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Palm Beach County (Fla.) Administrator Verdenia Baker will meet with Braves officials to “determine what they would need to return to South Florida for spring training.” The club’s lease at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World expires in ’17 (South Florida SUN-SENTINEL, 3/30).

The Packers' Titletown District “now has access to liquor licenses” after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker yesterday “signed a law making additional licenses available to municipalities across the state, although the bill was developed” with the Titletown District in mind (GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE, 3/30).

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred will attend the Rays' season opener Sunday against the Blue Jays. This will be the "first time in the Rays' 19 seasons they have had the commissioner at their opening game" (TAMPABAY.com, 3/29).

After 37 years, there “will be no Australian Masters” in ’16. Event organizer IMG has “declared the iconic Australian event won’t go ahead this year, and the ongoing future of the event remains unclear” (Melbourne HERALD SUN, 3/30).

TNT's Craig Sager last night "waved when he received a standing ovation and cheers from one large section of Oracle Arena as he walked along the baseline during a fourth-quarter timeout" of Wizards-Warriors (AP, 3/30).

NASCAR’s Brian Herbst, NFL Schedule Release, Caitlin Clark Effect

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with our Big Get, NASCAR SVP/Media and Productions Brian Herbst. The pair talk ahead of All-Star Weekend about how the sanctioning body’s media landscape has shaped up. The Poynter Institute’s Tom Jones drops in to share who’s up and who’s down in sports media. Also on the show, David Cushnan of our sister outlet Leaders in Sport talks about how things are going across the pond. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane shares the latest from the network upfronts.

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 14, 2024

The WNBA's biggest moment? More fractures in men's golf; Conferences set agendas for spring meetings and the revamp of the Charlotte Hornets continues.

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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