The Sport Market

Vancouver comedian Torben Rolfsen is back with his lighter side take on the business of sport, where this week's topics include a lackluster start for the Dallas Cowboys, and the news that NFL RedZone will soon be disrupted by commercials: "But hopefully just the most exciting parts of commercials."

This week's Buy and Sell panel is hosted by Tom Mayenknecht and producer Zach Clarke. They discuss the Canucks draft, how the Abbotsford Canucks success helps the big team, the Canadian angle on the draft, and more!

Vancouver comedian Torben Rolfsen offers a lighter side take on the business of sports, this week he pokes fun at the NHL Draft, the NBA storylines, some commissioner mishaps, and more!

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 4, Tom flips through the pages of the Vancouver Sun Sports section with Jon Festinger and Aziz Rajwani in this week's edition of Weekend Extra. Then, Canucks Connected host Joey Kenward joins the show to talk a big week for Quinn Hughes addressing his future as a Canuck and share memories of the late great Ken Dryden. Next we go around the horn in the world of BC sports with Province Sports scribe Steve Ewen. And we finish up strong with Closing Bell Commentary from producer Justin Morissette.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 3, Tom convenes this week's Buy & Sell Panel comprised of Jon Festinger, Aziz Rajwani and producer Justin Morissette to debate whether the BC Lions can still make the playoffs, if the Blue Jays have the AL East all locked up, and which western Canadian captain is more likely to bolt from their current club, Connor McDavid or Quinn Hughes? And we close out the hour with a Canucks prospect camp focused Sport Market Pitch.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 2, Tom chats with the visiting Sport Professor at Harvard University, Rick Horrow to talk all the latest in the business of sport, including a wacky start to the NFL season in Philadelphia, and a robust slate of Labour Day Classic games in the CFL. Then, we're joined by law professor and former sports executive Jon Festinger for a look at the good, the bad and the ugly practices this week in the world of sport, which this week includes the LA Clippers getting caught sneaking money outside the salary cap to Kawhi Leonard via a tree-planting charity.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 1, Tom breaks down the top three sport business stories of the week in this week's edition of the Sport Market Podium, where topics include a controversial opener to the NFL season, a cap circumvention scandal with Kawhi Leonard and the LA Clippers, and StubHub getting ready to hit the stock market. Then he's joined by Rob Longley, Toronto Sun Blue Jays beat writer, to tee up Game 2 of the Jays' current road series at Yankee Stadium. And speaking of the Blue Jays, our collectibles expert Ken Richardson of Pastime Sports & Games tells us that Vladdy and Bo continue to be major merch movers.

Our Buy & Sell Panel comprised of Tom Mayenknecht, Jon Festinger, Aziz Rajwani and Sport Market producer Justin Morissette debate what they're buying, selling and holding this week on the stock market of sport, where topics include the impact of Thomas Muller on the Whitecaps' culture, and if the CFL needs to add a 10th team.

Sport business commentator Tom Mayenknecht throws out this week's Sport Market Pitch, imploring the CFL to build on their Labour Day tradition by having more teams involved -- and to truly optimize it, the league needs to add a 10th franchise so that one team isn't left on the outside looking in every year.

Tom Mayenknecht rolls out the latest edition of The Sport Market Podium, breaking down the top three sport business stories of the week, where this week the topics include a record-breaking collectibles sale at auction as the dual Jumpman logo autograph card signed by Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant fetches an all-time high price, while playoff races and wildcard chases continue to heat up in MLB, and Micah Parsons heads to Green Bay in a blockbuster deal ahead of the start of the NFL season.

The visiting Sport Professor at Harvard University, Rick Horrow joins Tom Mayenknecht on The Sport Market to talk all the biggest stories this week in the business of sport, including the Micah Parsons trade as Jerry Jones' unique hands-on ownership style sends the best defensive player in the NFL out of Dallas and off to Green Bay.

CFL journalist Jamie Nye of The Green Zone on 980 CJME and 650 CKOM Saskatchewan joins Tom Mayenknecht on the Sport Market ahead of the CFL's traditional Labour Day Classic to talk a weekend full of historic rivalries, if the league should be looking to add a 10th franchise in Atlantic Canada, and the way the level of play ramps up come September.

PostMedia sports scribe Steve Ewen joins Tom Mayenknecht on The Sport Market to go around the horn in the world of BC sports, including the Canadians, BC Lions, Canucks, WHL Giants and more!

