The NHL has signed a two-year North American partnership with DraftKings that makes the company the league’s official daily fantasy game. Financial terms of the deal, which is expected to be announced this week, were not disclosed. The deal gives DraftKings prominent brand placement across the NHL’s digital platforms, including NHL.com, the NHL mobile app and social media properties.

Additional activations include DraftKings serving as the presenting sponsor of daily video previews on NHL.com for regular-season games, fantasy segments on the NHL Network’s “NHL Live,” and dasherboard signs at NHL tentpole events such as the Winter Classic. Yahoo remains the league’s partner for season-long fantasy play.

See today's issue of THE DAILY for more.

NFL Exec VP/Int'l Mark Waller today said he and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were getting "a lot of good support" from the U.K. government about bringing a team to London following an early morning meeting with MP George Osborne. Last night's Cowboys-Jaguars game was the last of three in London this season, drawing a "total 250,000-strong crowd" and generating revenues of about US$5M per game. Waller: "We were talking about the progress we have made in the U.K., the growing fan base we've got and the increasing interest" (PA, 11/10).

The Twins today will announce that their players "will have a new, pinstripe-free look when they take the field for rookie manager Paul Molitor next April." Twins President Dave St. Peter said the new primary home uniform will be a "cleaner, more contemporary look with Kasota gold accents." He noted MLB "introduced the Kasota gold trim for the All-Star Game, and we really liked it. The color is symbolic of the sandstone that you see in Target Field, that comes from a quarry near Mankato" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 11/10).

The NFL and Super Bowl 50 organizers today will announce that the league "will expand its outreach on contracting opportunities for the 2016 event to businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people." S.F., with its "rich history of gay-rights activism," will host the Super Bowl Village. The NFL "already targets small businesses owned by minorities, women and disabled veterans" as vendors around the Super Bowl. Companies that participate in the Business Connect program "don’t get preference in contract bids, but they learn about the procurement process for the Super Bowl and participate in networking" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 11/10).

The Trail Blazers during last night's home game against the Nuggets honored Sandra Zickefoose, the woman who collapsed at last week's game against the Mavericks and later died. The team "created a custom white T-shirt in her honor," which features the "team's trademark pinwheel logo and her name, Sandy, printed in red." Players, coaches, ball boys, trainers and other personnel "were wearing the shirt hours before tipoff." The club also "placed a single red rose on Zickefoose's Moda Center seat in remembrance" (Portland OREGONIAN, 11/10).

The search committee charged with finding the next Fresno State AD "will start the interview process this week with a deep group" of D-I ADs and administrators. Interviews with the 15-member search group will be conducted today and Tuesday "at an off-campus site." Fresno State is looking to replace Thomas Boeh, who in August was reassigned by school President Joseph Castro "with three years remaining on his contract." Candidates linked to the position are listed below (FRESNO BEE, 11/10).

Sun Belt Conference presidents are meeting today in New Mexico, and Commissioner Karl Benson said expansion is "not projected to be on their agenda." The conference "is staying put at 11" members for football and basketball. Sun Belt officials have "in the past discussed going to 12 across the board, largely for sensible-scheduling purposes and in part" so that the league "could consider hosting a conference football title game." But it has held off, "apparently feeling no jump-up-from-FCS-level candidate ... is ready yet" (Lafayette DAILY ADVERTISER, 11/8).

Miura Golf President Adam Barr today will be named USGA Senior Dir of Communications. Barr worked as “a business reporter and editor for Golfweek and the Golf Channel prior to joining Miura in 2010” (GOLFWEEK.com, 11/7).

Historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla., today will host a ceremony to celebrate being “designated as a ‘Florida Heritage Landmark.’” Several Dodgers legends will take part in the event, including former Dodgers Owner Peter O’Malley and Baseball HOFer Tommy Lasorda (MLB.com, 11/6).

The MLB GM Meetings begin today at the Arizona Biltmore and will “serve as a table-setter for the offseason and next month’s Winter Meetings” (K.C. STAR, 11/8).

Noodle brand Nissin today unveiled a global marketing campaign touting its Manchester United partnership with a 30-second spot entitled “Hungry To Win.” The spot, created in a Japanese anime style, was created by animator Kazuto Nakazawa and features Angel De Maria, Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie (ManU).

“Someone like Michele will galvanize our group. She’s a person that you don’t mess with” – NBPA Dir of Player Relations Roger Mason Jr., on union President Michele Roberts (WASHINGTON POST, 11/10).

“We’ve doubled our revenue from last year. That means we will be able to meet our goal of presenting the children’s hospital close to, if not, a million dollars” – Sanderson Farms CEO Joe Sanderson, on switching courses for the annual PGA Tour event in Mississippi and moving from July to November (Jackson CLARION-LEDGER, 11/10).

"The league encourages you, if you got a game that night, you might want to get that thing done. It would be beneficial to have the date moved before the start of the regular season" – T'Wolves President & coach Flip Saunders, on the NBA's Oct. 31 rookie extension deadline (AP, 11/10).

Jon Miller is a great, great broadcaster.

— Larry King (@kingsthings) November 10, 2014

ESPN is upsetting me, making me think another episode of Breaking Bad is coming on.

— Ann Killion (@annkillion) November 10, 2014

Thank you Edmonton. My first live one man show, and 1600 people showed up and listened for 2 hours. I will always remember this one.

— David Feherty (@Fehertwit) November 10, 2014

When will the NFL send the Steelers to London so we can all make the “Hey look kids, there’s Big Ben!” joke?

— Amanda Rykoff (@amandarykoff) November 9, 2014

Taima, the Seahawks’ augur hawk mascot, on Sunday “flew into the stands” instead of circling the stadium and returning to his trainer. The hawk “first tried to land on a man’s head” and “moved on to a woman’s shoulder.” After “causing quite a lot of excitement from nearby fans,” Taima eventually returned to his handler (OREGONLIVE.com, 11/9).

Friday night’s edition of “Jeopardy!” featured the category “Sports Logos.”

“This NFL team’s logo is the only one that is a plant.”

Jay Leno returned to NBC’s “The Tonight Show” Friday night as a guest and performed a stand-up routine that included several sports references. 

Friday night’s edition of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” once again featured host Jimmy Fallon awarding his “superlatives” to members of the Bears and Packers, who played last night on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.”

Friday night’s Top Ten list was “Top Ten Things Overheard in the Jets’ Locker Room.” CBS' David Letterman said, “The New York Jets have a record of 1-8. Head coach Rex Ryan and General Manager John Idzik are in danger of losing their jobs because of the poor start to the season” (“Late Show,” CBS, 11/8).

10) “When does the season start?”
9) “At least we won the coin toss.”
8) “Should we sign Cooper Manning?”
7) “J-T-E-S! Wow, we’re bad at everything.”
6) “Next week we play Lesbianville.”
5) “Is this the end zone?”
4) “Someone should quarantine us.”
3) “Tell my kids I play for the Bills.”
2) “Maybe that airplane has an encouraging message for us.” (An image was shown of the banner flown over Jets practice reading “Fire John Idzik”)
1) “We’re still doing better than the Democrats.”

“Who are the New Orleans Saints?”

The Fleur-de-lis is the Saints’ logo.