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WWE filed details of new President & CRO NICK KHAN's contract with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Khan signed a five-year deal with a base salary of $1.2M and an expected annual bonus of $1.9M, which means he could hit up to $3.1M if he hits all his bonuses. Khan received a signing bonus of $5M and picked up a $15M stock grant that vests in five years. According to the contract, Khan is automatically enrolled in WWE’s 401K plan (SBJ Unpacks).

NAMES: Univ. of Maryland football coach MICHAEL LOCKSLEY, one of 14 Black head coaches in the 130-team FBS, has "founded a nonprofit organization that aims to help minority football coaches advance and develop at all levels." The National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches, established in June and publicly unveiled Thursday, "will offer its member coaches professional development opportunities while serving as a resource for teams looking for qualified candidates" (WASHINGTON POST, 8/7)....Amazon has "green lit a series adaptation of A League of Their Own." The series is being "co-created and executive produced by ABBI JACOBSON, who will also star" (SI.com, 8/6).

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ESPN’s Jay Bilas, BTN’s Meghan McKeown, and a deep dive into AppleTV+’s The Dynasty

On this week’s Sports Media Podcast from the New York Post and Sports Business Journal, ESPN’s Jay Bilas talks all things NCAA. Big Ten Network’s Meghan McKeown shares her insight into the Caitlin Clark craze. The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn chats all things Bean Town. And SBJ’s Xavier Hunter drops in to share his findings on how the NWSL is making a social media push.

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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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