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“We would be thrilled to see the NBA finish out their season at Walt Disney World. As you know, our Wide World of Sports facility is not only enormous but it's state-of-the-art and we're in daily conversations with the NBA to see if this is something that they want to happen” -- Disney CEO Bob Chapek (“GMA,” ABC, 5/28).

“The machine that the hockey world and the NHL is in, there's not really much room for speaking out against some of the issues that happen in the game. So I was just kind of always afraid of the fact that if I said anything I would kind of be exiled” -- Pro hockey player Akim Aliu, on speaking out about the hazing and racism in hockey (“Today,” NBC, 5/28).

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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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