Sources said that the BCS commissioners "will recommend a seeded four-team playoff that will feature the 'best four teams' as chosen by a selection committee" to the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee when it meets Tuesday in DC. BCS commissioners emerged from a four-hour meeting yesterday announcing they had "developed a consensus" on college football's postseason. Sources said that the model would be the "best four teams" approach with the selection committee "putting emphasis on conference champions" (CBSSPORTS.com, 6/20). The commissioners confirmed that "the ‘plus one’ model will still be an option on the table" (L.A. TIMES, 6/21).

The Magic have hired Thunder Assistant GM Rob Hennigan as their new GM, making the 30-year-old the NBA's youngest at that position. Prior to four years with the Thunder, Hennigan worked for the Spurs, "another highly respected small-market team." Magic CEO Alex Martins "expects the deal to be finalized" today, and the team will formally introduce him today as well. Martins: "He's got experience working for championship organizations beyond his years" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 6/21).

CNBC's Darren Rovell has an agreement in principle to return to ESPN as a sports business reporter. Rovell confirmed the news on his Twitter feed: "I am indeed leaving my home for the last 6 years, @CNBC. ... I will also be doing regular business reporting for ABC News, where I will definitely be covering the food & drink biz" (THE DAILY). Rovell was at ESPN prior to joining CNBC in '06. His last day at NBC Universal will be July 6 (AWFULANNOUNCING.com, 6/20). CNBC "will be making the formal announcement" this morning (THEBIGLEAD.com, 6/20).

SiriusXM Radio will carry live play-by-play coverage of Wimbledon, as part of an agreement the satellite radio broadcaster signed with ESPN Radio, which holds the tennis tournament's U.S. radio rights. During the week, SiriusXM will carry the matches on Sirius channel 93 and XM channel 206. Weekend matches will be on ESPN Xtra, SiriusXM channel 85.

The St. Petersburg City Council today will vote on a three-year contract extension with Honda Grand Prix officials to keep the Izod IndyCar Series race in town through '17. Leaders at the Salvador Dali Museum and Mahaffey Theater "want to shorten the 45 days every year that the contract allows the museum to be penned up behind walls of concrete and steel." Under the current deal, the museum is "inside the race course and sealed off from the rest of downtown for more than a month" (TAMPA BAY TIMES, 6/21).

Flyers F Claude Giroux at last night's NHL Awards in Las Vegas was named the winner of EA Sports' fan vote for the cover of the upcoming video game release, "NHL 13." Giroux prevailed in a tight final vote over Predators G Pekka Rinne, with less than a 1% margin separating the pair. The BlackBerry-sponsored cover vote campaign, extending from March 29 to June 4, generated nearly 26 million votes, including 2 million in the final. EA Sports' fan vote for the cover of the far more popular "Madden NFL 13," by comparison, garnered 19.7 million votes. EA Sports will release "NHL 13" on Sept. 11.

NHL Rangers G Henrik Lundqvist dropped an "F-bomb" on NBC Sports Network at last night's NHL Awards while accepting his first Vezina trophy as the league's top goalie. The crowd at the Wynn "simply laughed with Lundqvist as he apologized." Lundqvist, after saying the curse word: "Sorry. But [the award] feels good. I want to thank my family, mom, dad and my wife" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 6/21). Lundqvist was one of three Swedish players who "claimed major trophies" (AP, 6/20).

Penguins C Evgeni Malkin won his first Hart Trophy, given to the league's MVP. The NHLPA also awarded Malkin the Ted Lindsay Award, presented to the league's most outstanding player as voted by fellow members of the players union (NHLPA).

Artist LeRoy Neiman died yesterday in Manhattan at the age of 91. Neiman's "impressionistic sketches of sporting events and the international high life made him one of the most popular artists" in the U.S. He "offered his fans gaudily colored visual reports on heavyweight boxing matches, Super Bowl games and Olympic contests" (N.Y. TIMES, 6/21). Nieman was the official painter of five Olympiads, and "one face he recorded over and over again was that of Muhammad Ali" (AP, 6/20).

There were about 1,700 tickets to Thunder-Heat NBA Finals Game Five on StubHub as of yesterday with prices ranging from $314 for standing room to $55,884 for a single courtside seat. There were more than 160 listings on eBay with "prices ranging from a starting bid of $1 to a Buy It Now price of $1,900" (South Florida SUN-SENTINEL, 6/21).

The WBO completed its review yesterday of Timothy Bradley’s controversial split-decision victory over Manny Pacquiao, with its five-member international judging panel “all scoring the fight for Pacquiao." However, "the official result will stand" (ESPN.com, 6/20).

Hockey East Conference ADs Wednesday reportedly "voted to formally accept" UConn's men's hockey program as the league's 12th member  (HARTFORD COURANT, 6/21).

