Sports Business Radio Podcast

PODCAST: Jake Olson (@JakeOlson61), Co-founder & President of Engage (https://www.letsengage.com/) and former long snapper for the USC Trojans shares his inspirational story. Olson became the first blind college football player ever when he took the field for USC in 2017. Since graduating from USC, Jake has been a compelling motivational speaker and has been working on growing Engage, a platform that digitizes the process of booking talent. Jake started Engage while at USC because of inefficiencies he was dealing with in the booking process, and he wanted to make it easier for companies to find and book incredible speakers. Olson also discusses how he is working in the NIL space and utilizing his experience as a student athlete to help today’s student athletes navigate a tricky NIL landscape. Jake will be playing in the inaugural US Adaptive Open this July at Pinehurst Country Club. Also, Josh Norris of Underdog Fantasy joins us to discuss the growth of their company and all of the offerings the company currently has in the fantasy space, from Best Ball to Pick'Em games. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. Sports Business Radio is produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd) and powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken LaRose, FootJoy SVP of Brand and Consumer joins us on this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. FootJoy has been around for over a century and we talk about the evolution of the golf shoe, how FootJoy activates around partnerships like the one they have with PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas and the other products FootJoy offers beyond footwear. In our sports business headlines of the week, we discuss Walmart heir Rob Walton’s bid for the NFL’s Denver Broncos, Nike Founder Phil Knight’s bid for his hometown Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA and Phil Mickelson’s announcement that he is joining the LIV Tour for a reported $200M. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by Linkedin Jobs. Linkedin Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know that every week nearly 40 million job seekers visit Linkedin? Post your job to Linkedin.com/SBR for FREE. Sports Business Radio is produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd) and powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric LeGrand (@EricLeGrand52), former Rutgers football player, Founder of LeGrand Coffee and LeGrand Whiskey, Co-Founder of Knight Society and Jimmy V Award winner, joins us on Sports Business Radio. In October 2010, LeGrand sustained a spinal cord injury at his C3 and C4 vertebrae in a game at MetLife Stadium. Since that life-altering incident occurred, he has become a worldwide source of inspiration whose message of positivity has influenced a countless number of people throughout the world. Additionally, LeGrand has developed an incredible business and professional acumen, becoming an established entrepreneur, motivational speaker, sports analyst, philanthropist and author. LeGrand discusses the launch of LeGrand Coffee, LeGrand Whiskey and the Knight Society, what he looks for in investments as an entrepreneur, he shares details of his upcoming “A Walk to Believe” event and how he tells us the keys to remaining positive since his paralysis in 2010. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. Sports Business Radio is produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd) and powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: Jessica Berman, Commissioner of the NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League - @NWSL) joins Sports Business Radio to discuss the state of the league, the growth of women’s sports and her goals as the new Commissioner for the league. Berman also discusses the recent landmark decision by U.S. Soccer to pay men and women players equally. In our sports business headlines of the week, we discuss Justin Thomas’ win at the PGA Championship, whether or not the NFL may force Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to sell the team and the verbal sparring between college football coaches Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher. We also recap last week’s Sports PR Summit and our trip to New York City. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. Sports Business Radio is produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd) and powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Nike celebrates its 50th Anniversary this month, we step into the Sports Business Radio Vault to revisit conversations with former Nike executives Mike Hackman, Mike Nakajima and Ralph Greene. They reflect on the company's partnerships with such Nike athletes as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Serena Williams, LeBron James and Pete Sampras. They share stories that you'll only hear from people who worked closely with the greatest elite athletes in the world. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs discuss the #sportsbusiness headlines of the week including Tom Brady’s massive deal to become the lead NFL analyst for Fox Sports upon retirement from his NFL playing career, Rich Strike’s incredible longshot victory at the Kentucky Derby, Magic Johnson joining an ownership group bidding on the NFL’s Denver Broncos, Tiger and Phil’s impact on next week’s PGA Championship and we recap the debut of the Miami Grand Prix, where the stars where out in full force. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. Sports Business Radio is produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd) and powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports). #TomBrady #FoxSports #Media #Kentucky Derby #F1 #NBA #NFL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: Jeramie McPeek (@Jeramie), longtime “Social Media QB” for a number of sports organizations, events and brands as well as former Head of Social Media for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss the current state of social media. We discuss Elon Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter and how that may impact the sports landscape. We give you latest monthly active numbers and targeted demos for the most popular social media platforms that are regularly utilized by sports organizations. We also contemplate the future of social media as it relates to sports. