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"I think we ended five years of drought in five weeks. Everything’s wet, everything’s water-logged, everybody’s a little bit frustrated. That’s just part of it; we make our living outdoors" – Golfer Harrison Frazar, on weather complications for this week's PGA Tour AT&T Byron Nelson Championship (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 5/26).

"The game is never going to be safe. It's a violent game" – Pro Football HOFer John Madden (L.A. TIMES, 5/24).

"We like putting races in unexpected locations with stunning backdrops, and racing on the waterfront at the Bahia Mar is no exception" – Red Bull Global Rallycross CEO Colin Dyne, on this weekend's motorsports event in Ft. Lauderdale (South Florida SUN-SENTINEL, 5/25).

"Against pretty long odds, the place has not only withstood the test of time, but flourished, actually. (The 500) is more than a sporting event. But, boy, when it goes right, it's a hell of a sporting event" – David Letterman, on the Indy 500 and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 5/25).

"It is not about dressing up our ball clubs in camo caps that are different from the camo caps they wore last month because that way we can sell you two different camo caps. This is about our war dead" – ESPN’s Keith Olbermann, on Memorial Day and sports (“Olbermann,” ESPN, 5/25).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 8, 2024

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: The NFL sets a date for its 2024 schedule release, while also dropping hints that it could soon approve private equity investment in teams; WNBA teams finally land charter flights; the F1 Miami Grand Prix delivers a record on TV; and Elevate lands in Happy Valley.

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 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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