The R&A announced that Royal Troon will host the British Open in '16. The tournament was expected to be played at Troon in '14, but the R&A "delayed its return because of a busy sports schedule in Scotland that year" (GOLFWEEK.com, 6/20).

The USGA announced that next year's Walker Cup, a biennial match between teams of amateur golfers from the U.S. and the U.K., will be played at the National Golf Links of America in Southampton, N.Y. The first Walker Cup in '22 was played at the golf course (NEWSDAY, 6/21).

Credit Suisse is running an ad in today's Financial Times that features tennis player Roger Federer driving a car, with his face visible in the side-view mirror and the copy, "The Roger Federer World Tour 2012. Credit Suisse Helps Keep The Show On The Road" (THE DAILY).

"I believe very strongly that this is a game-changer. It sends a message to our teams and to our critics that we mean business" – NCAA Committee on Academic Performance Chair Walter Harrison, on the NCAA banning 15 teams from post-season play for the '12-13 year because of poor academic results (USA TODAY, 6/21).

"If social networking never existed, we wouldn't miss it. We wouldn't know it ever existed. We wouldn't feel our life was impaired in any way. We lived without e-mail. How did we operate without it?" – ESPN Senior VP & Dir of News Vince Doria, who said that social media gives him a headache (SHERMANREPORT.com, 6/20).

"We're reaching record levels in terms of viewership right now in the Philippines. They're very, very savvy basketball fans" – NBA Senior VP/Int'l Media Distribution & Business Operations Matt Brabants, on the global reach of TV broadcasts of the NBA Finals (MIAMI HERALD, 6/21).

"Football is really on the verge of a turning point here. We may see it in 15 years in pretty much the same place as boxing or ultimate fighting" – Univ. of Colorado-Colorado Springs sports sociologist Jay Coakley, on safety issues could possibly relegate football to a niche sport in the future (N.Y. TIMES, 6/21).

Agent Ralph Cindrich: "How bout you guys just continue screwing up the country & stay the hell out of sports. @ProFootballTalk Durbin seek players bounty culture."

Former McCann Erickson CEO Brett Gosper: "Andy Murray selected for Team GB. His last chance to offer Great Britain a medal before Scotland declares independence?"

MLS Digital GM Chris Schlosser: "Loving the ‪#RSL Battle Cry on the broadcast...announcers need to learn to be quiet."

SB Nation's Tom Ziller: "For the first time ever, we can say that LeBron woke up today with a chance to clinch the NBA title. Woo boy."

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The Jimmie Johnson Foundation posted this image from its sixth annual golf tournament, held this year at The Grand Del Mar in San Diego. NASCAR CMO Steve Phelps poses with Jimmie Johnson after scoring a hole-in-one to win a Chevy Camaro.

Miami Herald columnist and ESPN's Dan Le Batard Wednesday “publicly bared all but his swim trunks (and a bit of body paint)” at the South Beach Clevelander, a debt he has owed TNT’s Charles Barkley “since wrongly taking the Heat over the Mavericks in an on-air bet last year” (MIAMI HERALD, 6/21).

Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins, Rays P David Price and ESPN's Andy Katz will pariticpate in an event at the White House to launch a new PSA that delivers the message that dating violence is unacceptable.

The Youth Empowerment Summit culminates in DC with NFL players participating in the Team NFL effort visiting Capitol Hill to speak with members of Congress about education issues.

The Associated Press Sports Editors will begin their annual convention in Chicago.

Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “2011 Musicmakers.”

“According to Billboard, the top two music artists of 2011 were these single-named singers, neither born in the U.S.”

NBC’s Jay Leno: “Nobody in Egypt seems to be able to figure out if former President Hosni Mubarak is alive or dead. One report said Mubarak was unconscious and unresponsive, but not yet clinically dead. Oh, I'm sorry, that's the Oklahoma (City) Thunder. … Phillies rookie infielder Freddy Galvis was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball for testing positive for steroids. But he says he will come back and he will help the Phillies get to the World Series. Phillies in the World Series? Oh, my god, he's taken hallucinogenics, too” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 6/20).

Last night’s Top Ten list was “Top Ten Signs You’re Not Ready For Swimsuit Season” (“Late Show,” CBS, 6/20).

10) “In addition to drawstrings, your bathing suit requires several support cables.”
9) “Your body type is ‘Newty.’”
8) “Whenever you take your shirt off, a rancher brands you.”
7) “The only thing you have in common with Michael Phelps is a 12,000-calorie diet.”
6) “Favorite swimsuit season cooling beverage: Pancake batter.”
5) “Beachgoers complain that your body mass affects the tides.”
4) “People put tokens up your nose thinking you’re a bus.”
3) “Your body is 45% water, 55% gristle.”
2) “No time to get in shape while governing New Jersey.”
1) “You jump into a swimming pool – you break it.”

“Who are Adele and Rihanna?”