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Fox has "slated 'New Girl' and a yet-to-be determined freshman comedy to air following its broadcast" of Super Bowl XLVIII. The net more recently "used the prime slot to showcase a football-themed hour of 'Glee'" (HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 5/13).

Sources said that Fresno State AD Thomas Boeh has “withdrawn his candidacy” to be the next AD at Rutgers. The field of candidates includes Louisville Exec Senior Associate AD Julie Hermann and Wisconsin Deputy AD Sean Frazier (FRESNO BEE, 5/13).

Tennis players Caroline Wozniacki and Mike and Bob Bryan have joined niche social network for entrepreneurs EFactor as VIPs (EFactor).

Monmouth Park’s Opening Day on Saturday saw an “attendance of 9,636” and a 29.8% "increase in total handle” from the opener last year (MYCENTRALJERSEY.com, 5/12).

More than 1,000 fans “squeezed into Ahuntsic Park and braved brisk temperatures” on Saturday for the Can-Am League exhibition game between Québec and Trois-Rivières, the “first time since” ’04 professional baseball was played in Montreal (Montreal GAZETTE, 5/13).

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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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