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"If there's one guy who's set up for the challenge, it's him. You'll get quality. It may take a little while to get there, but if he's in charge, it's going to be a No. 1 team sooner or later" – Milwaukee beer distributor Aldo Madrigrano, on fellow distributor Ron Fowler becoming the face of the Padres' ownership group (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 4/1).

"This is all AIBA-driven. They want to get into the pro game so badly. They want to make it similar but not the same. And that doesn't make sense to me" – Barry's Boxing Center co-owner Dawn Barry, on format changes in USA Boxing's National Championships, which begin today in Spokane, Wash. (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 4/1).

"Our goal with the Messi line is to make him globally recognized as one of the best ever – and that includes the U.S." – adidas America Soccer Dir Ernesto Bruce, on using FC Barcelona F Lionel Messi globally in marketing materials (CNBC.com, 4/1).

"What I'm reading is that we have a real chance of losing" – USC AD Pat Haden, on Ed O'Bannon's antitrust suit against the NCAA regarding the commercialization of college athletes (SI.com, 4/1).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 25, 2024

NFL meeting preview; MLB's opening week ad effort and remembering Peter Angelos.

Big Get Jay Wright, March Madness is upon us and ESPN locks up CFP

On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. 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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