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"The Second Half" is the latest sale for Curry since he launched Unanimous Media in '18GETTY IMAGES

Fox has "handed out a script order" to "THE SECOND HALF," a "multicamera comedy that is being exec produced" by actor WILL ARNETT and Warriors G STEPHEN CURRY. The film takes a "humorous look at a retired NBA player who moves back home to Charlotte, buys a car wash and struggles to reconnect with his father, daughter, ex-girlfriend and childhood best friend" (HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 11/22)....Kentucky Sports Radio host MATT JONES, who "stepped down from iHeart Radio earlier this month while he debated a Senate run" against Senate Majority Leader MITCH MCCONNELL (R-Ky.), announced on Twitter Monday he is "returning to the show next month." Jones also said that he has "re-signed with iHeart Radio to do Kentucky Sports Radio for 5 more years" (Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL, 11/26)....Spurs G LONNIE WALKER IV prior to Friday's game against the 76ers in Philadelphia "returned to his hardscrabble roots to deliver turkeys to 100 needy families from the Reading School District." Walker "credited the Spurs with helping him pull off the event" (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 11/26).

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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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