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“It’s no secret. No one wants to root for a team that loses. That’s just the standard we are setting for ourselves. We want to win, for ourselves, for the guys in here, and then at the same time for the city, too, to have a team that they’re proud of, really" -- D-backs P Zac Gallen, on the team's success helping to grow the fan base (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 3/23).

“We built the stadium to maximize its utility, this is what we expected to do" -- Raiders VP/Stadium operations Chris Sotiropulos, on Allegiant Stadium setting a record for the number of fans attending events in the last three months of 2023 (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 3/22).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 9, 2024

WNBA regular season games to be available on Disney+; Candace Parker's new role at Adidas; Rory McIlroy will not return to PGA Tour Policy Board and Theo Epstein's role with the PGA Tour moving forward.

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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