The Pac-12 today announced that tickets to the first Pac-12 China Game are now on sale to the public. The Nov. 14 game will feature Washington-Texas at Shanghai's Mercedes-Benz Arena, an AEG-operated venue (Pac-12).
The Tigers confirmed that a "piece of concrete fell onto a concourse" after yesterday's game at Comerica Park. No one was injured and stadium operations staff today "will try to pinpoint the cause" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 8/24).
The Marlins are "considering bringing in the fences and possibly lowering the walls" at Marlins Park next season (MIAMIHERALD.com, 8/23).
The Univ. of Memphis said that its men's and women's basketball players will receive a cost-of-attendance stipend of $5,373 for the '15-16 academic year, "the second-highest amount" in the AAC behind Cincinnati (Memphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL, 8/23).
A sellout crowd of 11,000 turned out for the two-day League of Legends e-sports event at MSG this past weekend, "a sign of the sport's rising professional status" (WSJ.com, 8/23).
The CFL Blue Bombers have reached 70% of their ticket sales goal for the Nov. 29 Grey Cup at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg. Premium seats and suites "have been sold out," with 25,576 tickets sold in total (WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, 8/22).
