Cuyahoga County (Ohio) voters yesterday "overwhelmingly approved a cigarette and alcohol tax renewal to support Cleveland sports facilities." The tax is expected to raise $260M over the next 20 years to "repay debts on athletic facilities" for the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians (AKRON BEACON JOURNAL, 5/7). Now that the issue has passed, the "matter at hand will be to decide how to distribute the money." The clubs have said that they "hope it will be split evenly" among the three teams, but that decision "ultimately rests with county council" (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 5/7).

The Vikings' and Twin Cities' bid to host the '18 Super Bowl "goes to all 32 NFL owners" by today, and the co-chairs of the bid committee will "meet with reporters to talk about what they've turned in." The presentation will take place at the Vikings' Preview Center and Sales office at 9:00am CT. It will include Carlson Companies Chair Marilyn Carlson Nelson, U.S. Bancorp Chair & CEO Richard Davis and Ecolab Chair & CEO Doug Baker (STARTRIBUNE.com, 5/6). More details of the campaign, "including an official logo, will be released" (AP, 5/6).

Higher fees for ESPN helped to deliver Q2 results for Disney that were "nothing short of spectacular." The company yesterday reported net income of $1.92B, up 27% from $1.51B in the year-ago period. Disney's largest division, Media Networks, which includes ESPN, delivered an operating income of $2.13B, up 15%. Among the factors cited by the company for the increase were "higher affiliate fees and lower costs at ESPN, partly offset by lower ad revenue" (N.Y. TIMES, 5/7).

At presstime, shares of Disney were trading at $81.75 in after hours trading, up 0.9% from close of business yesterday (THE DAILY).

Former ESPN analyst Mark Jackson, who was fired as Warriors coach yesterday, is “back on the market, but do not expect to see him on the air during this year’s playoffs.” Jackson is unlikely to rejoin ESPN this postseason, but the net is "open to him returning in the future." Jackson was an ESPN analyst from ’03-04 and from ’06-11, “serving as the network’s lead games analyst for his final five seasons” (SPORTSMEDIAWATCH.com, 5/6).

Take-Two Interactive's 2K today announced that Thunder F Kevin Durant will be the cover athlete of its "NBA 2K15" video game. Durant appeared on the "NBA 2K13" cover alongside Bulls G Derrick Rose and Clippers F Blake Griffin, but the upcoming game will mark his solo debut as cover athlete. This comes on the heels of his being named NBA MVP for '13-14. "NBA 2K15" is slated for multi-platform release on Oct. 7 in North America and Oct. 10 globally (THE DAILY).

Airweave announced a deal with golfer Bubba Watson, marking his first endorsement deal since winning this year's edition of The Masters. Watson will be featured in global marketing and advertising materials for the brand, which manufactures bedding toppers and pillows. The company also pledged support for the Bubba Watson Foundation. Airweave also has deals with golfer Paula Creamer and Gold Medal-winning U.S. ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White (Airweave).

StubHub suffered a “large denial-of-service attack which led to the shutdown of its website in Brazil, just as it was poised to serve as a marketplace” for FIFA World Cup tickets (L.A. TIMES, 5/7).

The Jets yesterday “became the fourth NFL team to be sued by their cheerleaders for back wages.” The suit is similar to cases brought against the Bills, Bengals and Raiders (NYTIMES.com, 5/7).

The Tropicana Field lights “suddenly went out and caused a 19-minute delay” in the eighth inning of last night’s Orioles-Rays game. Duke Energy said that the outage occurred “when a transformer carrying incoming power lines to Tropicana Field was struck by lightning” (MLB.com, 5/7).

Verizon Center announced that the May 15 Lady Gaga concert scheduled for the arena will be moved up three days to avoid “a potential Game 6 of the Wizards-Pacers playoff series” (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 5/6).

A sellout crowd of 2,883 attended last night’s FSU-Stetson baseball game at the 2,500-seat Conrad Park. The game was the first for FSU’s Jameis Winston following his suspension from his “Publix shoplifting caper” (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 5/7).

An estimated crowd of 1,200 last night attended the unveiling of the CFL Ottawa RedBlacks uniforms at the Ottawa Conference & Event Centre (RedBlacks).

BBVA Compass is running a full-page ad in this morning’s USA Today congratulating Thunder F Kevin Durant for winning the NBA MVP award. BBVA is the official bank of the NBA (THE DAILY).

