Under Armour Founder, Chair & CEO KEVIN PLANK and Warriors G STEPHEN CURRY "have wrapped up a whirlwind, five-city, five-day tour of Asia," with the NBA's reigning MVP appearing before "cheering fans in packed arenas and malls" and unveiling his latest UA shoe. Curry "helped open" a new, 15,000-square-foot UA Brand House store in downtown Shanghai ( Baltimore SUN, 9/9 ). Curry also "made his first visit to Japan on Friday" as part of the UA Roadshow ( JAPAN TIMES, 9/5 ).
NAMES : Fox "has handed out a hefty put-pilot commitment for an untitled baseball drama" from writer DAN FOGELMAN about a young female pitcher who "defies the odds to become the first woman to compete in professional baseball." It is "unclear" if MLB will have any role ( HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 9/8 )....NASCAR/IndyCar team owner CHIP GANASSI "was injured while riding a bicycle this past weekend," suffering a broken clavicle. He is "expected to be present" for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup regular season finale at Richmond Int'l Raceway ( MOTORSPORT.com, 9/8 )....The "stars turned out" last night to watch SERENA and VENUS WILLIAMS play at the U.S. Open, including DONALD TRUMP , OPRAH WINFREY , Vogue editor ANNA WINTOUR , KIM KARDASHIAN , comedian AZIZ ANSARI , rappers NAS and KENDRICK LAMAR , singer GLADYS KNIGHT and TV host DR. OZ ( N.Y. POST, 9/9 )....NBC Olympics Senior VP/Programming PETER DIAMOND will receive the USA Track & Field Lifetime Achievement Award on Oct. 29 at the USATF's Black Tie & Sneakers Gala in N.Y. ( USATF )....The Chargers and the SPANOS family awarded $250,000 in grants to San Diego County schools ( Chargers ).
