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The Braves unveiled their new mascot, Blooper, yesterday during Chop Fest at SunTrust Park. Blooper bears "some semblance to the Phillie Phanatic" (AJC.com, 1/27).

LPGA officials shortened the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic to 54 holes after most of Friday was "deemed unplayable" due to "roaring winds." A cut "will be made" today to the top 70 and ties, and the final round "will extend" into tomorrow if necessary (GOLFWEEK.com, 1/27).

The NFL Panthers this week plan to interview Texans Assistant GM & VP/Player Personnel Jimmy Raye III and Bills Assistant College Scouting Dir Lake Dawson for the team's GM opening. Sources said that interim GM Marty Hurney will "not have a formal interview" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 1/28).

UFC on Fox 27 yesterday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte "drew an announced attendance of 10,249 and a live gate of $944,202" (MMAJUNKIE.com, 1/27).

An image of Raiders coach Jon Gruden has been "plastered on a billboard located above the site for the future Raiders stadium in Las Vegas" (LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL, 1/28).

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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