Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed today said he "would not leave a vacant Ted" and added that the Braves' ballpark "would be torn down." He also said that he "would not interfere" with Cobb County's deal with the team and that he "wanted to make the 'unmistakable message' that the city wants the team to remain." Reed said that the Braves asked for $150M-250M for infrastructure improvements "for the team to remain downtown," and that "would have left the city 'absolutely cash-strapped.'" He also said there was "absolute fatigue" from City Council members about backing a second venue (AJC.com, 11/12).

Also today, the City Council held a press conference to "complain they weren't included in the negotiations" with the Braves prior to their decision to move. Council President Caesar Mitchell said that the body is "asking for a briefing" with Reed and a meeting with the Braves to "understand the team's decision." The Council's "hope is to put together a counteroffer" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 11/12).

Virginia Tech AD Jim Weaver today announced that he "will be leaving his post." Weaver "spent more than 15 years" as AD, a "tenure complicated by his 2004 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease." His public appearances "had been limited in recent weeks." Despite "numerous back surgeries in recent years, Weaver had previously stated that he wanted to work through the life of his contract, which didn't expire until Dec. 31, 2015, when he would be 70 years old" (ROANOKE.com, 11/12).

Indiana Univ. Athletics today announced a three-year sponsorship deal with Salin Bank & Trust surrounding the football and basketball programs. Salin will receive signage at Memorial Stadium and Assembly Hall, as well as exposure through digital offerings, the school's official athletics website and the IU Sports Radio Network. The bank also will have presence on the press backdrop for basketball games starting this season and for football beginning in '14 (Learfield Sports).

NYC FC, which begins MLS play in '15, has hired Doug Fillis as Senior VP/Partnerships, Josh Neier as VP/Finance and Mike Quarino as VP/Ticket Sales & Fan Services. Fillis most recently was Rutgers Senior Associate AD/Administration, where he was a colleague of former AD Tim Pernetti, who is NYC FC's Chief Business Officer. Neier spent the last 10 years at MLS, most recently as Senior Dir of Finance. Quarino was VP/Ticket Sales & Fan Services for the MLS Union. All three begin their positions with NYC FC immediately.

WBZ-FM's Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb have agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the Boston-based sports radio outlet, ensuring "Toucher & Rich" will remain on the CBS Radio-owned station "for the foreseeable future." The program locally "has been the top-rated morning show in the men 25-54 demographic for the last 14 consecutive months." The tandem has been on the air since '06, "when they were on now-defunct WBCN." Their last contract extension came in April '10 (BOSTON.com, 11/12).

The Minneapolis City Council today approved a $100M renovation of Target Center (STARTRIBUNE.com, 11/12).

The Celtics and Sentient Jet have renewed their sponsorship deal, which designates Sentient as the team's official private jet partner (Celtics).

A source said that the Yankees and Marlins plan to play "a pair of exhibition games" in Panama City on March 15-16, 2014. An official announcement is "still 1-2 weeks away" (TWITTER.com, 11/12).

NASCAR announced that during the Nationwide Series ServiceMaster 200 in Phoenix this past weekend, it surpassed 5 million competition miles running on Sunoco Green E15 fuel across its three national series (NASCAR).

"That was never going to happen and we knew that. You've got to remember it took seven years for the first Cosmos to sell out Giants Stadium. We have a different vision, but we hope to get back to the top again. We hope to be playing in our own state-of-the-art stadium" – NASL Cosmos COO Eric Stover, on the idea that the latest incarnation of the team would have immediate commercial success (SPORTINGNEWS.com, 11/12). 

"There's a lot of exchange of information. No threats against the Super Bowl, no indication that there should be any major issue with the Super Bowl" – N.Y. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, on the lack of any security threats to date around Super Bowl XLVIII (ESPNNY.com, 11/12).

"People run with these stats like they’re something we should pay attention to and make decisions on, and as of right now, very few of them are worth anything to us" – Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis, on his staff's view of analytics in hockey (GLOBE & MAIL, 11/12).

NBCSports.com’s Craig Calcaterra: "The Pierzynski-to-Philly thing is engineered by Fox. They like him to do postseason TV. Want him somewhere that'll free him up by October.”

N.Y. Post’s Bart Hubbuch: "Does any sport obsess about what's going to happen in future seasons instead of the current one more than the NBA?”

Boston Globe’s Pete Abraham: "Tim Wakefield will receive the Brooks Robinson Community Service Award from the MLB Players Alumni Association on Nov. 19 in NYC.”

Boulder Daily Camera’s Brian Howell: "Original report of 5000 slices of bacon being handed out to fans this Sat. at the #CUBuffs mbb game was incorrect. It'll be 10000 pieces!”

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The Mets' official Twitter feed posted this image of Mr. Met collecting canned goods from a fan at today's "Feeding the Big Apple" food drive at Citi Field.

Former NFLer Alphonso Smith will be the featured speaker at the GMR Networking breakfast Wednesday morning in Charlotte.

The ATP World Tour posted this recap of its season-ending event in London, highlighting many of the hospitality features and promotions activated at the tournament.

Fox' Jay Glazer will appear on CNN's "Piers Morgan Live" at 9:00pm ET.

9 – Of the 10 men's college basketball games during November with the highest average ticket price on the secondary market since '10, the number that have involved Duke. According to data from SeatGeek, the Champions Classic, which involves Duke, is "on pace to set a new record" for November with a $366 average ticket price (BIZJOURNALS.com, 11/11).