Sports Business Radio Podcast

Greg Oden, Portland Trail Blazers rookie and the top pick in the 2007 NBA Draft joins us to discuss his rehab from knee surgery, his endorsement deals and his off the court interests. Jeff Ma, Co-Founder of Protrade.com stops by to chat about the NFL playoffs as well as the new major motion picture "21", starring Kevin Spacey, Lawrence Fishburne and Kate Bosworth that is based on his true life story of bringing the Las Vegas casinos to their knees by counting cards. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Polian, Indianapolis Colts President and 5-time winner of the NFL's Executive of the Year award, joins us to discuss the decade-long run of success the team has enjoyed as well as the new stadium the Colts will move into this fall - Lucas Oil Stadium. We also break down the TV ratings for the historic Pats - Giants triplecast, the college football bowl games and the NHL's Amp Energy Drink Winter Classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBR Counts Down the Top 10 Sports Business Stories of 2007. Happy New Year from Sports Business Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBR Counts Down the Top 20 Sports Business Stories of 2007. This week we unveil stories 20-11. Merry Christmas from Sports Business Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Slive, BCS Coordinator and SEC Commissioner joins us to discuss college football's future post-season plans. Gary Planos, Tournament Director for the Mercedes Benz Championship at Kapalua, stops by to preview the PGA's first event of 2008. Linda Choong, Senior VP for the NBA Retail drops in to give us some last minute holiday gift ideas from NBAStore.com. We also examine the Mitchell Report following its release this week as well as the sentencing of NFL star Michael Vick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBR hands out its year-end "Best" and "Worst" sports business awards. We also discuss the BCS bowl match-ups as well as the economics behind the big MLB trade between the Detroit Tigers and Florida Marlins. G2 Strategic CEO Marshall Glickman joins us for our monthly Glickman Global segment where we discuss international sports business topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the Sean Taylor tragedy and how athletes may be forced to rethink their personal security measures with Charles Robinson, Yahoo! Sports NFL reporter. Michael Hiestand, USA Today's Sports TV columnist joins us to discuss the NFL Network's battle with cable companies and the lack of distribution for last Thursday's Packers - Cowboys showdown. We also discuss the legacy of Gatorade founder, the late Dr. Robert Cade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of SBR looks back on conversations with 2-time NBA MVP Steve Nash (Sept 2007), USC Head Football Coach Pete Carroll (Oct. 2007) and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt (Aug. 2007). Happy Thanksgiving 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In-depth analysis on Barry Bonds' indictment for perjury and obstruction of justice as well as A-Rod's new 10-year contract with the Yankees. Brian Windhorst, Akron Beacon-Journal beat writer for the Cleveland Cavaliers and author of the new LeBron James book "The Franchise" joins us to discuss highlights of the book and the NBA's most marketable player. We also discuss the enormous Chinese TV audience that tuned in to watch Yao vs Yi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Coplin, NFL Network VP of Programming joins us to discuss the network's upcoming schedule of live NFL games that kick-off on Thanksgiving night, as well as the network's ongoing distribution negotiations with cable companies. Steve Pyeatt from Save Our Sonics stops by to discuss the future of NBA basketball in Seattle and his group's efforts to retain an NBA team for the city that has had a team since 1967. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices