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This Week's Top Stories

June 30-July 6, 2003

NHL insurance shoppers shut out
Many NHL team officials, hockey agents and others who depend on the NHL for their livelihood have been trying unsuccessfully to buy "strike insurance" for the last several months, say hockey sources and top sport insurers.

World Cup venues to hide names
FIFA is so intent on providing sponsors an environment free of competitive signs that even the names of four stadiums with corporate naming rights have been asked to be covered up during the Women's World Cup.

Gund: LeBron may put Cavs back in black
The Cleveland Cavaliers' selection of LeBron James in last week's NBA draft marks the start of what team owner Gordon Gund said could be the franchise's first profitable season in seven years.

ACC will need $20M more to maintain payouts
The Atlantic Coast Conference will have to generate about $20 million more a year just to have revenue to its existing members stay the same if Miami and Virginia Tech join the league.

Lennox-Klitschko gets boxing's blood flowing
The Lennox-Klitschko fight has set up HBO for a blockbuster pay-per-view event the next time heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis steps in the ring.

The Yankees at 100

NASCAR wireless business looks for a bump
Fox touts NASCAR's lack of ratings decline
Rose Garden by any other name? Could be
Patterson faces a challenge with Trail Blazers
Fox Cable, IMS plotting skateboard tour

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.

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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