• IOC's Bach, President Trump May Discuss L.A. Bid At White House
  
• Sources: Cavaliers Offer Chauncey Billups Deal To Lead Basketball Ops
  
• NHL Pulls Off Dual Expansion Draft/Awards Event In Las Vegas
  
• Marcel Dionne Praises Aly Raisman's Figure During NHL Awards

IOC President Thomas Bach today is scheduled to meet with President Trump at the White House. Trump has "expressed his support" for L.A.'s Olympic bid – "including in a phone call with Mr. Bach before Mr. Trump's inauguration – but the two have not previously met in person" (N.Y. TIMES, 6/22). L.A. "will not be the primary topic of discussion" at the "informal meeting." Neither LA 2024 Chair Casey Wasserman, CEO Gene Sykes nor L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti will "attend the meeting." The three U.S. IOC members – Larry Probst, Anita DeFrantz and Angela Ruggiero – "will attend" (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 6/22).

Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert has offered ESPN NBA analyst Chauncey Billups a five-year contract to serve as the team's President of Basketball Operations, but Billups has "yet to accept," according to sources. This comes after the "second consecutive day of meetings between Gilbert and Billups" (THEATHLETIC.com, 6/21). Sources close to the Cavs "expect Billups to eventually take the job" (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 6/22). But other sources indicated that Billups is "conflicted about accepting" (ESPN.com, 6/22). Billups reportedly was "meeting with powerbrokers in and around the organization during the Finals" (CLEVELAND.com, 6/22).

The NHL hosted both its annual awards and Expansion Draft last night in Las Vegas, and the "doubling down" effort "worked because the league brought in more than a dozen of the top 100 players to present the awards and paraded them on stage to start the show." Presenters included Hockey HOFers Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Mario Lemieux, Bob Gainey and Denis Potvin. Avalanche G Calvin Pickard was the "first of the expansion players drafted" by the Golden Knights, and the "reality of just how many draft picks George McPhee managed to accumulate by agreeing to back off picking certain players began to add up" (EDMONTON SUN, 6/22).

U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman "endured an awkward moment on stage" during last night's NHL awards presentations after Hockey HOFer Marcel Dionne "complimented her legs." Raisman and Dionne were on stage together to present the Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly play, and as part of their "pre-award patter, Dionne praised Raisman’s gymnastic success." He then "made a sweeping gesture toward Raisman, saying: 'Look at those legs!'" (AP, 6/22).

Maple Leafs blogger Jeff Veillette‏ tweeted, "I could do without the 'look at those legs' from Marcel Dionne to Aly Raisman and the whistles from the crowd. That was pretty bad." TSN Radio contributor Clint O'Neil: "Probably not the smartest thing for Marcel Dionne to say at the NHL Awards in these politically correct days!" Pittsburgh-based KDKA-FM's Colin Dunlap: "Dionne was complimenting Aly Raisman on being an in-shape, hard-working athlete and her body showing the results. Stop being offended."

KeyArena's "'iconic' roof is now one step closer to being designated a historical landmark" after Seattle's nine-member landmarks preservation board voted unanimously to "approve the venue being nominated for the status." The historical designation is "coming into play now" because of Oak View Group's proposed $564M renovation of the venue. OVG "had members present at Wednesday’s hearing." The nomination moves to a "designation hearing scheduled for Aug. 2." If it is approved, the board then will "confer with the city and OVG" to ensure renovations "meet preservation needs" (SEATTLE TIMES, 6/22).

The PGA Tour Travelers Championship got underway today at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut, where Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth will compete "for the first time." Jason Day "returns for the first time in three years, giving the tournament three players ranked in the top half-dozen in the world." The field could be helped by the PGA Tour last year instituting a rule that "players who don't play a minimum of 25 tournaments each season must compete in at least one event that they haven't played during the previous four seasons." As much as the players "need a less stressful week after the year's second major," the Travelers "needs the shot in the arm they provide for everything from ticket sales to television ratings to sponsor interest" (ESPN.com, 6/21).

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority today will "consider pay raises and new ethical standards" for U.S. Bank Stadium staff as it "begins to reshape oversight of the building." Among the proposed changes are "instituting a salary cap of $60,000 for the committee’s chairperson and hiring a project manager to oversee capital improvements." The $60,000 figure would be "less than half" of what Michele Kelm-Helgen was "paid at the end of her tenure" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 6/22).

Former MLBer David Ortiz tonight will be the "subject of a comedy roast at the House of Blues" in Boston, with roasters to include Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski, Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia and comedian Bill Burr. The event "will benefit Ortiz' Children's Fund" (BOSTON GLOBE, 6/22). The city today "will get a head start on honoring Ortiz" when the "Yawkey Way Extension is renamed David Ortiz Drive" by Mayor Martin Walsh (BOSTON GLOBE, 6/22).

