Former MLB player and collegiate athletic director talks about fall college sports during the pandemic

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Bobby Valentine, Former MLB player and manager, and Executive Director of Athletics at Sacred Heart University, talked to Dan Loney about what lays ahead for college athletics this fall. He will also be a guest on Wharton’s The Business of Sports Without Fans, a Wharton livestream event on Wednesday June 24 at 12 PM ET.

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