The Buccaneers, who are on a four-game winning streak, yesterday announced that the team must sell 7,400 non-premium seats for Sunday’s game against the Falcons by 1:00pm ET Thursday to “reach the benchmark required to lift the local television blackout under NFL rules” (TAMPABAY.com, 11/19).
Canadiens players practicing in Montreal reportedly "have begun wearing baseball caps that have 'Puck Gary' and '2012-13 NHL Lockout' printed on the front" (QMI AGENCY, 11/19).
The Blue Jays today announced that they have hired John Gibbons as their new manager (Mult., 11/20).
Charlotte Motor Speedway last night opened its third annual Speedway Christmas display. The installation, which runs through Dec. 30, features "more than 3 million lights over a 3.5-mile course" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 11/20).
A crowd of 1,444 last night attended the Lamar-Virginia NIT Season Tip-Off consolation game at UVA's John Paul Jones Arena, the smallest reported crowd in the venue's history (ROANOKE TIMES, 11/20).
Best Buy is running a full-page ad in this morning’s USA Today congratulating NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for winning consecutive Nationwide Series championships (THE DAILY).
