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Stellantis Group CEO Carlos Tavares confirmed that the Peugeot carmaker brand will no longer sponsor Novak Djokovic (Mult., 3/1). Serbian journalist Saša Ozmo first reported the split and that the tennis star's "stance on vaccination is not the reason" (TWITTER.com, 3/1).

Bauer Hockey, as part of its new "The Barn" brand campaign emphasizing diversity in hockey, partnered with the nonprofit Black Girl Hockey Club on an equipment scholarship program that includes $100,000 in equipment over four years (Bauer Hockey).

Great Clips is activating its NHL sponsorship with a new interactive microsite at NHL.com/HockeyHair. It features interactive quizzes and trivia, as well as hockey hair-themed memes. Through March 21, fans can take a quiz to tell them their hockey hair style, entering them in a contest for prizes such as tickets to an NHL game and free haircuts (NHL).

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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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