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Sources said that Yankees radio broadcasters John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman have "agreed in principle to new two-year deals" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 2/7).

Citigroup has "barred its New York customers from making credit card transactions with DraftKings and FanDuel." Citigroup spokesperson Jennifer Bombardier said that the ban will last "until a decision on the sites’ legality is made by courts" (N.Y. POST, 2/6).

Yesterday's Islanders-Red Wings game at Joe Louis Arena was "delayed for 36 minutes because the Zamboni caught a mooring from the net and dragged it from about the goal line to the blue line, gouging a hole in the ice." Arena workers "plugged new ice into the portion that was gashed away and let it refreeze" (USATODAY.com, 2/6).

The USGA yesterday announced Chicago Golf Club, in Wheaton, Ill., and Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, in Southern Pines, N.C., as the host sites of the inaugural '18 and '19 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championships, respectively (USGA).

Michigan State announced Friday that football season-ticket prices will "increase by $5 per game while parking will rise $10 a game." The school said that it is the "first price increase" since '09 (DETROIT NEWS, 2/6).

Northern Kentucky Univ. and adidas have "entered into a five-year partnership" through '20-21 (WLWT.com, 2/6).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 22, 2024

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NBC Olympics’ Molly Solomon, ESPN’s P.K. Subban, the Masters and more

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Molly Solomon, who will lead NBC’s production of the Olympics, and she shares what the network is are planning for Paris 2024. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s P.K. Subban as the Stanley Cup Playoffs get set to start this weekend. SBJ’s Josh Carpenter also joins the show to share his insights from this year’s Masters, while Karp dishes on how the WNBA Draft’s record-breaking viewership is setting the league up for a new stratosphere of numbers.

SBJ I Factor: Gloria Nevarez

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. The second-ever MWC commissioner chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about her climb through the collegiate ranks. Nevarez is a member of SBJ’s Game Changers Class of 2019. Nevarez has had stints at the conference level in the Pac-12, West Coast Conference, and Mountain West Conference as well as at the college level at Oklahoma, Cal, and San Jose State. She shares stories of that journey as well as how being a former student-athlete guides her decision-making today. 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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