MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred today appeared on ESPN Radio's "Mike & Mike" and addressed his league’s relationship with daily fantasy companies. He said, “You want to make sure that the fantasy organizations have appropriate safeguards in place to make sure that the games are fair, there’s not an inappropriate use of information and that fans who engage on these platforms have an opportunity to win. We’re very comfortable with the legality of the games that are being offered by DraftKings." Manfred added, "I have never said that I am in favor of legalized gambling and I want to be clear: Fantasy is not gambling in my view." NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also are appearing on "Mike & Mike" this morning (“Mike & Mike,” ESPN Radio, 10/27).

MLB has scheduled a variety of national TV and radio appearances to promote the start of the World Series, as has been custom in recent years. Manfred will make his first appearance since succeeding Bud Selig in responding to fan questions on MLB.com’s Chatting Cage. “The Ellen Degeneres Show,” a regular presence during the World Series each year, taped a segment on the event yesterday, while “Extra” and “Access Hollywood” also have sent crews to K.C. Former Mets P Bobby Ojeda will partake in a traditional ESPN “carwash” tomorrow in Bristol, Conn., and former Mets C Mike Piazza will appear tomorrow night on NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (Eric Fisher, Staff Writer).

A bill to regulate daily fantasy sports today is expected to be introduced in Illinois. State Rep. Mike Zalewski said that the legislation is "aimed at protecting consumers in the state from 'draining' their bank accounts by playing too much and making sure they have a legitimate chance of winning." He added that the bill would "create standards for auditing daily fantasy companies that want to do business in the state and prohibit their employees from playing in contests on other sites, among other restrictions" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 10/27).

Meanwhile, FanDuel Chief Counsel Christian Genetski in a letter to NCAA Exec VP Mark Lewis said that the company "would not stop offering NCAA games." Genetski "maintained that the NCAA has no legal basis for forcing FanDuel to stop its college games because names when tied to statistics aren't subject to the approval of the athletes and 'cannot implicate their amateur status'" (ESPN.com, 10/26).

The Bucks ownership group late yesterday submitted its "first arena development plan" to the city of Milwaukee for review, proposing about $1B in development on almost 25 acres downtown. The plan includes "construction of the six-story arena and demolition of the BMO Harris Bradley Center and its neighboring parking structure to the west." The Bradley Center property "would be redeveloped." Bucks ownership "would lead the overall development, but plans to recruit other developers to participate." The project is expected to last more than 10 years (BIZJOURNALS.com, 10/26).

Fox Sports signed T-Mobile as the presenting sponsor for its live stream of the World Series on Fox Sports Go. The deal, which is the first presenting sponsorship Fox’ streaming product has sold for an MLB postseason, will feature either a 30-second pre-roll ad or a 15-second one if viewers interact with the ad. Four of Fox Sports Go’s 10 most viewed events have been MLB postseason games.

The Warriors and American Express today announced a multiyear sponsorship deal making AmEx the official card of the team, a designation it also has with the NBA. AmEx joins the Warriors Gold Alliance group, a partnership made up of key sponsors. The other Gold Alliance partners are City National Bank, Ignite Farm, Kasier Permanente, The Clorox Company and arena naming-rights partner Oracle (Warriors).

The NFL yesterday filed a 59-page opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the ongoing Deflategate case and introduced a "beefed-up legal team that seeks to overturn Judge Richard Berman's decision" to vacate Patriots QB Tom Brady's suspension. The NFL has added Paul Clement, Erin Murphy, and Michael McGinley of DC firm Bancroft to its legal team. Clement is a former U.S. Solicitor General who argued the NFL’s case against the NFLPA during the '11 lockout (BOSTON GLOBE, 10/27).

The exec who oversaw the UFC’s move into video game licensing and helped launch the UFCFit home workout program has left the organization. Don Gold, who joined the UFC as Exec VP/Entertainment in '03 and worked on MMA events going back to the first PPV in '93, said that he will return to L.A., where he worked as an entertainment exec before joining the UFC full time.

The 11th annual SportsBusiness Journal/Daily Reader Survey is now live. This year's shortened and refreshed survey gives you a chance to quickly weigh-in on questions such as:

• What is the best facility in pro sports?
• Which college football stadiums would be on your bucket list to see a game?
• Which corporate sponsors would you want to align with?
• What is your favorite over-the-top service?

A Kia spokesperson confirmed that the company is "coming back to the Super Bowl for the seventh straight year," having purchased ad time in CBS' Feb. 7 telecast (ADAGE.com, 10/26).

The Legacy Agency today announced that rugby teams London Irish and Saracens will meet at Red Bull Arena on March 12 in a regular-season Aviva Premiership match, marking the first time the clubs have played each other in the U.S. (TLA).

Indians Owner Paul Dolan said that the sale of Cablevision by his uncle Charles Dolan "will have no [effect] on the Indians' payroll in 2016 and beyond" (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 10/27).

CytoSport has renewed its deal with Warriors G Stephen Curry to endorse its Muscle Milk brand through '18. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Curry has endorsed Muscle Milk since '13 (CytoSport).

The deadline to nominate a candidate for SportsBusiness Daily/Journal’s Forty Under 40 program for '16 is Sunday. Follow this link for more information, including to submit a nomination (THE DAILY).

“If this league wants to be one of the best in the world in the next few years I think there’s a lot of things to improve, like the travelling for the players, and playing on turf surfaces” – Impact F Didier Drogba, on changes MLS must make to be considered one of the top leagues in the world (ESPNFC.us, 10/26).

“Sometimes positives can happen. Let’s see what these people can do. Let’s see what their leadership is. Going through a difficult time, maybe we’ll see people bloom into what they might not have otherwise” – T’Wolves Owner Glen Taylor, on interim head coach Sam Mitchell and GM Milt Newton having expanded roles following the death of President of Basketball Operations and coach Flip Saunders (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 10/27).

“He’s the owner. He’s the boss. He’s not happy and that’s the way it is” – Texans coach Bill O’Brien, on a conversation with Owner Bob McNair after the team’s 44-26 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday (CHRON.com, 10/26).

“He got fired because of social media. This is a whole new phenomenon … and now schools and newspapers and television and this network pays attention to what famous people tweet out and things have changed. There is less tolerance for coaches anymore” – ESPN’s Tony Kornheiser, on Miami firing football coach Al Golden (“PTI,” ESPN, 10/26).

The first late-night edition of ESPN’s “SportsCenter” led with Maple Leafs-Coyotes, which marked the first game for Coyotes C Max Domi, son of former Maple Leafs RW Tie Domi. ESPN followed with Ravens-Cardinals “MNF,” an interview with Ohio State coach Urban Meyer and Cowboys DE Greg Hardy's sideline incidents. The first late-night edition of FS1’s “Fox Sports Live” led with a World Series preview, followed by Texans RB Arian Foster suffering a season-ending injury, Hardy’s sideline antics and the state of the Colts.

The GUARDIAN notes when presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was a teenager, his "beloved Dodgers fled" Brooklyn for L.A., and "those closest to him believe the shock of their departure helped inspire his political ideologies."

BUSINESSINSIDER.com: "Veterans from the worlds of finance and technology are using their professional skills to take on a totally new kind of competitive arena: the National Basketball Association."

Also:

• Stability a hallmark of sports' most successful franchises.
• Investing more in minor-league salaries is a good business move.
• Is the "circus" around the Chase good or bad for NASCAR?
• Former Royals Owner Avron Fogelman recalls '85 World Series.
• Chargers fans weigh in on team’s possible move to L.A.
• Mitch Heckart goes on long, strange trip with Larry O’Brien trophy.

