Front Office Sports Today

Included in today's episode: Knicks-Spurs Finals averages 20.6 million viewers Iran calls itself the World Cup's most oppressed team Serena and Venus Williams get Wimbledon wild card Vegas Golden Knights part ways with John Tortorella Sorsby drops NCAA lawsuit, enters NFL supplemental draft Fox set to make $250M from World Cup water breaks Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports acro...

Gareth Bale and John Shulman join Dan Roberts of Front Office Sports to discuss: • Launching Juggernaut Capital's new dedicated sports investment fund • Why this is more than just an athlete putting his face on a fund • Cardiff City and the search for the right soccer club to acquire • A professional women's sports team purchase coming within 60 days • World Cup 2026 ticket prices and the accessib...

Included in today’s episode: World Cup opening weekend draws massive TV numbers Top NBA draft prospect refuses to meet Jazz Big 12 sues Texas Tech over Brendan Sorsby eligibility Gareth Bale eyes Cardiff City ownership bid UFC loses $30M on White House fight card Tunisia fires coach after just one World Cup match Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-da...

Fernando Mendoza joins David Rumsey of Front Office Sports to discuss: • Transitioning from college football to the Raiders • Learning directly from Tom Brady as a minority Raiders owner • Deleting social media and building his LinkedIn network instead • His Royal Canin partnership and approach to off-field branding • The Mendoza Family Fund and his fight against MS CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction and...

Included in today's episode: The Knicks win their first title since 1973 NBA Finals ratings hit best numbers since 1998 US vs. Paraguay draws 25 million viewers Somali referee denied US entry gets FIFA pay Lewis Hamilton finally wins in Ferrari red Knicks championship parade set for Thursday Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-date on the latest conve...

Included in today's episode: World Cup ticket prices hold firm at kickoff Big 12 schools weigh boycotting Texas Tech over Sorsby Wimbledon announces a record $85.7M prize pool Serena Williams teased for a Wimbledon return Mahomes signs a record-breaking $500M+ extension Knicks one win away from first title since 1973 Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-t...

Tim Howard and Landon Donovan join Baker Machado of Front Office Sports to discuss: • Garbage narratives surrounding the USMNT heading into the World Cup • How far the U.S. needs to advance for the tournament to be considered a success • MLS growth opportunities from hosting the World Cup • Who could be the next Messi-level star in MLS • World Cup 2026 finalist predictions from both legends CHAPTE...

Included in today's episode: The 2026 FIFA World Cup officially begins today NBA Finals Game 3 draws 23.8 million viewers Texas Tech coach publicly addresses the Sorsby gambling case Illinois governor eyes special session for Bears stadium A think tank expert breaks down skyrocketing sports ticket prices Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-date on the...

Included in today's episode: NBA Finals ticket prices at MSG drop sharply after the Knicks lose Game 3, while a potential Game 6 get-in price approaches $12,000 FIFA scrambles to fill World Cup seats through corporate giveaways and pulls Iranian supporters' ticket allocations days before kickoff LIV Golf's CEO sidesteps questions about whether the league's remaining events will happen as it seeks...

Ashlyn Harris joins Baker Machado of Front Office Sports to discuss: • Her new Roku documentary • Life after retiring and chasing purpose over success • NWSL franchise valuations and player-pay milestones • The FIFA rule mandating female coaches in women’s tournaments • World Cup 2026 ticket prices and fan accessibility concerns CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction and Game Changers Documentary on Roku 0:27...

Included in today's episode: Donald Trump becomes the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game as security shuts down five blocks around MSG Visa denials and delays threaten World Cup participants just days before the tournament kicks off A Texas judge grants a temporary injunction allowing a quarterback banned for gambling to play this season Vince McMahon settles a shareholder l...

Included in today's episode: Knicks welcome President Donald Trump to Game 3, leading to a cancellation of the outdoor watch party outside Madison Square Garden and increased security measures for fans LIV Golf may not have enough funding to make it through this season, reports David Rumsey of Front Office Sports How sports is becoming ground zero for AI slop and misinformation Make sure to subscr...

