Sports Business Radio Podcast

Ric Bucher, ESPN NBA Insider joins us to discuss a potential work stoppage in the NBA next summer as well as this offseason's free agent frenzy. We also look back at the legacy of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner with Maury Brown from the Bizofbaseball.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sbradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Miami Heat President of Business Operations Eric Woolworth joins us to discuss how the signing of NBA superstar LeBron James will impact the business and brand of the Miami Heat. Ethan Skolnick of the South Florida Sun Sentinel stops by to discuss how LeBron James' signing with the Miami Heat affects the NBA and the Heat's positioning in South Florida. We also analyze the manner in which LeBron Ja...

Jeff Ma, author of the new book The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big In Business and the focus for the hit Hollywood movie "21" joins us to discuss his new book and how the lessons of blackjack can be applied to making better decisions in sports and business. Ma also analyzes the key factors that elite NBA free agents LeBron James and Dwyane Wade should be considering when deciding whe...

We recap the business of the U.S. Open, we give you the TV ratings for the NBA Finals and FIFA World Cup and we revisit recent conversations with NBA Commissioner David Stern and Coca-Cola CMO for North America Bea Perez on this week's edition of Sports Business Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rand Getlin, President and Founder of Synyrgy Sports joins us to take an in-depth look at the recent penalties levied against USC, how much money the Trojans could have saved if they had been more compliant and how much the school profited during the years during when the violations occurred. We also discuss the current landscape in college sports where financial gain is the top priority for most...

We examine NCAA conference realignment and discuss the impact of FIFA World Cup soccer on the popularity of soccer in the United States with sports business reporter Tim Lemke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Brinegar, Head Pro at the new Old Macdonald golf course at Bandon Dunes golf resort joins us to discuss the opening of the course that is expected to be named the number one golf course you can pay to play in the United States. Maury Brown of the Bizofbaseball.com stops by to discuss the botched call that cost Tiger P Armando Galarraga a perfect game and how the call may lead to the use of ex...

Sports Business Radio celebrates its 500th episode by looking back on some of our favorite moments over the past 499 episodes during a 6-year span. Thanks for listening over the years! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take an in-depth look at "Team LeBron" and the people who will play a major part in orchestrating which NBA team LeBron James signs with this summer. We also share some changes to the Sports Business Radio team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business writer Tim Lemke stops by to discuss the latest with the sales of the Phoenix Coyotes of the NHL and the Texas Rangers of MLB. Bill Squadron of BloombergSports.com joins us to discuss how Bloomberg is utilizing the companies business technologies to bring pro sports teams and fans unique sports information and technologies that will change how we watch sports. Learn more about your...

Bea Perez, Chief Marketing Office for Coca-Cola North America joins us to discuss the sports marketing efforts for one of the biggest brands in the world. We also recap the business headlines from the Kentucky Derby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Stern, NBA Commissioner joins us to discuss the state of the NBA as well as give us an update on the Collective Bargaining Agreement discussions. We also examine the alarmingly low attendance numbers in Major League Baseball during the first month of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We break down the economics of the NFL Draft with Yahoo! Sports NFL reporter Charles Robinson. Brian sounds off about the NBA's long, drawn out playoff schedule. And we bring you the headlines of the week including the NCAA's huge new broadcast rights deal with CBS/Turner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We recap the latest edition of The Masters - including the TV ratings, the endorsement portfolio for 2010 champ Phil Mickelson and the return to golf for Tiger Woods. We also look at what the Pittsburgh Steelers are doing to deal with the off the field problems of two of their most high profile players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We preview The Masters, discuss Tiger Woods' first press conference since his November car crash and give you the final numbers on the NCAA Basketball championships on this week's edition of Sports Business Radio. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We preview the upcoming MLB season's top sports business storylines with Maury Brown from the Bizofbaseball.com. We also discuss the potential expansion of the NCAA Tournament to 96 teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of Sports Business Radio. We look back on interviews with Mickey Loomis, Executive VP and GM of the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints and with sports agent David Falk, who served as the agent for Michael Jordan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Shaheen, NCAA Senior VP for Basketball and Business Strategies, the Czar of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, better known as March Madness, joins us for our annual conversation with him to discuss the big business around one of the premiere sports properties in the world. We also go to Augusta to get an insider's look at the business in and around Augusta National - site of The Masters...

Ric Bucher, ESPN's NBA Insider joins us to preview the summer free agent market that includes the likes of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. We also discuss the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations. Paul Swangard, Managing Director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon stops by to discuss what Tiger Woods' brand could look like going forward as well as the possi...

Looking back at the 1989-90 Loyola Marymount men's basketball team on the 20th anniversary of the death of LMU hoops star Hank Gathers. Brian Berger is joined by his LMU basketball broadcast partner Keith Forman for the show. Berger catches up with Bo Kimble, Jeff Fryer, Tom Peabody, Terrell Lowery, Per Stumer, Marcellus Lee and Marcus Slater to get their thoughts on the magical 1989-90 season as...

Mickey Loomis, Executive Vice President and GM for the New Orleans Saints joins us to discuss the moves that led to the franchise's first Super Bowl championship. We also discuss Tiger Woods' first appearance in front of a video camera in 78 days and weigh in with our thoughts on Tiger's PR strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Ourand, Sports Media reporter for the Sports Business Daily/Journal joins us to discuss NBC's Winter Olympics coverage as well as update us on other developments in the world of sports media. Anne Peterson with the Associated Press joins us from Vancouver, British Columbia to give us all of the lowdown on the business side of the Winter Olympics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Anne Peterson of the Associated Press joins us from Vancouver, British Columbia site of the 2010 Winter Olympics to discuss the kick-off of the Games. We also discuss NBA All-Star weekend, the Daytona 500 and we recap our favorite commercials from Super Bowl XLIV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything you want to know about the business side of Super Bowl XLIV between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints including how much CBS will receive for a thirty-second commercial, which commercials you should keep your eyes open for, which foods are the most popular on Super Bowl Sunday and how much the big game will mean to the South Florida economy. We'll even tell you how much...

We break down the big business of Super Bowl XLIV in Miami and go inside the making of a Super Bowl commercial with Denny Gallati, VP of Creative Development for Anheuser-Busch, one of the biggest advertisers for the Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices