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The Raiders hired Tom Telesco as the fifth GM in franchise history yesterday. He and now-full-time coach Antonio Pierce will be introduced at a news conference at 1pm PT today (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 1/23).

Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton have been selected for the Baseball HOF Class of 2024. The trio "will join Contemporary Baseball Era Committee electee Jim Leyland in an induction ceremony" to be held on July 21 at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y. (MLB.com, 1/23).

The Warriors will "wear a patch on their jerseys bearing the initials of Dejan Milojević surrounded by a heart" for the remainder of the season as a tribute to the late assistant coach. A "similar logo will be on the court apron at Chase Center" near the Warriors’ bench (NBC SPORTS BAY AREA, 1/23).

Personal tech company JLab has entered into multiyear endorsement deals with PGA Tour players Keegan Bradley and Sepp Straka. Bradley's golf bag will feature a JLab logo, while his caddie, Scott Vail, will also display JLab logos on his sleeve and yardage book. Straka will showcase the brand on his sleeve, as will his caddie Duane Bock (JLab).

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NASCAR’s Brian Herbst, NFL Schedule Release, Caitlin Clark Effect

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with our Big Get, NASCAR SVP/Media and Productions Brian Herbst. The pair talk ahead of All-Star Weekend about how the sanctioning body’s media landscape has shaped up. The Poynter Institute’s Tom Jones drops in to share who’s up and who’s down in sports media. Also on the show, David Cushnan of our sister outlet Leaders in Sport talks about how things are going across the pond. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane shares the latest from the 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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