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Former F1 driver Michael Schumacher “remains in critical condition after suffering severe head trauma in a skiing accident in the French Alps, hospital officials said Monday” (CNN.com, 12/29).

ESPN “has bumped the Jan. 8 meeting between the Rockets and the Lakers from its lineup.” In its place, ESPN will air Suns-T’Wolves (CHRON.com, 12/27).

Today is radio host Taylor Zarzour's final day at Charlotte-based WFNZ-AM before he moves to SiriusXM Radio to host "Bleacher Report" starting Jan. 6. The new show will run from 11:00am-2:00pm ET (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 12/30).

The Wild last night celebrated their 10 millionth fan at Xcel Energy Center. The sellout crowd of 18,851 against the Islanders brought the all-time Wild attendance at the venue to 10,005,259 (Wild).

A crowd of 3,898 attended a Bentley-Holy Cross men's college hockey game at Fenway Park on Saturday (BOSTON GLOBE, 12/29).

USA Today' Ad Meter runs a full-page ad in today's issue of the newspaper, encouraging readers to register as an Ad Meter panelist ahead of the Super Bowl XLVIII telecast (THE DAILY).

Champagne brand Moet & Chandon runs a full page ad in the Dec. 20 issue of N.Y. Times Magazine featuring Roger Federer (THE DAILY).

Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming network upfronts.

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 7, 2024

The PWHL playoffs set to begin after record-breaking inaugural season; Smith Entertainment Group announces plans for Utah hockey franchise HQ; new title sponsors for the PGA Tour event in Charlotte and college football bowl game in Arizona.

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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