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Pro Football HOFer MICHAEL STRAHAN is "expanding his relationship with ITV America." Strahan and his producing/business partner CONSTANCE SCHWARTZ-MORINI have "signed an exclusive overall production partnership with the company." The duo will "create unscripted programming for television, OTT and digital platforms via their SMAC Entertainment that will be produced under the ITV America banner, which includes ITV Entertainment, Leftfield Pictures, Loud TV, Outpost Entertainment, Sirens Media, DiGa, Gurney Productions, High Noon Entertainment and Thinkfactory Media" (DEADLINE.com, 5/23).

CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE
: In DC, Thom Loverro writes it is "time to put" Triple-A Int’l League Pawtucket Red Sox Chair LARRY LUCCHINO in the Orioles HOF. No single figure was "more responsible for the birth and creation of Camden Yards than Lucchino, the former Orioles president and owner." Dodgers Senior VP/Planning and Development JANET MARIE SMITH, a member of SportsBusiness Journal's '17 Class of Champions, was the ballpark's architect, and she "credits Lucchino." Still, there is "no celebration of the 25th anniversary of that game-changing ballpark without recognizing" Lucchino (WASHINGTON TIMES, 5/24).

FIRST GEAR
: Tigers 1B MIGUEL CABRERA and his '16 Chevy Silverado will be "featured in an upcoming episode of the Discovery Channel series 'Diesel Brothers.'" The special also will include Baseball HOFer PEDRO MARTINEZ and former MLBer CARLOS PENA. It premieres in primetime on Monday, June 19, and concludes on Thursday, June 22 (MLIVE.com, 5/23).

Maddon (r) was presented with a limited edition watch celebrating his 1,000th win
NAMESCHARLIE SHEEN said that he has the "entire cast back on board for 'Major League III'" and is "just waiting for a financier" (TMZ.com, 5/23)....The Bucks and Milwaukee-based building controls company Johnson Controls revealed plans to build a $150,000 multi-sport complex on the campus of Browning Elementary School and Silver Spring Neighborhood Center in Milwaukee's Westlawn neighborhood. Johnson Controls will be the smart building partner for the Bucks' new $524M arena (Bucks)....Cubs manager JOE MADDON was presented with "The Wrigley Field Chrono: Owner's Edition" -- a limited-edition collectors' Cubs watch -- at a pregame ceremony on Monday to celebrate his 1,000 career victory as an MLB manager. The watch is the product of Original Grain Watch and features wood from original Wrigley Field seats (Cubs)....Cavaliers Spanish radio play-by-play announcer RAFAEL HERNANDEZ has “lost 100 pounds -- 65 of which he’s dropped in the last year” (CRAINSCLEVELAND.com, 5/23)....Late Baseball HOFer WILLIE STARGELL’s ’79 NL MVP award and ’79 World Series ring are “up for auction, as part of a collection” of his personal items being sold by his widow, MARGARET WELLER-STARGELL (PHILLY.com, 5/24)....Boston-based Italian restaurant Strega Waterfront is the “watering hole of choice” for former NBAers PAUL PIERCE and KEVIN GARNETT. Meanwhile, Patriots QB TOM BRADY and Celtics G ISAIAH THOMAS have made Boston’s STRIP their “go-to spot” (BOSTONHERALD.com, 5/24)....Sources said that LOUISE NEATHWAY, who was “found guilty of extorting” Yankees Senior VP & GM BRIAN CASHMAN after an affair, was “taken into custody” yesterday by federal immigration agents (NYPOST.com, 5/23).

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