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. Sports Business Radio is produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd) and powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports). ### Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Hawkins (@Hawk), former NFL WR (played 6 seasons in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns) and Co-Founder & President of sports technology company STATUSPro (@StatusPro) joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Hawkins tells us how he maximized his time as a pro athlete to build relationships that have helped him as an #entrepreneur and #business person, how earning his MBA at Columbia University prepared him to become an #entrepreneur, how he and STATUS Pro made a deal with the NFL and NFLPA to launch a new virtual reality game that will hit the market this Fall, the future of VR and sports and having STATUS Pro investors such as #NaomiOsaka, #LeBronJames and #Drake has helped the company he co-founded flourish. Hawkins also discusses the upcoming NFL Draft with us and takes us inside the mindset of the Cleveland Browns (whom Hawkins played for) when it came to the signing of QB DeShaun Watson. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. ### Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: We bring you the sports business headlines of the week including the latest on the sale of the NFL’s Denver Broncos, which streaming service is best positioned to acquire the rights to the NFL’s “Sunday Ticket”, the NHL team that former Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch and Seattle-born rapper Macklemore have invested in, NBA regular season and playoffs TV ratings and how the USFL fared in the league’s return. Lauren Teague, Sports PR Summit partner, joins Sports Business Radio Host and Sports PR Summit Founder Brian Berger to reveal speakers and topics for the 2022 Sports PR Summit (@SportsPRSummit) coming up on May 17 in New York City. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Linkedin Jobs. With Linkedin, you can create a free job post in a matter of minutes and reach the world’s largest professional network of over 770 million people. Post your job for FREE at Linkedin.com/SBR Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs recap The Masters, including TV ratings, Scottie Scheffler’s historic start to the 2022 golf season, the return of Tiger Woods and the revenue numbers for Augusta National. We also discuss the start to the MLB season and tell you which teams have the highest and lowest payrolls. Berger and Griggs discuss the start of the 2022 NBA Playoffs and share final attendance numbers for the 2021-22 NBA season. We also discuss the Lakers firing Head Coach Frank Vogel. Sports Business Radio launched 18 years ago this week. We reflect on some of our favorite conversations over the years. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: As we celebrate our 18th anniversary this month, we step into the @SportsBusinessRadio #podcast vault to look back on past conversations with NBA superstar Damian Lillard (@DamianLillard), retired NBA star and #sports & #entertainment #entrepreneur Baron Davis (@iamBaronDavis) and #boxing legend & 6-Time World Champion Sugar Ray Leonard (@SugarRayLeonard). Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on #iTunes, #Spotify, #Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. #SportsBusiness #DamianLillard #BaronDavis #SugarRayLeonard #NBA #boxing #basketball #entrepreneur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST - Rodney Barnes, Executive Producer & Writer for the HBO Max series “Winning Time - The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” joins us on this week’s episode of Sports Business Radio. Barnes offers an insightful look behind the scenes into the show from creation to casting to writing. Brian Berger and Bryan Griggs also discuss this week’s Sports Business Radio headlines including two stacked men’s and women’s basketball Final Four’s in New Orleans and Minneapolis, funding approval for a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills and Kevin Burkhardt’s promotion at Fox Sports to replace Joe Buck as the network’s lead NFL play-by-play announcer. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: Nate Checketts - Co-Founder and CEO of Rhone (@Rhone), joins Sports Business Radio for a conversation. it isn't easy starting a company and it’s especially difficult to compete in the crowded menswear category. But Rhone, which launched in 2014, has figured out the void that was in the marketplace for performance driven clothing for men. Nate will share his Founder’s story, why Rhone is much more than just a menswear company and what the future of “athleisure" is. Late NBA Commissioner David Stern was one of Rhone’s early investors and current NBA star Jimmy Butler is a Rhone partner. In our sports business headlines segment, we discuss the NFL QB carousel, Deshaun Watson’s record-setting contract with the Cleveland Browns, a busy MLB hot stove and a thrilling first week of March Madness. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JoAn Scott, Managing Director of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships, joins Sports Business Radio to take us behind the scenes of March Madness. From Selection Sunday all the way through to the Final Four, Scott discusses the operations and planning behind the mega-event. She also tells us what’s new with the men’s tournament this year. In our sports business headlines segment, we discuss the return of Tom Brady for his 23rd season, the end of the MLB work stoppage and a return to baseball, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to ESPN and we make our picks for March Madness. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. #MarchMadness #NCAA #Basketball #WomeninSports #JoAnScott #SportsBusiness #SportsBusinessRadio #BrianBerger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Sports Business Radio Co-Founder Keith Forman discuss the current state of MLB, how the current work stoppage could impact the league’s future and if baseball is a sport that resonates with the younger generation of sports and entertainment consumers. Berger and Forman also discuss how athletes and “citizen journalists” have changed the way we consume our news. Lastly, Berger and Forman look back on 32 years ago, when the duo were broadcasters for Loyola Marymount University and calling the game that LMU All-American collapsed and died at. In our Sports Business Radio headlines segment, we discuss the NFL's season-long suspension of Atlanta Falcons WR Calvin Ridley as well as the record setting 4-year, $200M contract for NFL back to back MVP Aaron Rodgers with the Green Bay Packers. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: Hilary Knight (@HilaryKnight), U.S. Women’s Hockey Gold Medalist, three-time Olympic Silver medalist, 7-time World Champion and new NHL Analyst for ESPN joins us on this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Knight reflects on her recent experience at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, she discusses her future hockey plans and her business partnerships with companies like Red Bull, Chipotle, Visa and Nike and she shares her excitement about being an Analyst for ESPN’s coverage of the NHL. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. ### Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Janet Evans (@JanetEvans), 4-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer and Chief Athlete Officer for LA28 joins Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation. Evans discusses her role as Chief Athlete Officer for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and Paralympics and she reflects on her distinguished career as an Olympic swimmer. She also details the recent announcement that surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing will be included amongst the LA28 Summer Olympics. Evans also discusses the growth of women’s sports but shares insight on what still needs to be done. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit http://www.athleticgreens.com/SBR. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by @UnderdogFantasy. Underdog Fantasy is the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter and Jared Goff. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. Sports Business Radio is also brought you by @Rhone. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance driven clothing for men. Rhone is offering a 15% discount to Sports Business Radio listeners when you enter the promo code SBR15 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: Steve Phelps, NASCAR President, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss the 2022 NASCAR season. Phelps discusses the historic Clash at the Coliseum event at Los Angeles Coliseum and previews the Daytona 500 coming up on February 20. Phelps also shares insights around NASCAR's efforts to attract new fans, adding 5 new tracks to the Cup Series schedule and adding Michael Jordan, Pitbull, Emmitt Smith and Floyd Mayweather as team owners. Sports Business Radio also looks back on Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles including the TV ratings, Pepsi halftime show, our bets with Underdog Fantasy and the return of the NFL to Los Angeles for the Super Bowl. LISTEN to the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Underdog Fantasy (www.underdogfantasy.com). Underdog Fantasy is the fastest growing fantasy app ever released with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant and Adam Schefter. Underdog Fantasy will hand out millions of dollars in prizes this year through daily fantasy sports competitions like Best Ball, Daily Drafts, and Pick’em. Download the app today and enter the code SBR and Underdog Fantasy will match your first deposit up to $100. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter O’Reilly, NFL Executive VP of Club Business and League Events, joins Sports Business Radio to preview all of the planning and logistics for the NFL’s showcase week of the year - Super Bowl week. Super Bowl LVI will be played at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and features the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. O’Reilly discusses the planning for the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium, how SoFi hosting the NFC Championship game impacted the planning for Super Bowl LVI, the advantages of hosting the Super Bowl at the state of the art SoFi Stadium campus, moving NFL Honors from Saturday night to Thursday night, Peter’s schedule on Super Bowl Sunday, planning for the Pepsi Halftime show and planning for all of the events surrounding the Super Bowl such as the Super Bowl Experience in downtown Los Angeles. We also discuss future Super Bowl sites. Also on this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs announce and welcome the new Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio - Underdog Fantasy. Underdog Fantasy (@UnderdogFantasy) is the fastest growing fantasy app with investors that include Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Adam Schefter, Nas, Future and Jared Goff. The partnership activation with Sports Business Radio will include incorporating Underdog Fantasy as a thought leader in the gaming space within our podcast and other experiential activations. Underdog Fantasy is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android. It features a super clean and easy-to-use interface. They offer "Best Ball" fantasy drafts without any in-season management. They also offer a "Pick'em" game where you can win up to 20x your money in a single night. SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. Berger and Griggs make their Underdog Fantasy Super Bowl picks and share those on Sports Business Radio this week. Underdog is offering a Special Line in their Pick’Em lobby for this Sunday: Bengals QB Joe Burrow over/under 1 (yes 1) passing yard. Pair this Special Line with one other correct over/under pick, and you can turn $25 into $75 in a single "Super" game! LISTEN to the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProductions). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Dickerson (@EricDickerson), Hall of Fame running back who played 11 NFL seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and Indianapolis Colts joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation. Dickerson is 9th on the all-time NFL rushing list with 13,259 yards and he holds the NFL single season rushing record (2105 yards), which he set in 1984. The NFL great discusses his new book, “Watch My Smoke - The Eric Dickerson story”, being an Ambassador for the Los Angeles Rams, his thoughts on the NCAA and college athletics, the running back position in the NFL today as compared to when he played running back. Dickerson also shares what he looks for in his business partners. John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ), Sports Media reporter for the Sports Business Journal and Co-Host of the Marchand and Ourand sports media podcast, joins us to discuss NBC’s huge month with the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics broadcasts. We also discuss the breaking of the Tom Brady retirement story and how that story unfolded as well as what the market would be for Tom Brady if he does indeed retire and was open to doing TV. