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"I'd love to sit down with Jim. Not in front of cameras, not in front of anybody else, but just sharing an evening with him and truly say thank you and wish him the best of luck – not obviously when he plays Notre Dame – but for the rest of the season" – 49ers Owner Jed York, on Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, whom York and former GM Trent Baalke fired in December '14 (Mult., 5/3).

"We are proud to say that Detroit is the only city in North America that has all four of its major professional sports teams within four blocks of each other in a downtown core. And it would be great to make it five someday" – Ilitch Holdings President & CEO Chris Ilitch, on efforts to bring an MLS team to Detroit (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 5/4).

"Under the control of Bernie, F1 was a business that said no to everything. Now we want to say yes to many more things" – F1 Chair Chase Carey, on the difference between his regime and that of former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone (MUNDO DEPORTIVO, 5/3).

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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