Fifth-year FAU AD Patrick Chun and fourth-year Eastern Michigan AD Heather Lyke have been "considered as candidates" for the open AD position at Pittsburgh. Northern Illinois AD Sean Frazier and Syracuse Senior Deputy AD Herman Frazier are also possibilities (POST-GAZETTE.com, 3/17).
The Sounders will hold their home opener against the Red Bulls today at CenturyLink Field in front of "more than 40,000 fans." The game is their first home appearance since winning the MLS Championship and many players "realize it will be a special moment" (SEATTLE TIMES, 3/18).
The Timbers Army supporters group "unveiled a Statue of Liberty-themed tifo ahead of Saturday's game" against the Dynamo as part of the "Show Racism the Red Card" initiative (Portland OREGONIAN, 3/19).
About a dozen people protesting the U.S. Women’s Open being played at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., "left peacefully" from the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa yesterday after security officials "asked them to leave the front entrance of the LPGA Tour’s Bank of Hope Founders Cup" (AP, 3/18).
Seventeen items of Steelers memorabilia in "The Pittsburgh Steelers Archive of Exceptional Jerseys" were sold yesterday in online bidding at Lelands.com. The value of the items "totaled $327,055" (TRIBLIVE.com, 3/18).
The L.A. Marathon was run today, beginning at Dodger Stadium with an expected 24,000-plus runners participating (L.A. TIMES, 3/19).
Wisconsin's 65-62 upset of Villianova in the round of 32 at KeyBank Center drew a "raucous crowd of 19,261" to "witness a thrilling conclusion to the NCAA's latest stop" in Buffalo (BUFFALO NEWS, 3/19).
