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Setting the Scene

“If he saw this today, he would be thrilled. At the end of the day what he wanted more than anything, he wanted to produce a winner here in Detroit, and it’s coming together.”

ILITCH HOLDINGS PRESIDENT AND CEO CHRIS ILITCH,
on what his late father, Mike Ilitch, would think about Little Caesars Arena


Photo by: RICH OSENTOSKI
LITTLE CAESARS ARENA 

The $870 million downtown Detroit home of the Red Wings and Pistons


Photo by: RICH VON BIBERSTEIN
SUNTRUST PARK AND THE BATTERY ATLANTA 

The Atlanta Braves’ new $672 million ballpark and the first phase of the team’s 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development


Photo by: RICH VON BIBERSTEIN
MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM 

The $1.5 billion, cutting-edge home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United


Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
ORLANDO CITY STADIUM 

The raucous $155 million home to Orlando City SC and its supporters’ Purple Wall


Photo by: LAKE NONA
USTA NATIONAL CAMPUS (LAKE NONA)

The 63-acre, $100 million home of pro, college and recreational tennis in Orlando


Photo by: TIM O'HARA
COLORADO STATE STADIUM 

The $220 million stadium, bringing football to the Fort Collins, Colo., campus for the first time in 49 years


Photo by: ZUFFA LLC
UFC PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE (AND HEADQUARTERS)

The 184,000-square-foot headquarters and training center for the UFC in Las Vegas


Photo by: DAVID DUROCHIK
NOTRE DAME STADIUM (RENOVATION)

The 87-year-old football stadium’s $400 million facelift, featuring premium seating and a new video board


Photo by: SHOP ARCHITECTS
NASSAU COLISEUM (RENOVATION)

The 45-year-old arena reopening after an 18-month, $260 million project


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Learfield's Cory Moss, MASN/ESPN's Ben McDonald, and Canelo

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Learfield's Cory Moss as he talks about his company’s collaboration on EA Sports College Football. Later in the show, we hear from MASN/ESPN baseball analyst Ben McDonald on how he sees the college and professional baseball scene shaking out. SBJ’s Adam Stern shares his thoughts on the upcoming Canelo-Mungia bout on Prime Video and DAZN.

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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