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A vote is taking place today ahead of the Ladies European Tour's end-of-season Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España, "where a 60% vote in favour by LET members will be required" for a merger with the LPGA "to go ahead." As far as LET players are concerned, "the decision to vote in favour of a merger, which has already unanimously been approved by board members of both tours, is surely a no-brainer" (GOLF MONTHLY, 11/20).

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, "performed the ceremonial puck drop for Canucks-Sharks" last night at Rogers Arena, as part of the lead up to the 2025 Invictus Games. Rogers Arena will be the host venue for the closing ceremony of the 2025 Invictus Games (SPORTSNET.ca, 11/20).

A "sled hockey marathon of sorts" concluded Sunday with the final games of the 13th annual USA Hockey Sled Classic at AdventHealth Center Ice. The four-day event, featuring 30 sled hockey teams associated with NHL clubs, "included dozens of games held at various skill levels" (TAMPA BAY TIMES, 11/20).

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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