Pro poker player Ryan Reiss last night won the 44th annual WSOP Main Event, which this year featured 6,352 players from 83 countries and generated a prize pool of $59.7M. Reiss earned about $8.4M for winning the event (REVIEWJOURNAL.com, 11/5).
AT&T U-verse has joined DirecTV in saying that “it was not interested in carrying” CSN Houston free of charge through Dec. 15 (CHRON.com, 11/5).
The Chick-fil-A Bowl has “sold out of tickets for the 17th consecutive year” (AJC.com, 11/6).
Gargoyles Performance Eyewear today announced a multiyear extension of its endorsement deal with NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski through '15 (Gargoyles).
Skechers has signed a multiyear extension of its endorsement deal with distance runner Meb Keflezighi. The deal runs through ’16 (Skechers).
Basketball HOFer Magic Johnson has joined with Time Warner Cable to expand its STEM in Sports campaign. The program, which encourages children to become interested in math and science, is part of TWC’s Connect a Million Minds initiative (TWC).
The Major Indoor Soccer League announced that all of its ’13-14 regular-season and playoff games will stream live on YouTube (MISL).
