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Riddell and USA Football have extended their partnership with a new six-year agreement (USA Football).

UFC 214 in Anaheim will feature a featherweight bout between Dooho Choi and Andre Fili. This is the "first fight made official" for the July 29 card at Honda Center (LATIMES.com, 5/10).

Penguins Associate GM Jason Botterill is "expected to be named" Sabres GM within the "next few days" (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 5/11).

A crowd of 2,474 was on hand for last night's West Virginia-Penn State baseball game at the Pirates' PNC Park. WVU won 4-2 (CHARLESTON GAZETTE-MAIL, 5/11).

A full-page ad in USA Today shows the FedExCup and touts the shipping company's sponsorship renewal with the PGA Tour: "Thank you, FedEx, for continuing to deliver golf's greatest prize." Meanwhile, Rolex runs a full-page ad in the N.Y. Times touting its endorsement deals with golfers Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas and Brooks Koepka (THE DAILY).

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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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