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NFL Cardinals WR LARRY FITZGERALD has been named the recipient of the 14th annual Arthur S. Arkush Humanitarian Award by Pro Football Weekly. The award is presented to an NFL player whose contributions to the community and charitable organizations are especially outstanding (Pro Football Weekly).

BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Former QB JOEY HARRINGTON and Nike Founder & Chair PHIL KNIGHT are among those who will be inducted into the Univ. of Oregon Athletics HOF on Sept. 22. Knight will be honored as an individual who has made "extraordinary contributions toward the success" of UO athletics (OREGONLIVE.com, 8/13).

L.A. STORY: Basketball HOFer PHIL JACKSON’s book, “Eleven Rings” is set for release in April. Jackson’s longtime companion and Lakers Exec VP JEANIE BUSS said, “I haven’t read any part of the book. I have no idea what will be interesting or not. But he never fails to get everyone to think about different subjects” (LATIMES.com, 8/13).

NAMES: Fitness guru JAKE STEINFELD has optioned his new book, “Take A Shot: A Remarkable Story of Perseverance, Friendship and a Really Crazy Adventure” for a TV series. The book, written with DAVE MORROW, tells the true story of how Steinfeld, Morrow and TIM ROBERTSON created Major League Lacrosse (N.Y. POST, 8/14).…Penguins LW MATT COOKE, C JOE VITALE and Hurricanes C JORDAN STAAL today will embark on a humanitarian mission to Haiti (PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW, 8/11).…The Redskins are selling an 80th anniversary Cabernet Sauvignon from Northern California called “Redskins Reserve.” It will be available at select retailers this fall (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 8/13).…Yankees 3B ALEX RODRIGUEZ has placed his Miami Beach home for sale. The asking price is $38M (GOSSIPEXTRA.com, 8/13)….Knicks G JASON KIDD “spent more than $4 million on his new apartment at The Aldyn, Extell Development’s waterfront condominium” (N.Y. POST, 8/14).

IN MEMORY: Soccer promoter GORDON PRESTON died Saturday at the age of 85. Preston “pioneered the concept of indoor soccer in the early 1970s.” He also was a “general partner and director of operations of the North American Soccer League Detroit Express” (DETROIT NEWS, 8/13).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 25, 2024

NFL meeting preview; MLB's opening week ad effort and remembering Peter Angelos.

Big Get Jay Wright, March Madness is upon us and ESPN locks up CFP

On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. 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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