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"I doubt we will ever get to the point where any sport can say with 100 percent certainty that no athlete is using a performance-enhancing drug. Occasionally, athletes are going to make a bad decision. We have a program in place that is best at catching them if they make that decision" – MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred (TRIBLIVE.com, 4/25).

"Let me be honest with you, when we were doing this deal there were two groups that came in for more money than Ari (Emanuel). There was one (offer) for $5 billion" – UFC President Dana White, on the sale of the MMA promotion to WME-IMG (FOXSPORTS.com, 4/25).

"Overall for them it is better. Having a championship game is better. I don't think it makes the committee's job any easier or harder" – CFP Exec Dir Bill Hancock, on the Big 12's reinstatement of a football title game increasing its chances of landing a team in the CFP (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 4/26).

"My main advice, I mean this sincerely, would be to fire Roger Goodell" – Former NFLer Anthony Gonzalez, on how he would improve the league (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 4/26).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 8, 2024

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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.

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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