Vancouver comedian Torben Rolfsen offers up his lighter side take on the business of sport, with this week's targets including the Buffalo Bills, the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce engagement, and the Utah Mammoth.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 4, Tom flips through the pages of the Vancouver Sun Sports section with Jon Festinger and Aziz Rajwani on this week's Weekend Extra. Then, Canucks Connected host Joey Kenward joins the show to weigh in on all the chatter surrounding Elias Pettersson's off-season as we inch ever closer to the start of NHL training camps. Next, it's time to go around the horn in the wild world of BC sports with Province Sports scribe Steve Ewen. And we finish out strong with Closing Bell Commentary courtesy of Samantha Chang of the Broadscast.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 3, Tom convenes the Buy & Sell Panel with Jon Festinger, Aziz Rajwani and Sport Market producer Justin Morissette to debate what they're buying, selling and holding this week on the stock market of sport, with topics including Thomas Muller's arrival in Vancouver, and if the CFL should prioritize the creation of a 10th franchise. And it's a very CFL-focused edition of the Sport Market Pitch to close out the hour.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 2, Tom talks with Jamie Nye of The Green Zone on CJME and CKOM Saskatchewan ahead of another classic Labour Day showdown in the CFL between the Roughriders and Blue Bombers. Then, lawyer and former sports executive Jon Festinger joins the show to look at the good, the bad and the ugly practices in the business of sport.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 1, Tom rolls out this week's Sport Market Podium, breaking down the top three sport business stories of the week, including a record sale at auction for a dual Jumpman logo card signed by both Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, as well as late season storylines in MLB, and a blockbuster trade ahead of the start of NFL season. Then we're joined by the visiting Sport Professor at Harvard University, Rick Horrow to get his perspective on all those stories and more. Next, Tom chats with our resident collectibles guru Ken Richardson of Pastime Sports for all the latest in the hobby. And we close out the hour with the latest edition of the Sport Market Power Rankings.

Tom Mayenknecht gets into the bulls and bears of sports business stories, where he goes over which stories he's bullish on, and which he would rather shy away from.

Toronto Sun Blue Jays baseball beat writer Rob Longley joins Tom Mayenknecht on The Sport Market to break down the Blue Jays'.

Tom Mayenknecht throws out this week's Sport Market Pitch to Jon Festinger.

Tom Mayenknecht convenes this week's Buy & Sell Panel with producer Elan Chark, Jon Festinger and junior contributor Nicholas Tsafalas to debate what they're buying, selling and holding this week on the stock market of sport.

Steve McAllister of Gaming News Canada joins Tom Mayenknecht on The Sport Market to discuss the Blue Jays.

Tom Mayenknecht rolls out the top three sport business stories of the week in this week's edition of the Sport Market Podium

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 4, Tom flips through the pages of the Vancouver Sun Sports section with Jon Festinger in this week's Weekend Extra. Then, Canucks Connected host Joey Kenward joins the show.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 3, Tom welcomes Jon Festinger and Sport Market producer Elan Chark for the Buy & Sell Panel, as the guys debate what we're buying, selling and holding on the stock market of sport. Then, it's time for the Sport Market Pitch.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. This hour features fast podium, bulls & bears, plus, hear from Steve McCallister and Jon Festinger.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 1, Tom rolls out the top three sport business stories of the week in the Podium. Then, Rob Longley joins to talk Blue Jays. Later, Ken Richardson joins for 'Hot Stuff'.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 4, Tom flips through the pages of the Vancouver Sun Sports section with Aziz Rajwani and Jon Festinger in this week's Weekend Extra. Then, Canucks Connected host Joey Kenward joins the show to talk Thomas Muller landing with the Whitecaps and the great success that both of BC"s favourite baseball teams are currently enjoying. Next, it's time to go around the horn in the BC sports world with Province Sports scribe Steve Ewen. And we finish the hour strong with Closing Bell Commentary from Dentons lawyer and Broadscast host Samantha Chang.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 3, Tom welcomes Aziz Rajwani, Jon Festinger and Sport Market producers Justin Morissette and Eddie Gregory for a packed house edition of the Buy & Sell Panel, as the guys debate what we're buying, selling and holding on the stock market of sport, where topics this week include the Whitecaps signing Thomas Muller, the BC Lions' bounceback win over the Ti-Cats, and the Canucks raising ticket prices after a lackluster season. And we finish the hour with this week's Sport Market Pitch.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 2, Tom talks with Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun about the red hot Blue Jays as they're coming off a historic romp over the Colorado Rockies. Then he's joined by law professor and former Canucks executive Jon Festinger for a look at the good, the bad and the ugly practices in the business of sport.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 1, Tom rolls out the top three sport business stories of the week, which this week includes further details in the merger between the NFL and ESPN, a wet and rained out special MLB game from Bristol Motor Speedway, and a tale of two stadiums as the Browns and Bengals both look to revamp their home turf in Ohio. Next, we're joined by "The Sport Professor" Rick Horrow to get his thoughts on the week's big stories. Then it's our sport memorabilia guru Ken Richardson of Pastime Sports & Games to dish on a surprising top selling jersey in the world this week. And we finish the hour with the Sport Market Power Rankings.

Tom Mayenknecht convenes this week's Buy & Sell Panel with producer Justin Morissette and junior contributor Nicholas Tsafalas to debate what they're buying, selling and holding this week on the stock market of sport. This week's topics include who reigns supreme in MLB between the AL and NL, where Thomas Muller ranks all-time as a free agent signing in BC sports history, and if Summer McIntosh will go down as the greatest Canadian swimmer of all time.

