The NFL fined outgoing Panthers Owner Jerry Richardson $2.75M "after a months-long investigation found that allegations of sexual and racial misconduct by Richardson were substantiated." The NFL said that independent investigator Mary Jo White's review of Richardson "found nothing to discredit the claims of former Panthers employees, while also uncovering 'similar matters that have not been the subject of public discussion.'" White's investigation also found "no other Panthers employee engaged in misconduct" and the franchise "never reported the claims or the financial settlements Richardson made to former employees to the league." Richardson's sale of the team to David Tepper for $2.275B was approved by NFL owners last month (CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.com, 6/28).

ESPN Radio's Dan Le Batard and Jon "Stugotz" Weiner have signed multiyear agreements to remain with the network. The duo will continue to host their Miami-based program from 10:00am-1:00pm ET. Le Batard will also continue to co-host "Highly Questionable" alongside his father Gonzalo "Papi" Le Batard. Dan Le Batard will also conduct six longform interviews each year across multiple ESPN platforms. Weiner will also continue to appear on "SportsCenter" and make guest appearances on other ESPN Radio shows (ESPN).

Arkansas’ new merchandise retailer, Dyehard Fan Supply, will be standing by tonight to sell College World Series championship hats, T-shirts and towels at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks play Oregon State in the deciding game 3 tonight. Baum, the Hogs’ home baseball stadium, will host a watch party for the game. Dyehard, which in the spring won the bid to be Arkansas’ gameday and online retailer, officially is scheduled to assume its rights this Sunday, July 1. But with the Razorbacks in the championship series of the CWS this week and previous retailer Fanatics winding down, Arkansas found itself in need of a retailer if there is a hot market from a CWS championship.

The Razorbacks’ online team shop will flip from Fanatics to Dyehard on Sunday. Dyehard won the Arkansas business with a five-year deal worth $700,000 a year, up from the $250,000 the school was getting annually from Fanatics.

The Jaguars will debut a new guest amenity at TIAA Bank Field this season -- Pet Paradise Park, the first in-stadium dog park for an NFL team. The team estimates the park will welcome around 250 dogs throughout the upcoming season. The dogs will belong to winners of the Pet Paradise Top Dog sweepstakes, Jaguars season-ticket holders and winners of an auction benefiting the Jacksonville Humane Society. The sweepstakes is now open online, and each week of the season 10 canine winners will be selected to enter the park. Their families will also win two tickets to that day's game (Jaguars).

Warriors G Stephen Curry and the Warriors led the way on the NBA's list of most popular jersey and team merchandise lists, respectively, based on overall sales on NBAStore.com from April through June. Rounding out the top five in jersey sales were Cavaliers F LeBron James, Celtics G Kyrie Irving, Warriors F Kevin Durant and 76ers G Ben Simmons (THE DAILY).

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Concessionaire Spectra and Bravo’s “Top Chef” cooking show are launching a new premium food stand concept at the Fire’s Toyota Park. The Top Chef Quickfire stand will debut Saturday and feature dishes from the popular cooking competition show. Menu items will rotate with the first slate including items from Season 15 winner Joe Flamm and Season 1 winner Harold Dieterle. Bravo Media Senior VP Maria Laino DeLuca said the food concept at the MLS stadium is a good way for fans to connect with the show. Other sports venues have also brought in prominent local and sometimes national chefs. Flamm is a chef at Chicago-based Spiaggia, which is owned by Levy Restaurants.

Tony Mantuano, a James Beard Award winning chef at the same Italian restaurant, is part of a local chef series between Levy and the Cubs. Mantuano has a slate of Italian food and drink items rolling out tomorrow as part of that foodie effort.

MLB sponsor Mastercard has agreed to sponsor late-night Metro rail service in DC during next month’s MLB All-Star Game events, a move that seeks to alleviate concerns about the transit system’s operating hours during the event. The deal will involve keeping the Metro system open as late as 12:48am ET, or 30 minutes after the completion of the July 16 Home Run Derby and July 17 All-Star Game, whichever is later. The move follows similar corporate-sponsored Metro extensions during the Capitals’ recent Stanley Cup run and other major sports events in DC.

The cost to extend Metro beyond its regular 11:30pm weeknight closing time typically is $100,000 per hour, with that deposit often refunded if the rail service is profitable during the extended service window. MLB and Metro are also producing for the upcoming event 200,000 SmarTrip cards for Metro service featuring All-Star Week designs.

The Fiesta Bowl will become the title sponsor for the '18 Lori Piestewa National Native American Games, the competition with more than 4,000 athletes and spectators from 36 tribes nationwide. This year's opening ceremony is scheduled for July 20 (Fiesta Bowl).

Lexus has agreed to serve as the title corporate partner for the '19 AHL All Star Classic Jan. 27-28 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. (AHL).

Ticketing provider Paciolan has extended its long term partnership with Rutgers (Paciolan).

"You still see it as a dominant brand. But they lost their entire management team to the ‘Me Too’ movement. In my view, they didn't kick them out soon enough and so there's got to be execution risk when you lose a whole layer of senior management like that" -- CNBC contributor Steve Weiss, on Nike's earnings, which will come out after trading hours today (“Fast Money Halftime Report,” CNBC, 6/28).

“Nothing segregates like language, and baseball has to deal with language the way no other sport does which gives it a whole different set of issues" -- ESPN's Bomani Jones, on the Tigers firing pitching coach Chris Bosio for inappropriate language directed at a team employee (“High Noon,” ESPN, 6/28).

“FIFA Fair Play Points” sounds like an oxymoron

— Julie Stewart-Binks (@JSB_TV) June 28, 2018

The personal conduct policy continues to have a credibility issue.

— Louis Riddick (@LRiddickESPN) June 28, 2018

The NFL fined former Panthers owner Jerry Richardson $2.75 million for sexual & racial workplace misconduct. The punches he's taken have sent him underground in humiliation. But this one ended the fight. Still standing outside BOA Stadium is his statue. That must go down, too.

— Tom Sorensen (@tomsorensen) June 28, 2018

Seven new college football programs will take the field for the first time this season, increasing the number of schools among all NCAA divisions, the NAIA and independents offering football has increased to an all-time high of 778.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) June 28, 2018

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Really enjoyed talking w/ @JOEL9ONE about the work his foundation @WaterboysORG is doing to improve access to clean, safe water here & globally. It takes all of us working together, but when we do we can make a big difference. Great to see him using his platform for this issue. pic.twitter.com/zGGqLhkEim

— Senator John Boozman (@JohnBoozman) June 28, 2018

14% --The percentage increase for shares of MSG Co., coming off reports it wants to spin off its sports properties from its venues. Shares were selling at $303.53, up from $266.23, as of presstime (THE DAILY).