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"Baseball would be hard because it's so hot. There would have to be a dome" – Cubs 3B Kris Bryant, who is from Las Vegas, on the possibility of the city landing an MLB team (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/5).

“He is walking clickbait” – ESPN’s Kate Fagan, on LaVar Ball (“OTL,” ESPN, 5/5).

"It’s an innovative way to get young kids to play, bring it out of the old age a bit and into the new age" – Golfer Andy Sullivan, on the European Tour's new GolfSixes event, which features walk-out music, pyrotechnics and a team format (AP, 5/5).

"There are great opportunities for crossover among audiences. A number of gamers are excited they now have an NBA team to root for, and a number of Heat fans who are gamers also are super excited" – Heat Exec VP & CMO Michael McCullough, on the NBA's new 2K esports league (MIAMIHERALD.com, 5/5).

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Learfield's Cory Moss, MASN/ESPN's Ben McDonald, and Canelo

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.

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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