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ESPN’s Hannah Storm “won’t be resuming her SportsCenter anchoring duties” today as previously planned, as she continues to recover from burns suffered in December (SACRAMENTO BEE, 1/6).

The NFL Giants will hold their '13 training camp at the Timex Performance Center at the Meadowlands “following a 16-year run at SUNY Albany” (TIMESUNION.com, 1/4).

A "record crowd" of 71,738 saw the Texans defeat the Bengals yesterday at Reliant Stadium (CHRON.com, 1/5). 

The Packers defeated the Vikings in front of a home crowd of 71,548 fans, marking "the 311th consecutive sellout at Lambeau Field and the fourth-largest crowd" in the stadium's history (GREENBAYPRESSGAZETTE.com, 1/6).

Boxer Manny Pacquiao “could return to action” in a card to be held during Mexico’s Independence Day weekend in September, and “all signs point to a fifth fight” against Mexican fighter Juan Manuel Marquez (ESPN.com, 1/4).

Blue Jays players yesterday met 175 kids at Rogers Centre to help them “as part of the kick-off" of the third annual Toronto Blue Jays Winter Tour, which “promotes baseball across the country through these practice clinics” (TORONTO SUN, 1/6).

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NBC Olympics’ Molly Solomon, ESPN’s P.K. Subban, the Masters and more

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Molly Solomon, who will lead NBC’s production of the Olympics, and she shares what the network is are planning for Paris 2024. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s P.K. Subban as the Stanley Cup Playoffs get set to start this weekend. SBJ’s Josh Carpenter also joins the show to share his insights from this year’s Masters, while Karp dishes on how the WNBA Draft’s record-breaking viewership is setting the league up for a new stratosphere of numbers.

SBJ I Factor: Gloria Nevarez

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. The second-ever MWC commissioner chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about her climb through the collegiate ranks. Nevarez is a member of SBJ’s Game Changers Class of 2019. Nevarez has had stints at the conference level in the Pac-12, West Coast Conference, and Mountain West Conference as well as at the college level at Oklahoma, Cal, and San Jose State. She shares stories of that journey as well as how being a former student-athlete guides her decision-making today. 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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