Happy New Year!

The Topic Rundown:

• CNBC Sport: Falling NBA ratings, and why Christmas Day NFL games might not be on at your local bar
• NBA's Christmas Day slate averaged 5.25 million viewers according to final Nielsen ratings
• Sports Valuations What the top 75 college sports programs are worth
• Private equity looks to buy in to college sports
• California appeals court overturns ex-NFL star Dana Stubblefield’s rape conviction

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After an update on Chris' broken leg we discuss:

• Amid RFK Stadium negotiations, Sen. Cardin’s ‘first priority’ is to keep Commanders in Maryland
• ESPN hopes to reach more casual sports fans with Disney+ integration
• NFL, players association agree to changes to drug policies

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The Sport Business Topic Rundown:

• NBA sends media terms to Warner Bros. Discovery, officially starting five-day match period
• NOTE: Warner Discovery will matvh
• What the College Football 25 video game revival means for the sport’s place in pop culture
• Commissioners discussing CFB roster caps of 105 in wake of House settlement: Source
• The NFL is open to private equity team ownership of up to 10%, Commissioner Roger Goodell says

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The Sport Business Topic Rundown:

• Here’s what you need to know about the verdict in the ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ trial and what’s next
• Boston Celtics’ majority owner puts team up for sale weeks after NBA championship
• MLB is building on its massive gains from 2023 with boosts in attendance and viewership in the first half of 2024
• NHL playoff viewership climbs while NBA sees decline

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After some Sebastian Bach deep dive we get into:

The (Sport Business ) Topic Rundown:

• Chiefs’ DT Isaiah Buggs arrested on second-degree violence, burglary charges
• Kansas governor signs bills enabling effort to entice Chiefs and Royals with new stadiums
• Caitlin Clark's Fever Ranks 6th on 2024 WNBA Team Valuations, Angel Reese's Sky at 5
• Pat McAfee remains unsigned with ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ as season nears

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The big topic generators didn't let us down this week: Major legal news in college athletics, the NFL and an update on the fuzzy deal between the PGA and LIV Golf. We also get priceless looks into Steve's Origin Story!

The (Sport Business ) Topic Rundown:

• NCAA signs off on deal that would change landscape of college sports — paying student-athletes
• Sunday Ticket trial, with up to $21 billion at issue, gets started
• Will the PGA Tour, PIF make a deal? A year later it’s still uncertain

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You've come to the right place for your Real Housewives Talk! But seriously wait until the the last story for some bizarre entertainment crossover.

The (Sport Business ) Topic Rundown:

• Netflix gets NFL Christmas Day games, a fire-breathing shot at its competitors
• What is Alabama’s NIL status more than 100 days since Nick Saban’s retirement?
• The A&P Sports Agency Website
• Shohei Ohtani’s former translator to plead guilty to transferring $17 million from MLB star’s bank account

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After some quick pop-philosophy, we discuss:

The (Sport Business ) Topic Rundown:

• Could TNT and the NBA really be done? What to make of Amazon’s new TV deal
• For now, MLB’s streaming plans hinge on Diamond Sports Group’s bankruptcy case
• Michael Jordan: NASCAR not making permanent team charters would be a ‘big miss’
• Report: Bears New Stadium Plan Projected to Cost $4.6B; Half from Public Financing

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Steve informs us of his epic fail missing out on The Black Crowes reunion before we launch into:

The (Sport Business ) Topic Rundown:

• Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter faces federal charges, source says
• WNBA plans for Clark's impact with increase in national broadcasts for Fever
• As ‘avalanche’ hits NCAA and paying players debate continues, change is coming
• How the transfer portal changed college football QB recruiting: ‘A constant chess game’
• NBA commissioner Adam Silver says Jontay Porter risks permanent ban if gambling allegations are true

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We got on a few side jags in this episode like the guitar playing of Joe Satriani, the legacy of Van Halen and the crimes of P Diddy.

