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ESPN's John Saunders will be absent from the net's programming as he recovers from a fall last Saturday. A full recovery is expected. Scott Van Pelt will fill in as anchor on ABC's college football studio coverage Saturday, and Jeremy Schaap will host "The Sports Reporters" Sunday (ESPN).

Lakers F Ron Artest's name change to Metta World Peace "became official Friday morning when a Los Angeles Superior Court judge commissioner approved" his request for the name change (LATIMES.com, 9/16).

FS Southwest announced that it raised $156,375 from its online auction for the Shannon Stone Memorial Fund held during Tuesday's Indians-Rangers telecast (NEWSOK.com, 9/15).

Seattle Univ. has signed a multiyear agreement with Collegiate Consulting, and its partner Hands On Sports, to manage athletics ticket sales and service responsibilities (Seattle Univ.).

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On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Learfield's Cory Moss as he talks about his company’s collaboration on EA Sports College Football. Later in the show, we hear from MASN/ESPN baseball analyst Ben McDonald on how he sees the college and professional baseball scene shaking out. SBJ’s Adam Stern shares his thoughts on the upcoming Canelo-Mungia bout on Prime Video and DAZN.

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