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Starwood Hotels Renews U.S. Open Sponsorship Deal Through '14

The USTA and Starwood Hotels & Resorts today announced an extension of their deal that will keep Westin Hotels and the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) program as official U.S. Open sponsors through '14. Westin remains the official hotel brand of the tournament, as well as a presenting sponsor of U.S. Open Live on USOpen.org. New onsite activation for SPG will include digital displays in the SPG promotional booth at the tournament.

The USTA today also announced the lineup of musical acts and celebrity appearances for the 17th Annual Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Music groups The Wanted and Owl City, singer Carly Rae Jepsen and actors Cymphonique Miller and Max Schneider will join tennis players Novak Djokovic, John Isner, Kim Clijsters and Mardy Fish as part of the festival (THE DAILY).

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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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