After a nearly four-hour Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee hearing last night on the prospects of a new Pawtucket ballpark for the Triple-A Int'l League Red Sox "drew about 100 people," PawSox Chair Larry Lucchino "wouldn’t say whether he’s open to the idea of a voter referendum" (PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, 10/20).
The Univ. of Michigan will "rename the ice rink at Yost Ice Arena for long-time coach Red Berenson, who retired at the end of last season." The UM Board of Regents yesterday approved the move during a board meeting (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 10/20).
SiriusXM and F1 have reached a multiyear agreement to make the company the exclusive North American radio broadcaster of all races, starting with this weekend's U.S. Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas (SiriusXM).
Sources said that a deal to return the AFL to Times Union Center "after an 18-year absence is in the works" (Albany TIMES UNION, 10/20).
Beats by Dre runs a full-page ad in USA Today featuring signatures from Serena Williams, LeBron James, Draymond Green, Richard Sherman, Alex Morgan and boxer Anthony Joshua (THE DAILY).
