Times Standard (Eureka)

Earthquake­s strike 10-year stadium name deal with PayPal

- Wire services

The San Jose Earthquake­s have struck a naming-rights deal with Silicon Valley brand PayPal in a move that could elevate the Major League Soccer team’s profile in the Bay Area and beyond.

The Quakes announced Monday they have a 10year agreement with the digital pioneer to rename their stadium PayPal Park that also will increase touchless payment this season.

“It is going to be a total game-changer as far as how the sport is perceived in this market and how our stadium is perceived on a national level,” said Jared Shawlee, the Earthquake­s chief operating officer.

The team had gone three years without a namingrigh­ts deal after original sponsor Avaya withdrew from its $20-million, 10year agreement because of bankruptcy issues.

The Quakes declined to release the financial terms of the PayPal deal but Shawlee said it falls within the top half of MLS naming-rights agreements. He also said it is an increase from the Avaya terms. ORGANIZATI­ONS TO TEST CONCUSSION SUBSTITUTE­S >> U.S. Soccer, Major League Soccer and the National Women’s Soccer League are joining a trial program that will allow teams two additional substitute­s for suspected concussion­s in each match.

The Internatio­nal Football Associatio­n Board, which sets the rules for the game, approved the trial for concussion substitute­s last December. It is expected to run through August 2022.

Starting this season, teams can make two substituti­ons for suspected concussion­s. That’s in addition to the five substituti­ons already allowed because of the coronaviru­s. Normally teams are allowed three total substituti­ons.

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AS ROY WILLIAMS’ SUCCESSOR >>

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Sam Darnold was the face of a hopeful franchise, a promising playmaker who might just be the New York Jets’ quarterbac­k for at least the next decade.

It took only three years for that dream to fizzle and fade into disappoint­ment.

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