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"The golf tour isn’t like the circus. It is a circus. Ringling Brothers hasn’t got anything on us. Around here, you’re liable to see or hear anything" – Golfer Rory Sabbatini, on the atmosphere associated with the PGA Tour (WASHINGTON POST, 6/24).

"I could use the rest" – Cavaliers F LeBron James, on his decision not to play for Team USA in the Rio Games (CLEVELAND.com, 6/23).

"It’s definitely a big concern, no question about it. It’s a health risk. Winning a medal for your country, it’s a big thing, and you just got to take precautions and just be OK with it. I know it’s tough for guys that probably haven’t grown up in that region" – Golfer Jhonattan Vegas, on his decision to represent Venezuela at the Rio Games despite the risks associated with the Zika Virus (USA TODAY, 6/24).

"I have had such an interesting relationship with my body and it has really evolved over time, so I felt this was a real challenge for me and a great way to celebrate where I am at right now" – Duathlete Chris Mosier, on being the first transgender athlete to be featured in ESPN The Magazine's "Body Issue" (NYTIMES.com, 6/23).

"President Obama is considering owning an NBA team. They say Obama wants to be an NBA owner because it's his only chance to get someone on the court" – TBS' Conan O'Brien, on the White House Press Secretary's claim that Obama has discussed being part of an NBA ownership group after his term (“Conan,” TBS, 6/24).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 25, 2024

NFL meeting preview; MLB's opening week ad effort and remembering Peter Angelos.

Big Get Jay Wright, March Madness is upon us and ESPN locks up CFP

On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. 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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