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U.S. Sen. and Presidential candidate AMY KLOBUCHAR (D-Minn.) during the latest Democratic debate last night discussed various reforms, including paying for college tuition. She said, “I don't agree with some of my colleagues here about putting hard-earned taxpayer money into rich kids going to college. What I think we need to do instead is look at what our needs are in our economy. We're going to have a million openings for home healthcare workers, particularly in rural areas, that we don't know how to fill. We're going to have over 100,000 openings for nursing assistants. We’re not going to have a shortage of sports marketing degrees, we’re going to have a shortage of plumbers and nurses” (“Democratic Primary Debate,” CBS, 2/25).

Kim Pegula said her motivation for being part of the forum was to be with people that want to be in footballGETTY IMAGES

WALKING THE WALK: Bills co-Owner KIM PEGULA yesterday spoke at the NFL Women's Careers in Football Forum at the Combine in Indianapolis and said her motivation for being part of the forum was to "be with people that want to be in football." Last season, the Bills had a "dozen women working directly with players." Four were "full-time employees, while eight were interns either for the season or on two-year appointments" (BUFFALO NEWS, 2/26).

NAMES: Baseball agent SCOTT BORAS said that he will honor KOBE BRYANT's wishes and "create an internship" for the late JOHN ALTOBELLI's surviving 16-year-old daughter, ALEXIS. Lakers GM ROB PELINKA opened his speech Monday at Kobe and GIANNA BRYANT's public memorial service by "sharing a story" about the future HOFer's request. Within days of Bryant's death, Boras said that he was "contacted by Pelinka, whom he had recently met at a Lakers game" (L.A.TIMES, 2/26)....Rockets Fs DANUEL HOUSE JR. and ROBERT COVINGTON yesterday "lent helping hands at Hobby Airport." The players "interacted with travelers while helping staff with various facets of airport life." House and Covington "assisted with luggage loading and with the check-in process" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 2/26)....The Triad Business Journal named Rhino Sports & Entertainment Services President BRETT HICKMAN to its Forty Under 40 Class of '20 (BIZJOURNALS.com, 2/25).

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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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