The Predators and city of Nashville have "reached an agreement" that will keep the team at Bridgestone Arena for 30 more years and "eliminate payments from the city's general fund." The Predators "currently receive" about $8.4M annually in incentives and subsidies to "run the arena efficiently and book as many non-hockey events as possible." Sources said that the team will "continue to receive incentives to bring in concerts, but the operating subsidy that metro pays out of its general fund will be eliminated once the deal takes effect." It was "not immediately clear if the 30-year arrangement begins immediately, or after the current deal is set to expire" in '28 (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 5/10).

President Trump yesterday greeted a "cast of executives" from the Red Sox at the White House, including Chair Tom Werner, Owner John Henry and President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski. Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez, who is Cuban-American, "gave the 45th president a No. 18 Red Sox jersey." Trump did not mention manager Alex Cora or any of the notable absent players "by name during the ceremony," which lasted roughly 10 minutes (USA TODAY, 5/10).

White House officials began the day when they "misspelled the name of the Red Sox in an announcement" about the '18 World Series championship team, calling the team the "Red Socks." Following the team's visit, the White House declared them the "World Cup Series" champions (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/10). The mistakes were hot material for the late-night shows. 

The WASHINGTON POST writes under the header, "United As Baseball Champions, Boston Red Sox Are Divided By Trump." The BOSTON GLOBE goes with, "White House Ceremony Honoring Red Sox Awkward From The Start."

Univ. of Oklahoma regents today are "expected to approve OU President Jim Gallogly's recommendation that the university sustain its alcohol-sales operation in other sports and extend it now to include football." Unless "there is a surprise, beer would become an OU concession-stand staple" during the '19 season. Beer is already available at OU softball and baseball games. If the regents say yes, and "every indication points to a yes," it is "safe to presume that the $8 and $8.50 prices would be in place also for football" (TULSA WORLD, 5/10).

UCF AD Danny White believes the school’s football team will “sell out on season tickets this year” following a second consecutive appearance in a New Year’s Six bowl. White said UCF is at capacity seating-wise at Spectrum Stadium for the ’19 season, though there will be some single-game tickets and “standing room only availability.” He said talks about “creating a waiting list and stadium expansion” are forthcoming. White made the comments prior to last night’s UCF ChargeOn Tour event in downtown Orlando (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 5/10).

The "mysterious 'Sonics meeting'" involving entrepreneur Chris Hansen, his NBA arena investment group and the Seattle NAACP chapter has "taken a new twist." One organizers said that the meeting -- supposedly scheduled for next Monday -- was "put off indefinitely because of information prematurely leaked to the media." Sadiqa Sakin, president of the NAACP’s Seattle-King County chapter, said that any meeting with Hansen’s group was "always intended to be private" It will now be "held at a future date and at an undisclosed location without the media being told any details until after it takes place" (SEATTLE TIMES, 5/10).

Callaway Golf "reported higher sales but a lower profit for its fiscal first quarter, as solid results in its core golf business were offset by foreign currency headwinds and expenses from the recent acquisition of outdoor apparel brand Jack Wolfskin." The company posted a record $516M in revenue in Q1 -- including $93M from Jack Wolfskin. That is up from sales of $403M "for the same quarter last year." Sales increased 7% excluding revenue from Jack Wolfskin. Golf balls, ball bags and accessories and putters "led the way for gains" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 5/10).

A group of Lakers fans today are "staging a protest at Staples Center" to "emphasize their displeasure with the Lakers’ dysfunction and apparent willingness to waste the twilight years" of LeBron James' career. The plan follows the team's "botched negotiations with head-coaching candidate Tyronn Lue" earlier this week. One Reddit user detailed the plans to "garner" ESPN media coverage (USATODAY.com, 5/10).

CFLPA Exec Dir Brian Ramsay said that if a new CBA "isn’t reached by May 18, players with the B.C. Lions, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes won’t report to the start of their respective training camps the following day" (CP, 5/9).

The Twins announced that the "full allotment of $5 tickets for the 12 May remaining home games -- 32,000 tickets in total -- have sold out in less than 48 hours of the club’s 'flash sale'" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 5/10).

Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Sports & Exhibition Authority board members "authorized $138,500 in reimbursements" to the Penguins to clean the exterior of PPG Paints Arena (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 5/10).

The Hambletonian Society and the Meadowlands Racetrack "signed a two-year contract extension to keep trotting’s biggest event" at the northern N.J. facility through '23 (AP, 5/9).

"With 150 laps to go, I can point to four guys and I guarantee one of those guys is going to win. You don’t have guys going from 10th to first. It happens, but it takes crazy stuff to happen" -- Westgate VP/Risk Management & Oddsmaking Ed Salmons, on concerns about Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in-race batting (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 5/10).

"In a situation where a superstar is joining a team that is already a so-called loaded team and a great team, that, I think, people, in terms of wanting parity in the league, that’s not ideal" -- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, on how superteams hurt competitive balance (N.Y. TIMES, 5/10).

"There is a way to ask questions without coming off like a jerk about it. It’s OK to say to Tiger Woods, 'Look, your putting was off today.' I don’t think it has to feel like an attack" -- CBS golf reporter Amanda Balionis, on her interview technique (N.Y. POST, 5/10).

The GUARDIAN writes under the header, "Is A Tarnished UFC Worth The Risk To ESPN And Disney Studios?" Mixed martial arts’ "biggest money-spinner can deliver a young, internet-savvy audience." But UFC has been "hit by a number of unseemly controversies."

Also:

• Why Becky Hammon "should avoid dysfunctional Lakers."
• Stan Kroenke just narrowly avoided a Blues-Avalanche postseason grudge match.

Last night’s Chuckstrong Gala netted over $1,860,000—that’s NET—- for Indy’s IU-Simon Cancer Center. Big thanks to George McCaskey and the @ChicagoBears contingent for traveling down to support the event.

— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) May 10, 2019

Source says Kyler Murray contract has the same baseball language that Jameis Winston’s rookie deal contained. Basically, any baseball voids future guarantees.

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) May 9, 2019

Good to hear @MarkJonesESPN explaining Ramadan and what @Enes_Kanter is doing right now

— Adnan Virk (@adnansvirk) May 10, 2019

Gary and Mary West just released a statement that they are evaluating legal options in hopes of having Maximum Security restored as the Kentucky Derby winner

— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) May 9, 2019

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Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “The Cold War.”

“The Cold War became entrenched in the mid-1950s after the formation of these two rival military alliances.”

Last night’s edition of “Jeopardy!” featured the category “Terms From Sports.”
$200: “The name of this style of boxing that lacked a key piece of gear now means ‘without conventional niceties.’”
$400: “I say, old chap, if you’re dealing with a tricky situation, it might be this two-word term from cricket.”
$600: “This three-word phrase meaning without rules or limits comes from a free-form style of wrestling.”
$800: “This term for a concerted effort is a defensive strategy in basketball.”
$1000: “It’s a two-word evasive football maneuver that presidents are regularly accused of making around Congress.”

CBS’ Stephen Colbert said of the White House misspelling the Red Sox name, "It’s still better than when they welcomed the Super Bowl-winning ‘New England Party Hats.’ Trump hosted only some of the Red Sox because ‘at least ten players, all Latino or African American, elected not to attend.’ Apparently, they didn't want to be in a place associated with racism, other than Fenway Park” (“The Late Show,” CBS, 5/9). NBC’s Jimmy Fallon said of the misspelled team name, “Trump finally spelled something right and still got it wrong” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 5/9). ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel: "There is no detail too small for them to screw up. I hope they don't ever invite Courteney Cox to the White House” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 5/9).

ESPN’s Katie Nolan appeared on NBC’s “Last Call” where she attempted to describe her show on ESPN+. Nolan: “I hate saying what my show is because I don't like saying that it's a comedy show because then immediately people are like, ‘Well, you're not funny.’ I'm like, ‘Yeah, I know I’m not Jimmy Kimmel.’ But it is a late-night show, we tell jokes on it. I think I just have to get over it and call it a late-night comedy show. It's tough to say you're in comedy because I respect comedians so much and I know the work that goes into that. I just wouldn't call myself a comedian. I'm hilarious but I'm not a comedian” (“Last Call,” NBC, 5/10).

“What are NATO and the Warsaw Pact?”

Correct responses to the “Terms From Sports” category:
$200: “What is bare-knuckle boxing?”
$400: “What is a sticky wicket?”
$600: “What is no holds barred?”
$800: “What is a full-court press?”
$1000: “What is an end run or end around?”