Sports Business Radio Podcast

Is NBC/Comcast's $4.3B investment in the TV/Digital rights to the Olympic Games from 2014-2020 a good investment? Also, USC and Ohio State football programs find themselves dealing with more problems this week. And the latest from the NFL and NBA bargaining tables. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside the Ohio State football/Jim Tressel scandal with Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports - the reporter who broke the story about Tressel's violations. We also bring you the headlines of the week including the latest from the NBA and NFL CBA negotiations. And we break down the TV ratings for the NBA Finals and NHL Stanley Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete Carroll - Seattle Seahawks head football coach & Executive VP of Football Operations joins us to discuss his first year in Seattle as well as what he and his staff are doing to prepare for the season in the midst of a lockout. We also step into the Technology Lab with Gidge Moody of Nike Golf who shares insight with us on some of the latest Nike Golf club offerings as we head into the summer golf season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gavin Maloof - Sacramento Kings Co-Owner joins us to discuss why his family decided to keep the Kings in Sacramento for at least one more season instead of relocating the team to Anaheim. Maloof also discusses what his family needs in order to keep the Kings in Sacramento for the long term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Scott - Pac-12 Commissioner joins us to discuss the conference's new multi-billion dollar broadcast and digital rights deal. We also bring you the headlines of the week including the fine levied against the Fiesta Bowl by the BCS. And we discuss two sports superstars who made headlines this week - LeBron James and Tiger Woods. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dissecting the new multi-billion dollar Pac-12 TV contract. We also review the TV ratings for the NFL Draft and the NBA Playoffs. And we examine the PR nightmare of the week in our "Caught in the Crosslights" segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trying to make sense of the NFL labor battle between owners and players with Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports NFL reporter. What are the rules of the NFL as they exist today? What are the next steps the owners and players will take? We discuss. We also examine the latest with the Los Angeles Dodgers after MLB assigned Tom Schieffer as monitor and trustee this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ric Bucher - ESPN NBA Senior Reporter joins us to discuss the NBA Playoffs as well as the latest with the NBA Collective Bargaining negotiations. Tom Ziller from SacTownRoyalty.com joins us to dissect the economics of the Kings relocating out of Sacramento. We also discuss MLB taking over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the NHL's new TV contract with NBC/Versus and the release of the NFL's 2011 regular season schedule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rand Getlin - ThePostgame.com joins us to discuss high interest lockout loans being secured by NFL players that could leave the players bankrupt in the future - while the middlemen offering the loans cash in. We also discuss several NBA sports business notes including a countdown of the players with the top selling jerseys this season. And we give you our thoughts on the Barry Bonds verdict this past week. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrating the 7th anniversary of Sports Business Radio. We look back at Brian Berger's 2008 conversation with golf icon Jack Nicklaus on Sports Business Radio on the 25th anniversary of his stunning victory at The Masters at the age of 46. We also examine MLB's top sports business storylines for the 2011 season with Maury Brown from the BizofBaseball.com. Thanks to our loyal listeners for 7 fantastic years of Sports Business Radio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices