Reds GM Nick Krall today was "named the new head of the Reds' baseball operations department." He "will keep his same GM title," but will now report to Owner Bob Castelliniand "assume the duties" of former President of Baseball Operations Dick Williams, who resigned earlier this month. Krall, who "just completed his 18th year in the organization," became GM in May '18. Following Williams' resignation, the Reds are "eliminating the president of baseball operations role," bucking "one of the baseball trends that grew throughout the last decade" (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 10/19).

Sunday's Panthers-Saints game "will be played" in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome "as planned." The Saints have "discussed with LSU officials the possibility of playing future home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, where fans would be allowed to attend at 25% capacity." But the "quick turnaround time and LSU's home game against South Carolina on Saturday night made playing the Panthers game there logistically impossible." Barring a compromise or policy change from New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the Saints' "earliest chance to play home games in front of a significant crowd" will be against the Falcons on Nov. 22 (TWITTER.com, 10/19).

The Panthers had an "unconfirmed case of COVID-19 on Monday morning," and as a result required their staff and players to work virtually. The team will "remain in intensive protocol out of an abundance of caution." Panthers coach Matt Rhule said that he "learned of it" at 4:48am ET. The unconfirmed positive test "will not impact early voting at Bank of America Stadium" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 10/19).

Wyndham has dropped its sponsorship of the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Rewards Top 10 program. The program pays $10M in bonuses to the 10 players who ranked in the top 10 of the FedExCup standings during the Tour’s season. The Tour will continue the Top 10 program and expects to announce a new sponsor in the coming months. Wyndham began its sponsorship in the rewards program in '19.

The company will continue to keep its title sponsorship of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro. Its current title sponsorship deal runs through '26. The Tour in a statement said it fully supports Wyndham's "decision to focus solely on this long-standing event that has made such an impact in central North Carolina. We look forward to the continued growth and success of the Tour Top 10 program and expect to have further information in the coming months." Golf News Net first mentioned the possibility of Wyndham dropping the deal.

NASCAR driver Erik Jones is finalizing a deal with Richard Petty Motorsports to wheel the No. 43 car in '21, sources say, making him the expected successor to Bubba Wallace. Jones is currently with Joe Gibbs Racing but is being ousted after this season to make way for rising driver Christopher Bell, so Jones and his reps have been in the driver market for a couple months. Sources say they have landed on the car made famous by Richard Petty, part owner of the team alongside majority owner Andrew Murstein.

Terms of Jones’ new deal were unclear, but a formal announcement could be imminent. Wallace is vacating the No. 43 after this season, his second with RPM, and next year is joining the new Michael Jordan-Denny Hamlin team, which has filed for trademarks associated with the name 43XI Racing.

William & Mary Univ. has agreed to reinstate its women's gymnastics, swimming and volleyball teams, develop a Gender Equity Plan and come into full compliance with Title IX by the '22-23 academic year to avoid being sued. This according to Bailey Glasser, the law firm representing women student-athletes at the school. William & Mary in September announced plans to eliminate the three women's programs, plus men's gymnastics, swimming and track & field. Then-AD Samantha Hugehas since resigned over the controversial decision; Jeremy Martin is interim AD (THE DAILY).

Turner Sports formally unveiled plans for "Capital One’s The Match: Champions For Change," the latest edition of its unique golf competition. The event, held the Friday after Thanksgiving (Nov. 27) at 3:00pm ET, will feature Phil Mickelson, Charles Barkley, Stephen Curry and Peyton Manning. TNT will televise it exclusively from Arizona's Stone Canyon Golf Club, with Bleacher Report providing its own live digital content leading up to and during play. This version of "The Match" will highlight diversity, equality and inclusion through donations to HBCUs (Turner Sports).

The Smithsonian will display Kobe Bryant’s No. 24 jersey starting on Wednesday, and "CBS This Morning" looked at the exhibit at the National Museum of African American History & Culture. The jersey was worn in the '09 NBA Finals, when Bryant won MVP, and the museum “says Bryant’s contributions on and off the court are remarkable and his success ushered in the modern era of young players in the league.” Bryant “was an early supporter of this Smithsonian museum,” donating $1M. CBS’ Vladimir Duthiers: “They’re really trying to make a fine point that he is so iconic. There are very few athletes in the world that have the name recognition of Kobe Bryant” ( “CBS This Morning,” 10/19).

Upper Deck announced plans for the Artifacts Golf trading card line to launch in spring '21. The company’s first golf release since '14 will include players from historic golf icons to rising stars (Upper Deck).

Crypto-asset broker Voyager Digital has added Basketball HOFer Tracy McGrady as an advisor (Voyager Digital).

Barclays Center last week donated 14,000 pounds of food from the arena to City Harvest, Food Bank for New York City and The Campaign Against Hunger (Barclays Center).

"Every week, it's the same thing. Unfortunately, we're rooting for the Jets" -- Jeff Stoneback, Dir Of Sports Book Trading Operations for MGM's The Mirage in Las Vegas. The 0-6 Jets have yet to cover the spread this season (ESPN.com, 10/19).

“Sneakers as a category has outperformed the market, when you look at the returns if you were an investor in the asset class of sneakers” -- StockX CEO Scott Cutler, on the success of SneakerX, the online secondary sneaker marketplace ( “The Exchange,” CNBC, 10/19).

75 -- Number of media partners globally for the World Series, spread across 220 countries/territories in 15 languages. The newest broadcast partner is Star Sports India, announced today (MLB). See more inSBD Global.