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Sources said that Boston College President William Leahy has "been presented a list" with three names for AD, and he will "presumably look over the files of those three names over the weekend" (TMGCOLLEGESPORTS.com, 4/13).

Lions President Rod Wood during the team's new uniform unveiling last night "revealed something even more important to all NFL fans" – that the '17 NFL regular-season schedule "will come out in a week" (ESPN.com, 4/13).

The Minnesota Ballpark Authority yesterday voted to "restrict use of its Target Field suite primarily to 501(c)(3) charities and occasionally commissioners themselves" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 4/14).

WNBA President Lisa Borders during the league's Draft on Thursday night announced picks from a DJ booth at Samsung 837 in Manhattan, "creating a party-like atmosphere although there wasn't the traditional podium and stage for players" (AP, 4/13).

Aspire Group has inked a multiyear deal with Coastal Carolina, giving the collegiate sports marketing group its 11th new client of the year to date (Aspire).

The Orioles yesterday "received a shipment of T-shirts" from the Capitals, who opened their first-round playoff series against the Maple Leafs. Several players "wore the shirts during pregame" against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre (BALTIMORESUN.com, 4/13).

Serie A club AC Milan has been sold to a Chinese-led consortium for US$786M in "what marks the biggest-ever Far East investment in a European club" (INDEPENDENT.co.uk, 4/13).

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