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Alabama is in negotiations with Miami to "play in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game" in '21 at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Ole Miss will "play Louisville in a second Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game" that same year (TUSCALOOSA NEWS, 8/17).

McDonald's expanded its relationship with Leo Burnett London after "awarding the agency its global sports sponsorship activity" for the '18 FIFA World Cup (CAMPAIGN LIVE, 8/16). 

A St. Louis judge yesterday ordered that City Comptroller Darlene Green has "until Sept. 15 to respond in a lawsuit brought by the owners of the Blues" over renovations to Scottrade Center (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 8/17). 

Tanner Ainge
's campaign for Congress "came to an end on Tuesday night when he conceded" the primary election for Utah’s recently vacated U.S. House seat to John Curtis. Ainge is the son of Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge (BOSTON GLOBE, 8/17).

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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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