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     PGA Tour pros STEVE ELKINGTON, COREY PAVIN, FRED COUPLES,
and JEFF MAGGERT will all have parts in KEVIN COSTNER's upcoming
film "Tin Cup," but PETER JACOBSEN, who has a speaking part in
the film, will be the fictional winner of the U.S. Open -- his
first major (GOLFWEEK, 11/18 issue)....Magic Owner RICH DEVOS, on
re-sign SHAQUILLE O'NEAL:  "Shaq is a  reasonable man, so we'll
ask: 'Do you want to be a one-man show, or do you want to have
guys you can throw the ball to?'" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 11/19)....T-
Wolves VP KEVIN MCHALE was hunting last weekend, along with an
ESPN camera crew.  His exploits will be featured in a future
outdoors show on the network (Minneapolis STAR-TRIBUNE,
11/19)....At the going-away party for former Orioles GM ROLAND
HEMOND, Asst GM FRANK ROBINSON roasted his old boss, and at the
end, added, "Seriously, I love you."  Hemond responded with,
"Well, that's nice, Frank, but you still can't have my Bud Light"
-- thus breaking up the room (Baltimore SUN, 11/19)....Bullets/
Capitals Owner ABE POLLIN was named Business Leader of the Year
by the DC Chamber of Commerce for his efforts to get the new MCI
Center built (WASHINGTON POST, 11/20)....David Letterman on the
mistrial in the DON KING case: "If it's any consolation to
prosecutors, you know, Don already looks like he's been to the
electric chair" ("Late Show," CBS, 11/20).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 24, 2024

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TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, ESPN’s Tim Reed, NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft

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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