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ON THE MAP’’ is a new documentary "chronicling Maccabi Tel Aviv’s victory over the Red Army" in the '77 European Cup basketball tournament. Basketball HOFer BILL WALTON and former NBA Commissioner DAVID STERN are "among those who give voice to the compelling story of the team’s defeat of the Russians in an era when Israel was still reeling" from the '72 Olympic massacre and the Yom Kippur War (BOSTON GLOBE, 11/10). 

NAMES: The Greenbrier Resort Owner JIM JUSTICE, whose resort hosts the PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic and Saints training camp, "defeated his Republican rival JIM COLE and won the governorship of West Virginia" (GOLFDIGEST.com, 11/9)....Predators D P.K. SUBBAN will "take centre ice as the featured subject" of a new HBO Canada documentary, "P.K. SUBBAN SKATE PAST THE NOISE: THE OFF SEASON" (CP, 11/9)....STEVE GOODMAN's '84 song "GO CUBS GO," which is "played after every Cubs win at Wrigley Field, debuts on the Billboard Pop Digital Song Sales chart at No. 21 and on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart at No. 49 for the week ending Nov. 19" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 11/10).

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On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

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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