Rich Eisen has a new podcast called “This Was SportsCenter,” and it is exactly what it sounds like. He is sitting down one-on-one with the anchors who defined an era of sports media, going deep into what it was actually like behind the scenes, and pairing every conversation with archival footage and photographs that turn each episode into a nonstop ride down memory lane. The first episode with Dan...

Front Office Sports Today is back. Join host Baker Machado for your quick daily insight into everything happening around the business and culture of sports. In today's episode: FIFA scrambles to offload tens of thousands of unsold World Cup tickets as transparency questions swirl, the NBA's European league draws bids worth up to $1 billion ahead of a 2027 launch, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell dec...

Front Office Sports Today is back. Join host Baker Machado for your quick daily insight into everything happening around the business and culture of sports. In today's episode: what a Knicks championship would pay team owner James Dolan, new bipartisan college sports legislation gains traction, and the unique details of Stephen Curry's lifetime shoe deal with Li-Ning. Make sure to subscribe and fo...

Deion Sanders joins Baker Machado of Front Office Sports to discuss his partnership with Depends ahead of Men's Health Month, his son Shedeur Sanders's $17 million payday, and the state of college football in the NIL era. Deion gives his take on the College Football Playoff expansion debate and how the Big 12 is competing with the SEC and Big Ten. He also discusses potential changes to the eligibi...

Front Office Sports Today is back. Join host Baker Machado for your quick daily insight into everything happening around the business and culture of sports. In today's episode: the Stanley Cup Final begins as Gary Bettman's succession plan looms, ESPN adds two huge names, and MLB's growing labor dispute could get ugly. Plus: will the NBA Finals deliver on huge expectations? Make sure to subscribe...

Front Office Sports Today is back. Join host Baker Machado for your quick daily insight into everything happening around the business and culture of sports. In today's episode: Myles Garrett and A.J. Brown head to Super Bowl contenders, Pat McAfee engages with ESPN on contract discussions, and Illinois fails at its latest attempt to keep the Bears inside state lines. Make sure to subscribe and fol...

Front Office Sports Today is back. Join host Baker Machado for your quick daily insight into everything happening around the business and culture of sports. In today's episode: Spurs surge to the NBA Finals behind a huge series from Victor Wembanyama, Shedeur Sanders earns a massive payday from a group licensing deal, and the World Cup still has thousands of unsold tickets with just 10 days before...

Allyson Felix, 7-time Olympics gold medalist turned investor, joins Portfolio Players for a conversation on the future of women’s sports, athlete-led investing, and the evolving business of track and field. Felix breaks down: • Her role shaping the vision for the LA28 Summer Olympics • Why track and field is at a pivotal moment globally • How athlete investors are becoming a more influential voice...

The lines between legacy sports media and independent creators have never been more blurred, and few people are navigating that shift more thoughtfully than Kofie Yeboah. He has built a loyal audience around deep dives into obscure sports moments and milestones that most people have forgotten, and the way he thinks about content creation is fundamentally different from how traditional media operat...

Mina Kimes is an Emmy nominated NFL analyst, a Celebrity Jeopardy champion, and now the host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee airing on Ion on May 27th and 28th. It is one of the more unexpected and genuinely delightful career pivots in sports media right now, and the story of how it came together runs directly through her time on Celebrity Jeopardy. She also just received a Sports Emmy nomina...

Mark Cuban joins Portfolio Players for a wide-ranging conversation on NBA ownership, NIL, sports betting, media rights, and the future of professional sports. Cuban breaks down: • Why he sold the Dallas Mavericks and whether he’d buy them again • How he helped bring Fernando Mendoza to Indiana and his approach to NIL • Why owning an NBA team today is completely different than 20 years ago • His th...

The Golden State Valkyries are in just their second WNBA season and are already being called the most valuable women's sports franchise in the world. The team generated $78 million in revenue in year one, has sold out every home game across two seasons, and holds a valuation that outpaces expansion fees that were set less than two years ago. Jess Smith, the team's president and winner of the WNBA'...

Jay Bilas has thoughts on everything happening in college basketball right now, and none of them are softened for comfort. The Wizards hold the number one pick, AJ Dybantsa is the consensus choice, but the draft is deeper than any in recent memory and the decision Washington faces is genuinely hard. Jay breaks down every name worth knowing before June. The NCAA tournament is expanding to 76 teams,...