There will be a conference call tomorrow with members of the NBA Advisory & Finance Committee, which will "start the discussion" about forcing Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers. The players "want a timetable, and they want it fast," regarding when a vote by the owners might take place. There are a "lot of people who expect the vote to ultimately be a landslide supporting Adam Silver's ruling here." However, there are a "lot of questions and a lot of details that need to be sorted out that suggest we might not get a timetable as quickly as the players wanted." The "big question" is how transparent the vote will be ("SportsCenter," ESPN, 4/30).

Members of the committee are Heat Owner Micky Arison, Spurs Owner Peter Holt, Thunder Owner Clay Bennett, Lakers Exec VP/Business Operations Jeanie Buss, Raptors Chair Larry Tanenbaum, Knicks Owner Jim Dolan, Pacers Owner Herb Simon, Celtics Managing Partner & CEO Wyc Grousbeck, Suns Owner Robert Sarver and T’Wolves Owner Glen Taylor, who serves as Chair. Taylor also is interim Chair of the NBA BOG (John Lombardo, Staff Writer).

Fox Sports and the PGA Tour Franklin Templeton Shootout today announced a multiyear, multi-platform rights deal that will make it the first pro golf tournament broadcast on Fox and FS1. Coverage of the Dec. 11-13 tourney will include a minimum of 10 hours of live coverage, with Joe Buck and Greg Norman making their debut as a broadcasting team. FS1 will televise the Thursday and Friday rounds, with the broadcast network airing the final round Saturday (Fox Sports). The event has been televised by NBC since '07 (THE DAILY).

Beacon Land Development today announced that Tiger Woods' design firm will design the 18-hole course at Bluejack National in the Houston suburb of Montgomery, Texas. Construction is expected to begin this summer, with a scheduled completion date in the fall of '15. The course is slated to be the first designed by Woods to open in the U.S. In addition to the 18-hole course, Woods also will design a short course for the club (Beacon Land Development).

Sources said that Trump National Bedminster has agreed to host the '22 PGA Championship, with a formal announcement scheduled for tomorrow at Trump Tower. The New Jersey course was "thought to be in the running for a U.S. Open" after it has the "chance to showcase itself during the Women's Open week" in '17. But sources said that the USGA is "more intrigued by Trump Ferry Point, a course still in development in the Bronx designed by Jack Nicklaus and to be managed" by Donald Trump's company (GOLFDIGEST.com, 4/30).

Fans may need to "dig deep into their wallets" for tickets to tonight's Flyers-Rangers Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 7 at MSG. Secondary marketplace Vivid Seats reports that the median ticket price for the contest is $434, "the top price for any game seven in the first round" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 4/30). SeatGeek reports that the median price for the game is $329, and the "cheapest seat currently available is $186," making it "by far the hottest ticket" of tonight's three Stanley Cup Playoff Game 7s (NORTHJERSEY.com, 4/30).

Meanwhile, getting a ticket to tonight's sold out Nets-Raptors Game 5 at Air Canada Centre "could be costly." As of yesterday morning, there "wasn't a single ticket available through Ticketmaster." However, "a few tickets may still be released before tipoff." Fewer than 500 tickets were available on StubHub yesterday, and prices ranged from C$137.45 for "nosebleeds" to C$2,295 for courtside (TORONTO STAR, 4/30).

South Carolina's State Budget & Control Board today gave final approval to the Univ. of South Carolina for several facility projects, including renovations to the plaza around Williams-Brice Stadium, a new soccer venue at Stone Stadium, a new track & field oval and an upgraded field house. The four projects, with a combined estimated cost of $33M, were approved by the school's trustees in February. Construction is underway on a new football indoor practice facility (Univ. of South Carolina).

Great Clips today announced a two-year renewal of its deal to title sponsor the NASCAR practice day at Sonoma Raceway. Great Clips Fast Friday this year will kick off Toyota/Save Mart 350 weekend on June 20 with two Sprint Cup Series practice sessions. As part of the deal, Great Clips also continues as the track's official hair salon for the third year in a row. The company will set up mobile salons at the track during Sprint Cup Series and Verizon IndyCar Series weekends (Great Clips).

The Trail Blazers will pay tribute to the late Dr. Jack Ramsay by having players wear a special patch reading "Dr. Jack 77," starting with tonight's Game 5 against the Rockets in Houston. The patch recognizes the team's '77 championship, which Ramsay coached (Trail Blazers).

Google Fiber has reached a deal with ESPN to carry SEC Network at launch on Aug. 14 in two markets: K.C. and Provo, Utah. It will also be available in Austin, Texas, when Google's network is completed there (ESPN).

Juan Pablo Montoya "will make a two-race return to NASCAR this season," driving for team Penske in the Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis and Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan (AP, 4/30).

USA Cycling today announced a three-year partnership with Osmo Nutrition as the official hydration sponsor to USA Cycling and Team USA Cycling (USA Cycling).

Etonic Holdings today announced a multiyear partnership with Basketball HOFer Hakeem Olajuwon. Etonic will re-issue Olajuwon's '84 "Akeem the Dream" signature shoes (Etonic).

Univ. of Clemson baseball radio play-by-play announcer Don Munson will "replace Pete Yanity as the radio play-by-play voice of Clemson football." Yanity held the position for 11 years (THESTATE.com, 4/30).

“Sterling is still going to have his money, but he lost what he treasured the most. That’s his team, where he can sit there in the front row and everybody can come up and kiss the ring” – Sports talk radio host Dan Patrick, on Donald Sterling’s suspension (“The Dan Patrick Show,” 4/30).

"We're somewhere between 95 and 99 percent heading toward a USL PRO team here, certainly to begin with. We’ll remain open to other opportunities. It would require finding a good partner and a good facility situation" – Sounders Minority Owner & GM Adrian Hanauer, on the team wanting to field its own USL Pro affiliate in '15 (MLSSOCCER.com, 4/29).

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Don Walker: "In wake of Sterling affair, NBA official says he is not aware of anything that would delay sale approval of #Bucks to N.Y. investors."
 
ESPN's Joe Schad: "MWC Commish Craig Thompson said he believes individual institutions should be able to choose which athlete benefits they can afford."

Basketball HOFer Magic Johnson: "On @ESPN_FirstTake Skip, Stephen A. & Cari gave me incredible love and they're right one day I do want to own an NBA franchise!"

FoxSports.com’s Clay Travis: “The media is asking tougher questions about this crab theft than they did about the rape case. Not even joking.”

L.A. Times' Chris Dufresne: "Look for a Jameis Winston walk-on cameo on 'Dangerous Catch' or 'SpongeBob SquarePants'"

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In this video that is trending on YouTube, Univ. of Houston football coach Tony Levine surprises junior K Kyle Bullard by granting him a full athletic scholarship.

11 – Number of years since the Stanley Cup Playoffs had three Game 7s on the same night. Tonight will feature Flyers-Rangers, Wild-Avalanche and Kings-Sharks (NBC).