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The Bucks yesterday "held a ceremonial groundbreaking" for their new arena featuring politicians, team officials and former players (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 6/19).


Epix runs a full-page ad in today's N.Y. Times for its Serena Williams documentary. "Serena" premieres Wednesday. Also in today's Times, HBO runs a full-page ad for Bill Simmons' show "Any Given Wednesday," which airs its first show this week (THE DAILY).

Coyotes President, CEO & co-Owner Anthony LeBlanc yesterday revealed the team's AHL affiliate will be called the Roadrunners. The Coyotes "recently bought" the Springfield, Mass., team and moved it to Tucson (AP, 6/18).

USA Swimming on Friday announced that its '17 Phillips 66 National Championships will be at the Indiana Univ. Natatorium from June 27-July 1. The facility recently completed a $20M renovation (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 6/18).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 10, 2024

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: A very merry NFL Christmas on Netflix? The Braves and F1 deliver for Liberty Media investors; the WNBA heads to Toronto; and Zelle gets in on team sports sponsorship.

Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming network upfronts.

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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