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President Bush and wife Laura were guests in Jerry Jones' suite for yesterday's gameGETTY IMAGES

PRESIDENT BUSH and his wife, LAURA, were "sitting next to ELLEN DEGENERES" and her wife, PORTIA DE ROSSI, in Cowboys Owner JERRY JONES' suite to watch Packers-Cowboys yesterday. Former NASCAR driver DANICA PATRICK was also in the suite (Ft. Worth STAR-TELEGRAM, 10/7)....In other star sightings over the weekend, "Wheel Of Fortune" host PAT SAJAK had a "front-row glass seat" at the Hurricanes-Capitals game on Saturday at Capital One Arena (POLITICO.com, 10/6).

NAMES: Sports tech company LeagueApps will hold its first NextUp: The Youth Sports Industry Conference on Nov. 4-5 in N.Y. ESPN's CARI CHAMPION will host the event. Confirmed speakers include former NBAer SHANE BATTIER and NHL Exec VP/Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs KIM DAVIS (THE DAILY)....Gold Medal-winning former U.S. gymnasts BART CONNER and NADIA COMANECI will be honored at the '19 Musial Awards in St. Louis on Nov. 23. Al Roker Entertainment has signed on to produce the Musial Awards for a one-hour taped CBS broadcast on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2:00pm ET (THE DAILY).

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Learfield's Cory Moss, MASN/ESPN's Ben McDonald, and Canelo

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Learfield's Cory Moss as he talks about his company’s collaboration on EA Sports College Football. Later in the show, we hear from MASN/ESPN baseball analyst Ben McDonald on how he sees the college and professional baseball scene shaking out. SBJ’s Adam Stern shares his thoughts on the upcoming Canelo-Mungia bout on Prime Video and DAZN.

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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