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NAMES IN THE NEWS

     Agent LEIGH STEINBERG was spotted at the Super Bowl sitting
with Penn State QB KERRY COLLINS (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER,
1/30)....The ATP has named STEVE CASEY its Dir of Communications
for the Int'l Group.  Casey replaces MEG DONOVAN who has been
with the tour since '90 (ATP). ...Worth Inc. has announced the
following promotions:  DOUG BENNETT, Head of Sales and Marketing;
ROBERT PARISH, VP Sales and Marketing; JOHN PARISH, VP
(Worth)....REBECCA MCGREGOR has been promoted to Human Resources
Manager by Liberty Sports (Liberty).... Palace Sports and
Entertainment has named GREGORY MYFORD Dir of Sports Event
Sponsorships and CRAIG ROSENTHAL Dir of Event Sponsorships
(DETROIT FREE PRESS, 1/28)....DEION SANDERS will host Saturday
Night Live on February 18 (WASHINGTON TIMES, 1/28)....Tennis pro
VENUS WILLIAMS and her father, Richard, were on "Today" this
morning.  RICHARD WILLIAMS said "we are taking a beating right
now" for not taking endorsements (NBC, 1/30).

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On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

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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