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NAMES IN THE NEWS

     NANCY KERRIGAN gave a "bitingly honest interview" to CBS
Sports after the Rider's Triple Crown event earlier this month.
In the interview, part of which will be aired during a December 3
telecast, Kerrigan says, "I like doing shows.  Competing is
boring.  This isn't competition anyway.  You get paid the same
(appearance fee) no matter what.  There is no reason to train.
The only reason to do well is for the crowd" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE,
11/17)....Former Falcon and current Fox NFL analyst TIM GREEN has
published his second novel, a thriller called "Titans" (St.
Martin Press)....N.Y. POST columnist Larry Brooks profiles Devils
Owner JOHN MCMULLEN: "In an era where ART MODELL becomes simply
the latest pro sports team owner to come up lousy, McMullen
emerges as a hero ... a hometown hero, which is simply the very
best kind there is" (N.Y. POST, 11/17)....Although the MA Senate
failed to approve authorization of the name of a new, $9.6B
harbor tunnel as the TED WILLIAMS Tunnel, officials will go ahead
with December 15 ceremonies to open the tunnel in the Hall-of-
Famer's honor (BOSTON HERALD, 11/17).

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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