Sports Business Radio Podcast

Will there be an NBA season? We discuss the latest fron the NBA bargaining tables with Sam Amick, NBA Insider with SportsIllustrated.com. We also catch up with Rand Getlin of Yahoo! Sports who updates us on several changes to how NCAA student athletes will be compensated in the future. There's also the sports business headlines of the week including the TV ratings for the Cards - Rangers World Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports & co-author of the book "Death to the BCS" joins us to discuss his newly updated book detailing one of the most controversial systems in sports. Tom Haberstroh from ESPN.com stops by to chat with us about his research that highlights that NBA teams that spend a lot of money on player payroll, aren't always the most successful franchises. We also bring you the sports business headlines of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat MLB and the World Series with our baseball insider Maury Brown from the BizofBaseball.com. We also examine the sports media - specifically the TV ratings for the World Series and NFL - with John Ourand from the Sports Business Journal. We also bring you the latest from the NBA labor front as the lockout continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oregon Ducks QB Darron Thomas stops by to discuss the Ducks high powered offense, balancing athletics and academics and to share details of his pre-game meal ritual that will make you gasp. Sam Amick, NBA Insider with SI.com joins us to discuss the cancellation of the first two weeks of the NBA regular season and the continuation of the NBA lockout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest on the NBA lockout with Ken Berger of CBSSports.com. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock ("Super Size Me") joins us to discuss his ESPN film "The Dotted Line" that will air on October 11th. We also bring you the latest headlines of the week including a new endorsement deal for Tiger Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sugar Ray Leonard - Boxing legend joins us to discuss his compelling career inside the ring as well as his success outside the ring doing commercials, movies and being actively involved in the community. We also discuss an epic final night of the regular season for Major League Baseball with Maury Brown of the BizofBaseball.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest from the NBA labor negotiations with Sam Amick of SI.com. We also go inside the NFL with Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports. We discuss the latest with NCAA conference realignment as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Berger, NBA Insider with CBS Sports.com joins us to discuss the latest with the NBA lockout as players and owners meet this week to try to resolve their differences. Rusty Hathaway, head golf pro at Wailea Golf Club on the beautiful island of Maui joins us to discuss Wailea's world class golf courses, which SBR's Brian Berger had a chance to play on his recent trip to Maui. We also recap a record setting opening weekend in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of Sports Business Radio featuring past conversations with NBA Commissioner David Stern, Pac-12 TV head Gary Stevenson and Yahoo! Sports investigative reporter Rand Getlin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of Sports Business Radio featuring conversations with NBA Hall of Famer and TNT TV analyst Charles Barkley, Cleveland Cavs rookie and top pick in the 2011 NBA Draft Kyrie Irving and New England Pats beat writer Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com. Happy Labor Day weekend from Sports Business Radio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Stevenson, head of the new Pac-12 broadcast & digital network joins us to discuss the future of the network and his recent hiring to oversee the network. Sam Amick of SI.com and NBAConfidential.com stops by to discuss the latest with the NBA lockout and why he thinks NBA should players should waive the white flag now. We also bring you the sports business headlines of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Robinson - Yahoo! Sports senior investigative reporter joins us to discuss his bombshell 11-month investigative piece detailing the corruption at the University of Miami. Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com stops by to help us preview the New England Patriots 2011 season and discuss the monumental role Pats owner Robert Kraft played in bringing the NFL lockout to an end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of SBR featuring conversations with Jason Sobel of the Golf Channel who takes us inside the relationship between Tiger Woods and former caddie Steve Williams. We also look back on conversations with ESPN NBA Insider Ric Bucher and Lucas Oil founder Forrest Lucas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Barkley, NBA Hall of Famer and TNT NBA analyst joins us to discuss the state of the NBA, the NBA lockout, his relationship with Nike and his thoughts on Tiger Woods. Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers star and the number one pick in the 2011 NBA Draft stops by to discuss his decision to leave Duke after one season for the NBA, his endorsement deal with Nike and his experience playing in the Nike Global Challenge. We also bring you the latest sports business headlines of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of Sports Business Radio featuring conversations with Pittsburgh Steelers QB Dennis Dixon, Pittsburgh Pirates Director of Baseball Ops Tyrone Brooks and SI.com NBA reporter Sam Amick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich Eisen of the NFL Network joins us to discuss the NFL Network, the upcoming NFL season and his wildly popular podcast. Christine Brennan of USA Today, ABC News & NPR stops by to discuss her travels last week to the Women's World Cup in Germany and the British Open in England. We also discuss the soon to be resolved NFL lockout and how the new CBA will look moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danny