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In today's Must Read, the WALL STREET JOURNAL's Ben Cohen uses Auburn as a case study on "how football tickets are sold at a major college program," showing how a spike in ticket demand does not always translate to athletic department profits (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 11/12).

(l to r) Austin Spurs' Brian Pauga, Texas Descon's Doug Smith and Spurs' R.C. Buford
The NBA D-League Austin Spurs have reached an agreement with Texas Descon to place the commercial construction company's logo on the front of the team's jersey (Austin Spurs).

Musician James Taylor reportedly will “play Fenway Park next summer,” with a possible date being Aug. 6 (BOSTON GLOBE, 11/12).

ESPN named former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen a studio and on-site analyst for coverage of UFC PPV events in a multi-fight agreement (ESPN).

The Miller Park stadium district has approved a $16.1M operations budget for '15, an increase of $2.8M from this year. The increase is “chiefly due to higher debt-service payments on the financing and construction of Miller Park” (JSONLINE.com, 11/11).

Schutt Sports today announced the acquisition of additional assets of Adams USA, including the Trace, Bolco, Neumann and Bucks brands. Schutt first acquired a portion of Adams in '11 (Schutt Sports).

A new documentary about Rockets C Dwight Howard was released at 12:01am ET this morning via EPIX.com. The 72-minute film is titled, "Dwight Howard: In The Moment" (ESPN.com, 11/12).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 6, 2024

Takeaways from a big sports weekend including The Kentucky Derby and F1's Miami Grand Prix; Caitlin Clark's WNBA preseason debut; a new RSN set to form in Chicago.

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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