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Rivera To Receive Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig today will present recently retired Yankees P Mariano Rivera with the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award prior to Game 2 of the World Series. Rivera is the 13th recipient of the award, joining Baseball HOFers Roberto Clemente, Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken Jr., and Rickey Henderson; former players Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and Ken Griffey Jr.; active player Ichiro Suzuki; Jackie Robinson’s widow, Rachel; and the '01 Mariners.

Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming network upfronts.

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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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