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The FOO FIGHTERS on Monday played at Real Salt Lake's new training facility in Herriman, Utah. RSL G NICK RIMANDO, D CHRIS WINGERT and coach MIKE PETKE were "among the group of local soccer pros to take to the pitch" with the band. RSL "made a jersey" for lead singer/guitarist DAVE GROHL, who "didn't play Monday night" (DESERETNEWS.com, 12/12).

Canadiens players look to help raise awareness for cancer-stricken children
THE GOOD STUFF: Canadiens C ANDREW SHAW, RW ALES HEMSKY, LWs ARTTURI LEHKONEN and CHARLES HUDON and Ds JORDIE BENN, KARL ALZNER and JEFF PETRY "all went bald" as part of the Leucan Shaved Head Challenge, "raising $33,000 in the process for children battling cancer." The head-shaving is done to "raise awareness for Leucan and its commitment to helping cancer-stricken children and their families as well as a gesture of support for youngsters battling the disease who lose their hair during chemotherapy" (MONTREAL GAZETTE, 12/14)....Pistons Owner TOM GORES once again "teamed up with the Marines Toys for Tots Foundation to provide thousands of Christmas gifts for Children in Flint and Detroit." One of the "two giveaways" was held yesterday at Genesee High School (MLIVE.com, 12/13)....Michigan football coach JIM HARBAUGH and his wife "paid a visit to C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus" (MLIVE.com, 12/13)....Saints QB DREW BREES and his wife on Tuesday "unveiled a new playground" at Audubon Park in New Orleans that "offers inclusive recreational opportunities for children and adults of all abilities" (NOLA.com, 12/13).

NAMES
: The Univ. of Louisville Athletic Association is "countersuing" RICK PITINO for "damages allegedly caused by his role in recent scandals." The suit claims Pitino "damaged the men's basketball program's ability to make money and the university's ability to sell tickets and secure donations" (Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL, 12/14)....Former college football coach LOU HOLTZ sued The Daily Beast yesterday over an article that "claimed he called immigrants 'deadbeats' last year at the Republican National Convention" (ORLANDOSENTINEL.com, 12/13)....Kentucky AD MITCH BARNHART has been named SEC ADs Chair, replacing outgoing Auburn AD JAY JACOBS (KENTUCKY.com, 12/13)....The U.S. Hockey HOF inducted its Class of ’17 last night, which includes KEVIN COLLINS, JACK PARKER, BEN SMITH, RON WILSON and SCOTT YOUNG (U.S. Hockey HOF)....Columbus-based Byers, Minton & Associates is “no longer lobbying on behalf” of the Crew. The firm, which resigned from the Crew last week, had been “working on the team’s behalf” since ’09 (BIZJOURNALS.com, 12/13)....IMAGINE DRAGONS will perform at the Armory in Minneapolis “on the Thursday night” before Super Bowl LII (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 12/14).

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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