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Brilliant!

The NFL enjoyed its third straight Sunday with a sold-out game in London on Oct. 28, and two days later the league announced plans to hold four games in the city next year for the first time.

 

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Outrageous

The University of Maryland fired head coach D.J. Durkin amid a backlash from its initial decision a day earlier to keep him. Durkin had been suspended during an investigation into the team’s culture after the death of lineman Jordan McNair.

 

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Interesting

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the 2022 World Cup, scheduled in Qatar, should expand from 32 to 48 teams, but that might prove impossible for organizers to pull off.

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TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, ESPN’s Tim Reed, NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

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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