Meanwhile, Ortiz during an event last night in Providence, R.I., "voiced his support" for Triple-A Int'l League Pawtucket Red Sox Chair Larry Lucchino and "said that he has heard about a proposal for a new PawSox stadium." Ortiz: “I hope it comes true” (PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, 6/22).

Horizon League Commissioner Jonathan LeCrone "confirmed the league presidents voted to extend an invitation to a single institution," but "wouldn't identify the school." A formal announcement will be "coming within the next two or three weeks" (DETROIT NEWS, 6/22).

Tough Mudder today is announcing Guinness' Blonde American Lager as its official beer sponsor of the '17 event season in the U.S. It will activate its beer garden in the post-race festival at the Tough Mudder New England event on Saturday (Ben Fischer, Staff Writer).

Porsche runs a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal and N.Y. Times congratulating the LMP1 team on Porsche's 19th overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and third consecutive victory with the Porsche 919 Hybrid: "Win-win-win situation" (THE DAILY).

"I'm guessing at some point we'll be here for the (Entry) Draft and for the All-Star Game. However, with the weather (Wednesday), I'm not sure about an outdoor game" – NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, on Las Vegas being a possible site for future NHL events (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 6/22).

"My dad and I have won championships, been inducted into the Hall of Fame, but when you see your children achieve their goals and have success, it means more than anything" – NBCSN's and NASCAR HOFer Dale Jarrett, on his son Zach being selected by the Orioles in this year's MLB Draft (FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, 6/22).

"Sometimes timing is everything. We were able to take a negative and shine a light on it and open up a needed dialogue" – Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick, on Orioles CF Adam Jones' visit to the museum and $20,000 donation in May following the racial abuse he encountered at Fenway Park (BOSTON HERALD, 6/22).

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The #Sixers' 14,000 season tickets sold for the 2017-18 season are a franchise record and currently the most sold in the #NBA. pic.twitter.com/0IiEreFK63

— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) June 21, 2017

Trial over whether Eli Manning fraudulently passed off unused helmets as game used has been delayed. Was supposed to start Sept. 25.

— Jim Baumbach (@jimbaumbach) June 21, 2017

JUST IN: UnderArmour has signed Josh Jackson (@j_josh11) to an endorsement deal. pic.twitter.com/GJjHHpf3z9

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 21, 2017

Any Raider doing long-term deal in future - Carr, Khalil Mack, Gabe Jackson, Amari Cooper - will structure it w/ Nevada's tax rate in mind.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 22, 2017

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NHL Network will exclusively reveal the '17-18 regular-season schedule during an hour-long version of "NHL Tonight" at 3:00pm ET. The show, featuring special guests as well as analysis, will be hosted by Steve Mears, E.J. Hradek and John MacLean (Ian Thomas, Staff Writer).

Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq stock exchange in honor of the Emily K Center in Durham. Krzyzewski serves as the board chair of the nonprofit educational center, which is named for his mother.

Charter Communications is "weighing a fresh plan to acquire" Atlanta-based Cox Communications, according to sources. Sources said that Charter Chair & CEO Tom Rutledge is "eyeing family-owned Cox despite the fact the latter has repeatedly rejected overtures from larger rivals." Charter "won't be the only suitor should Cox decide it wants a dance partner." Sources said that other possible acquirers "include Altice, Comcast and Verizon" (N.Y. POST, 6/22).

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Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “Sports & Politics.”

“After moving to Johannesburg in 1903, he formed the passive resisters soccer club.”

Comedy Central’s Trevor Noah said Michael Phelps will race a great white shark and asked, “Can Michael Phelps beat the shark? ... The answer is no, no. If a shark stops swimming, it literally dies. If Michael Phelps stops swimming, he's just a tall guy with weird arms. There’s no race. Like, this is just a stupid stunt. It's not a real race. If you really want to get me interested, you know what you do? Have the shark and Michael Phelps in the same water. No barrier, two great whites enter, only one will emerge. … Who knows, you may be surprised. Afterwards, people will be like, ‘Wow, I can't believe Michael Phelps ate the shark. Wow!’ My money is on the shark winning, mostly because this race is to promote ‘Shark Week,’ so this is like full pressure on the shark. It has to win. It can't lose to a human on ‘Shark Week.’ That would be so embarrassing. That would be like if LeBron got dunked on by Jeff Sessions during ‘Black History Month’” (“The Daily Show,” Comedy Central, 6/21).

NBC’s Jimmy Fallon said of the Nationals hosting a "Game of Thrones" night, "It's a night where baseball fans and ‘Game of Thrones’ fans will look at each other and say, ‘I have no idea what's going on. I don't have any clue’” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 6/21).

“Who was Mahatma Gandhi?”