Viking RB Adrian Peterson will get an appeal hearing today for his indefinite suspension, and a source said that NFL Exec VP/Football Operations Troy Vincent "isn't scheduled to testify." However, appeals officer Harold Henderson "could call Vincent for a separate testimony later in the week." Peterson recorded conversations in which Vincent pushed him to "attend a Nov. 14 hearing with outside experts," a source said. Vincent is "on the witness list" for today's Senate Commerce Committee hearing on domestic violence (USATODAY.com, 12/1).

MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL reps today will testify before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee about domestic violence in pro sports. U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), who chairs the committee, called the hearing, saying "until very recently, the leagues' records have not been very good" on the issue. MLBPA, NBPA and NHLPA officials are scheduled to appear, while the NFLPA "will not be represented" (AP, 12/2).

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson said that he will ask the body to vote today on a "revised deal to build" a stadium for DC United. The new agreement "removes some of the previously negotiated tax abatements and would require" more than $60M in new city borrowing. To complete the proposed $300M deal by year’s end, the council "must take the first of two votes" today. Mendelson yesterday laid out "new details of the council’s plan to fund the District’s out-of-pocket stadium costs" (WASHINGTON POST, 12/2).

Meanwhile, the Las Vegas City Council yesterday "extended the deadline to vote on a soccer stadium subsidy deal" to Dec. 17. Council members voted 4-3 to "amend the deadline language." The city is working with Findlay Sports & Entertainment and The Cordish Cos. on a $200M, 24,000-seat soccer stadium proposal for downtown Symphony Park. The Dec. 1 deadline needed to be extended, or the proposed stadium deal "would have died" (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 12/2).

The 76ers today are set to announce a sponsorship with DraftKings. Included in the deal are stanchion and courtside LED signage, digital assets, radio ad inventory, hospitality and tickets. The 76ers will host daily fantasy games offering non-cash prizes on the team’s website, and stage in-game promotions. This marks the fourth top-level deal signed by the club in the past 10 months. The Wizards have also completed a DraftKings deal, and the company is expected to sign as many as a half-dozen NBA deals this season.

The Twins today will request formal permission from the Minnesota Ballpark Authority for a $2.5M project at Target Field that would "create a new 'destination bar' and an expanded event space" prior to the start of the '15 season. The bar "would replace retail space on the main concourse between Gate 6 and the left-field foul pole." About 200 fans "could gather at the new bar, which will be elevated, creating additional drink rows from which to see the field" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 12/1).

Florida Atlantic Univ. officials today will announce that the school is "building a new athletic facility to primarily be used by the football program." The project is funded by a "donation that is expected to be the largest single gift in the school's history." The facility will feature a "new, more spacious locker room," plus a "larger weight room and athletic training room." Today's news conference is expected to include "details of who made the donation, how much the facility will cost and where it will be located" (South Florida SUN-SENTINEL, 12/2).

adidas and the NBA today are taking the wraps off the jersey design for the Feb. 15 All-Star Game in N.Y. The jerseys will have players' first and last names on the back for the first time, along with side panels of five stars, representing each of N.Y.'s boroughs. The jerseys will not be available at retail until Jan. 22.

The 15th annual NASCAR Motorsports Marketing Forum presented by SportsBusiness Daily/Global/Journal begins today at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The Forum precedes the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion's Week, which begins tomorrow in Las Vegas. The Forum will continue to bring in experts from outside of racing to hear about how their strategies can be applied to the motorsports industry.

The two-day event kicks off midday with one-on-on interview sessions featuring '14 Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick and NASCAR COO Brent Dewar.

The Suns and Mercury today will announce "a new naming rights sponsor" for US Airways Center, and "odds could favor an existing team sponsor." Salt River Maricopa Indian Community's Casino Arizona is a team sponsor, and one source hinted that the name could be Talking Stick Arena (BIZJOURNALS.com, 12/1).

The signal is still up for Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Chicago, Bay Area and California as a short-term extension with Dish Network has been reached (THE DAILY).

Nissan today announced that it will air a spot during NBC's Feb. 1 Super Bowl XLIX broadcast, its first Super Bowl commercial since '97 (Nissan).

Baseball America named the Royals its Organization of the Year, marking the second time ('94) the team has earned the honor (Royals).

The USA Hockey Foundation today begins the It Starts With A Stick campaign, with the goal of raising funds to give 12,000 sticks to youth hockey players during the Feb. 20-22 Hockey Weekend Across America. Meanwhile, USA Hockey has signed a multiyear sponsorship extension with Toyota (THE DAILY).

“I said going into this thing that I would be the happiest guy in the world if we did anywhere half what we did in the summer, and that was what we did. I’m happy. This kind of meet is one you build on” – Del Mar President & CEO Joe Harper, on the track’s '14 Bing Crosby Season this fall (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 12/2).

“It’s miserable here, but of course it is, it’s Dolphins-Jets” – ESPN’s Lisa Salters, on the rainy weather at MetLife Stadium for last night’s “MNF” game (“SportsCenter,” ESPN, 12/1).

“We were hired just to be an extra resource on the media relations front to help out [Baylor Exec Associate AD Nick Joos]. He’s got a smart staff and has a huge amount of activity going on right now” – Kevin Sullivan, saying his PR firm was not hired by Baylor to help influence the CFP selection committee (FOXSPORTS.com, 12/1).

“Our owner would never do that” – Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, when asked how it would make him feel if his team owner tweeted out an apology following a loss like 49ers CEO Jed York did on Thursday (Tacoma NEWS TRIBUNE, 12/2).

Last night’s 2:00am ET editions of ESPN’s “SportsCenter” and FS1’s “Fox Sports Live” both led with Dolphins-Jets, followed by Spurs-76ers and Heat-Wizards.

ESPN’s Keith Olbermann called out his “world’s worst” persons in sports: The St. Louis Police Officers Association for demanding the NFL punish Rams players for their “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture while “exercising their right of free speech.” Olbermann also criticized the Buccaneers, Rays, Lightning and Daytona 500 for employing a company called New Beginnings that works with homeless people and sends these organizations workers in a form of “indentured servitude,” and the Red Wings and Joe Louis Arena for the lights going out during a game against the Canucks.

MSG Co. and The Garden of Dreams Foundation launch their first Garden of Dreams Week, which continues through Monday. Activities will include themed nights at Knicks and Rangers games, with Garden of Dreams children singing the national anthem, acting as guest PA announcers and performing musical numbers.

Bieber Curse > Madden Curse > Curse of the Bambino>Curse of the Billy Goat

— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) December 2, 2014

The Honda Center scoreboard just showed the final score of the Dolphins-Jets game as 0-0. Nobody in the crowd seems to doubt it much.

— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) December 2, 2014

ESPN's nightly NBA show just promoted an 'upcoming' Knicks/Mavericks game on Wednesday. That game aired last week.

— Paulsen (@paulsen_smw) December 2, 2014

Jack Edwards kinda being a baby tonight. Channeling his inner Johnny Most...not completely wrong, but grade-grubbing in hockey is uncool...

— Howard Bryant (@hbryant42) December 2, 2014

Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “TV Characters.”

“This 8’ 2’’ character who made his debut in 1969 is still going strong.”

Last night’s edition of “Jeopardy!” featured the category “The Language of Sports.” The episode marked the start of “Kids Week.”

For $200: “A football player isn’t necessarily clumsy when he does this, drops the ball and loses possession of it.”

For $400: “In boxing, ‘K.O.’ is short for this.”

For $600: “’Lutz’ and ‘Camel Spin’ are terms used in this sport.”

For $800: “In soccer, it’s the proper term for hitting the ball with your noggin.’”

For $1000: “In bowling, roll triple strikes and it’s called this, but hold the gravy.”

NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Kevin Harvick appeared on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night with the championship trophy. Harvick said of celebrating his first championship, “The celebration was pretty good this year. We’re fortunate to have a sponsor like Budweiser who has a great beverage to start celebrations with and to end celebrations with.” Host Jimmy Kimmel added, “If M&Ms is your sponsor it’s not that much fun.” Harvick added, “Budweiser and Jimmy Johns make a great partner. We went through 80 cases of beer after the race.” Harvick said of the new Chase format, “We all know how it works now but I don’t think any of us really knew what was going to happen. In the end, the intensity level was way up from what we had in the past. ... Winning was your golden ticket to advance to the Chase, to advance through the rounds of the Chase. … It definitely made it more interesting, especially to the casual fan” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 12/1).

Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert addressed the protests and unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, noting, “It's not enough that they destroyed Ferguson. These protests have spread to what Americans hold most sacred: football.” Colbert said of five Rams players making a "don't shoot" gesture: “Well, that is just wrong. Why would anyone surrender to the Raiders?” Colbert echoed what the St. Louis Police Officers Association stated, saying it was “'tasteless and offensive' to see this at an NFL game, which reminds me: Welcome back, Ray Rice. We've missed you. The cops are right. You have to stop that kind of offensive gesture before it spreads. I mean during the game I saw referees do it a bunch of times” (“The Colbert Report,” Comedy Central, 12/1).

NBC’s Jimmy Fallon said, “There are reports that Vladimir Putin bribed a soccer official with a Picasso painting so he would support Russia’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup.” Fallon said in a fake Russian accent, “Yeah, Putin was like, ‘It wasn’t Picasso. Just picture of what his face would look like if he said no. Eye down here, nose up here’” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 12/1).

“Who is Big Bird?”

Correct responses to the “The Language of Sports” category:

For $200: “What is a fumble?”

For $400: “What is a knockout?”

For $600: “What is figure skating?”

For $800: “What is a header?”

For $1000: “What is a ‘turkey?’”