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SI's Grant Wahl tweeted about recent changes to the MLS Fire front office and soccer operations, "Frank Klopas & coaching staff on their way out, as is president of soccer ops Javier León" (TWITTER.com, 10/30).

The LPGA has agreed to a four-year extension with Xanterra, the parent company of Kingsmill Resort, to “keep the Tour’s annual stop in Williamsburg, Va., on the schedule through 2017” (GOLFCHANNEL.com, 10/29).

Richmond 2015 has hired Atlanta-based Lifestyle Marketing Group to “lead the development and sponsorship strategy” for the UCI Road World Championships bicycle event being held in the region in ’15 (RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, 10/30).

U.S. women's national team and NWSL Reign MF Megan Rapinoe has partnered with the medical device company DJO Global to help educate young athletes on the value of wearing a knee brace in both prevention and returning to play (DJO Global).

The ING N.Y. Marathon is running a full-page ad in today’s N.Y. Times showing runners and crowd shots from previous races with the copy, “26.2 Miles Make It A Race. You Make It The Marathon” (THE DAILY).

PBR is running a full-page ad in this morning’s USA Today congratulating J.B. Mauney for winning the PBR World Championship and the Built Ford Tough World Finals (THE DAILY).

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