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The White Sox and Chicago-based brewer Goose Island today announced a "remodeled section in the right field bleachers" at Guaranteed Rate Field "will be named 'The Goose Island,' complete with running water fixtures on each side." The area "affects two outfield sections and will feature field-level views, leather seats in the first few rows, in-seat service, party areas and a total of 326 seats, among other amenities." The company also "received naming rights to the bar area next to the visiting bullpen, which will be called the 'Goose Island Craft Kave,' as well as a walk-up bar accessible from the 100-level outfield concourse" (CHICAGOTRIBUNE.com, 1/28).

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NBC Sports Chicago today is debuting "Béisbol y Vida," a five-part digital series chronicling the recent visit made by some U.S.-born White Sox prospects to the Dominican Republic. A new episode will be made available each day this week through Friday at NBCSportsChicago.com. The series was produced, shot and edited by NBC Sports Chicago Senior Producer of Original Content Ryan McGuffey and Content Producer Matt Buckman. It will feature an interview with Dominican-born prospect Eloy Jimenez (NBC Sports Chicago).

Expansion MLS club Inter Miami CF has submitted a "proposal to the City of Fort Lauderdale for the design, construction and maintenance of a state-of the-art soccer training facility" at the former Lockhart Stadium site. The facility would "serve as the training grounds for Inter Miami’s MLS team and also as home to both its youth academy and anticipated USL reserve team." Inter Miami Sporting Dir Paul McDonough said that the site was chosen due to it being "geographically positioned to draw academy players from Palm Beach County, Broward County and Dade County" (MIAMIHERALD.com, 1/28). Miami's first MLS club, the Fusion, played at Lockhart Stadium from '98-'01, when the team was contracted (THE DAILY).

With the Daytona 500 less than three weeks away, a handful of paint schemes for the ’19 NASCAR season were rolled out today from FedEx, M&M’s and Hooters. FedEx is the full-season sponsor of Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, and the company unveiled a new design that uses a white base color with purple and orange accents in company colors. Fellow JGR sponsor M&M’s unveiled the scheme that will be on Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Toyota at Daytona and will promote M&M’s new chocolate bar line, which came out late last year. Meanwhile, Hooters showed off its new design that will be on Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy.

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The Fritz Pollard Alliance will give Cardinals President Michael Bidwill its Paul J. Tagliabue Award at the upcoming Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Salute to Excellence Awards on Thursday in Atlanta. The award goes to an NFL league or team exec who demonstrates integrity and leadership in career development opportunities for minority candidates and advocacy for diversity. Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue will be on hand to present the award. Bidwill, a member of the NFL’s Workplace Diversity Committee, is the fifth member of the Cardinals organization to be honored by the Fritz Pollard Alliance in recent years (Fritz Pollard Alliance).

Our sister publication, The Esports Observer, runs a regular briefing recapping the week that was in esports. This week: Riot Games adds even more league-level partners, Team Liquid picks up Honda as an automotive sponsor and Farming Simulator plants the seeds for its own esports league.

With the Patriots and Rams in Atlanta for Super Bowl LIII, SBD/SBJ's annual Super Bowl pick 'em contest is open. Test your prognostication skills against those of your fellow subscribers. Those who best predict the game's outcome will receive an award matched in sports business lore by only the Vince Lombardi Trophy itself -- recognition of your feat in the Morning Buzz, The Daily and SBJ. Click here to enter.

Charlotte Motor Speedway unveiled its new logo commemorating the 60th running of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 on May 26 (CMS).

The Packers today closed all of their businesses, including Lambeau Field tours, the team HOF and pro shop, due to "heavy snow and blustery winds" (AP, 1/28).

The NFL and Nickelodeon have teamed up on "Double Dare at Super Bowl," a new episode of the net's game show that will premiere Feb. 3 at noon ET, about six hours before kickoff (Nickelodeon).

Adidas Football launched its new animated series "Only In Atlanta," featuring Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes and Alvin Kamara, among others (Adidas).

Waste Management Senior VP & CFO Devina Rankin rang the NYSE Closing Bell to celebrate the PGA Tour Waste Management Phoenix Open, which begins this week at TPC Scottsdale (NYSE). Watch Rankin ring the bell.

“They know what to do but for some reason they’re hiding in their Park Avenue fortress. ... I’m sure he’s going to say some milquetoasty thing on Wednesday when he has his press conference” -- NBCSN’s Peter King, on the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell not issuing a statement about the no-call in the NFC Championship (“PFT,” NBCSN, 1/28).

“We go through different songs. We usually finish with ‘Red Hill Mining’ from U2, and I usually try to make Nantz hit the high note” -- CBS’ Tony Romo, on his pregame TV ritual of “singing at the top of his lungs 10 minutes before the kickoff” (NYPOST.com, 1/28). 

"The Giants were gone. The Giants were to be the Tampa Bay Giants … and Peter stepped up" -- MLB Giants President & CEO Larry Baer, on how late former Giants Managing General Partner Peter Magowan helped keep the team in S.F. rather than relocate to Tampa (“High Heat,” MLB Network, 1/28).

The Rams play in the Super Bowl in six days and the top six most-read @latimessports stories are about the Lakers, Dodgers and USC.

— Nathan Fenno (@nathanfenno) January 28, 2019

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— Jayski (@jayski) January 28, 2019

Friendly reminder to my sports media brethren: yes, you may well be inconvenienced during your travels in Atlanta for the Super Bowl. No, no one on your timeline will care or feel sorry for you. https://t.co/8PqwTFmLVK

— Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) January 28, 2019

Adam the first Aussie over $50 million in career PGA earnings. Let's not forget the seismic shift in prize money. He also was first over $40m and $30m. Shark was first over $10m in 1996. The first Aussie over $20m? That would be Stuart Appleby in 2007.

— Doug Ferguson (@dougferguson405) January 28, 2019

There’s really only one reason for AD’s agent to go public with a trade demand this early—to give the Lakers a head start on trade talks before Boston can get into the mix this summer. Why else risk AD spending the next few months as the villain?

— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) January 28, 2019

Update on #Patriots mascot @PatPatriot following the leaping tackle from #Jets S Jamal Adams: The mascot is still dealing with jaw, neck, and back soreness and was checked for a concussion. As of this morning, he was still planning on being in Atlanta for the Super Bowl.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 28, 2019

EA Sports predicts the outcome of the Super Bowl, down to individual performances, based on running simulations of its "Madden NFL 19" video game.

Shaquille O'Neal will appear on NBC's "The Tonight Show" at 11:35pm ET.

13 -- Number of new NFL stadiums that have opened since the last Patriots-Rams Super Bowl in February '02, equating to 40% of the venues league-wide. That includes the Patriots themselves, whose "final game at the old Foxboro Stadium" was the famous "Tuck Rule" playoff win over the Raiders in January '02 (SI.com, 1/25).