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Nike "has received a patent on a recyclable golf ball," whose cover "can be separated so that the rest can be reused or recycled" (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 1/2).

Redskins coach Jay Gruden today "is expected to meet" with team Owner Daniel Snyder and President & GM Bruce Allen to "map out the direction of the franchise" (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 1/3).

Jim Harbaugh on Friday "launched his Twitter account" after formally accepting the position as Univ. of Michigan football coach. His first tweet came at 4:01pm ET, and by 5:00pm, he "had more than 52,000 followers" (DETROITNEWS.com, 1/3).

Tonight's episode of NBC's "Dateline" will air a segment, entitled "Starting Over," that features U.S. Olympians Lindsey Vonn and Amy Van Dyken-Rouen (NBCSPORTS.com, 1/2).

The last bowl game of the college football season -- the Toledo-Arkansas State GoDaddy Bowl in Mobile, Ala. -- is tonight at 9:00pm ET and will air on ESPN (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 1/4).

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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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