The (Sport Business )Topic Rundown:

• Shohei Ohtani, his interpreter and wire transfers: A timeline
• Sources: NBA eyes Raptors' Jontay Porter for betting issues
• NCAA president Charlie Baker wants ban on prop bets in college sports

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After some opening banter about collectibles, bad pop culture investments and 24-hour record stores, we jump to private equity, labor unions and transfer portals. With a little rich golphers and celebrity boxing thrown in.

The Topic Rundown:

• NFL owners could vote soon on allowing private equity investments
• NFL leans toward institutional investors, but details are fluid
• Nick Saban talks NIL/Transfer Portal on Fox
• Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods Top Sportico's 2024 List of Highest-Paid Athletes Ever
• Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson set for July 20 on Netflix

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Congress agrees on one thing, that they need to help the Football Team that plays in the DMV regain its glory! We discuss the bill that helps chart a path for a new stadium on the RFK site. Then we move on to the NFL Player's Association's player survey, the PAC 12 Zombie conference and college athletes as university employees.

The Topic Rundown:

• House passes RFK stadium site bill, boosting dreams of wooing Commanders back to DC
• NFL report card rankings for all 32 teams
• NFL Team Report Cards 2024: For The Players, By The Players (Full NFLPA report)
• New Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould considering all options
• Colleges declaring athletes are employees might make sense

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After a mini-deep dive into NY State politics, we discuss:

• Netflix experiences streaming delays leading up to Tyson-Paul fight
• Broadcaster Diamond will emerge from bankruptcy after judge approves plan
• CNBC Sport: NBC still doesn’t have a deal for John Tesh’s ‘Roundball Rock’ theme

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Its a Super Bowl Special! We didn't want any stale hangover pod to serve you, so we rushed this for release before the big game!

The Topic Rundown:

• Las Vegas has invested billions to become a sports and entertainment hub
• NFL's Roger Goodell Rejects Idea of Streaming-Only Super Bowl: 'Not in My Time'
• What are the NFL’s gambling rules for the Super Bowl in Las Vegas?
• DraftKings CEO Jason Robins on NFL sports betting: This a big day and weekend for us
• Hurley: Roger Goodell will have an even easier time saying nothing at his Super Bowl press conference this year
• ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery to launch joint sports streaming platform this year
• ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery launching joint sports streaming service in fall of 2024

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We talk about all the announcemnets, controversary and intrigue around the WWE given their new Netflix Deal, and the ouster of Vince McMahon. We also hit on Kobe Bryant's Foundation and their lack of giving away money and Steve rants about the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Topic Rundown:

• Vince McMahon resigns from TKO day after ex-employee's lawsuit
• Netflix to stream WWE’s Raw starting next year in its biggest jump into live entertainment
• Kobe-Inspired Mamba Foundation amasses cash but spends little

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We chat a little Super Wildcard Weekend and wacky weather before heading into The Topic Rundown:

• Inside the NCAA’s media rights deal
• Report: NFL, ESPN in advanced talks for media deal
• Pat McAfee Shatters Old TV Rules and Shows How Much ESPN’s Game Is Changing

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The topic rundown:

• Daniel Snider is back in the news.
• Amazon to partner with Diamond Sports?
• Cuban goes shark mode!

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We marvel at the deal the LA Dodgers and Ohtani just signed, laugh about the high flying Jaguars accountant's #22M heist and wax poetic about the bygone days of college football.

The topic rundown:

• Shohei Ohtani joining Dodgers on 10-year, $700M contract
• Former Jaguars employee accused of stealing more than ...
• Ohio State Buckeyes' Stars Reportedly Marvin Harrison Jr. ...

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Amazon delivers a streamlined, targeted innovation to couch potato nation as they introduce a Black Friday NFL game and a slew of implications for how the league and its media partners will generate revenue. We also drive by whats going on with the city of Las Vegas and F1 racing and admit we we might have been wrong about the NBA in season tournament..

