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Quick Hits....

“Even though I said that I knew how passionate the marketplace was for the Browns, I think I underestimated the degree” – Browns CEO Joe Banner, on his impressions of fans in Cleveland since joining the organization last fall (CLEVELANDBROWNS.com, 9/27).

“He always has been a firm believer in nepotism. A lot of people frown on it. He takes the reverse perspective: It could be the greatest thing in the world” – Chargers Chair & President Dean Spanos, on his father, team Owner Alex Spanos, who turned 90 yesterday (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 9/28).

“I absolutely intend to ask to bring (the Cup) back” – S.F. Mayor Ed Lee, on hosting the next America’s Cup (S.F. CHRONICLE, 9/28).

“It’s so much more comfortable for everyone knowing you have potentially 16 rounds to earn your card than just six” – Golfer Chesson Hadley, on the Web.com Tour Finals, which conclude today, compared to the now-defunct Q-School (GOLFCHANNEL.com, 9/27).

“Man, I love that accent. Say it again” – Steelers DB Ike Taylor, when asked a question by a British journalist in advance of today’s game in London against the Vikings (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 9/28).

"A lot of chatter this week about putting an expansion team in London. I got a better idea: let’s put one in Los Angeles" -- ABC's Brent Musburger ("Wisconsin-Ohio State," ABC, 9/28).

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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