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In Chicago, Joe Cowley wrote adidas has been "smart to stay under the radar" with its sponsorship of Bulls G Derrick Rose during his recovery from a torn ACL. Chicago-based marketing firm IEG Senior VP/Content Strategy Jim Andrews said, "If you’re Adidas, you know there is some negative because people are grumbling about why Rose isn’t playing, but is it a big enough negative? Most cases, no. Sports fans have notoriously short memories. Even if we get upset with our favorite athletes or teams, once they get back to doing what they do, especially if they’re winning, all is forgiven. I think that’s what Adidas and all the companies that sponsor (Rose) are banking on." Cowley noted yesterday marked the "one-year anniversary" of Rose's knee injury (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 4/27).

"O" NO YOU DIDN'T: In Iowa, Nate Robson reported a local high school has "drafted a plan to phase out" the use of their maroon-colored "O" logo because it infringes on the Univ. of Oregon's trademarked logo. Okoboji High School Superintendent Gary Janssen said that he is asking UO "to give the district time." He added that he "did not know how much it will cost to swap out the logo" (SIOUX CITY JOURNAL, 4/27).

DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT: NBCSPORTS.com's Brett Pollakoff noted adidas' latest ad features Wizards G John Wall, Trail Blazers G Damian Lillard and 76ers G Jrue Holiday and is narrated by rapper A$AP Rocky. The ad refers to Lillard as NBA Rookie of the Year, which is "something that’s been widely assumed but has yet to be officially announced" (NBCSPORTS.com, 4/27). The spot "will begin airing Wednesday" (ESPN.com, 4/26).

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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