Swimmer Michael Phelps "plans to return from his six-month suspension in April at the Arena Pro Swim Series event in Mesa, Ariz." (Baltimore SUN, 2/7).
Tickets to Texans DE J.J. Watt's annual charity softball game "came to a screeching halt shortly after going on sale" yesterday at 9:00am CT. The independent Atlantic League Sugar Land Skeeters' computer servers "again couldn’t handle the load," prompting Watt "to take to social media to thank his fans and share his amazement" (CHRON.com, 2/7).
Swiss watchmaker Longines ran a full-page ad in yesterday's N.Y. Times, touting itself as the official timekeeper of the '15 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships and featuring U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin (THE DAILY).
The NBA in today's N.Y. Times runs a full-page ad promoting its Fit Friday endeavor surrounding All-Star weekend (THE DAILY).
PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open Tournament Dir Peter Ripa said that the event today "will honor" late golfer Billy Casper, who passed away yesterday. An image of Casper will be placed "on each tee along with flowers" (GOLFCHANNEL.com, 2/7).
