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The Ravens gave $200,000 to Baltimore City Public Schools as "part of the NFL's social justice initiative," and the donation will "go toward funding new HVAC systems for schools in the district." Ravens CB MARLON HUMPHREY, K JUSTIN TUCKER and LB ANTHONY LEVINE "attended the announcement at Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle School" yesterday (WASHINGTON TIMES, 12/3).

NAMES: Musician JAMES TAYLOR will perform at Fenway Park on June 21 alongside BRANDI CARLILE and SHAWN COLVIN (BOSTON GLOBE, 12/3)....Klutch Sports Group's RICH PAUL will make his music production debut on rapper FAT JOE's upcoming album, "Family Ties," scheduled for release on Friday (SI.com, 12/3)....A source said that Georgia Gov. BRIAN KEMP is "expected to appoint a wealthy business executive," KELLY LOEFFLER, to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. JOHNNY ISAKSON (R-Ga.). Loeffler, a "political newcomer," also is WNBA Atlanta Dream co-Owner (AP, 12/2)....Baseball America is honoring Yankees Senior VP & Assistant GM JEAN AFTERMAN with the organization's first Trailblazer of the Year Award (MLB.com, 12/2)....WNBA Connecticut Sun and NLL New England Black Wolves VP/Sports AMBER COX was awarded the '19 Women of Inspiration award by Women in Sports & Events' Boston chapter (WISE).

IN MEMORY: Heisman Trophy winner PAT SULLIVAN, who coached at TCU from '92-97, died on Sunday morning at the age of 69 (Ft. Worth STAR-TELEGRAM, 12/2).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 3, 2024

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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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