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"DraftKings and FanDuel are not going to define themselves as an online gambling company, because they don't like that word" – Jeff Ifrah, an attorney who has represented companies in the fantasy sports industry, on how the companies will pitch their planned merger to the Federal Trade Commission (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 12/6).

"I know (Harper’s) a Boras guy, but Stephen Strasburg got extended. ... Is he worth $40 million a year? I don’t know, but whatever your payroll can pay one player, that’s what you pay Bryce Harper" – MLB Network's Brian Kenny, in an interview with DC-based WJFK-AM, on Harper's contract talks with the Nationals (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 12/6). 

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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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