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WXYZ-ABC’s Don Shane noted Lions WR Calvin Johnson is appearing in a Acura commercial, and he wonders, “Should a high profile, all-pro player for the Lions, owned by the Ford Motor Company, be making a commercial for a Honda product?” The Lions said that there is “nothing in a player’s individual contract with the team that prohibits him from being part of a commercial for a car company that competes with Ford.” Pro Football HOFer and former Lions RB Barry Sanders in the mid-90s “made a Cadillac commercial” (WXYZ.com, 3/29).

SOX IT TO ME: New Balance announced that it has signed Red Sox 3B Kevin Youkilis to a multiyear endorsement deal. New Balance will be Youkilis' official on-field footwear and on- and off-field athletic footwear and apparel provider. The company is partnering with Youkilis to sponsor his "Youk's Kids" charity, including the recently launched "Athletes for Heroes" program. Youkilis joins Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia as an endorser of the company. Pedroia agreed to a multiyear deal with New Balance last season (THE DAILY).

HITCHING A RIDE: Armored AutoGroup, owner of STP and Armor All brands, and Pedregon Racing yesterday announced a multiyear sponsorship of Tony Pedregon’s NHRA Full Throttle Nitro Funny Car. As part of the deal, Pedregon’s car will display the STP and Armor All brands during the season. STP will serve as the primary sponsor at the Las Vegas, Houston and Sonoma races, and an associate sponsor for the remaining events. Armor All will be designated as an associate sponsor for the full season (Pedregon Racing).

LEAVING THEIR MARK: In Kentucky, Scott Sloan reported Maker’s Mark execs Monday “unveiled the newest limited-edition bottle, the latest in a series supporting” the Univ. of Kentucky. The ’11 Maker’s Mark Mile bottle “honors the 75th anniversary of Keeneland and features the track’s anniversary logo in gold, with gold wax coating the top.” The bottle “notes that this year is the 15th anniversary of the distillery’s sponsorship of the Maker’s Mark Mile race” at the track. Proceeds from the sale of the bottles will go to the Lee T. and Patsy Todd Jr. Development Fund for Music Outreach at UK’s School of Music (LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER, 3/29).

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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