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The Lakers on Friday named Luke Walton coach, and the L.A. Times' Mike Bresnahan reports his contract is for "five years and about $25 million." ESPN's Marc Stein cites sources that value the five-year deal "(four years guaranteed) at $5-to-6 million annually including incentives" (TWITTER.com, 4/30).

The NLL Buffalo Bandits drew a sellout crowd of 19,070 to First Niagara Center for their '16 regular-season home finale last night, marking the largest single-game attendance for an NLL game this season (THE DAILY). 

The Orioles, their charitable arm OriolesREACH and MLB on Friday hosted Autism Awareness Night at Camden Yards, where "local leaders in promoting autism awareness were honored for their contributions to the initiative in a pregame ceremony" (Baltimore SUN, 4/30).

Institute for Diversity & Ethics in Sports Founder Richard Lapchick on Friday received the Harvard Impact GHC Distinguished Leader Award at Harvard Medical School's Global Health Catalyst summit (Harvard Medical School).

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On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

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