Speed Reads....

South Korea-based Nexen Tire has renewed its partnership agreements with the Dodgers, Rangers, Tigers and Angels for the '15 MLB season (Nexen).

Great Britain will "not have soccer teams" at the '16 Rio de Janeiro Games because England's FA "failed to gain support from the other three federations." Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are "against united British teams, saying they risk their independence within FIFA" (AP, 3/31).

Orlando City SC yesterday formally submitted its bid to “host games in the 2016 Copa America Centenario.” Jacksonville and Tampa are also “being considered in the initial process” (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 3/31).

The city of Inglewood, Calif., has selected TAL Global to assess the safety and security of Stan Kroenke's proposed NFL stadium (TAL Global).