As Major League Baseball debuts a new special event game at the Bristol Speedway, sport business commentator Tom Mayenknecht throws out this week's Sport Market Pitch, arguing that leagues should do more to hold games in special locations and stadiums to build interest in special event games during the doldrums of the regular season.

Tom Mayenknecht rolls out the top three sport business stories of the week in this week's edition of the Sport Market Podium, which this week includes the NFL buying a stake in ESPN, football's latest technological advancement on the sidelines, and a major event baseball game being played in an unconventional stadium.

Toronto Sun Blue Jays baseball beat writer Rob Longley joins Tom Mayenknecht on The Sport Market to break down the Blue Jays' performance at the MLB Trade Deadline, where Toronto's headline deal saw them bring in Shane Bieber from Cleveland, who will begin his Blue Jays era with a rehab stint with the Buffalo Bisons.

PostMedia sports writer Steve Ewen joins Tom Mayenknecht on The Sport Market to go around the horn in the BC sports world, with topics this week including the Whitecaps landing Thomas Muller and what that means for the future of club in Vancouver, the BC Lions' early season struggles, and what increased interest in the Blue Jays means for the Vancouver Canadians.

Vancouver comedian Torben Rolfsen offers up his lighter side take on the business of sport, where this week's topics include Jerry Jones meddling in the Micah Parsons negotiations, the latest with Aaron Rodgers, and the Blue Jays at the trade deadline, where Toronto "acquired Seranthony Dominguez from the Orioles. When was he knighted, and why?"

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 4, Tom flips through the pages of the Vancouver Sun Sports section with producer Justin Morissette in this week's Weekend Extra. Then, Canucks Connected host Joey Kenward weighs in on the Thomas Muller signing and what that means for the Whitecaps and soccer's prominence in Vancouver and across the country. After that it's time to go around the horn in BC sports with Province Sports scribe Steve Ewen.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 3, Tom breaks down the rumoured Thomas Muller signing as the German national star is expected to become a Vancouver Whitecap as soon as next week, in what is almost inarguably the biggest free agent acquisition in B.C. sports history. Then it's time to convene the Buy & Sell Panel, which this week includes producer Justin Morissette and junior contributor Nicholas Tsafalas. And we close out the hour with Speedway Classic focused edition of the Sport Market Pitch.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 2, Tom is joined by Rob Longley, Blue Jays baseball beat writer for the Toronto Sun, to get his take on a busy trade deadline for the Jays as Toronto is among the top teams in MLB heading down the stretch toward the post-season.

Tom Mayenknecht hosts. In Hour 1, Tom rolls out the top three sport business stories of the week in this week's edition of the Sport Market Podium, and closes the hour with the Sport Market Power Rankings. David Marino of Waxstar joins the show live from the convention floor at the National Card Show in Chicago to break down all the latest in the collectibles and memorabilia hobby.

Our weekly Buy & Sell panel comprised of Jon Festinger, Aziz Rajwani, producer Justin Morissette, host Tom Mayenknecht and our junior contributor Nicholas Tsafalas convene to debate what we're buying, selling and holding this week on the stock market of sport, where topics this week include if the Blue Jays can be the best team in baseball come the end of the regular season, and if the announcement of a training camp and pre-season game held in Vancouver signals an NBA return to Canada's west coast.

Steve McAllister of Gaming News Canada joins Tom Mayenknecht on The Sport Market to discuss a Blue Jays team that is attracting major fan interest right across the country as they continue to rack up high-scoring, hugely entertaining wins en route to the best record in baseball.

Toronto Sun Blue Jays beat writer Rob Longley joins Tom Mayenknecht on The Sport Market to discuss how the Blue Jays took a significant step in the last 12 months to go from an underwhelming young team to a powerhouse club who now hold the best record in Major League Baseball.

On an absolute heater that has carried them right to the top of the standings with the best record in baseball, it is no surprise that the Toronto Blue Jays also find themselves in the top spot of this week's Sport Market Power Rankings, which combine wins and losses with sport business indicators such as enterprise value, revenues, attendance and more.

Sport business commentator Tom Mayenknecht offers up a business proposal on this week's Sport Market Pitch, focusing in on the success of MLB's City Connect jerseys and what other leagues can learn from community inclusivity in their jersey offerings.

Tom Mayenknecht rolls out the top three sport business stories of the week in this week's edition of the Sport Market Podium, where topics include the red-hot Blue Jays holding the best record in baseball, the WNBA All-Star Game forecasting a contentious labour battle in the league's upcoming CBA negotiations, and Major League Soccer shifting its schedule formatting to be more in line with European football.

Tom Mayenknecht and producer Justin Morissette welcome Province Sports scribe Steve Ewen to the Sport Market to go around the horn in the wild world of BC sports, and also the wider world of sport business, as the guys share their iconic memories of the late Hulk Hogan.

In her weekly segment to close out the show, Dentons lawyer and Broadscast host Samantha Chang joins Tom Mayenknecht on The Sport Market to give her take on this week's verdict in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial in which the judge found all five former Team Canada World Juniors players not guilty and deemed the victim's testimony "not credible".