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PR agency Brazil's dedicated new sport division, Brazil Sport, will be led by JAMES GWINNETT, who was promoted to head of sport. Gwinnett's experience "spans a decade of working with sport brands" including Land Rover, BT Sport, QBE and Heineken Int'l (SPORT INDUSTRY, 8/17).

COACHES/MANAGERS: National League side Torquay is the first club in the top five English leagues to sack its manager this season, with KEVIN NICHOLSON "leaving his post 12 days into the campaign." The 36-year-old, who had acted as the club's player-manager since Sept. '15, "made close to 400 appearances" for the club (PA, 8/17). ... South Korea women's football team Manager YOON DUK-YEO signed an extension that will "keep him at the helm for two more years." Yoon, 56, signed a contract with the Korea FA that will "see him lead" the women's team through the 2019 Women's World Cup (YONHAP, 8/17).

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TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, ESPN’s Tim Reed, NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

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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