The topic rundown:

• The basis of our sports investment is to make Prime more valuable, says Amazon’s Jay Marine
• How The Ad Breaks Of Amazon’s Black Friday NFL Game Will Be Different
• The $500M Las Vegas GP by the numbers: $135 cocktails and 1.3M viewers
• Steiner fires back at declining US F1 audiences claims
• NBA In-Season Tournament is doing what it intended. Now things should heat up

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The topic rundown:

• Jim Harbaugh SpyGate, the NCAA Edition
• YouTube glitches out for NFL Sunday Ticket
• Blake Martinez's Pokemon flameout has him on the Panther's Practice Squad
• Bad, no good but predictable World Series Ratings

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Now on to the Topic rundown!

• The NBA has labor harmony!
• The NBA has a full dance card for its next media rights deal
• Gonzaga to the Big 12
• XF/USFL merger (lol)
• RIP Dick Butkus

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The topic rundown:

• Family of American hostage in Gaza appeal to Ted Leonis and Monumental Sports to ask minority owner the Qatar Sovereign Wealth fund to help free their son. We use this story to revisit foreign government's owning pieces of sports teams/leagues.
• The Pat McAfee show is paying guests like Aaron Rodgers and Nick Saban
• Does Caleb Williams want an ownership cut of the team that drafts him?
• Is X (formerly known as Twitter) incentivizing sports misinformation?

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Congress is like the rich grandfather who buys love with lavish birthday presents. First they help oust Snyder, now they are throwing lead blocks to open up a path to a possible new stadium on the RFK site. We look at the latest moves by congress a the upcoming NIMBY issues that will pop up soon. It only take the NFL a couple of weeks to get all lathered up and we look at eye-popping Thursday Night Football on Amazion numbers and how the WGA Strike (which now may be resolved) is pushing Monday Night Football games back to ABC.

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Steve takes a victory lap on behalf of his Dodgers and then we discuss:

The Sport Business Topic Rundown:

• N.Y. Yankees-L.A. Dodgers World Series Was The Most Watched In 7 Years
• Immersive entertainment company Cosm lands rights to broadcast NFL games
• The Most Valuable NBA Teams 2024
• Maple Leafs, Rangers, Canadiens Top Sportico's 2024 NHL Franchise Valuation Rankings
• Barry Sanders Sued by Photographer Over Use of Iconic Game Photo

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We recorded this before Disney and Comcast settled there game of chicken so our conversation is dated. But compare and contrast our takes against the deal that was signed and see how we did. Almost $75M Americans will be betting on the NFL this season, and co-host Chris Larry is one of them. A much different opening day than we could even imagine 10 years ago. The close is an update on the continued mystery of Dwayne Haskins' final hours and a goodbye to HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.

Articles we discussed:

• Charter and Disney aren't budging in their blackout fight as NFL season kicks off by Lillian Rizzo
• Spectrum owner Charter calls pay-TV model broken as it battles Disney over blackout by Lillian Rizzo
• A record 73 million Americans plan to bet on the NFL this season, survey says by Jessica Golden and Contessa Brewer
• Disturbing Details Emerge From Death of Dwayne Haskins Jr. by Matt Galatzan
• 'Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel' ending after 29 seasons by Richard Deitsch and The Athletic Staff

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As the sports world slumbers, waiting for the NFL to issue in a busy Fall we look at a few under the radar stories. Things are getting ugly between Michael Oher and his Tuohy "family." Steve dives into the legal wrangling and the money at stake. Litigation was on our minds as we looked at Reggie Bush trying to have his Heisman, records and reputation returned to him in the age of NIL. Last up we look at Sage Steele's long exit from ESPN and revisit exactly what the 1st Amendment means.

Articles we discussed:

• 'Blind Side' producers detail payouts that Michael Oher, Tuohy family received by Jeff Eisenberg
• ALCON CO-FOUNDERS AND CO-CEO'S STATE "THE BLIND SIDE" IS AS TRUE TODAY AS IT WAS 14 YEARS AGO
• Former USC star Reggie Bush files defamation lawsuit against NCAA by the Athletic Staff
• Sage Steele departs ESPN following lawsuit settlement by Lillian Rizzo

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As the NCAA conference system folded around us, we discussed the moves, issues, and maybe some solutions. Can you see Tiger Woods as the commissioner of whatever professional golf? Well, he can, and he has moved a step closer by joining the PGA as a player board member. We never tire of checking in with the MacMahon Family of the WWE, and with a federal search of the corporate offices, it's getting spicy!

