket schedules." The team also will have to "make a sweep of the stadium" (ESPN.com, 9/19).

Caesars Interactive today entered the online gambling space with its World Series of Poker website, "the second fully-legal, pay-to-play poker platform in Nevada." More than 12,000 players "already have signed up." Games on the site include Texas hold 'em, stud and Omaha hi-lo, and offerings include "penny buy-ins and tournaments that cost $1.10 to enter." Players also "will have a chance to compete for a seat in the live WSOP tournament." The Gaming Control Board will be "watching closely for a 30-day trial period to make sure the platform adheres to state regulations" (VEGASINC.com, 9/19).

Muscle Milk has launched limited-edition college branded bottles in nine U.S. markets that will be available at campus-area retailers through December. The featured schools are Arizona, Arizona State, UConn, Oregon, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Texas, Texas A&M and a co-branded Cal-USC bottle (CytoSport).

The Suns today announced a multiyear sponsorship with Carl's Jr., which becomes the team's official burger (Suns).

Vikings RB Adrian Peterson today launched an interactive fitness and training iPhone app in partnership with New York-based Driven Apps. The offering is titled "Adrian Peterson Driven" (Driven Apps).

Pac-12 Networks today announced a renewal of its deal with UPS, which remains the official package delivery and logistics company of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12).

Under Armour despite exiting its title sponsorship of the Baltimore Running Festival has agreed to a multiyear deal to be the "official performance apparel and footwear partner of the event" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 9/19).

"I'm going to miss it very much. I'm going to miss the great people more than anything. Over that period of time you certainly develop some strong relationships" – Recently fired Hurricanes Exec VP & Assistant GM Jason Karmanos, on his 15 years with the team (BIZJOURNALS.com, 9/19).

"I hope the resolution is not that we go away from being able to use video aides to help us have the game adjudicated properly. … If the Tour does not want callers involved and I know the players don’t, they resent it” – Author John Feinstein, on the issue of viewer call-ins of PGA Tour rules violations missed by course officials (“Morning Drive,” Golf Channel, 9/19).

For more quotable comments from the world of sports business, check out today's "TV Timeout" feature on our On The Ground blog.

Soccer writer Kristian Walsh: "Breaking news: Fulham tell the Michael Jackson statue to beat it from Craven Cottage, the west London club saying 'we've had enough.'"

ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil: "Bidding open, future Final Four sites. I humbly suggest Indy, NOLA, San Antonio. No one else need apply"

Lakers.com's Mike Trudell‏: "Great news for @NBA league pass addicts: for the first time, you can choose to watch either the home or road broadcast for every game."

L.A. Times' Sam Farmer: "Cleveland.com has asked Browns fans to come up with a new slogan. One reader's suggestion: 'Wait 'til the year after next year.'"

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The @Fight_Ghost Twitter account posted a link to this image showing Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s payout from Saturday's bout against Canelo Alvarez.

The Univ. of Michigan "paid thousands of dollars for a skywriter to etch 'Go Blue' in the skies over East Lansing" prior to the Youngstown State-Michigan State game on Saturday. Oregon Aero SkyDancer Owner Suzanne Asbury-Oliver said that the UM athletics department "hired her business to put Michigan slogans into the air" above Ann Arbor and then East Lansing. UM Associate AD/Media & Public Relations Dave Ablauf "acknowledged his department paid for Saturday's skywriting but said no specific locations were targeted" (MLIVE.com, 9/19).

The A's will implement a new walk-through metal detection system for fans at O.co Coliseum.

Golf Digest posted this video as a sneak peak of its December issue featuring a photo shoot with Arnold Palmer and Kate Upton.

Heat G Dwyane Wade will appear on NBC's "The Tonight Show" at 11:35pm ET.

9 – Number of cans of Red Bulls Univ. of North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora drinks each day during the season (SBNATION.com, 9/18).