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The Dodgers promoted Senior VP/Planning & Development Janet Marie Smith to Exec VP/Planning & Development. Smith was an SBJ "Champions" honoree in '17 (THE DAILY). 

JLab will serve as the official sound of Atlanta United on the heels of the California-based company renewing and expanding its sponsorship deal with MLS as the league’s official audio and microphone sponsor. Deal points include exposure across the team’s digital channels as well as during match day presentation (Mark J. Burns, THE DAILY).

The Sharks signed a deal with Venuetize that will allow fans at SAP Center to access mobile ordering and contactless methods of payments through their mobile device (Sharks).

Former NASCAR driver Matt Tifft's new chartered team, Live Fast Motorsports, announced its first sponsor today in Corvette parts company Keen Parts. The company will have multiple primaries on the No. 78 Ford in 2021 starting at Martinsville in the spring (Adam Stern, THE DAILY).

FanDuel signed an exclusive partnership with G.O.A.T. Fuel, a lifestyle brand created by Pro Football HOFer Jerry Rice. Together, they are giving fans an opportunity to play against and virtually meet -- Rice, Emmitt Smith, and Warren Moon -- through a new, custom fantasy experience called the G.O.A.T. Gauntlet Contest Series (FanDuel).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 17, 2024

Brazil's big win; Leonsis looks for scale; breaking down the big categories for Sports Business Awards and remembering Eddie Gossage

NASCAR’s Brian Herbst, NFL Schedule Release, Caitlin Clark Effect

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with our Big Get, NASCAR SVP/Media and Productions Brian Herbst. The pair talk ahead of All-Star Weekend about how the sanctioning body’s media landscape has shaped up. The Poynter Institute’s Tom Jones drops in to share who’s up and who’s down in sports media. Also on the show, David Cushnan of our sister outlet Leaders in Sport talks about how things are going across the pond. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane shares the latest from the 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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