Sports Business Radio Podcast

Greg Shaheen, NCAA Sr. VP of Basketball and Business Strategies joins us to discuss the big business of March Madness. Shaheen oversees the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and the NCAA's 11-year, $6B contract with CBS. Jason Kint, CBSSports.com Sr. VP and GM steps into the Technology Lab with us to discuss March Madness on Demand and the ability for fans to watch the NCAA Basketball Tournament on their computers via streaming video and audio. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daryl Morey, Houston Rockets GM joins us to discuss his team's incredible win streak, the 2nd longest in NBA history. The 35-year old MIT graduate is part of the new breed of GM's who rely heavily on quantitive analysis when evaluating talent. Tyler Epp, Hall of Fame Racing GM stops by to give us a behind the scenes look at the inner workings of a NASCAR team. From the team's annual budget to breaking down what sponsors pay to be associated with a NASCAR team, Tyler will educate us. We also examine the enormous business of March Madness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Ma, the focus of the new movie "21" starring Kevin Spacey, Lawrence Fishburne and Kate Bosworth joins us to discuss the film that opens in theaters nationwide on March 28th. Ma was an MIT student during the week but attained rock-star-like status in Las Vegas on the weekends when he joined several fellow MIT students to form a card counting team that took Vegas for millions of dollars. Ma is now the co-founder of PROTRADE.com and a consultant to sports teams like the Portland Trail Blazers. Also joining us on this weekend's show is Chris Raih of Zambezi Ink. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maury Brown from TheBizofBaseball.com joins us to preview the upcoming Major League Baseball season. From the best and worst offseason player acquisitions to the latest with the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field, we break down the top MLB storylines heading in to the 2008 season. We also catch up with NASCAR driver and hollywood stuntman Stanton Barrett. He currently drives under the primary sponsor NOS Energy Drink. Barrett has also done stunt work in notable movies including Spiderman, Jurassic Park and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 following this week's Congressional hearings featuring Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 historic TV ratings and the best and worst commercials from Super Bowl XLII. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 game's economic impact on the host city to the bonuses paid to players on the winning and losing Super Bowl teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 runner-up's Toronto and Paris. We also examine the enormous TV ratings for last weekend's NFL Conference Championships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 discuss the NFL's Final Four as well as give you a sneak preview of some of the commercials you can expect to see on Super Bowl Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices