The Yankees and StubHub this morning will announce a new partnership making the eBay-owned company the club’s official ticket reseller. Sources said the deal runs through the '22 season and has financial guarantees worth in excess of $100M. This ends years of feuding between the two parties that included the Yankees opting out of a league-level renewal with StubHub in late '12, plus a lawsuit the following spring in Bronx County Supreme Court regarding a now-relocated StubHub pickup location near Yankee Stadium. The partnership will supplant a ticket resale deal the club reached with Ticketmaster after the prior opt-out, and it gives StubHub access to previously barred Yankees ticket bar codes to allow for full mobile integration. Ticketmaster will remain the club’s primary ticketing provider.

Today's press conference will be led by Yankees President Randy Levine and StubHub President Scott Cutler. The two in February held what Levine termed a “productive” meeting regarding the club’s new and highly debated prohibition on print-at-home tickets. For Cutler and StubHub, the new Yankees partnership also extends an active '16 that has included a primary ticket deal and jersey sponsorship with the 76ers. eBay President & CEO Devin Wenig last night tweeted, “We are pleased to partner with the Yankees for the benefit of fans in the N.Y. area.”

The N.Y. Times goes with the header, "Yankees Are Said To Enter Deal With StubHub." N.Y. Post: "Yankees Reach $100M Ticket Resale Deal With StubHub." ESPN.com: "Yankees To Sign Deal With StubHub To Be Official Ticket Resale Partner."

Last night's final of the Copa America Centenario "was as thrilling as it possibly could have been scripted as 82,026 fans packed MetLife Stadium" to see Chile defeat Argentina 4-2 in a penalty shootout (Newark STAR-LEDGER, 6/27). The crowd was the "largest to see a soccer game" in the state of N.J. – and many wore Argentina F Lionel Messi's No. 10 jersey in the country's blue and white and La Liga club FC Barcelona's navy and maroon (AP, 6/27). Meanwhile, Messi "announced his retirement" from international play after the game (ESPNFC.com, 6/26). 

The tournament's average crowd of 46,119 "was nearly double the 25,223 in Chile last year, and attendance will be used by the U.S. Soccer Federation as justification it deserves to host a World Cup again, likely as part of a bid" for the '26 tournament (AP, 6/27).

Wimbledon got underway today at the All England Club, and "heightened security is planned for the tournament," with "armed police having a visible presence in light of the U.K.'s terror level" (NEWS.SKY.com, 6/27). A "special anti-stalking police unit has been launched to protect tennis stars and high-profile spectators" who "could be at risk from fanatics." About 500,000 fans are expected to attend the two-week event (DAILYMAIL.co.uk, 6/24).

With Brexit devaluing the British pound by about 10% versus the U.S. dollar, "prize money payout will subsequently be lower." The players who are eliminated early will be "hardest hit," as the "round-by-round payout increases exponentially" (USA TODAY, 6/27). Still, winning the singles bracket this year is "worth almost double what it was five years ago" (London TELEGRAPH, 6/27).

Road America "was so pleased with IndyCar’s return after a nine-year absence" that track President & GM George Bruggenthies "quickly confirmed a continuation of the event." Next year’s race "will be June 25, and there will be another race" in '18, part of IndyCar’s "plan to soon announce event schedules for the next two seasons." Bruggenthies estimated attendance at 50,000 and said that it was the "biggest single-day crowd this facility has seen." He said, “I’m just a businessman, but that looked like pretty good business” (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 6/27).

Drivers "gushed about the rolling, 4-mile, 14-turn course from the time they arrived" (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 6/27) 

Giga Entertainment Media today will announce the expansion of its sports marketing platform with new multiyear partnerships with the Royals and Mariners. GEM will utilize the deals to promote Selfeo, an app which helps users access customized, multi-screen viewing experiences on their devices. The corporate partnerships include TV exposure through home plate signage and promotional assets, with those programs created by ANC Sports Marketing. The partnerships began June 20, with the first broadcast assets appearing during the teams' home games last Friday (GEM).

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver yesterday marched in N.Y.'s Pride Parade, and the NBA and WNBA "were represented with a float in the event to celebrate the LGBT community." Silver and NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum "wore '#OrlandoUnited' T-shirts to show their support for victims of the attack at a night club in that city earlier this month." WNBA President Lisa Borders "also marched in the parade and tweeted about the historic nature of the NBA and WNBA's involvement" (ESPN.com, 6/26).

Meanwhile, 11 of the 12 members of the original WNBA Liberty yesterday descended on MSG "to pay tribute to the 20th anniversary of the founding of the league" in April '96. There was a ceremony before the 3:00pm ET game against the Mercury and "festivities throughout the day." The Liberty and Mercury "are two of only three teams that have remained in their original cities" (NEWSDAY, 6/26).

Watt said of listening to music before football games, “I love Adele right before the game. … Part of me is like, ‘I bet that guy that I'm about to beat doesn't know that I just finished listening to Adele’” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 6/24).

Andy Murray yesterday was announced as "one of the new members of the ATP player council and will serve a two-year term." Joining Murray are Novak Djokovic and Murray’s older brother, Jamie (PA, 6/26).  

Clippers play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler yesterday was inducted into the California Sports HOF during a ceremony at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon (Clippers).

Former Univ. of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt's family said that the "last few days have been difficult" as her Alzheimer's disease progresses (AP, 6/26).

A crowd of 13,426 attended yesterday's U.S. Olympic Swim Trials at CenturyLink Center (OMAHA WORLD-HERALD, 6/27).

Attendance for the last two nights of the nine-day U.S. Olympic Diving Trials at IUPUI's Natatorium was 1,491 on Saturday followed by 1,970 on Sunday (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 6/27).

"Let's get straight: We're still not good. If I got fired today, it's not a record that a lot of people would love to have on their resume" – Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan, who feels that the team is "ahead of where he expected them to be" in its rebuilding project (GLOBE & MAIL, 6/27).

"For the right price, I may come back" – Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (L.A. TIMES, 6/27).

"I don’t think we’re going to have to rely on our partners as much as we have in the past. We can focus a little bit more on the basketball side of it" – Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak, on the team pitching free agents this offseason after last year including Time Warner Cable and AEG in meetings (L.A. DAILY NEWS, 6/25).

In a special to the SEATTLE TIMES, Sounders Majority Owner Adrian Hanauer writes under the header, "Seattle's Amazing Soccer Culture Begins With Our Kids." Hanauer is also honorary Chair of Washington Youth Soccer's upcoming 50th Anniversary Gala.

The L.A. DAILY NEWS notes outgoing USC AD Pat Haden "will stay with the program and embark on a new assignment: Hitting up alums for donations to get renovation work done on the Coliseum." But "how do we trust anymore where the money is actually going?"

Also:

• Stadium beer sales could counter college football binge drinking.
• Questions remain about Big Ten's mammoth media rights deals.
• Roundtable on whether sports media members should broach politics.
• President Obama relishes welcoming sports champions to White House.

Watching sold out MetLife for #CopaAmerica final tonite leads mind to #francesa mindless rant abt how no 1 is interested in soccer #clueless

— NYPost_Cannizzaro (@MarkCannizzaro) June 27, 2016

Messi is just 29. Pain of defeat in 3 finals in 3yrs perhaps taking its toll. He was very emotional post match. pic.twitter.com/tumRFdGcEf

— Ben Smith (@BSmith) June 27, 2016

Kelly Ripa is not going to like it when Jeff Gordon interrupts her all the time.

— Mike Cranston (@MikeCranston1) June 26, 2016

There is so much respect in the garage for @TonyStewart,how much he has accomplished and the effort he has always given

— Jeff Burton (@JeffBurton) June 26, 2016

Friday Night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “Alliterative Americans.”

“In 1932 he and several San Francisco colleagues formed Group F/64 to promote greater realism in their art.”

NBC’s Jimmy Fallon said of the NBA Draft, “The Los Angeles Lakers selected 18-year-old Brandon Ingram with the second pick. Many think he's too skinny to play in the NBA. It’s the first time anyone in Los Angeles has ever been told they were too skinny.” Fallon said of President Obama possibly owning an NBA team, “You'll know it's Obama's team when they travel too much and never pass anything” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 6/24).

“Who is Ansel Adams?”