The Miami-Dade County Commission today approved a deal that "paves the way for major renovations of Sun Life Stadium," which include a canopy over the seats. The body by a vote of 7-4 "gave support to a plan for the county to pay incentives" to the Dolphins for hosting major events. In return, Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross will proceed with $350M in upgrades. The team will continue to pay property taxes on the venue. Ross "will largely fund the renovation but may seek a state subsidy recently approved for stadium construction to help with the cost" (SUN-SENTINEL.com, 6/17).

The Breeders' Cup this month is expected to announce the next three sites for the competition after this year's running at Santa Anita Park. Sources said that next year "would be at Keeneland, followed by a return to Santa Anita" in '16 and then Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in '17. It would be the first time the event would be held at Keeneland or Del Mar. The schedule also would "ensure the longest absence of the Breeders' Cup at Churchill – at least seven years – despite the fact that the track has recorded the event's largest crowds and biggest betting totals" (COURIER-JOURNAL.com, 6/17).

Dave Joyner's tenure as Penn State AD is "about to quietly conclude," as it has been "decided that Joyner will not stay on and his departure will soon be announced, possibly by the end of this week." Joyner "will be remembered as the man who ran the ship, for better or worse, through its most turbulent waters" – in the two-and-a-half years following the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Sources indicated that PSU President Eric Barron "has not decided on a successor" (PENNLIVE.com, 6/17).

Meanwhile, Penn State's LED Nittany Lion logos "newly installed on the videoboards" at Beaver Stadium will be lit for the first time tonight. The logos each measure 35 by 25 feet (BIZJOURNALS.com, 6/17).

The NBA D-League franchise in Grand Rapids, Mich., today announced that "Drive" was selected as the team nickname "in an online vote of close to 5,100." Team President Steve Jbara said that Drive received 78% of the vote, and "finishing second through fourth in online voting from May 1-10 were Chairmen, Blue Racers and Horse Power." The logo was "designed by creative team" with the Pistons, which is the D-League team's direct affiliate (MLIVE.com, 6/17).

Today marks the 20th anniversary of OJ Simpson's white Bronco chase, which served as the subject matter for an ESPN "30 for 30" film, "June 17, 1994." ESPN Films Exec Producer Connor Schell said director Brett Morgen is "a master of how he uses archives and it was such an innovative way to tell a story that everyone is familiar with in a different way." The "premise of that film is that everything in the sports world was happening that same day – the NBA Finals between the Knicks and the Rockets, the victory parade for the New York Rangers, Arnold Palmer's final U.S. Open, and the World Cup opening in Chicago – so it is a great collision and juxtaposition of news events."

Schell said Morgen's "approach was to take you back to that day because everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing, and he told it in such a way using only archival footage that was completely immersive, so you were able to appreciate what was happening through the personal experience" (HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 6/17).

The Bills today announced ADPRO Sports as the new naming-rights partner for the Bills fieldhouse and administration building, which will be called the ADPRO Sports Training Center. The rights are part of a new deal with ADPRO, which is a longtime sponsor of the team (Bills).

Wasserman Media Group has signed golfer Patrick Rodgers for representation. He will be managed by Wasserman's Golf Division Exec VP Brad Buffoni. In addition, Rodgers has signed a multiyear endorsement deal with Nike (Wasserman).

Seven Network has signed a five-year deal to be Australia's "official broadcaster of the NFL." Seven is "the country's most-watched broadcast television network" (MLIVE.com, 6/17).

Under Armour today unveiled plans to open its sixth "Brand House" in Chicago next March. The planned location is "a stone's throw from a large Nike brand store at 669 N. Michigan Ave." (BIZJOURNALS.com, 6/17).

The Big South Conference and VisitMyrtleBeach.com have agreed to a one-year extension through '16 of their deal for title sponsorship of the Big South Basketball Championships (Big South).

YinzCam and Gimbal today announced a partnership. YinzCam will integrate Gimbal's platform, including proximity beacons, with Apple's iBeacon technology for YinzCam's team and league apps across the NBA, NFL and NHL (YinzCam).

Did you drive home the winning run? Did your team win the local tournament? SportsBusiness Journal is collecting memories for an upcoming section exploring the 75th anniversary of Little League. In 100 words or less, share your thoughts with SBJ's Bryan Ives then look for SBJ's special coverage on Aug. 4.

“Whatever it is, it is. It’s not my decision, but I would go for an earlier draft, absolutely" – Patriots coach Bill Belichick, on wanting the NFL Draft in April (BOSTONHERALD.com, 6/17).

"I think it's something that will require some additional discussions and I'm guessing that dialogue will take place" – Twins President Dave St. Peter, on the possibility of the independent St. Paul Saints becoming the club's Single-A affiliate when its deal with the Midwest League Cedar Rapids Kernels expires in '16 (BIZJOURNALS.com, 6/17).

“We’re not being presumptuous at all” – David Gourlay, President of the independent CanAm League expansion team in Ottawa, on the baseball team name being the Champions (OTTAWA SUN, 6/17).
 
"A lot of them are big sports fanatics. It’s a great time to apprehend these individuals” – Former DEA Chief of Int'l Operations Mike Vigil, on the DEA assisting Brazilian police in arresting a Mexican drug lord on his way to today's Brazil-Mexico World Cup match (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 6/17).

USA Today's Nate Ryan: "Does Jack White ever hear crowd chants at sporting events and think, 'that's exactly what I intended for the 'Seven Nation Army' riff?'"

Wall Street Journal's Sara Germano: "UBS notes Nike could be poised for a turnaround in China, with futures orders up as much as 3% when $NKE reports Q4 earnings 6/26."

SI.com's Andy Staples: "It appears the NCAA is resuming the 'if you have time to watch TV, you're not a professional' defense from yesterday."

ESPN's Jim Trotter: "What say you, @nflcommish? MT @ESPNNFL: Colts owner Jim Irsay's driver's license suspended for one year in the wake of March 16 arrest."

Revolution Communications Manager Lizz Summers: "How do I know people are streaming the #WorldCup game on the office WiFi? Because my movie is taking 4x as long to download as usual."

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Under Armour's official feed posted this advertising image that features Nationals LF Bryce Harper combined with Transformers branding. The fourth film in the "Transformers" franchise will be released June 27.

This World Cup ad from adidas, one of the shortest and simplest of its "All In Or Nothing" campaign, features Bosnia & Herzegovina F Edin Dzeko taking an ice bath to get his legs ready for the next match.

103,361 – The number of Twitter followers gained by U.S. men’s national soccer D John Brooks since last Tuesday. Brooks had only 18,020 followers on Tuesday, June 10. As of 2:30pm ET today following his winning goal in yesterday's match against Ghana, Brooks had 121,381 (THE DAILY).