Ohio State trustees yesterday determined that football coach Urban Meyer and AD Gene Smith “erred in their handling” of domestic abuse allegations against former assistant coach Zach Smith “sufficiently to warrant suspensions.” The announcement came after trustees met for 10 hours yesterday. Gene Smith will be "suspended without pay" from Aug. 31-Sept. 16, while Meyer's suspension will be through Sept. 2, "and for the games of Sept. 8 and 15." The AD "apologized for not doing more." The BOT's investigative committee "interviewed more than 40 witnesses, some multiple times." It also "reviewed more than 60,000 emails and 10,000 text messages" (COLUMBUS DISPATCH, 8/23).

This morning’s editions of ABC’s “GMA,” NBC’s “Today,” “CBS This Morning” and ESPN’s “Get Up!” all aired reports on the Ohio State suspensions. NBC, CBS and ESPN all teased the story in their opening segment, with NBC airing the headline “Sidelined” and ESPN using “Urban Meyer Suspended” as their headline. “Get Up!” offered the most extensive coverage, leading their broadcast and discussing the issue for the first 15 minutes of the show. NBC aired the Meyer report as the second story of the broadcast, with ABC and CBS both airing reports 30 minutes into their broadcasts (THE DAILY).

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson confirmed their 1-on-1 match play competition will be held Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas, and Turner has "secured the pay-per-view rights." The event, dubbed “The Match,” will feature the two golfers "vying to win" $9M. PPV coverage "will be produced" through Turner’s Bleacher Report. HBO, TNT and BR will "carry a raft of related programming leading up to the event, to be hosted" by MGM Resorts Int'l at Shadow Creek Golf Course. The telecast "will be distributed" via Turner's B/R Live OTT and will be "offered to other on-demand platforms outside of the AT&T universe" (VARIETY.com, 8/22).

In a new podcast, SBD's Abe Madkour and John Ourand talk about how this is AT&T's first strategic move in sports since it merged with Time Warner and what it could signal for the future.

DC United has hired Octagon to sell sponsorships and explore other commercial opportunities for F Wayne Rooney. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the new agreement, which is being announced today, Octagon will hold the exclusive rights to handle the commercialization and activation of Rooney's marketing and media intellectual property rights in North America. DC United in July signed Rooney, who had played his entire career in the EPL. U.K.-based Triple S Sports & Entertainment Group is Rooney's longtime agency, and it will work with Octagon and DC United on sponsorship sales and other business efforts. Triple S will continue to represent him on the field and internationally.

Texas Motor Speedway this morning announced a four-year renewal with IndyCar that will see the open-wheel series remain at the SMI-owned track through ’22. TMS and IndyCar have been working through a renewal for a couple months. It is believed that TMS got its sanction fee lowered under the new terms, while IndyCar got to remove the year-round territorial exclusivity clause. That clause was a sticking point for IndyCar, as it is eyeing an additional race in Texas either at COTA or for a street race in San Antonio.

TMS President Eddie Gossage said he was content with the deal terms, adding, “I never doubted we would extend -- that’s what I said all along. Reasonable people come to reasonable conclusions.” Gossage said once he realized IndyCar was intent on removing the exclusivity clause, the key for him was to protect his track financially to the proper extent, which he added he was able to do. TMS has been hosting IndyCar races for 22 straight years.

Florida State named Chief of Staff David Coburn interim AD, filling the vacancy left by Stan Wilcox' departure for the NCAA. The school "plans to employ a search firm to conduct a national search" for its next permanent AD. Coburn has an "extensive background in the Florida legislative process, spending 34 years in a number of roles" (South Florida SUN SENTINEL, 8/23). FSU BOT Chair Ed Burr said that a "firm timetable hasn't been set" for hiring an AD. Burr did say that FSU President John Thrasher is "likely to move 'as soon as possible'" (JACKSONVILLE.com, 8/22).

A federal judge yesterday ordered Lance Armstrong's former cycling team manager to pay back $1.2M to the U.S. government for "his part in Armstrong's doping scheme more than 14 years ago." The government had accused Johan Bruyneel of "unjust enrichment at the expense of the U.S. Postal Service," which paid $32.3M to sponsor Armstrong’s cycling team from '00-04. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper also "put Bruyneel on the hook for an additional $369,000 in civil penalties" (USATODAY.com, 8/22).

LSU announced that beer will now be "sold in a premium area on the ground level of Tiger Stadium." The "area, called 'The Chute,' will be available" when LSU football opens the '18 season at home against Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 8. Admission is $20 a person and "includes two beverages," while "additional beverages are $6 each." The area "opens two and a half hours before kickoff each week and will close at the beginning of the fourth quarter" (THEADVOCATE.com, 8/23).

Ahead of the FedExCup Playoffs beginning today, Rolex runs a full-page ad in USA Today featuring golfers Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler and Jon Rahm: "When You Shape The Future Of Your Sport, You've Made History." Meanwhile, Koepka also appears in a full-page ad from software company Infor in the Wall Street Journal: "Quiet Competence. Commitment. Excellence At Your Craft" (THE DAILY).

USL club FC Cincinnati's plans for a $30M practice and training complex in Clermont County were "greenlit" yesterday morning. The club will join MLS in '19 (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 8/23).

The Hurricanes announced Petey Pablo's rap anthem "Raise Up" was the winner of a fan vote for a "new goal celebration song" for next season (Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 8/23).

Dunkin’ Donuts has "agreed to a five-year sponsorship pact" with the Triple-A Int'l League Buffalo Bisons to become the team’s official coffee (BIZJOURNALS.com, 8/23).

Atlantic City's Borgata casino yesterday afternoon "launched mobile sports betting for Android phones." The Borgata was the "first Atlantic City casino to offer sports betting in June" (AP, 8/22).

Players from La Liga said that they are “willing to strike instead of playing regular season matches” in the U.S., complicating the league's 15-year "promotional deal with Relevent Sports to play at least one league match in the U.S. every season" (WASHINGTON POST, 8/23).

"We have four more years to go, we have some time still on that one" -- MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, on the CBA expiring after the '21 season (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 8/23).

“Everyone comes to this sale because they want to play at the top of the game. If you want to get there, it is the most likely avenue” -- Horse farm owner and Campbell's Soup heiress Charlotte Weber, on Fasig-Tipton’s annual Saratoga Selected Yearling auction. The auction company this month broke a 17-year-old record for total sales in Saratoga (BIZJOURNALS.com, 8/23).

USA TODAY writes under the header, "Arrogance And Pride Helped Lead To Suspension Of Ohio State Football Coach Urban Meyer." Whatever Meyer "knew or didn’t know" in regards to domestic violence accusations against a longtime assistant, and "whatever he did or didn’t do with that knowledge, the optics for Ohio State -- for the football program, its head coach, the athletics department and the university -- were unfathomably damaging." Meanwhile, the FLORIDA TIMES-UNION goes with, "By Slapping Meyer On The Wrist, OSU Sacrifices Piece Of Its Soul."

Also:

• A closer look at Jimbo Fisher's contract with Texas A&M.
• Manu Ginobili's rumored retirement the "last sad step" to make Spurs "unrecognizable."

As for Meyer's comments at Big Ten media day: "While those denials were plainly not accurate, Coach Meyer did not in our view deliberately lie."

— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) August 23, 2018

***Checks to see if @Brett_McMurphy has updated his Facebook status***

— Elliott Pohnl (@ElliottPohnl_BR) August 23, 2018

So cool to see the Tiger/Phil match come to life. These 2 men have carried the ratings for years. They totally deserve this stage. #whoyagot

— Kelly Tilghman (@KellyTilghmanGC) August 22, 2018

It took winning three majors, but I have heard fans not only recognize Koepka but pronounce his name right

— Doug Ferguson (@dougferguson405) August 23, 2018

Beadle has to be the first active sportscaster I've seen to flat out say they're done with football.

— Sports Media Watch (@paulsen_smw) August 23, 2018

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The Bucks at 3:00pm CT will unveil a new, family-friendly space inside Fiserv Forum in collaboration with Kohl's.

Celtics G Kyrie Irving, who "has Native American roots on his mother’s side, is scheduled to be honored by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota." The tribe is "referring to the event as a 'homecoming' for Irving, and it will include a naming ceremony and performances" (BOSTON GLOBE, 8/23).

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Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “The Latin Vulgate Bible.”

“In Latin, Jesus says, I am ‘via et veritas et vita’ – in English, these three words.”

Comedian Bill Burr said he recently turned 50 but decided he was “going the opposite of all the people who do the Botox and the hair plugs and try to look 22 for the rest of their life, when they don't look good." Burr: "They make your eyes water when you look at them. You know what it always reminds me of? Remember when Brett Favre played on the Vikings? It was just like, ‘Just retire, dude, you're in the Hall of Fame. It’s over'" (“Conan,” TBS, 8/22).

“What are way, truth and life?”