SportsTrust Advisors has signed Jets CB Dee Milliner, the ninth overall selection in the '13 NFL Draft. He will be represented by Pat Dye Jr. and Bill Johnson (Liz Mullen, Staff Writer).
The NHL yesterday fined Sharks GM Doug Wilson $100,000 for statements made Friday that "criticized the series-long suspension" of LW Raffi Torres for a hit that injured Kings C Jarret Stoll (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 5/19).
FILA President Nenad Lalovic yesterday said that wrestling has "introduced drastic changes" designed to keep the sport in the Olympics, such as "more categories for women, eliminating draws and cutting down the number of competitors" (REUTERS, 5/18).
Last night's UFC on FX 8 in Jaraguá Do Sul, Brazil drew a reported 7,642 fans (CP, 5/19).
Yesterday's Pepsi Max MLB Field of Dreams Game at Frontier Field in Rochester, N.Y., drew a "standing-room-only crowd" of 13,716 (ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE, 5/19).
The Long Beach Ice Arena yesterday "officially reopened to the public" after undergoing renovations which were aided in part by a $25,000 donation from the NHL Rangers and Chase Bank (NEWSDAY, 5/19).
Patriots Owner Robert Kraft is today's commencement speaker for the Suffolk Univ. College of Arts & Sciences, and will receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/19).
The NBA yesterday began airing its "Forever is BIG" NBA Finals ad campaign, with a spot featuring Mavericks F Dirk Nowitzki (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 5/18).
