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John Ourand
@Ourand_SBJ
Media Reporter, Sports Business Journal; Co-host, Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast
DCJoined December 2008

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I'm launching a weekly sports media podcast with . It's a cool partnership between SBJ and the New York Post.
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We're teaming up with the @nypost to bring you a brand new sports media podcast🎙 Coming soon: @AndrewMarchand and @Ourand_SBJ ❗️ Listen to the trailer and subscribe for Episode 1. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4cWYgSGRp
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Bloomberg has Diamond Sports going into bankruptcy within the next two months.
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New: America's largest owner of local sports channels is heading toward bankruptcy court, putting at risk its payments to MLB, NBA and NHL teams. Story w/ @EK_Hudson @rachel_butt bloom.bg/3R2i5Nb
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The NFL has thought about neutral site conference title games for a while. The Bills/Bengals cancelation gave them a way to test it without fan outrage. Supposedly. “Thank you, Joe Burrow.”
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Who's Up in sports business this week? Joe Burrow, for killing the idea of a neutral site championship game for now. Listen to the Marchand & Ourand Sports Media podcast here: Apple: lnkd.in/eA47N_Wu Spotify: lnkd.in/ezKz78A5 Google: lnkd.in/eH-Usw3a
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My CYO coaching credentials: championships without yelling. I even let Tommy Kerns launch as many three-pointers as he wanted... ...some games.
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Replying to @AndrewMarchand and @Ourand_SBJ
I can’t believe that, he coached a championship winning 2015-16 boys 16u team without even raising his voice over the entire season! Where was this Coach O then???
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A Fox Intl exec "obtained from a powerful FIFA official whom he was secretly bribing for years - and who controlled the committee that made final decisions on TV deals - to give Fox a decisive edge in what the other bidders, including ESPN and NBC, thought was a blind auction."
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A big congratulations to Povich Advisory Board member
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Thrilled to share our 2023 Merrill College Hall of Fame class, which features alums Deborah Berry ’85, Dr. Rochelle Ford ’95, Tim Kurkjian ’78, Pam Ward ’84 and Patricia Wheeler ’73, and founding dean Dr. Ray Hiebert. Congratulations to all! MORE: go.umd.edu/pZE
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