Sports Business Radio Podcast

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 where to sign their next contract. We also discuss the NBA free agent signings thus far and how these signings might affect the NBA collective bargaining discussions a year from now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 programs as well as the agents trying to prey on college athletes. In our headlines we look at the FIFA World Cup TV ratings and attendance numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 expanded replay in MLB. We also discuss the biz of the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup finals. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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