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Sinclair Broadcast Group has signed a multiyear carriage deal with Mediacom Communications for Marquee Sports Network. The deal provides carriage for the Cubs' upcoming RSN in parts of Illinois, Indiana and Iowa (Sinclair Broadcast Group).

The WTA is partnering with luxury lifestyle brand Modern Creation Munchen to create custom content via a six-part video series following players such as Victoria Azarenka, Belinda Bencic and Genie Bouchard (WTA).

Sportlogiq and the NLL agreed to a multiyear deal making the Montreal-based sports analytics firm the league's official statistics partner (Sportlogiq).

The NBA G League College Park Skyhawks named Georgia-based Emory Healthcare the team's official health care provider (Skyhawks).

The Lagardere Sports esports Rising conference is almost here. Speakers at the event in Marina del Rey, Calif., include Riot Games' Whalen Rozelle and Blizzard Entertainment's Kasra Jafroodi. Attendees also can go on a tour of the Riot Games campus. To view the agenda or to learn more, visit www.esportsrising.com.

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 9, 2024

WNBA regular season games to be available on Disney+; Candace Parker's new role at Adidas; Rory McIlroy will not return to PGA Tour Policy Board and Theo Epstein's role with the PGA Tour moving forward.

Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming network upfronts.

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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