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“A young man or woman shouldn't have to go to college to become a professional athlete” – NCAA President Mark Emmert, on the one-and-done rule (AP, 4/23).

"FootGolf is to the golf industry what snowboarding was to the ski industry" – American FootGolf League President Laura Balestrini, on the soccer-golf hybrid sport helping bring the millennial generation to the game of golf (REUTERS, 4/23).

“I’m particularly grateful that Coach decided to dress up today. We had some scissors if he wants to cut the sleeves off. Formal hoodies are allowed” – President Obama, to Patriots coach Bill Belichick during the team’s visit today to the White House (BOSTON.CBSLOCAL.com, 4/23).

Sue Bird and Dawn Porter talk upcoming doc, Ricardo Viramontes of UNINTERRUPTED and NBA conference finals

This week’s pod comes to you from 4se where SBJ’s Austin Karp is joined by basketball legend Sue Bird and award-winning director Dawn Porter as the duo share how their documentary, Power of the Dream, came together and what viewers can expect. Later in the show ,Ricardo Viramontes of The SpringHill Company/UNINTERRUPTED talks about how LeBron James and Maverick Carter are making their own mark in original content. Plus SBJ’s Mollie Cahillane joins the pod to add insight into the WNBA’s hot start and gets us set for the NBA Conference Finals.

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