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Rhone - the Official Menswear partner of Sports Business Radio. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance-driven clothing for men. Their entire line places emphasis on an active, balanced, and purpose-driven lifestyle. Visit www.rhone.com and enter the promo code SBR20 to save 20% at checkout. #NFL #EricDickerson #Rams #Colts #HallofFame #JohnOurand #SportsMedia #TV #SuperBowl #LosAngeles #SportsBusinessRadio #BrianBerger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We step in to the Sports Business Radio Vault for past conversations with former NFL star QB and current Fox Sports NFL analyst Michael Vick, Super Bowl champion and Malcolm Inc. Founder & CEO Malcolm Jenkins and former NFL star running back Eddie George. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Rhone. Rhone (@Rhone) is the official menswear partner of Sports Business Radio. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance-driven clothing for men. Sports Business Radio listeners can save 20% off of your next Rhone purchase by using the promo code SBR20 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Molly Bloom (@ImMollyBloom), Author, Podcaster, Entrepreneur and subject of the book and movie “Molly’s Game” joins Sports Business Radio to share her incredible story and discuss her latest projects. Molly Bloom, a world-class skier who comes from a very accomplished family, was severely injured during a qualifying event for the Winter Olympics and her skiing career ended. Instead of following her original plan to attend law school, Bloom moved to Los Angeles where she would eventually run card games for movie stars, investment bankers, pro athletes and wealthy individuals. Buy in for these games started at $250K and players would win or lose $100M. Bloom was targeted by the Italian mob and eventually arrested by 17 FBI agents. Molly tells Sports Business Radio how she rebuilt her life after losing everything but her freedom, how she has battled drug and alcohol addiction and how she learned how to be an entrepreneur who never settled for rejection. She turned her remarkable story into an asset which was made into a movie, “Molly’s Game”, by award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (and stars Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba and Kevin Costner). Bloom shares the story with us about the struggle to find a studio and screenwriter/director for “Molly’s Game" before Sorkin signed on. Bloom also shares details for her new podcast “Torched”, which debits January 18 on podcast platforms everywhere. “Torched" is a podcast about the heat of competition. On Season 1, Bloom tells stories of scandal, controversy, and redemption on the biggest world stage: the Olympics. Lastly, Bloom discusses her second book project, titled “Powerful”, which she is working on. LISTEN to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Rhone - the Official Menswear partner of Sports Business Radio. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance-driven clothing for men. Their entire line places emphasis on an active, balanced, and purpose-driven lifestyle. Visit www.rhone.com and enter the promo code SBR20 to save 20% at checkout. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProductions). #MollyBloom #MollysGame #Entrepreneur #Skiing #Poker #HighStakes #Movie #Podcaster #Speaker #Book #Torched #FBI #AaronSorkin #Podcast #Resilience #SportsBusinessRadio #BrianBerger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Reames (@CardinalScott), Nike Historian Emeritus, joins Sports Business Radio for an in-depth conversation about the heritage and history of Nike. Reames worked for Nike for 29 years and was named the company’s first-ever Historian. He was an integral part of organizing the artifacts that make up the shoe and apparel giant’s history as well as helping Nike Founder Phil Knight with his memoir “Shoe Dog”. Reames shares memorable stories from his many interactions with executives and athletes at Nike and we discuss Nike’s “Mount Rushmore” of athletes. Keith Cossrove (@KeithCoz66), NFL Films Senior Coordinating Producer and Producer on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” joins us to discuss the first-ever in-season edition of “Hard Knocks” with the Indianapolis Colts. Cossrove, who has spent 25 years at NFL Films, shares how this version of “Hard Knocks" is different than the pre-season version and what NFL Films had to do to pivot with filming during a pandemic. Cossrove also discusses NFL Films’ plans for its upcoming coverage of the NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl. Brian Berger and Bryan Griggs also examine the sports business headlines of the week including Georgia’s win over Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game and pink slip Monday for NFL Coaches following the conclusion of the NFL regular season. LISTEN to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Rhone - the Official Menswear partner of Sports Business Radio. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance-driven clothing for men. Their entire line places emphasis on an active, balanced, and purpose-driven lifestyle. Visit www.rhone.com and enter the promo code SBR20 to save 20% at checkout. #Nike #Sneakers #Apparel #PhilKnight #NFL #NFLFilms #SportsBusiness #SportsBusinessRadio #ScottReames #KeithCossrove #BrianBerger #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monica Aldama (@MonicaAldama), 14-Time National Champion Head Cheerleading Coach at Navarro College, star of the Emmy Award-winning Netflix docuseries CHEER and Author of the new book “FULL OUT: Lessons in Life and Leadership from America’s Favorite Coach (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster; available in bookstores everywhere), joins Sports Business Radio. Aldama discusses her incredible feat of winning 14 national championships, how her profile exploded after starring in the hit Netflix series CHEER (and what we can expect from Season 2 of “CHEER”) and she shares valuable lessons in leadership, resilience and relating to young athletes today. She also discusses why now was the time to write a book about her life and the lessons she hopes will resonate with those who read her new book. In FULL OUT, Monica discusses deeply personal stories of triumph and tragedy, from her divorce and remarriage to her husband to her challenges as a young mother working more than full time. LISTEN to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. WATCH this interview with Monica Aldama on the Sports Business Radio YouTube channel at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Rhone - the Official Menswear partner of Sports Business Radio. