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Starwood Hotels Renews U.S. Open Sponsorship Deal Through '14

The USTA and Starwood Hotels & Resorts today announced an extension of their deal that will keep Westin Hotels and the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) program as official U.S. Open sponsors through '14. Westin remains the official hotel brand of the tournament, as well as a presenting sponsor of U.S. Open Live on USOpen.org. New onsite activation for SPG will include digital displays in the SPG promotional booth at the tournament.

The USTA today also announced the lineup of musical acts and celebrity appearances for the 17th Annual Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Music groups The Wanted and Owl City, singer Carly Rae Jepsen and actors Cymphonique Miller and Max Schneider will join tennis players Novak Djokovic, John Isner, Kim Clijsters and Mardy Fish as part of the festival (THE DAILY).

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Learfield's Cory Moss, MASN/ESPN's Ben McDonald, and Canelo

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Learfield's Cory Moss as he talks about his company’s collaboration on EA Sports College Football. Later in the show, we hear from MASN/ESPN baseball analyst Ben McDonald on how he sees the college and professional baseball scene shaking out. SBJ’s Adam Stern shares his thoughts on the upcoming Canelo-Mungia bout on Prime Video and DAZN.

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

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