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The Double-A Southern League Birmingham Barons and Regions Bank unveiled the logo for the team's new ballpark, Regions Field. Local firm Luckie & Co. designed the logo (AL.com, 1/23).

The IOC has denied asking the Russian government "to turn clocks back one hour to benefit broadcasters" of the '14 Sochi Games (AP, 1/23).

Volkswagen's two-minute Super Bowl ad teaser debuts today, featuring a "'greatest hits' of rants and moments of high emotion on YouTube" (USA TODAY, 1/24).

Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group is "down to as many as five possible team names" for its CFL expansion team slated to begin play in '14. Focus groups have been shown five names: Nationals, Raftsmen, Voyageurs, Rush and RedBlacks (OTTAWA SUN, 1/24).

The Triple-A PCL Tucson Padres have signed a deal for all of their games this season to be aired on KCUB-AM, a CBS Sports Radio affiliate. The team's games last year were broadcast by KXEW-AM, a non-sports station (AZSTARNET.com, 1/23).

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Learfield's Cory Moss, MASN/ESPN's Ben McDonald, and Canelo

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Learfield's Cory Moss as he talks about his company’s collaboration on EA Sports College Football. Later in the show, we hear from MASN/ESPN baseball analyst Ben McDonald on how he sees the college and professional baseball scene shaking out. SBJ’s Adam Stern shares his thoughts on the upcoming Canelo-Mungia bout on Prime Video and DAZN.

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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