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"Sometimes, the league really messes up, and I think they really messed this up badly" – Patriots Owner Robert Kraft, on the NFL's handling of Deflategate (NYTIMES.com, 1/19).

"It's extremely easy for the fans to look at your phone and check out whatever might be playing. So I think it's a good resource to use for the PGA Tour. I don't know exactly the numbers we'd be reaching, but I'm sure it's a pretty large amount" – Golfer Jason Dufner, on the PGA Tour streaming live action from this week's CareerBuilder Challenge on Twitter (Palm Springs DESERT SUN, 1/19).

"Trump may come in and try tax reform, changing the rules for tax deductibility on athletic scholarships. Or maybe there are Title IX issues. Who knows? If an issue comes up where the athletic directors or the school presidents need to come to Washington and walk the halls (of Congress), we'll be ready" – Lead1 President & CEO Tom McMillen, on the AD group’s decision to form its own Political Action Committee (SPORTS.VICE.com, 1/19).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 25, 2024

NFL meeting preview; MLB's opening week ad effort and remembering Peter Angelos.

Big Get Jay Wright, March Madness is upon us and ESPN locks up CFP

On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. 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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