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Data from Ticketmaster shows the average price of Super Bowl tickets purchased on the secondary market is $6,477 as of Friday, a $300 decrease since Wednesday morning. The current get-in price is $2,500, about $1,200 lower than the figure as of Monday morning (Preston Bounds, THE DAILY).

The MLBPA reorganized its communications department, promoting Chris Dahl to Dir of Communications and adding longtime baseball writer Jerry Crasnick as Senior Advisor of Player, Agent & Media Relations (MLBPA).

Richmond Raceway has signed North Carolina-based barbecue sauce/rub brand Mike D’s BBQ as a sponsor for its group tailgate area, a reserved space near its Gate 6 entrance that the track sells to groups on race days (Adam Stern THE DAILY).

EA and the NFL announced Bose, New Era Cap and Snickers as official brand sponsors of the "Madden NFL 19" Championship Series (EA).

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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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