Nets C Jason Collins’ jersey was “the top seller at the NBA Store and its website on Tuesday, the first day it was made available.” The jersey is not yet available at Barclays Center or any team stores (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 2/26).
The new USL Pro soccer team in Tulsa will be known as the Roughnecks, after the moniker was “an overwhelming choice by fan voting” (TULSA WORLD, 2/26).
CDI officials have told Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer that they would “prefer operating a casino in downtown Louisville rather than at the Central Avenue racetrack if expanded gambling is ever legalized in Kentucky” (Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL, 2/26).
La Liga club FC Barcelona today opened its new entrance to Camp Nou. Pedestrians and cars will have separate entries in to the stadium (FC Barcelona). Read more on this story in SBD Global.
Speedway Benefits has partnered with Premier Inc. to "provide foodservice concessions to its members." Speedway Benefits is a marketing alliance for grass-roots racetracks launched last year by Humpy Wheeler (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 2/26).
The NHL is running a full-page ad in this morning’s USA Today with images of several marquee players that participated in the Sochi Games. The header reads, “They Played For Gold. Now They Fight For Silver” (THE DAILY).
