The Giants on Saturday will retire Barry Bonds' No. 25 in a "ceremony at AT&T Park before their game" against Bonds' original team, the Pirates. A plaque bearing the number "will be hoisted alongside the numbers already retired, on the facing of the suite level in left field." Giants fans have "clamored for this even as they understood the delay spawned by controversy over Bonds’ ties to baseball’s 'steroids era.'" The team "feels the time has come to do right by one of the greatest players in its 135-year history" (SFCHRONICLE.com, 8/10).

Bonds is "immortalized in too many places to count" at AT&T Park. The Giants "clearly" are "proud of their association with Bonds." So "why wouldn't his number be formally retired?" (San Jose MERCURY NEWS, 8/10). Bonds' path to the "place he currently resides has been among the most tumultuous in modern sports/celebrity history, and he will be so regarded for the foreseeable future" (NBCSPORTSBAYAREA.com, 8/10).

IndyCar's Detroit Grand Prix "will stay on Belle Isle, at least for the next three years" after the Michigan Department of Natural Resources "finalized terms of an agreement" with race organizers. There is an "option to extend" through '23. The deal calls for the Grand Prix to "increase its annual total contribution for hosting the event on Belle Isle from $200,000 to $450,000." Also included is an "annual $325,000 event fee and a contribution of $125,000 for the DNR to use for specific projects on Belle Isle." The total time spent on setting up and taking down the race will be reduced to 60 days in '19 and 59 beginning in '20 (DETROITNEWS.com, 8/10).

The NFL on Friday released a statement following up on a report about a deflated football used by the Steelers during Thursday night's preseason game against the Eagles. The statement read, "All footballs were in compliance with NFL rules following the pregame inspection process and all proper procedures were followed. In the third quarter, a football that was found to be defective was removed from play and will be sent back to Wilson for review." The statement "suggests we will not get a 'Deflategate Preseason Edition'" (NFL.com, 8/10).

Go Bowling, the consumer-facing brand of the bowling industry, is setting up two lanes on the plaza of Fox’ studios in N.Y. on Saturday to celebrate National Bowling Day. PBA bowlers Parker Bohn and Andrew Anderson, as well as PWBA bowler Daria Pajak, will participate in three segments with “Fox & Friends” hosts. The PBA earlier this year signed a multiyear deal with Fox Sports to air events starting in '19. Additionally, Go Bowling will announce it will take part in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year for the first time. Go Bowling promotes the sport through Strike Ten Entertainment, the sponsor-activation arm for the industry.

Univ. of Minnesota football season-ticket sales are down slightly in Year 2 of the P.J. Fleck era compared to '17. The school on Friday announced the total “has dipped 726” from 21,131 a year ago to 20,405 through Aug. 2. TCF Bank Stadium averaged 44,358 fans per game last season, and while UM AD Mark Coyle was “encouraged by the overall increase in attendance,” he wants to “push the mark closer to … capacity of 50,805” (TWINCITIES.com, 8/10).

NRG Energy subsidiary Reliant has agreed to a three-year partnership with Texans QB Deshaun Watson, who will be featured in the "Power it Forward" campaign. NRG owns the naming rights the Texans' stadium (Reliant).

Endo Pharmeceuticals for the second straight year is partnering with golfer Tim Herron for an "educational campaign to raise awareness about a rare and misunderstood hand disorder" called Dupuytren's Contracture (BIZJOURNALS.com, 8/10).

“The one thing that is constant always is that we are here to stay in Ottawa for a very, very long time” -- Senators Owner Eugene Melnyk, on the uncertainty around the team’s arena situation (OTTAWACITIZEN.com, 8/10).

"I thought like everybody else out there this was classless, but I'm not going to go there, because I've had 31 years. Other guys in this business have been treated more poorly than I have" -- Jim Brandstatter, on being fired as Lions radio analyst last month after 31 years on the job (DETROIT NEWS, 8/10).

NFL players get between 47%-48.5% of all revenue, per the 2011 CBA. So that's not "most of the money" going to the players.

— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) August 10, 2018

I fear we are stuck with the national anthem controversy for years. The NFL allowing President Trump's voice to alter policy was the worst thing they could've done. It ensured this will stay a story for his entire presidency.

— Jason Smith (@howaboutafresca) August 10, 2018

"Mystery, Alaska" is on HBO.

The most unrealistic part of this movie is where they played an outdoor game without the Blackhawks.

— Seth Rorabaugh (@SethRorabaugh) August 10, 2018

Yesterday's @Lakers post featuring @KingJames in his "new lab" became their second most engaging Instagram in the past two years. The post generated 569K engagements. #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/s6ADlOcb4m

— MVPindex (@MVPindex) August 10, 2018

Saturday

The Single-A Carolina League Winston-Salem Dash will hold a Chris Paul Night, as he who played college basketball at Wake Forest and went to West Forsyth High School high school in Clemmons, N.C.

UFC fighter turned WWE star Ronda Rousey appears in this brief segment for CBS' "The Late Show," in which she "defeats America's enemies" as only she can. 

$3,100 -- Prize money for golfers at the PGA Championship "failing to make Friday's 36-hole cut," part of an $11M total purse at the event (AP, 8/10).