Tonight's Cavaliers-Warriors contest "has become the most expensive Game 1 on the resale market in NBA Finals history." Ticketmaster, the Warriors' official resale site, said the average price paid for a ticket is $1,023, while StubHub pegged the average price paid on its site at $1,535. That is "almost $1,000 more than what fans have paid for Game 1s over the past four Finals" (ESPN.com, 6/4).

There are "dozens of game-watch parties around the Bay Area" for Cavaliers-Warriors NBA Finals Game 1. About 30 restaurants, bars and theaters "teamed up with the Warriors this season to host" watch events. The spots are "donating some of their drink and food earnings from the get-togethers to the Warrior Community Foundation, which in turn will give money to more than 40 local organizations" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 6/4).

Meanwhile, the Cavaliers will host watch parties at Quicken Loans Arena for their away games. However, "unlike previous rounds" of the playoffs, "watch party tickets for the NBA Finals will cost $5." All proceeds will go to Shoes & Clothes For Kids and the Greater Cleveland Food Bank (CLEVELAND.com, 6/1).

The NFL has set a special owners meeting on L.A. for Aug. 11. The purpose of the meeting, in part, is to update owners on the status of the St. Louis stadium project, which may at that time be far enough along for owners to consider. Rams Owner Stan Kroenke is proposing a new stadium in Inglewood, Calif., but the league’s relocation bylaws require him to negotiate in good faith before relocating. Owners also will get an update on local efforts in San Diego and Oakland. The Chargers and Raiders both describe their proposed stadium in Carson, Calif., as a fallback plan in the event stadium talks falter in their home markets.

The August meeting is in Chicago. Next week, the NFL L.A. owners committee meets in N.Y., with the three teams in play expected to be present.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and legislative leaders today are expected to announce that the Bucks "would be on the hook for any cost overruns" for their proposed $500M arena, with the "public's share of the expense for the facility" capped at $250M. Sources said that the "final sticking points have been resolved," but the deal's "future is still uncertain" in the Legislature. The state would borrow $55M, and the Wisconsin Center District would issue $93M in bonds. The state also would funnel $80M to the arena over 20 years by "recovering Milwaukee County's uncollected debt." The city of Milwaukee would chip in $47M (JSONLINE.com, 6/4).

The Astros today announced that the Tal's Hill feature in center field at Minute Maid Park "will be removed as part of a renovation project" that will cost more than $15M. Astros Owner Jim Crane: "We would use some of that space for additional concessions and fan-friendly areas." Funding for the project, scheduled to be completed in time for the '16 season, "will be handled" by the team. Ballpark landlord Harris County-Houston Sports Authority has given "preliminary approval." The team also plans to add a HOF (MYFOXHOUSTON.com, 6/4).

The Boston Olympic overhaul has begun. The Boston 2024 Olympic bid committee today announced the first major change to its widely criticized plan for the Summer Games: shifting the sailing venue 60 miles south to Buzzards Bay in New Bedford, Mass. It previously had been slated for Boston Harbor. In announcing the change, officials promoted two themes that will be part of other venue decisions: temporary construction and lasting public benefits. The sailing venue plans call for a 10,000-seat temporary seating/medal stand area to be built at historic Fort Taber overlooking the bay, a project officials say would revitalize the entire property while minimizing long-term upkeep costs.

One of the original selling points for the Boston bid was its compact footprint, offering visitors and athletes the rare ability to walk between most venues. But amid intense local criticism over real estate plans and taxpayer-funded development, that vision is being reconsidered. On May 29, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker told reporters he expected that the bid group would abandon its original plans in favor of distributing venues throughout the state. The private nonprofit group promises many more changes to be published and a comprehensive revision to be finished by June 30.

U.S. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are "making a push to stop the federal government from spending money" to honor veterans at sports events. Following a May report that the Dept. of Defense paid $5.4M to 14 NFL teams for "salutes to the military and other advertising," the senators today filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY '16 that prohibits the DoD from "spending taxpayer dollars to honor American soldiers at sporting events" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 6/4).

Daily fantasy soccer platform Mondogoal launched its game for the FIFA Women's World Cup today, the first ever daily fantasy game for any women's sport. Mondogoal also will be launching a series of co-ed daily fantasy games in conjunction with the WWC, allowing users to select players from multiple tournaments at the same time, such as the WWC Final and Copa America Final later in June, where it will award $10,000 to the winner. It also will run co-ed games with other Copa America and MLS matches, plus the Champions League Final.

