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Saturday's Michigan-Ohio State football game, which pits the 2nd and 3rd-ranked teams in the country against one another, will be "center stage on ESPN's 'College Gameday.'" The program "will be two hours longer" than usual and begins at 7:00am ET (DETROITNEWS.com, 11/19). 

Former 49ers Owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. will be honored with his Pro Football HOF ring "at halftime" of today’s game against the Patriots (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 11/19). 

MLSE Live tonight will name WWE as the newest inductee into its Air Canada Centre ICONS program (MLSE). 

Menswear brand Trumaker signed Redskins TE Vernon Davis as its "first brand ambassador" (TWITTER. com, 11/18). 

All grandstand seats for today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway "are sold out" (TWITTER.com, 11/18). 

The legal fight by former Clippers Owner Donald Sterling over the $2B sale of the franchise "ended Friday in a quiet settlement" with the NBA. Details "weren’t immediately available" (L.A. TIMES, 11/19). 

Under Armour will "open a 17,000-square-foot store" in downtown Detroit this spring (DETROIT NEWS, 11/20). 

Former Blues CEO Michael McCarthy is "being considered for a 'senior role'" with the Bucks. McCarthy "most recently has worked as a media consultant" for N.Y.-based The Legacy Agency (JSONLINE.com, 11/18). 

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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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