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NAMES IN THE NEWS

     Coca Cola Co. VP/Dir of Strategic Media and Presence
Marketing CHUCK FRUIT is featured as an ADWEEK "News Maker"
(ADWEEK, 4/8 issue)....TRACY AUSTIN gave birth to her first
child, a 7 lb. boy, yesterday.  Austin plans to resume work as an
analyst for USA Network at the French Open in May, and then at
Wimbledon for NBC Sports (NBC)....BILL MURRAY, from ESPN's "Up
Close":  "I had tickets to the Knicks, but they raised the price
too much.  It was bad for my image.  I could afford it, but you
could do the same thing by ripping up $20 bills in people's
faces" (ESPN, 4/15)....Comedian JERRY SEINFELD, "ER's" ANTHONY
EDWARDS and "Coach's" CRAIG T. NELSON all watched the Long Beach
Grand Prix from AL UNSER, JR's pit.  Seinfeld:  "I've got work to
do.  I'm holding the sign that says, 'You're doing great'" ("ET,"
4/15)....Ravens Owner ART MODELL has bought a six-bedroom, seven-
and-a-half bath mansion in Laurelford, MD (north of Baltimore)
for a rumored price of $2M (Baltimore SUN, 4/16).

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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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