"receives attention" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to something or someone that is given particular focus or consideration, for example: "As the subject matter of my upcoming presentation is quite complicated, I'm sure it will receive a lot of attention from my audience."
And in a sport which often receives attention for its negative incidents, it was the sort of classy moment that one can only wish would happen more often.
Andrew bumbles through chats and clinches with a bookish girlfriend, named Missy (Jenny Slate), who, with another girl, receives attention from Maurice's distaff equivalent, the Monstress (Maya Rudolph).
Ms. Curry's reports will be shown on "Today" and on NBC's prime-time newsmagazine "Rock Center With Brian Williams" on Wednesday, shedding light on a part of the world that rarely receives attention on American television.
Mr. Koch's response to the AIDS epidemic — a source of anger and frustration for many gay New Yorkers who regarded him as an ally and perhaps more — receives attention as does the scandal, starting in the Parking Violations Bureau, that dented his reputation as an incorruptible reformer.
"Any time a tactic is brought and receives attention, I believe it starts to spark in the public consciousness and, in the judiciary, a greater awareness," Heidi Boghosian, who directed the National Lawyers Guild for fifteen years and who now directs the A.J. Muste Memorial Institute, a nonprofit that provides grants to activist organizations, said.
Sniff. 10 min: As Cyprus attempt to muster some kind of threat, Keane hurtles back to win the ball in his own box... 12 min: A break in play as some Cypriot receives attention that he doesn't really need, and that's Trap's cue to run to the touchline and gesticulate wildly to his players.