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance-driven clothing for men. Their entire line places emphasis on an active, balanced, and purpose-driven lifestyle. Visit www.rhone.com and enter the promo code SBR20 to save 20% at checkout. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProductions). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio counts down the Top 10 sports business stories of 2021. Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs reveal Sports Business Radio's list of biggest #sportsbusiness stories of 2021. We also reflect on some of our biggest interviews of 2021 including conversations with Maria Sharapova, Danica Patrick, Bob Costas, Bubba Watson, Kirk Herbstreit and Stephanie McMahon. This edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Rhone - the new Official Menswear partner of Sports Business Radio. Rhone makes the absolute highest quality, best fitting and most comfortable performance-driven clothing for men. With the New Year in full swing, Rhone’s apparel is perfect for anyone looking to get a jump on their resolutions. The fabrics, trims, designs, and fits are premium, and when you look good, you feel good, and you play good Shop at www.rhone.com and enter the promo code SBR20 to save 20% at checkout. SUBSCRIBE to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. FOLLOW Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from the team at Sports Business Radio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProductions). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova), Tennis champion, Investor and Entrepreneur joins Sports Business Radio to discuss how she has transitioned from being a 5-Time Grand Slam winner to being a force in the business world. Sharapova is the founder of Sugarpova (a premium chocolate & candy line) and is an investor in companies such as Tonal, Therabody and Public.com. She has appeared as a guest investor on the hit TV series “Shark Tank”. During her conversation with Sports Business Radio, Sharapova shares what she looks for in business partners, when she first thought about life after tennis and how she has built a global brand. Sharapova was the highest paid female athlete in the world for 11 consecutive years according to Forbes. After moving to the United States from Russia at the age of six to pursue her tennis career, Maria turned professional at age 14. She won Wimbledon at age 17 - the first of her five career Grand Slam titles - and was the 7th female player in the open era to complete the career Grand Slam. Since retiring from tennis in February 2020, Maria has not only been able to dedicate more time to running her premium confection line, Sugarpova, but also to exploring new ventures and expanding her business portfolio through multiple investments and partnerships across health and wellness, technology and finance. As a strategic advisor and investor to a variety of companies like Therabody and Tonal, Maria works closely with her partners, advising and collaborating with them on different aspects of each business. Subscribe to the award-winning Sports Business Radio #podcast on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. #MariaSharapova #WomeninBusiness #Tennis #Entrepreneur #Founder #Sugarpova #SharkTank #SportsBusiness #SportsBusinessRadio #BrianBerger #Champion #GrandSlam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah McDevitt (@SarahWMcDevitt) - Founder and CEO of Core Wellness & Head of Mind Tech for Hyperice (@Hyperice) joins us to discuss #MentalHealth on this edition of Sports Business Radio. Hyperice counts Patrick Mahomes, Naomi Osaka, Rory McIlroy and Ian Happ as athlete investors. Grounded in science and driven by data, Core is designed to help people find calm, improve focus and inner strength. Unlike other meditation apps, Core is both an app and a handheld meditation device designed to track heart rate and stress levels. Powered by the Core app, the purposefully designed Core Meditation Trainer uses biometrics to encourage breath control and focus for those navigating meditation techniques. Users enhance their meditation practice from home or the office and track progress within the app. Core Premium subscribers also receive access to a robust library of instructor-led meditation sessions. McDevitt shares her Founder's story for creating Core Wellness, her background at Stanford and Microsoft and Core's acquisition by Hyperice earlier this year. Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs also discuss the sports business headlines of the week. LISTEN to the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon Music. FOLLOW Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports and produced by Griggs Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: Ian Happ (@ihapp_1), Chicago Cubs outfielder, Co-Host of The Compound podcast (@thecompoundpod), entrepreneur and mental health advocate, joins Sports Business Radio. Happ discusses his breakout season with the Cubs in 2021, his process when it comes to Co-Hosting The Compound podcast, what he looks for in a business partner and he speaks out on the importance of mental health and why that topic is a personal one for him. We also examine the sports business headlines of the week including a looming MLB lockout and two huge college football coaching moves with Lincoln Riley headed to USC and Brian Kelly headed to LSU. SUBSCRIBE to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. FOLLOW Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProductions). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look back at past Sports Business Radio conversations with Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks Governor and Shark Tank investor), Arthur Blank (Atlanta Falcons, Author of the book "Good Company" and Co-Founder of Home Depot) and Marc Lasry (Milwaukee Bucks Governor). Three successful pro sports team Governors and visionary business people. LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.SportsBusinessRadio.com. WATCH these interviews on the Sports Business Radio YouTube Channel at www.SportsBusinessRadio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProductions). Happy Thanksgiving from Sports Business Radio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bubba Watson (@BubbaWatson), 2-Time Masters champion and Author of “Up & Down - Victories and Struggles in the Course of Life” joins Sports Business Radio to discuss his new book he wrote with Don Yeager. Watson candidly discusses his early life growing up in Florida, his struggles with mental health, the death of his Father, how he dealt with increased fame after winning The Masters and being married and adopting two children. Learn more about the human side of Bubba Watson during this interview as well as in his new book. LISTEN to this conversation with Bubba Watson on Sports Business Radio on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. WATCH this conversation with Bubba Watson on the Sports Business Radio YouTube channel at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. FOLLOW Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports and produced by Griggs Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Warren (@KevinFWarren), Big Ten Conference Commissioner (@BigTen), joins Brian Berger for an in-depth conversation at the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo (@Boingo). Warren began his tenure as Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference in 2020 after serving as the Chief Operating Officer of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings. Warren discusses his path that led to his role as Big Ten Commissioner, how he is helping navigate the pandemic for the Conference, NIL (Name, Image, Likeness), the alliance between the Big 10, Pac-12 and ACC, mental health for student athletes, the Big Ten’s Equality Coalition, the growth opportunities for women’s sports, the Big Ten Network and the future of media & streaming and being the first African American Conference Commissioner of a major conference. LISTEN to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. WATCH this conversation on the Sports Business Radio YouTube channel at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tok Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. This special Road Show edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Boingo (@Boingo). Now more than ever, staying connected is what matters most. Email [email protected] to find out more about how Boingo can help your venue stay connected. Visit www.boingo.com. #SportsBiz #BigTen #NCAA #Podcast #CollegeAthletics #NIL #MentalHealth #DEI #Equality #Sports #Business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano), Founder and Investor of Huddle Up, joins Sports Business Radio to educate us on Cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin. We also learn about NFT’s (non-fungible tokens) and how they have made their way into the sports space in a big way. Pompliano also discusses his background and rise to becoming a prominent voice in the sports business and investing industries. We also examine the sports business headlines of the week including TV ratings for the World Series, a multi-billion dollar sale for sports drink Body Armor and superstar Von Miller’s trade to the Los Angeles Rams. LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. FOLLOW Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by @MalkaSports and produced by @GriggsProductions. #Investing #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #NFT #Blockchain #Digital #Money #Crypto #SportsBusiness #SportsBusinessRadio #BrianBerger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: Ric Bucher (@RicBucher), Analyst for Fox Sports and longtime @NBA reporter, joins @SportsBusinessRadio to discuss the strategy behind the NBA’s unveiling of its Top 75 players in league history. Bucher also discusses additional #NBA topics including the futures of Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving. Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Bucher also preview the upcoming Sports PR Summit (@SportsPRSummit) on November 9th and the impressive lineup of speakers. We examine the sports business headlines of the week including @MLB’s #WorldSeries between the Braves and Astros, Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. purchasing a stake in the Seattle Mariners and the best #Manningcast of Monday Night Football yet. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on #iTunes, #Spotify, #Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tok Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProductions). #SportsBusiness #NBA #MLB #Podcast #RicBucher #BrianBerger #SportsPRSummit #SportsBusinessRadio #NBA75 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) - New York Post sports media columnist amd Co-Host of Marchand & Ourand Sports Media podcast joins Sports Business Radio to discuss his new sports media podcast with John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal and his career as a sports media reporter. We also discuss sports media topics such as Disney's possible spin off of ESPN, the future of the NFL Ticket and when we might see sports leagues move away from linear TV to direct to consumer models. LISTEN to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is produced by Griggs Productions and powered by Malka Sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: Sports Business Radio discusses the resignation of Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden after vile and offensive emails sent by Gruden surfaced as part of an investigation into the Washington Football Team and their owner Dan Snyder. We also discuss the crises around the NWSL as well as Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Urban Meyer. We review a busy weekend in sports including top-ranked Alabama’s loss and the heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. And we bring you up to speed on the NFL’s TV ratings thus far this season. LISTEN to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. FOLLOW Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports and produced by Griggs Productions. #NFL #JonGruden #UrbanMeyer #NWSL #SportsBiz #SportsBusinessRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Step into the Sports Business Radio Vault for a Master Class on #Journalism with Maria Taylor (@MariaTaylor) of NBC Sports, Tom Rinaldi of Fox Sports and Bonnie Bernstein (@BonnieBernstein) of Walk Swiftly Productions. We look back on past conversations on Sports Business Radio with Maria, Tom and Bonnie as they shared insights about how they tell stories, conduct interviews and build relationships with their subjects. They also discuss their paths to success. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blake Lawrence, Co-Founder and CEO of Opendorse (@Opendorse) joins Sports Business Radio to discuss NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) for college athletes and how Opendorse has become an important tool connecting athletes to brands for endorsement deals. Over 60,000 athletes at every level of sport utilize Opendorse’s platform to monetize their name, image and likeness. Lawrence, a former University of Nebraska football player, started Opendorse in 2012. He shares his thoughts on the best NIL deals and what the current landscape looks like 3 months after college athlete were granted the right to monetize their name, image and likeness. He also tells us what brands are looking for when they sign a NIL deal with a student athlete. Monetize your athlete's name, image and likeness utilizing Opendorse’s platform by visiting www.opendorse.com. LISTEN to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. WATCH this interview on the Sports Business Radio YouTube channel at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio, we take you inside the business of Hyperice (www.hyperice.com). Hyperice CEO Jim Huether and Hyperice athlete and Peloton instructor Alex Toussaint (@alextoussaint25) join Sports Business Radio to discuss the growth of the technology-driven company with a giant mission, to help everyone on Earth move and live better. For more than a decade, Hyperice has led a global movement at the confluence of recovery and wellness, specializing in percussion (Hypervolt line), dynamic air compression (Normatec line), vibration (Vyper and Hypersphere lines), thermal technology (Venom line), mind technology (Core by Hyperice) and contrast therapy (Hyperice X). Hyperice’s world-class athlete roster, many of whom are investors, includes Naomi Osaka, Ja Morant, Christian McCaffrey, Fernando Tatis Jr., Blake Griffin, Lindsey Vonn, Patrick Mahomes and Alex Toussaint. Hyperice (@Hyperice) has “Official Recovery Technology” deals with the NBA, NFL, MLB, UFC and PGA Tour. LISTEN to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. WATCH this interview on the Sports Business Radio YouTube channel accessible at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tok Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). #tech #recovery #health #fitness #innovation #sportsbiz #hyperice #alextoussaint #peloton #mentalhealth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs discuss the start to the NFL and college football season, the new ESPN2 Monday Night Football telecast featuring Peyton and Eli Manning, updated COVID protocols for the NFL and NBA, the Big 12 Conference adds 4 universities, Tom Brady and Stephen Curry take equity stakes in FTX cryptocurrency and the recent Basketball Hall of Fame inductions during this Fall Sports Roundtable edition of Sports Business Radio. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by @MalkaSports and produced by @GriggsProd. #Sportsbiz #Business #Sports #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio, we step into our podcast vault to revisit conversations with Baseball Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr. and John Smoltz and future Baseball Hall of Famer CC Sabathia. Listen to conversations with these three baseball legends on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). #Baseball #HallofFame #MLB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sue Bird (@S10Bird), 4-Time WNBA champion with the Seattle Storm, 5-Time Olympic Gold Medalist with Team USA, 2-Time NCAA Champion with UConn and one of the greatest women’s basketball players ever joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Bird discusses how she maintains the motivation to win even after winning championship after championship and she shares the traits that make for a great leader. Bird discusses what needs to be done to continue to grow women’s sports, she discusses what she looks for in a business partner and she gives us hints as to what lies ahead for her post-playing career. Bird also discusses the interaction between elite athletes and the media and how that relationship could be examined. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) - ESPN’s Lead College Football Analyst, former Ohio State football star and Author of the new book “Out of the Pocket: Football, Fatherhood and College Gameday Saturdays”, joins this week's edition of Sports Business Radio. Herbstreit discusses why now was the time to write his memoir, he reflects on his childhood growing up with divorced parents and he shares his perspective of being a Father himself now to 4 sons. He also discusses his challenging times as a college football player at Ohio State, his path in the broadcasting industry that has led to him being the foremost voice for college football and he walks us through his busy schedule during the college football season. Herbstreit's book is out in bookstores everywhere and available at amazon.com. Subscribe to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify or Amazon Music. Please rate and review our podcast. Access our nearly two decades of podcast archives at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon), Chief Brand Officer for WWE, joins Sports Business Radio to discuss WWE SummerSlam (August 21 on Peacock), growing up in the McMahon household around wrestling and show business, co-parenting 3 daughters with her husband Triple H, the recipe for compelling storylines, what elements make for a WWE superstar and WWE’s lucrative partnership with Peacock. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's edition of Sports Business Radio, we enter the Sports Business Radio Vault and look back on conversations with Los Angeles Lakers Governor Jeanie Buss, tennis legend and ESPN tennis commentator Chris Evert and WNBA star and NBA on TNT Candace Parker. Three powerful women who share their wisdom during their conversations with Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger. Subscribe to the Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports and produced by Griggs Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PODCAST: We examine the first month of NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) in college sports from the student athlete perspective. Jaydon Grant (@JaydonGrant), Oregon State University football star and Dana Rettke (@Dana_Rettke), University of Wisconsin volleyball star, join Sports Business Radio to discuss how they are navigating the new NIL landscape thus far. They also share insight on the overall experience of being a student athlete in 2021. This is a MUST listen for student athletes, coaches, compliance officers and anyone working in an athletic department. We also look at the Tokyo Olympics TV ratings thus far, a frenzied MLB trade deadline and start to NBA free agency and a report that the Buffalo Bills could be on the move if they don’t get funding for a new stadium in Buffalo. Subscribe to and rate the award winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). #SportsBusiness #NIL #StudentAthlete #NCAA #Endorsements #SportsBusinessRadio #OregonState #Wisconsin #JaydonGrant #DanaRettke #BrianBerger #SportsBiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Costas, 29-time Emmy winner and the only broadcaster to receive Emmys in the news, sports and entertainment categories, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Costas discusses his return to HBO as Host of BACK ON THE RECORD WITH BOB COSTAS, which debuts on July 30 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. In this wide-ranging conversation, Costas discusses why he is returning to HBO, his process for interviewing people (and who his favorite interview of all-time is with), how he prepared to call Play-by-Play for some of the most iconic events of the past 30 years including the NBA Finals, Olympic Games, Super Bowls, U.S. Open Golf Championships and Triple Crown races and he shares remarkable stories of his Hall of Fame broadcasting career. Costas weighs in on whether or not the Tokyo Olympics should be taking place, the high cost of hosting the Olympic games and what the future for MLB looks like with the current labor agreement set to expire before the beginning of the 2022 MLB season. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.SportsBusinessRadio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). #BobCostas #Media #TV #SportsBusiness #Olympics #HBO #Streaming #Interviews #HallofFame #Broadcasting #Radio #VinScully #Baseball #SportsBusinessRadio #BrianBerger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Swift, the Emmy nominated actor who plays Leslie Higgins on the hit TV show TED LASSO, joins Sports Business Radio to preview Season 2, which debuts on Apple TV Plus on July 23. Swift discusses the show’s incredible popularity, why it has resonated with fans and he takes us behind the scenes to share stories about the cast and filming, which took place from January to June in England. In our sports business headlines segment, we examine Peyton and Eli Manning's new deal with ESPN/Disney, Aaron Rodgers declining Green Bay's offer to become the highest paid player in the NFL and we preview the start of the Tokyo Olympics this week. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ), Sports Media Reporter for the Sports Business Journal joins us to discuss NBC’s coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics (with no fans in attendance), what ESPN might do with Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor going forward, how TNT’s “The Match” resonated with viewers, what to pay attention to this upcoming NFL season with game broadcasts (including Thursday Night Football exclusively on Amazon) and the NHL’s move from NBC to ESPN/TNT. We also discuss this week’s sports business headlines including no fans for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and the skyrocketing costs to produce those Games, TV ratings for the NBA Finals and MLB’s All-Star festivities in Denver. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner), Sports, Entertainment and IP lawyer and Founder of Heitner Legal, as well as an NIL advocate for college athletes, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Heitner walks us through the rules that went into effect on July 1, 2021 that will allow college athletes to capitalize on their Name, Image and Likeness. From deals that have already been secured by college athletes to what this means for university compliance departments, we cover many NIL angles in this conversation. Listen to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalkaSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Lasry, Milwaukee Bucks Co-Owner and Avenue Capital Group Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO is the featured guest for the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo (@Boingo). Lasry’s Bucks are in the Eastern Conference Finals and on the cusp of advancing to their first NBA Finals since 1971. The Bucks are led by international star and 2-Time @NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and they play in a new state-of-the-art arena, Fiserv Forum, that opened in 2018 in downtown #Milwaukee. Lasry tells us how the Bucks were able to sign Giannis Antetokounmpo to a max deal last December and how they extended star guard Jrue Holiday earlier this year, thus keeping the Bucks’ core intact for years to come. We discuss potential NBA expansion, the possibility of a mid-season NBA Tournament, the success of the NBA Play-In and other topics that are being discussed amongst NBA owners at the Board of Governors meetings. Lasry, a former college basketball player, even offers up a scouting report of his own hoops game and tells us how often he is able to get shots up with his Bucks team during the NBA season. Boingo CEO Mike Finley joins Brian Berger and Marc Lasry for a portion of the conversation to discuss technology, connectivity and the acceleration of digital during the pandemic. LISTEN to the Sports Business Radio Road Show presented by Boingo (@Boingo) on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. WATCH this interview on the Sports Business Radio YouTube channel at www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is powered by Malka Sports (@MalksSports) and produced by Griggs Productions (@GriggsProd). #NBA #FeartheDeer #MarcLasry #FiservForum #Giannis #Bucks #SportsBusiness #BrianBerger #SportsBusinessRadio #Boingo #MikeFinley #tech #wifi #connectivity #digital #money #investing #basketball #sports #business #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices