The NWSL Portland Thorns defeated the Chicago Red Stars 3-0 yesterday in front of 19,461 fans at the renovated Providence Park, a "new attendance record for a Thorns' home opener" (NBCSPORTSNORTHWEST.com, 6/3).
Two-day total attendance for the PennMutual Collegiate Rugby Championship at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia this weekend was 27,587, a new record for the event (THE DAILY).
The Athletic is "expanding its coverage into MMA" (TWITTER.com, 6/2). The site posted several stories this morning under a new MMA tab on its home page (THE DAILY).
The Padres' afternoon game against the Marlins yesterday was "delayed 28 minutes when a swarm of bees invaded Petco Park." The bees "settled on a microphone attached to the side of the netting behind home plate, next to the Padres dugout" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 6/3).
Tennis Channel reached an extension with announcer Ted Robinson through '21. Meanwhile, Tennis Channel runs a half-page ad in the Wall Street Journal touting its coverage of the French Open this week (THE DAILY).
