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“The resurgence and unknown aspects of COVID-19 have raised serious health concerns that I do not feel comfortable competing in” -- WNBA Sun F Jonquel Jones, announcing that she will skip the ’20 season (HARTFORD COURANT, 6/23).

“I’m not going to run for cover and I don’t think the NFL is either. But they’re going to try to be safe and secure. And safety is going to come first, and the health of all us involved in the game, and the fans, are going to be a major priority” -- Ravens coach John Harbaugh, on planning the NFL season amid coronavirus concerns (BALTIMORE SUN, 6/23).

"This whole situation has nothing to do with Jerry or anybody in Jerry’s position. This is about us coming together and focusing on how we can make a change and how we can come together and be united. ... What kind of help do we need from Jerry?" -- Cowboys DE DeMarcus Lawrence, on why he is not waiting for team Owner Jerry Jones to weigh in on social justice issues (Ft. Worth STAR-TELEGRAM, 6/22).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 25, 2024

NFL meeting preview; MLB's opening week ad effort and remembering Peter Angelos.

Big Get Jay Wright, March Madness is upon us and ESPN locks up CFP

On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. 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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