Closing Bell

Longtime USOC CMO Lisa Baird  leaving LA28 joint venture.... Rose Bowl adds points of sale, value-priced concessions.... Pat Bowlen , Gil Brandt  finalists for Pro Football HOF

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“It’s an opportunity to communicate with guys on another level. And at some point, we won’t be soccer players anymore and speaking another language is going to be a plus” -- DC United G David Ousted , on the Spanish-language classes the club is offering ( WASHINGTONPOST.com, 8/23 ).

“You wear it well. Of course, it’s so important” -- NBC’s Savannah Guthrie , to gymnast  Simone Biles , who wore teal at the U.S. Championships this past weekend as a tribute to sexual abuse survivors ( “Today,” NBC, 8/23 ).

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Would I like to see the ability to be able to spend more money? Yes, but that has to be a function also of our league revenue and the revenue of teams. We're being very successful here with what we've been doing with Inter Miami. All of the teams in the league are able to benefit from increased revenues.
-- Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas, on how MLS aligning with the international soccer calendar can better help the league and its clubs.
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