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Comcast has partnered with Electronic Arts for Xfinity Games, a service that brings more than 20 video games to X1 set-top boxes. The games include “popular EA franchises like ‘Plants vs. Zombies,’ ‘PGA Tour’ and EA’s FIFA soccer games” (VARIETY.com, 7/14).

The Bills have placed assistant coach Aaron Kromer on paid administrative leave following his arrest “on a misdemeanor battery charge in Florida” (BUFFALO NEWS, 7/15).

UCLA announced that it will hold an Aug. 27 groundbreaking ceremony for Wasserman Football Center, the school’s new football and basketball facilities (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 7/15).

A crowd of 21,256 attended last night’s friendly between EPL club Newcastle and Liga MX side Atlas FC at Miller Park. Atlas FC defeated Newcastle 2-1 (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 7/15).

NASCAR’s Brian Herbst, NFL Schedule Release, Caitlin Clark Effect

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with our Big Get, NASCAR SVP/Media and Productions Brian Herbst. The pair talk ahead of All-Star Weekend about how the sanctioning body’s media landscape has shaped up. The Poynter Institute’s Tom Jones drops in to share who’s up and who’s down in sports media. Also on the show, David Cushnan of our sister outlet Leaders in Sport talks about how things are going across the pond. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane shares the latest from the network upfronts.

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