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UFC President DANA WHITE joined PRESIDENT TRUMP "on the campaign trail," traveling from Las Vegas to Bullhead City, Ariz., and then on to Phoenix. White indicated that he has been on Air Force One before and said of the experience, “It’s BAD ASS." White: "He will just hit me up and say hey what are u doing today and i say idk today and Mr. President what am i doing today. He will say why don’t u fly to Colorado with me today. I say YUP!!!!” (LVSPORTSBIZ.com, 10/28).

NAMES: AKIN OMOTOSO has been "hired to direct Greek Freak, a live-action feature centered on" Bucks F GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO and being "developed by Disney+." The story is "said to focus on how the Antetokounmpo family would rely on faith, determination, and their unbreakable bond as they united to lift themselves out of a life of poverty as undocumented immigrants living in Greece" (HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 10/28)....Country music artist KANE BROWN will be the "halftime act" for the Cowboys’ annual Thanksgiving Day game (Ft. Worth STAR-TELEGRAM, 10/29)....Maestroe Sports & Entertainment has made an investment in the American Ultimate Disc League (Maestroe S&E).

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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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