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The Paley Center for Media in New York City hosted a film screening for “Rolling Along,” Senator Bill Bradley’s one-man show about the 80-year-old's life, including a 10-year career in the NBA and three terms in the Senate, ending in 1997. Then, he spoke with Richard Stengel, who served as the senator’s speechwriter on his 2000 presidential campaign in a career that has included roles in the Obama State Department, as an editor at Time, and as a collaborator on Nelson Mandela’s autobiography. The Senator and the editor discussed why Bradley made the film, how he hopes it will inspire a polarized nation, what his greatest achievements have been on the court and the Senate floor, when and where you can see the documentary, and his thoughts on sports wagering and NIL.

On Wednesday, September 6, ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro moderated “A Conversation with New York Giants Legend Eli Manning” at The Paley Center for Media in New York City. As the two-time Super Bowl MVP begins Season 3 of “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli,” Eli explains his transition from the field to TV, thanks, in part, to Zoom. Pitaro shares how COVID-19 factored into his courtship of Eli’s big brother and helped lead to them broadcasting from their homes. Plus, Eli weighs in on why a new generation of quarterbacks, including his successor Daniel Jones, has become successful. He also takes us behind the scenes as a “Saturday Night Live” host and discusses which of his two iconic Super Bowl passes made him prouder.

Sean McManus, CBS Sports Chairman and Executive Producer for the NFL on CBS, and John Bogusz, Executive Vice President, Advertising, CBS Sports countdown to Super Bowl LVIII, on CBS, Paramount+, and Nickelodeon in Las Vegas. Harold Bryant, Executive Producer and Executive Vice President, Production at CBS Sports, welcomes J.J. Watt to the NFL Today. Watt explains why he joined the Eye Network, and his studio analysts Nate Burleson, Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason, and Phil Simms display the chemistry that defines the CBS pregame show.

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky joined former NFL All-Pro Wide Receiver and current Amazon analyst Larry Fitzgerald for a LinkedIn conversation with the NFL Network's Cynthia Frelund. "AI & Sports: How AWS & the NFL are Changing the Game" reviewed how and why the company and the league collaborate. Learn how AWS uses 300 million data points a year to make football safer, educate and engage fans, and inform rule changes. Frelund and Fitzgerald offer fantasy football advice. Selipsky discusses partnerships with the Bundesliga, NHL, F1, and the PGA TOUR. Plus, find out what's next for Next Gen Stats, including how fast referees run.

This weekend, for the first time in 75 years, Los Angeles will host golf's U.S. Open. NBC's lead play-by-play commentator, Dan Hicks, says the USGA event belongs in L.A. Hicks, analysts Brad Faxon and Paul Azinger, and on-course reporter John Wood say the players and their NBC producers, Tommy Roy and Tommy Randolph, will focus on golf, just as everyone has done since the first major in the PGA-LIV era at last year's Masters.

Istanbul will host the UEFA Champions League Final this Saturday between Manchester City and InterMilan. For seven-and-a-half hours across the CBS Television Network, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, and CBS Sports Golazo Network, the eye of the Eye Network's hurricane will be its studio show hosted by Kate Abdo with former footballers Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, and Micah Richards.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum began its annual Hall of Fame Classic Weekend with a screening of a new documentary on Yogi Berra. "It Ain't Over" goes beyond the story of the Hall of Famer and three-time MVP who won more World Series as a player, 10, than anyone else. We learn about the D-Day veteran, loving husband and father, and his funny yet philosophical Yogisms. Hear from the film's executive producer, Yogi's granddaughter Lindsay Berra, producers Peter and Mike Sobiloff, and Hall of Famer Jim Kaat on how a Mr. Rogers' movie inspired their film, why it's more than a baseball movie with the D-Day veteran, loving father and husband, and friend of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby featured, and what his personality did to detract from his greatness as a ballplayer.

On the eve of the NFL Draft, Seton Hall University’s Center for Sports Media hosted a panel discussion entitled “The NFL: Money, Power, Respect.” Hall alum and ESPN original Bob Ley welcomed ESPN analyst and reporter Kimberley Martin, ESPN analyst and two-time Super Bowl winner Damien Woody, ESPN investigative journalist Don Van Natta Jr., and NFL Players Association Assistant Director of External Affairs George Atallah. As Aaron Rodgers moved from Green Bay to New York during the program, the panel’s focus included the future of another former MVP QB, the power of the players, and the public relations of the NFL, which accounted for 82 of the 100 most-watch U.S. TV broadcasts in 2022. Plus, listen to a poignant and pointed conversation about Damar Hamlin’s collapse.

The Rutgers Office of Career Exploration and Success hosted a virtual event entitled “Behind the Screens: The Video Game Industry.” Among the panelists, two Electronic Arts directors discussed what it takes to make games and how to break into gaming. Regine Bowen, Director of Development, and Tony Stanley, Narrative Animation Director, discuss the career paths that have led them to create games. In addition, they discuss making EA College Football and Madden, emphasizing collaboration and creativity, and they share the needed skills and available resources for breaking into the industry.

On Opening Day, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum welcomed back one of its own for a special doubleheader weekend in Cooperstown. Randy Johnson, a member of the class of 2015 who started the second-most season openers as a pitcher, spoke on the eve of a new opening for him. “Randy Johnson: Storytelling with Photographs” opened last Friday with a members’ reception at the Fenimore Art Museum. Before Johnson’s first-ever solo exhibition, he took part in a wide-ranging and introspective Q&A. Johnson compares his passion for baseball and photography, discusses his relationship shooting fellow Baseball Hall of Famers as well as Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, and shares his philosophy for improving as a pitcher and a photographer and how that applies as he builds on his four visits to Africa with a fifth trip there this August as he approaches his 60th birthday a month later.

The center of the golf universe returns to Augusta National Golf Club with the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) this Wednesday and Thursday on GOLF Channel and Peacock, a practice round Friday, and the final round Saturday, April 1st at noon Eastern on NBC and Peacock. Next week, the PGA TOUR and LIV Golf players will participate in the year’s first major. NBC Sports will surround the ESPN and CBS presentation with Golf Central Live From The Masters on GOLF Channel. Host Rich Lerner and analysts Brandel Chamblee and Notah Begay III preview the fortnight with discussions on Model Local Rule (MLR), Rory McIlroy’s legacy not being defined by a career grand slam, and more.

The National Women’s Soccer League kicks off its 11th season this weekend as Commissioner Jessica Berman marks her first year in the role next month. Recognized as Sports Business Journal’s Best Hire of 2022, the former labor lawyer brings 13 years of experience at the NHL and nearly three years at the National Lacrosse League. She realizes the recognition sets high expectations for her and the league. She reviews year-over-year revenue and ratings success and how that momentum continues in the final year of the NWSL’s deal with CBS. Berman explains how its investment in NWSL Media, social media, and a new marketing campaign position the league ahead of this summer’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, a new media rights deal in 2024, and the 2026 Men’s World Cup in North America. She discusses systemic reform and being open to new ideas as a challenger league.