The SBJ story makes ESPN seems a good example of winner's curse: By paying most for sports rights, you get the rights -- & can't make money

— Paul Kedrosky (@pkedrosky) October 26, 2015

Delighted to welcome new members of our US advisory board: @revolution @TedLeonsis @mcuban and Michael Jordan pic.twitter.com/FHNx8JVdZs

— Sportradar (@Sportradar) October 27, 2015

Wishing my friend @HannahStormESPN best of luck w/ her great @hannahstormfdn #HSFWaiterNight event in NYC tonight https://t.co/2zraAFauIz

— Kathy Connors (@KMCConsults) October 27, 2015

Craig Sager gave me some advice today: "love what you do & have fun every single day".🙌🏽 #Fighter #Survivor #Respect pic.twitter.com/8wONIeTIP5

— Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (@ROSGO21) October 26, 2015

Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “Pop Music History.”

“Appropriately, this 1984 blockbuster was the first music CD mass-produced in the United States.”

Last night’s edition of “Jeopardy!” featured the category “Steph Curry Dishes.”

For $400: “Steph dishes out thank yous to cafeteria workers who he thinks have made a special meal for him in an ad for this network.”

For $800: “When Steph is making an assist, aka ‘dropping’ this coin, he’s dishing it to someone else for the score.”

For $1200: “If Steph dishes out 10 assists along with collecting 10 points and 10 rebounds in a game, he achieves this coveted feat.”

For $1600: “One of Steph’s best dishes at the 2015 All-Star Game was to this Maverick big man, aka the Dunking Deutschman.”

For $2000: “Steph dished and dealt in the NCAA, leading this southern state’s Davidson College to the Elite Eight.”

Mike Tyson appeared on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” last night, with host Jimmy Fallon noting Tyson’s show “Mike Tyson Mysteries” on Adult Swim is set to begin its second season. Tyson said, “I’m coming back, baby. I just got out of bankruptcy. It’s going to be money again." Tyson said, “I had to go low-budget. When (things are) hard, I was scared to check my credit. I had to do that CreditKarma stuff.” Fallon said of his Adult Swim show, “It’s a giant hit. It's kind of like Scooby-Doo meets Mr. T, almost, but it's you.” Tyson said, “No it's not. Me and Mr. T are different” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 10/26).

Actor Eric Stonestreet appeared on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night to discuss being a Royals fan and to make a World Series bet with host Jimmy Kimmel, who is a Mets fan. Kimmel joked that his first idea was the loser get a vasectomy but his wife didn’t like the idea and Stonestreet said, “I had mine years ago. Just kidding!” The pair agreed to spin the “Wheel of Terrible Bets” to decide, which included options ranging from getting their ears pierced to being handcuffed to one of the superheroes on Hollywood Boulevard. The wheel landed on “Jimmy’s Choice” resulting in Kimmel choosing “Paintball in a bounce house,” where the loser has to get in a bounce house and get shot at with paintballs by the winner for a minute (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 10/26).

Kimmel said, “Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy gave what I guess technically is a postgame interview, but it's also so much less than that.” The broadcast aired a clip of Hardy’s post-game interview where he kept saying “No comment, any other questions?” to reporters. Kimmel continued, “If I was one of the reporters I would never have stopped asking questions. I'd ask 150,000 questions. ‘Greg, will you say no comment?’ ‘No comment.’ ‘Thank you’” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 10/26).

Last night’s edition of TBS’ “Conan” featured a prediction from the show’s own “sports handicapping animal,” Chikpea the “World Series predicting chicken.” Host Conan O’Brien said, “Chilling precision from this animal” (“Conan,” TBS, 10/26). Watch the clip.

“What is ‘Born in the USA’?”

The CD is from Bruce Springsteen.

Correct responses to the “Steph Curry Dishes” category:

For $400: “What is ESPN?”

For $800: “What is a dime?”

For $1200: “What is a triple double?”

For $1600: “Who is Dirk Nowitzki?”

For $2000: “What is North Carolina?”