Woodhead, New England Patriots running back joins us to discuss his new endorsement deal with SKECHERS as well as what he's doing to prepare for the upcoming NFL season during the lockout. Bill Sanders, VP of Marketing for BDA Sports stops by to discuss how NBA players are staying marketable during the NBA lockout. We also recap the historically low MLB All-Star game TV ratings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of Sports Business Radio featuring past interviews with Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, NBA agent Bill Duffy and Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Wertheim, Sports Illustrated Sr. Writer, joins us to discuss the state of tennis as well as the NBA labor situation. Maury Brown from the BizofBaseball.com also stops by to discuss the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy filing this week. We also bring you the latest from the NFL and NBA bargaining tables. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside the Los Angeles Dodgers mess with Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times. We also examine the latest from the NFL and NBA bargaining tables. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forrest Lucas of Lucas Oil and Bill Duffy, BDA Sports NBA agent join us on Sports Business Radio this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is NBC/Comcast's $4.3B investment in the TV/Digital rights to the Olympic Games from 2014-2020 a good investment? Also, USC and Ohio State football programs find themselves dealing with more problems this week. And the latest from the NFL and NBA bargaining tables. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside the Ohio State football/Jim Tressel scandal with Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports - the reporter who broke the story about Tressel's violations. We also bring you the headlines of the week including the latest from the NBA and NFL CBA negotiations. And we break down the TV ratings for the NBA Finals and NHL Stanley Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete Carroll - Seattle Seahawks head football coach & Executive VP of Football Operations joins us to discuss his first year in Seattle as well as what he and his staff are doing to prepare for the season in the midst of a lockout. We also step into the Technology Lab with Gidge Moody of Nike Golf who shares insight with us on some of the latest Nike Golf club offerings as we head into the summer golf season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gavin Maloof - Sacramento Kings Co-Owner joins us to discuss why his family decided to keep the Kings in Sacramento for at least one more season instead of relocating the team to Anaheim. Maloof also discusses what his family needs in order to keep the Kings in Sacramento for the long term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Scott - Pac-12 Commissioner joins us to discuss the conference's new multi-billion dollar broadcast and digital rights deal. We also bring you the headlines of the week including the fine levied against the Fiesta Bowl by the BCS. And we discuss two sports superstars who made headlines this week - LeBron James and Tiger Woods. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dissecting the new multi-billion dollar Pac-12 TV contract. We also review the TV ratings for the NFL Draft and the NBA Playoffs. And we examine the PR nightmare of the week in our "Caught in the Crosslights" segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trying to make sense of the NFL labor battle between owners and players with Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports NFL reporter. What are the rules of the NFL as they exist today? What are the next steps the owners and players will take? We discuss. We also examine the latest with the Los Angeles Dodgers after MLB assigned Tom Schieffer as monitor and trustee this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ric Bucher - ESPN NBA Senior Reporter joins us to discuss the NBA Playoffs as well as the latest with the NBA Collective Bargaining negotiations. Tom Ziller from SacTownRoyalty.com joins us to dissect the economics of the Kings relocating out of Sacramento. We also discuss MLB taking over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the NHL's new TV contract with NBC/Versus and the release of the NFL's 2011 regular season schedule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rand Getlin - ThePostgame.com joins us to discuss high interest lockout loans being secured by NFL players that could leave the players bankrupt in the future - while the middlemen offering the loans cash in. We also discuss several NBA sports business notes including a countdown of the players with the top selling jerseys this season. And we give you our thoughts on the Barry Bonds verdict this past week. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrating the 7th anniversary of Sports Business Radio. We look back at Brian Berger's 2008 conversation with golf icon Jack Nicklaus on Sports Business Radio on the 25th anniversary of his stunning victory at The Masters at the age of 46. We also examine MLB's top sports business storylines for the 2011 season with Maury Brown from the BizofBaseball.com. Thanks to our loyal listeners for 7 fantastic years of Sports Business Radio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norwood Teague, VCU Athletic Director joins us to discuss the men's basketball team's trip to the Final Four and how the exposure from the NCAA Tournament has impacted the athletic department and the university. We also examine the headlines of the week including Barry Bonds' trial as well as the firing of Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFL Sponsors - How have they prepared for a work stoppage? Greg Busch, Executive VP of GMR Marketing joins us to discuss. We also chat with Joe Favorito about how the Cinderella schools in this year's NCAA Tournament are making the most of their moment in the spotlight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Shaheen - NCAA Interim EVP of Championships & Alliances (Head Honcho of March Madness) joins us to discuss the expansion from 65 to 68 teams for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships as well as the tourney's new 14-year, $10.8 billion TV deal with CBS and Turner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Robinson - Yahoo! Sports joins us to discuss the allegations against the Ohio St. and Oregon football programs. Robinson and Yahoo! Sports broke the stories detailing the improprieties of both programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest from the NFL bargaining table with Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports. What needs to happen for the owners and players to reach a deal? We discuss. We also catch up with Rand Getlin of ThePostgame.com to discuss several controversial college football stories breaking this week. And we bring you the headlines of the week including a deadline extension for the Sacramento Kings and NBC's desire to charge a record setting amount for Super Bowl spots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFL CBA 101 - we'll break down main issues with NFL CBA and tell you what the key components are in order to get a deal done. Maury Brown from The Business of Sports Network joins us to discuss. We also discuss the huge deals that went down at the NBA deadline and how those deals will affect the bottom line for the teams involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todd Ramasar, NBA agent for BDA Sports joins us to discuss the growing number of business opportunities for NBA players in China. We also discuss how the market for shoe endorsement deals has dried up. Brian Learst, President of QuintEvents stops by to talk with us about his company's VIP ticket packages for this weekend's NBA All-Star Game as well as the company's packages for other big events like the Super Bowl and Kentucky Derby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Dunn - NFL agent for Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, Packers LB Clay Matthews, Jets QB Mark Sanchez and Ravens LB Ray Lewis amongst many others joins us to discuss marketing opportunities for Rodgers and Matthews after their victory in Super Bowl XLV as well as his thoughts on the current NFL collective bargaining agreement negotiations. We also recap Super Bowl XLV - from the missing seats to our review of the best and worst ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We examine the big business of Super Bowl XLV with Darren Rovell, CNBC sports business reporter who joins us from Dallas. We also look back on our conversation with Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers before he became a superstar - prior to the 2005 NFL Draft. Rodgers walked us through the process he went through when deciding to leave Cal early, as well as what criteria he used for selecting the business people he would surround himself with. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Ponturo, Sports Marketing Guru and former Vice-President of Global Media and Sports Marketing for Anheuser-Busch for 26 years joins us to share everything you'll ever want to know about Super Bowl ads. We also examine the huge TV numbers from the AFC and NFC Championship games. And we share our favorite athlete interview of the year so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Wertheim, Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated joins us to discuss his new book "Scorecasting" which uses analytics to dispel many popular sports myths. We also examine three of the strangest press conferences from the world of sports that took place this past week. We bring you the latest sports business headlines of the week including the University of Texas' gigantic TV deal with ESPN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We recap the big business of the BCS National championship game with Rachel Baribeau who covers the SEC for TideSports.com. We also give you the record setting numbers for the NFL for wild card weekend. And we bring you up to date on the latest coaching hires in the NFL and college football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Hancock - BCS Executive Director joins us on the weekend leading up to the BCS National Championship game. Hancock discusses the controversial BCS system as well as breaks down how the money from playing in BCS games is divided. We also talk to Anna Campbell, producer of the new documentary "Hood to Coast - the movie". And we bring you the sports business headlines of the week including a number of coaching changes in the NFL and college football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio unveils its Top 10 sports business stories of 2010 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio Top 20 Sports Biz Stories of 2010. This week we unveil stories 20-11 and on our January 1st show we unveil our Top 10 Sports Biz Stories of 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Robinson NFL reporter for Yahoo! Sports joins us to discuss the latest from the NFL CBA negotiations, the future of the Minnesota Vikings after the collapse of the roof at the Metrodome and the renaissance of Eagles QB Michael Vick. We also bring you the latest sports business headlines of the week including the financial terms of the new contracts of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee and Florida Gators head coach Will Muschamp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We bring you the latest from the MLB Winter League Baseball Meetings in Orlando with Maury Brown from the BizofBaseball.com. We also dissect the deal that will have the NBA assuming ownership of the New Orleans Hornets. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of Sports Business Radio featuring conversations with BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of Sports Business Radio featuring a look back at conversations with NCAA President Mark Emmert and Hollywood screenwriter and Executive Producer for the major motion picture "Secretariat" Mike Rich. Happy Thanksgiving from the team at Sports Business Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices