Sports Business Radio Podcast

The Best of Sports Business Radio featuring interviews with USC Football Coach Pete Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes and IMG Golf VP Mark Steinberg, who serves as the agent for golfers Tiger Woods and Annika Sorenstam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Sarver, Phoenix Suns owner joins us to discuss the overall business of the Suns as well as walk us through conversations that led to the Suns acquiring center Shaquille O'Neal. Paul Swangard, Managing Director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon gives us a bird's eye view of this weekend's NBA All-Star game from New Orleans. We also offer in depth analysis foll...

Ric Bucher, ESPN's NBA Insider joins us to discuss the economics behind the blockbuster trade that sent Shaquille O'Neal to the Phoenix Suns this week. We catch up with Maury Brown from thebusinessofsportsnetwork.com to discuss the top off-season baseball headlines including pitcher Johan Santana's record setting contract with the NY Mets and the pending sale of the Chicago Cubs. We also recap the...

Denny Galati, VP of Creative Development for Anheuser-Busch joins us to discuss the company's creative efforts for this year's Budweiser and Bud Light commercials within the Super Bowl XLII telecast on FOX. Anheuser-Busch has purchased ad time for 7 spots at a price tag of $2.7M per 30-seconds. We also continue our in-depth look at the business of Super Bowl XLII and discuss everything from the ga...

Darren Rovell of CNBC joins us to discuss the big business behind Super Bowl XLII featuring the New England Patriots and New York Giants. G2 Strategic CEO Marshall Glickman stops by for our monthly "Glickman Global" segment where we examine global sports business topics. This month we ask the question whether or not the IOC made a mistake by awarding the 2008 Summer Olympics to Beijing instead of...

Mark Steinberg, the agent for icons Tiger Woods and Annika Sorenstam, joins us to discuss the most lucrative male and female golfers of all-time and their businesses and endorsement deals off the golf course. We take an inside look at this week's MLB Congressional hearings which featured MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, MLBPA Director Donald Fehr and Mitchell Report author George Mitchell. We also disc...

Greg Oden, Portland Trail Blazers rookie and the top pick in the 2007 NBA Draft joins us to discuss his rehab from knee surgery, his endorsement deals and his off the court interests. Jeff Ma, Co-Founder of Protrade.com stops by to chat about the NFL playoffs as well as the new major motion picture "21", starring Kevin Spacey, Lawrence Fishburne and Kate Bosworth that is based on his true life sto...

Bill Polian, Indianapolis Colts President and 5-time winner of the NFL's Executive of the Year award, joins us to discuss the decade-long run of success the team has enjoyed as well as the new stadium the Colts will move into this fall - Lucas Oil Stadium. We also break down the TV ratings for the historic Pats - Giants triplecast, the college football bowl games and the NHL's Amp Energy Drink Win...

SBR Counts Down the Top 10 Sports Business Stories of 2007. Happy New Year from Sports Business Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBR Counts Down the Top 20 Sports Business Stories of 2007. This week we unveil stories 20-11. Merry Christmas from Sports Business Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Slive, BCS Coordinator and SEC Commissioner joins us to discuss college football's future post-season plans. Gary Planos, Tournament Director for the Mercedes Benz Championship at Kapalua, stops by to preview the PGA's first event of 2008. Linda Choong, Senior VP for the NBA Retail drops in to give us some last minute holiday gift ideas from NBAStore.com. We also examine the Mitchell Repor...

SBR hands out its year-end "Best" and "Worst" sports business awards. We also discuss the BCS bowl match-ups as well as the economics behind the big MLB trade between the Detroit Tigers and Florida Marlins. G2 Strategic CEO Marshall Glickman joins us for our monthly Glickman Global segment where we discuss international sports business topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

We discuss the Sean Taylor tragedy and how athletes may be forced to rethink their personal security measures with Charles Robinson, Yahoo! Sports NFL reporter. Michael Hiestand, USA Today's Sports TV columnist joins us to discuss the NFL Network's battle with cable companies and the lack of distribution for last Thursday's Packers - Cowboys showdown. We also discuss the legacy of Gatorade founder...

The Best of SBR looks back on conversations with 2-time NBA MVP Steve Nash (Sept 2007), USC Head Football Coach Pete Carroll (Oct. 2007) and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt (Aug. 2007). Happy Thanksgiving 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In-depth analysis on Barry Bonds' indictment for perjury and obstruction of justice as well as A-Rod's new 10-year contract with the Yankees. Brian Windhorst, Akron Beacon-Journal beat writer for the Cleveland Cavaliers and author of the new LeBron James book "The Franchise" joins us to discuss highlights of the book and the NBA's most marketable player. We also discuss the enormous Chinese TV aud...

Charles Coplin, NFL Network VP of Programming joins us to discuss the network's upcoming schedule of live NFL games that kick-off on Thanksgiving night, as well as the network's ongoing distribution negotiations with cable companies. Steve Pyeatt from Save Our Sonics stops by to discuss the future of NBA basketball in Seattle and his group's efforts to retain an NBA team for the city that has had...

Larry Miller, Portland Trail Blazers President and former President of the JORDAN brand joins us to discuss his vision for the Trail Blazers organization as well as his history over the past decade at Nike. Jeff Ma from PROTRADE.com stops by for his monthly visit and we debate whether or not Alex Rodriguez is worth $30M per season. We also discuss the potential TV ratings for the NFL's epic matchu...

Ric Bucher, ESPN's NBA Insider joins us to discuss the biggest sports business storylines for the league for the upcoming season. We also break down the big business of the 2007 MLB World Series and the NFL's foray into London this weekend with the NY Giants - Miami Dolphins game at Wembley Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete Carroll, USC's Head Football Coach, joins us for a rare one-on-one conversation and an in-depth look at the Trojans' football team. We also examine the inner workings of USC's athletic department and discuss everything from the Trojans' athletic facilities to their lucrative merchandise sales. We also review the sports business headlines of the week which include Joe Torre's departure from th...

Josh Byrnes, Arizona Diamondbacks GM joins us to discuss how he built an NLCS team with a $52M team payroll - one of the lowest in all of MLB. Marcus Kam from adidas China educates us about the differences between the Chinese consumer and the American consumer as adidas ramps up their efforts in China around the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. We also discuss the fall of the Yankees dynasty, MLB...

Jeff Moorad, managing partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks joins us to discuss the teams playoff run and his transition from Sports Agent to team management. Marshall Glickman stops by for our monthly Glickman Global segement. We also examine scandals with the New York Knicks and Marion Jones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Conley Sr., agent for NBA rookies Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr. stops by to chat about how he became an agent, his relationship with Oden and being a part of Chicago's efforts to land the 2016 Summer Olympics. Jon Wertheim from Sports Illustrated joins us to discuss the DEA's big performance enhancing drug raid this week as well as his new book, "Running the Table: The Legend of Kid Delicious...

Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns joins us for a rare interview to discuss his recent charity basketball game in China as well as the upcoming NBA season. Jeff Ma from PROTRADE.com stops by for his monthly segment and unique perspective on the sports world. We also examine Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s new number 88 car and his sponsor deals with Amp Energy Drink and the Army National Guard....

NBA Commissioner David Stern, Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen and San Diego Chargers Executive VP and GM AJ. Smith join us on "The Best of Sports Business Radio". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBR host Brian Berger and Warsaw Sports Marketing Center Managing Director Paul Swangard preview the 2008 Summer Olympics from Beijing China, where they are touring the Olympic facilities and meeting with Olympic organizers and key sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices