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"Could this happen at the Santa Clara stadium? The short answer is, 'no'" – Santa Clara Public Communications Manager Dan Beerman, on the Mercedes-Benz Superdome losing power temporarily during Sunday night's Super Bowl. The new 49ers stadium is a candidate to host Super Bowl L in '16 (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 2/5).

"Our lights never went out" – Waste Management Phoenix Open Chair Tom Altieri, during his speech addressing the positives from this past week's PGA Tour event at TPC Scottsdale (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 2/5).

"I don't know what it's going to take. I just hope that Mary Sue Coleman and Dave Brandon are open to the conversation" – Former Michigan basketball player Jimmy King, on rehanging banners from the school's '92 and '93 trips to the Final Four from the rafters of Crisler Center (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 2/5).

"Fortunately, for me, I wasn't doing anything, right? I wasn't doing anything in the picture, right?" – Former Michigan basketball player Jalen Rose, who emceed the school's Mock Rock fundraising event last night, on LostLetterman.com claiming Rose made some outrageous comments to several Indiana students (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 2/5). 

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 26, 2024

The sights and sounds from Detroit; CAA Sports' record night; NHL's record year at the gate and Indy makes a pivot on soccer

TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, ESPN’s Tim Reed, NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

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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