Arn Tellem is leaving Wasserman Media Group to become Vice Chair of Palace Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Pistons. The move will be announced later today. Tellem will report to Pistons Owner Tom Gores and will have broad responsibility for business strategy, public affairs, planning and development. Tellem will act as one of the Pistons Alternate Governors on the NBA BOG, but basketball operations will continue to be headed by team President and coach Stan Van Gundy. Tellem leaves WMG after nine years and after he and WMG Chair & CEO Casey Wasserman built it into one of the most dominant multi-sport athlete representation practices in the world, with more than 1,200 clients globally.

“The decision to change careers was in one sense a difficult one, because I am leaving a terrific job with great clients and an outstanding leader in Casey Wasserman,” Tellem said. “But in another sense it was an easy decision, because I am joining another great organization with an outstanding leader in Tom Gores.”

Meanwhile, the Detroit Free Press is reporting PS&E President & CEO Dennis Mannion, who was hired in '11, will continue to oversee day-to-day operations.

See today’s issue of THE DAILY for more.

A source said that the sale of the Hawks to a Tony Ressler-led group is "scheduled to be completed on June 24." The transaction "will be official with the approval" of the NBA BOG, which "can be done by conference call or electronically and is scheduled for the day before the NBA Draft." Ressler will be the "clear majority owner of the franchise" with a purchase price of $730M (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, 6/5).

The city of Milwaukee's proposed $47M contribution to a new Bucks arena today "will get its first public vetting" during a meeting scheduled by Common Council President Michael Murphy. The $250M public financing package, unveiled yesterday afternoon, includes funds from a Milwaukee Tax Incremental Financing "district that Mayor Tom Barrett said would cover many of the same kinds of costs the city paid for construction" of BMO Harris Bradley Center. The TIF district "will require approval from the Common Council and a board with representatives of other local taxing districts" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 6/4).

Judge Thomas Frawley in St. Louis today will hear arguments in the "lawsuit seeking to sidestep a public vote on stadium funding." One hearing "has already been cancelled," and Frawley is the "third judge assigned to the case." The suit was filed last month against the city by the public board that runs the Edward Jones Dome. The Dome board argues in the suit that a '02 "city ordinance, which requires a public vote prior to the use of tax dollars on a new stadium, is 'overly broad, vague and ambiguous'" (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 6/5).

In a "major win" for TV networks, federal judge Kevin Sharp yesterday in Tennessee "dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit that targeted the billions of dollars reaped over college athletics." The suit was brought by 10 former athletes looking to leverage a previous decision that the "NCAA had violated antitrust laws by restraining amateur athletes from licensing their names and images" in TV and video games. Sharp ruled that "participants in sporting events don't have publicity rights under common law in Tennessee and further concluded that the suing athletes have not adequately pleaded they've been deprived of any fundamental right" (HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 6/4).

The reigning World Series champion Giants yesterday at the White House had their "third meeting with President Obama in five years." The East Room was "packed with cameras and politicos," including U.S. Rep Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) "decked out in orange and seated front and center." Giants President & CEO Larry Baer gave Obama a No. 44 jersey, plus a baseball "signed by all the players" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 6/5).

Celebrities were out in force at Oracle Arena for last night's Cavaliers-Warriors NBA Finals Game 1, including Rihanna "sitting next to" Warriors co-Owner Joe Lacob. Sports figures in the crowd included Floyd Mayweather Jr., Reggie Jackson, Magic Johnson, Ronnie Lott, Kristi Yamaguchi, Jack Del Rio, Marshawn Lynch and Jake Peavy. Other famous faces spotted at the game were Jesse Jackson, Dave Chappelle, Dr. Dre, Guy Fieri and Tony Robbins (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 6/5).

A geriatric psychiatrist yesterday began testimony in Pelicans and Saints Owner Tom Benson’s competency trial, “the first medical expert witness to take the stand so far.” The trial is expected to last through today and resume next Wednesday (New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE, 6/5).

Relativity Media has hired Blackstone to “advise it on what could be a major restructuring” after failing to repay a $300M term loan that matured on May 31 (N.Y. POST, 6/5).

Warriors G Stephen Curry, Pelicans C Anthony Davis and Rockets G James Harden have been named cover athletes for Sony’s “NBA 2K16” video game. All three players “will grace their own individual NBA 2K16 cover” (NOLA.com, 6/4).

A crowd of 7,680 attended Wednesday’s Florida-Michigan Women’s College World Series final, bringing the tournament’s total attendance to a record 78,078. The previous tournament record of 75,960 was set in ’12 (OKLAHOMAN, 6/4).

NBC touts its coverage of Saturday’s Belmont Stakes as a lead-in to Blackhawks-Lightning Stanley Cup Final Game 2 with full-page ad in USA TODAY: “Two Championship Events. One Big Day” (THE DAILY).

Thunder F Kevin Durant stars in a new spot for his “new line of slushes at Sonic Drive-In.” In the video, Durant cannot “think of anything but candy when shooting free throws” (FOXSPORTS.com, 6/4).

“Some of the things that we now know happened were despicable, unacceptable and awful for the game we love so much” – David Beckham, on the resignation of FIFA President Sepp Blatter (Mult., 6/4).

“We’ll just get used to it, just like we got used to wearing firesuits and helmets. When I started, we changed tires in pants, T-shirts and baseball hats” – Roush Fenway Racing tire changer Mike Lingerfelt, on new rules requiring pit crew members to wear extensive fireproof clothing (ESPN.com, 6/4).

“From a stadium perspective, Cashman was the belle of the ball back in 1983. But like a lot of us, it’s better days are behind it” – Triple-A PCL Las Vegas 51s President Don Logan, on the team’s ballpark, Cashman Field (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 6/5).

“It makes a strong statement to Major League Soccer that Sacramento is able to compete for clubs of this level” – USL club Sacramento Republic FC Technical Dir Graham Smith, on the city hosting several EPL teams for summer exhibitions (SACRAMENTO BEE, 6/5).

"Right now, we’ll go watch movies of practice" – Patriots coach Bill Belichick, on whether he planned to see the "Entourage" movie featuring cameo appearances by Patriots players Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman (CSNNE.com, 6/4).

Last night’s 2:00am ET editions of ESPN’s “SportsCenter” and FS1’s “Fox Sports Live” both led with Cavaliers-Warriors NBA Finals Game 1 and Cardinals-Dodgers. ESPN followed with Mets-D’Backs and French Open highlights. FS1 followed with Cubs-Nationals and highlights from the PGA Tour’s Memorial tournament.

ESPN’s Keith Olbermann called out his “world’s worst” person in sports: A fan who asked the IOC to “revoke the Gold Medal” Bruce Jenner won in the ’76 Olympic Games due to his recent gender transformation. Olbermann also put on notice Wikipedia, which has taken “all kinds of hits for an apparent error on one of its Chicago Blackhawks pages” by listing the team as the '15 Stanley Cup champions, and Univ. of Wisconsin K Rafael Gaglianone, “who joined the ‘anything for the Internet’ era” by kicking a field goal with the holder using his nose to place the ball for the kick.

Ahead of the Belmont Stakes, the N.Y. TIMES offers a front-page profile of American Pharoah's owner: "Ahmed Zayat's Journey: Bankruptcy, Big Bets and Maybe a Triple Crown." The Bergen RECORD looks at the "darker side of Ahmed Zayat's romance with the horse racing industry." Baltimore SUN: "What mainstream attention the sport garners is overwhelmingly focused on the prospects of another Triple Crown." USA TODAY goes with the header, "Triple Crown Not Enough To Save Sport." In the L.A. TIMES, a look at why trainer Bob Baffert "qualifies as a rock star in the world of thoroughbred horse racing."

WALL STREET JOURNAL front-page header: "At The French Open, Tennis Isn't Always The Main Course." In the courtside corporate boxes, "well-heeled patrons prefer to discuss business over a leisurely meal and drinks rather than take in 10 hours of tennis."

Also:

• TRACE Int'l Founder on why FIFA cronyism shows no sign of abating.
• Why NASCAR should listen to drivers on rule changes, fan experience.
• Larry Ellison turns attention from sailing to help save American tennis.
• Barclays Center has "quickly become a dominant force" in big-time boxing.
• Writer argues Tom Brady should fight Deflategate punishment to the end.
• MLB looks to leave All-Star legacy in communities throughout Cincinnati.

So funny - when LeBron makes a tough shot he makes a bad ass face. When Steph makes one, he looks like a goofy kid.

— Ann Killion (@annkillion) June 5, 2015

The entire Warriors' crowd looks like it stumbled out of a hipster coffee shop.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) June 5, 2015

I would like to thank @ThePHWA for the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award honor. Deeply honored and humbled by it and the outpouring of congrats.

— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 4, 2015

In my perfect world, the inventor of the KissCam spends 15 years on a Louisiana prison farm.

— Ray Ratto (@RattoCSN) June 5, 2015

The Empire State Building will shine green and white in honor of the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes this weekend at Belmont Park.

TCU AD Chris Del Conte inadvertently tweeted out the password for “early access to tickets” to this weekend’s College World Series Super Regional against Texas A&M that was meant for TCU season-ticket holders, students and alumni. Texas A&M message boards tracked down the password and began to "go to work." TCU yesterday announced that the game was sold out, “one day before tickets were set to go on sale to the public” (DALLASNEWS.com, 6/4).

Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “Notorious 20th Century Names.”

“Morton Sobell, a co-defendant with these two, was also convicted but received a lighter sentence: 30 years in prison.”

NBC’s Jimmy Fallon began his monologue by announcing to the studio audience, “I am happy to announce that everyone in tonight’s audience is going home with a bribe from FIFA.” More Fallon: “I saw that former FIFA executive Chuck Blazer … has admitted to accepting bribes in 2013. Can we see Chuck Blazer for a second? It's going to be tough when he has to give himself coal for Christmas this year” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 6/4).

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel said, “Earlier tonight on ABC was Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. By the way, if you want to vote on who should win the phone lines are still open. They have an interesting format, interesting way they’re doing the Finals this year. Games 1 and 2 take place in Oakland and then the series shifts to Cleveland for Games 3 and 4, and then FIFA will sell the location for the last games to whoever pays the highest” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 6/4).

Last night’s special NBA Finals broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live Game Night” featured a segment called “Mean Tweets NBA Edition,” where various NBA players read tweets from fans about themselves. Kimmel said, “It isn’t easy to be a professional athlete. Yeah, you make a lot of money and you get to play sports for a living, but you’re also under a magnifying glass. Sports fans can be very tough on players, especially on social media” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live Game Night,” ABC, 6/4).

“Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?”

The Rosenbergs were executed in '53 for conspiracy to commit espionage, relating to passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.