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"I really had to concentrate on, in all honestly, it doesn’t matter yet. It’s something that’s coming. It’s big news. It’s exciting for our organization and for fans that are Raider fans in Nevada, but at the same time we have our fans here that we need to take care of and that’s really important to me" – Raiders QB Derek Carr, on the team's impending relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 4/18).

"These people think they're going to cash in and 99.9 percent of the time, they're wrong" – DC-based sports trademark attorney Patrick Jennings, on people who have applied to trademark the "Las Vegas Raiders" moniker before the team can (LAS VEGAS SUN, 4/18).

"If there's greater diversity in athletic administration, I think you see that reflected in hiring practices across all sports. There's not a lot of women sitting in AD chairs nationally and there's a dearth of people of color in those chairs. That's reflected when you're looking at (who's hired as) head coaches" – Penn State's Coquese Washington, who is one of two black Big Ten women's basketball coaches (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 4/18).

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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