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“The thing that’s so frustrating is (the notion) that St. Louis doesn’t support the NFL when it’s gone above and beyond supporting this product. You want to see bad support, put this team in L.A. and see who shows up” – Fox’ Joe Buck, on the Rams possibly relocating (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 6/12).

“I think Pete’s role can be very significant. … I’m not sure what they’re going to do with him, but I do know that his participation will be very well-received by the players and I know the city is certainly excited about it as well” – Baseball HOFer Barry Larkin, on former MLBer Pete Rose taking part in All-Star Game festivities in Cincinnati (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 6/12).

"They've been doing it without us having to really notice anything that's different. That's impressive" – MLB Giants P Matt Cain, on the field conditions at AT&T Park as grounds crews conserve water during California's historic drought (AP, 6/12).

“Tonight is Game 4 of the NBA Finals from the Quicken Loans Arena, which makes sense it would be from Quicken Loans Arena because ticket prices are so high a lot of the fans have to take a Quicken loan out to be able to get a seat for this game" – ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel (“Jimmy Kimmel Live Game Night,” ABC, 6/11). See Laugh Track for more on Kimmel's take on the NBA Finals.

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 9, 2024

WNBA regular season games to be available on Disney+; Candace Parker's new role at Adidas; Rory McIlroy will not return to PGA Tour Policy Board and Theo Epstein's role with the PGA Tour moving forward.

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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