Articles we discussed:

• Sources: Oregon, Washington to Join Big Ten, Leave Pac-12 by Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy)
• Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board as Saudi deal talks continue by Lillian Rizzo (@Lilliannnn) & Jessica Golden (@JGolden5)
• WWE boss Vince McMahon hit with federal grand jury subpoena and search warrant, company reveals by Dan Mangan (@_DanMangan)

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The day many people thought would never come, arrived last week. Dan Snyder is out as owner of the NFL Team that plays in Washington. We look at how we got here, what the Harris Ownership Group needs to do next and generally react to all that is the most expensive pro sports team in US history. We wrap up looking at Disney's attempts to sell, lease, license or otherwise leverage their asset with the letters ESPN.

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Steve rants on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's snub of Ozzy's band, and we generally trash the idea of the RnR HOF and then we talk about:

The Sport Business Topic Rundown:

• MLB Playoff Ratings
• Tom Brady is now a Raiders co-owner
• Private Equity is creeping in on the L.A. Chargers
• Arod vs the Timberwolves (owners)
• Our review of the Netflix docu-series Mr. McMahon

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The Sport Business Topic Rundown:

• College football ‘Super League’ details unveiled, would be called ‘College Student Football League’
• Team owners on Michael Jordan's legal fight with NASCAR: It's 'going to be wild'
• Report: Adam Schefter Could Replace Woj, Cover NFL, NBA as ESPN's 'Ultimate Insider'

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The Sport Business Topic Rundown:

• Deshaun Watson accused of sexual assault in new lawsuit stemming from alleged 2020 incident
• Dolphins star Tyreek Hill had an altercation with police. Here’s what we know
• Boise State, Colorado State Among 4 Schools to Join Pac-12, Leave Mountain West
• Stephen Ross hopes to sell up to 15 percent of Dolphins at $7 billion valuation
• CNBC’s Official NFL Team Valuations 2024: Here’s how the 32 franchises stack up

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The Sport Business Topic Rundown:

• NFL owners approve private equity investment
• NFL Says Tom Brady Joining Raiders Ownership Would Lead to 'Severe' TV Restrictions
• Report: Travis, Jason Kelce Land $100M+ for 'New Heights' Podcast to Move to Wondery
• PGA Tour, PIF working without deadline for agreement

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We start with the concert report including quick recap of Chris' return to the club circuit and Steve at Red Rocks.

The Sport Business Topic Rundown:

• Venu Sports Launch in Peril After Fubo Wins Injunction
• Ratings Roundup: 2024 Paris Olympics Sweep Ratings Across All Platforms, Up 82% From Tokyo
• Most Valuable NFL Teams 2024: Cowboys First to Top $10 Billion
• Charles Barkley commits to staying at Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT Sports no matter what happens to NBA
• ESPN fires Robert Griffin III, Sam Ponder in cost-cutting moves: Sources

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The Sport Business Topic Rundown:

• Federal judge reportedly overturns jury verdict in NFL's Sunday Ticket lawsuit in win for league
• What’s the future of NIL collectives after the House v. NCAA settlement?
• NCAA launches NIL deal transparency platform in push to publicize market information
• Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA over losing rights to Amazon

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We define Pickleball, give hot tips on your next favorite sport and dive into what the masses watched in 2024.

The Topic Rundown:

• Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery call off plans to launch Venu sports streaming service
• CNBC Sport: New professional sports leagues are launching. Will enough people care?
• Pro pickleball players are now getting a higher salary than WNBA, NWSL players
• The 100 Most-Watched Telecasts of 2024: NFL, Paris Olympics, Presidential Debate, Lots of ‘Tracker’ and the ‘Young Sheldon’ Finale

Bonus wrestling fan video

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