The NFL is running a full-page ad in this morning’s USA Today promoting the start of the NFL Draft tomorrow at 8:00pm ET. The ad features the silhouette of a draftee with the header, “On The Clock” (THE DAILY).

Apex Systems is running a half-page ad in today’s Charlotte Observer congratulating J.B. Holmes for winning the PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship. Holmes sports the Apex Systems logo on the left breast of his golf shirt (THE DAILY).

“You got to be tired of writing about the draft and the mocks, all the scenarios. We’re tired, too” – Vikings GM Rick Spielman, on the later date for the '14 NFL Draft (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 5/7).

“Every year I’ve come to this track I’ve been amazed by how many people show up. I think if the track keeps going down that path it’s got a very, very bright future” – NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski, on Iowa Speedway (DES MOINES REGISTER, 5/7).

"We hope to generate buzz for these items and events because of their uniqueness, but also want to get our brand out in the marketplace" – Mariners Marketing Manager Camden Finney, on the importance of at-ballpark promotions (ROOTSPORTS.com, 5/6).

The 11:00pm ET edition of ESPN's "SportsCenter" led with Giants-Pirates, which featured the season's first walk-off challenge. ESPN followed with Nets-Heat and coverage of Thunder F Kevin Durant accepting the MVP award. About 23 minutes into the broadcast, ESPN aired highlights of Bruins-Canadiens. The 11:00pm ET edition of FS1's "Fox Sports Live" led with Trail Blazers-Spurs, followed by Nets-Heat and Durant accepting the MVP award. FS1 aired Bruins-Canadiens highlights about 13 minutes into their broadcast, while the Giants-Pirates highlights aired about 22 minutes in.

Talk show icon Larry King, filling in for Keith Olbermann on ESPN2's "Olbermann" last night, did not air a "world's worst" persons in sports segment. Olbermann was attending the Sports Emmy Awards event last night.

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), during NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's Q&A on Twitter: "Commissioner Goodell, do you believe you have the authority to act against racism in the NFL like Mr. Silver did in the NBA?"

NFL Network's Aditi Kinkhabwala: "Could owner Jimmy Haslam intercede in Browns' selection process Thursday? Coach Mike Pettine said: 'That would NEVER happen.'"

The Soccer Desk's Sarah Gehrke: "With the appointment of Helena Costa, the men's French Ligue 2 has the same number of female managers as the #NWSL."

MSP Sports Founder & Principle Tim McGhee: "Do you want to make a pro athlete a role model? Then I suggest you put Kevin Durant at the top of that list. What a great MVP speech."

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The Portland City Council will take up a resolution to formally change the name of a major public street to honor the late Dr. Jack Ramsay.

A group of USA Basketball and college coaches will take part in a panel discussion on leadership for more than 400 members of the military at the Pentagon. Coaches attending the event include Geno Auriemma, Kevin Ollie, Jim Boeheim, Tom Izzo, Jay Wright and Tubby Smith. ESPN's Jay Bilas will moderate the panel discussion.

Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “U.S. States.”

“Between 2006 and 2013 it went from 39th to 6th in per capita income and its unemployment rate dropped to the nation’s lowest.”

Actor Jon Hamm appeared on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night to promote his new film, “Million Dollar Arm.” Host Jimmy Kimmel said the "movie is great and based on a true story. It’s hard to believe it is true.” Hamm said, “It is a true story. I play a real-life sports agent who does this thing, who takes this journey to go try and find two athletes in India that he can then train into professional baseball players.” Kimmel: “If somebody pitched this idea to you, you would say, ‘That’s ridiculous,’ but it actually did happen.” Hamm: “It actually happened and the two boys that the movie is based on, one of whom is still in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. … The fact that these two kids can, at the age of seventeen having never touched a baseball, in the space of ten months be good enough to qualify for a Major League Baseball team, was inspiring to me” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 5/6).

CBS’ David Letterman: “The owners are forcing (Clippers Owner Donald Sterling) to sell his team and he’s saying he might not sell. …He’s also thinking of hiring a lawyer to sue the NBA. This guy doesn’t seem like he knows lawyers, does he? … Now people are speculating, ‘Who’s going to buy?’ I heard Donald Trump would buy the Clippers. We heard Warren Buffett would buy the Clippers. We heard that Bill Applegate, the man who invented the computer, might buy them” (“Late Show,” CBS, 5/6).

“What is North Dakota?”