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The Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority yesterday "unanimously selected" Jaguars Owner Shahid Khan's Iguana Investments Florida to be "master developer for 70 acres of riverfront property stretching from The Shipyards to Metropolitan Park." Iguana Investments "made its second pitch in two years after it won the nod" in '15 (FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, 4/19).

Taxpayers contributed more than $4.6M for an NFL stadium in Las Vegas in the first month that a "new increase on area hotel taxes went into effect -- ahead of projections for the state's share of the project" (AP, 4/18).

The NHL will hold its '17 NHL Awards and Expansion Draft to reveal the initial roster of the Golden Knights from T-Mobile Arena on June 21. It will be aired on NBCSN and Sportsnet at 8:00pm ET (NHL).

Spectra Ticketing & Fan Engagement announced yesterday that it has extended its 34-year partnership with the Univ. of Memphis (Spectra).

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Learfield's Cory Moss, MASN/ESPN's Ben McDonald, and Canelo

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Learfield's Cory Moss as he talks about his company’s collaboration on EA Sports College Football. Later in the show, we hear from MASN/ESPN baseball analyst Ben McDonald on how he sees the college and professional baseball scene shaking out. SBJ’s Adam Stern shares his thoughts on the upcoming Canelo-Mungia bout on Prime Video and DAZN.

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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