The Green Sports Alliance tonight in N.Y. will present the Yankees with its '15 Environmental Leadership Award in recognition of the team's commitment to environmental practices at Yankee Stadium, including renewable energy, water conservation and composting. Execs scheduled to appear at the event at Yankee Stadium include MLB Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, MLS Commissioner Don Garber and MLB Chief Baseball Officer Joe Torre.

Italy-based men's apparel brand D. Hedral has signed tennis player Stan Wawrinka "as its global brand ambassador," endorsing the new Seamless II collection and Ace line launching in the fall (WWD.com, 6/4).

Wilson Sporting Goods and FIBA today announced a four-year deal through '18 for Wilson to be the official game ball of all FIBA 3x3 competitions (Wilson Sporting Goods).

Intersport today announced that it is now the sponsorship agency of record for Cleveland-based KeyBank. Intersport will counsel KeyBank as it targets sponsorship opportunities in MLB, NBA, NHL and NCAA (Intersport).

Palace Sports & Entertainment has signed on with ReplyBuy and will use the mobile purchasing functionality to sell concert tickets at its venues. The Pistons in '14-15 became the first NBA team to use ReplyBuy's platform (PSE).

Consulting firm Nussli has promised over the next week to "complete a 4,700-seat temporary stadium" that will house the USL Charlotte Independence "for the rest of this season and probably until at least 2017" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 6/4).

“We have monetized tennis to only a single-digit percentage point of where it should be. It’s all one big political hairball” – Tennis Channel Founder and former President Steve Bellamy, on tennis not having a central ruling body (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 6/4).

“It's definitely unfair. Guys are getting punished for their families growing up in a better country" – Orioles P Kevin Gausman, referring to recent eight-figure signing bonuses to several Cuban players, on restraints on the bonuses of players taken in the draft (AP, 6/4).

Told 4th grade class I've written abt Michael Jordan. Blank stares. Teacher said, "The man who makes Air Jordans." They got it. #TimeFlies

— Phil Taylor (@SI_PhilTaylor) June 4, 2015

Expecting word, possibly as soon as today, #Bills have broken 23-year-old record for season-tix sales. Very close to '92 mark of 57,132.

— Vic Carucci (@viccarucci) June 4, 2015

Congrats @TSNBobMcKenzie on being named the 2015 winner of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for excellence in hockey journalism.

— Mike Morreale (@mikemorrealeNHL) June 4, 2015

Rapidity with which sports leagues and teams have embraced @DraftKings and @FanDuel as normal facts of business life is amazing.

— Neil Best (@sportswatch) June 4, 2015

Sneaky good day to drop bad sports news you've been holding with ESPN wall/wall in finals coverage. Hypothetically speaking

— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) June 4, 2015

As is standard now given the great places we have been this year: view from the garage pic.twitter.com/uSJoI01N4s

— Mark Preston (@markpreston3) June 4, 2015

The Business of Sports School will honor Jets DE Muhammad Wilkerson and Morgan Stanley at their annual gala at the N.Y. Athletic Club's HOF. Wilkerson is being honored by the midtown Manhattan specialty high school with the "Athlete Who Gives Back Award.” Morgan Stanley will receive the Industry Leadership Award for their development of a student-mentoring program.

CSE will host an evening event in Atlanta to honor its client, John Smoltz, celebrating his career and upcoming Baseball HOF induction.

We launch a new feature with a look back to this week 12 years ago, when then-Cubs RF Sammy Sosa was ejected from a game for using a corked bat. Sosa, who the previous month had finished third in THE DAILY's MLB Most Marketable survey, soon saw his popularity and reputation questioned. However, like many of the other players associated with baseball's "steroid era," fan opinion on Sosa was not nearly as harsh as the media's take on his cheating. In one of the more bizarre aspects of the scandal, the AP's handling of one of Sosa's quotes prompted the MLBPA to encourage Hispanic players to answer questions in Spanish.

Other stories of note from this week in '03:

• The Home Depot Center (now StubHub Center) opens to full house, rave reviews.
• Five Big East schools sue to prevent Miami, BC from departing for ACC.
• CBS pulls out of bidding for Olympic TV rights to the '10 and '12 Games.

FC Barcelona created this video paying tribute to MF Xavi Hernandez before the veteran player transfers to Qatari club Al Sadd.

41 – Years, to the day, since the Indians' infamous "10-Cent Beer Night" at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on June 4, 1974. The independent Frontier League Lake Erie Crushers tonight are offering beers for $0.10, though sales will be "strictly regulated" to pregame service with five-ounce pours (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 6/4).