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Relevent-Backed Women's ICC Finds Audience In Second Year

This game is a treat to watch! The quality is phenomenal 🔥 Young players: pay attention to the precision - technically and with the players’ movement 👌🏼 pic.twitter.com/JdW02ve6eF
— Yael Averbuch West (@Yael_Averbuch) August 19, 2019

The Women's Int'l Champions Cup drew 8,208 to WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., for last night's doubleheader, with Lyon topping the NWSL N.C. Courage 1-0 in the championship match. The event "found an audience" after last year's inaugural Women's ICC drew a "sparse crowd at Hard Rock Stadium." This year, organizer Relevent Sports Group landed Budweiser as the "first presenting partner of the Women's ICC" ( SOCCERAMERICA.com, 8/19 ). Both clubs "started everyone and substituted" like this was a "cup final, not an August exhibition." Relevent has "bigger plans" going forward ( Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 8/19 ).

Speed Reads....

The Western & Southern Open combined tennis tournament in Cincinnati drew a total attendance of 198,044, the second highest in event history, while a tournament-record 15 sessions sold out ( Western & Southern Open ).

The PLL "attracted only about 3,000 fans" to Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ont., for its Saturday doubleheader, and Sunday's Redwoods-Whipsnakes match drew 1,500 ( TORONTO SUN, 8/19 ).

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan , Augusta National Chair Fred Ridley and NBC Sports President Pete Bevacqua were "spotted heading into Trump Bedminster" in New Jersey on Saturday for a round with President Trump ( GOLFWEEK.com, 8/18 ).

An in-game bug "caused an hour-long delay" at the end of the Guangzhou Charge-Dallas Fuel Overwatch League game at Blizzard Arena last night, marking the "longest pause in the history" of the OWL ( DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 8/19 ).

Twitter Me This....

My dear friend Jack Whitaker has passed away. He was a figure of grace and elegance at CBS and ABC for a half-century. He was as brilliant an essayist as sports television has ever known. More than anything, he was a gentleman.
— Mike Lupica (@MikeLupica) August 18, 2019

How many times do we have to go through the same situation before we can all accept that an IndyCar should not race at Pocono. It’s just a toxic relationship and maybe it’s time to consider a divorce. I’m very relieved (to my knowledge) that everyone is okay from that scary crash
— Robert Wickens (@robertwickens) August 18, 2019

If you're upset Tiger Woods isn't going to Tour Championship blame the tour. Major win barely counts more in pts system than regular tour event. If pts were doubled--which they should be at minimum, Woods is in easily. So's British Open champ Shane Lowry. Nice going tour.
— John Feinstein (@JFeinsteinBooks) August 18, 2019

There are nearly 2,900 players on the combined 32 @NFL rosters right now. Only one player is refusing to participate because he doesn’t like his helmet.
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) August 19, 2019

Braves manager Brian Snitker on pulling Ronald Acuna out of the game in 5th inning:

He didn’t run.. you got to run. The name on the front of the jersey is a lot more important than the name on the back. You can’t let your teammates down.
— Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) August 18, 2019