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The Rockets are the latest team to sign a deal with daily fantasy brand DraftKings. The deal includes branded team bench areas and courtside signage (Rockets).
 
The NBA will debut its holiday campaign during tonight's ESPN doubleheader, with a spot titled "NBA Christmas #Gifts," promoting the limited edition Christmas Day jerseys (THE DAILY).

WGC-Cadillac Championship officials today pledged $2.5M over the next 10 years to United Way of Miami-Dade, making the organization the official primary charity of the tournament as of '15 (PGA Tour).

NBC Sports Group has added motorsports reporter Rutledge Wood to its multiplatform coverage of NASCAR, F1, IndyCar, Global Rallycross and Mecum Auctions (NBC Sports).

The T'Wolves and Uber Technologies today announced a sponsorship deal that will include discounts for Uber customers traveling to and from the team's games (T'Wolves).

The cover of SI this week features newly acquired Cubs P Jon Lester: "The Lester Factor." A regional cover shows 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick: "What Happened To The 49ers?" (THE DAILY).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 9, 2024

WNBA regular season games to be available on Disney+; Candace Parker's new role at Adidas; Rory McIlroy will not return to PGA Tour Policy Board and Theo Epstein's role with the PGA Tour moving forward.

Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming network upfronts.

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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