PODCAST: JoAn Scott, NCAA Vice President of Men’s Basketball joins us to take us inside of the planning & logistics for the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. From how Selection Sunday has evolved, to operating multiple sites throughout the tournament, to how NIL has impacted the tournament, to how CBS/Turner will cover the tournament, to the planning for the Final Four in San Antonio, Scott offers a unique perspective as the NCAA executive tasked with overseeing the operations for one of the biggest annual sporting events.

In our sports business headlines of the week segment, we discuss the over a billion dollars worth of contracts signed as NFL free agency opened this week.

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