Sports Business Radio Podcast

SBR host Brian Berger and Warsaw Sports Marketing Center Managing Director Paul Swangard preview the 2008 Summer Olympics from Beijing China, where they are touring the Olympic facilities and meeting with Olympic organizers and key sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand joins us to discuss the increased spending in college athletics as well as the BCS and the Men's Basketball Final Four. We also examine the Michael Vick apology in our "Caught in the Crosslights" segment. The U.S. Open gets underway in New York and we discuss the big business around the event and the top tennis players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lee Corso, of ESPN College Gameday stops by to chat with us about the popular college football road show as well as his involvement with Team Baby Entertainment. Charles Robinson, Yahoo! Sports NFL reporter helps us dissect the Michael Vick guilty plea as well as the fallout for the NFL and the Atlanta Falcons. We also discuss a story we broke this week, Nike Founder Phil Knight's $100M donation to the University of Oregon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.J. Smith, San Diego Chargers Executive VP and GM joins us to discuss a busy offseason for his team and the business of being a GM in the NFL. Jeff Ma from Protrade.com stops by to give us his sleepers and busts for the upcoming NFL season. Legal woes continue for former NBA referee Tim Donaghy and Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick this week. Tiger Woods wins his 13th Major and then signs on to design his first U.S. golf course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kel Devlin, Global Sports Marketing Director for Nike Golf, joins us from the PGA Championship to discuss the tremendous growth of the company over the past decade as well as the company's future plans for marquee endorsers Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie. Lamell McMorris with the World Umpires Association stops by to discuss his union's stance on MLB's request to conduct comprehensive background checks on all umpires in light of the recent Tim Donaghy NBA scandal. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Los Angeles Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt joins us to discuss the team's new Think Cure charitable initiative as well as the business philosophies for one of the most iconic franchises in sports. We mark the 12-month countdown until the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with China Daily News reporter Charlie Shifflet who joins us from the host city to update us on the city's preparations as well as which American corporations and athletes have the biggest presence in Beijing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ric Bucher, ESPN's NBA reporter joins us to discuss the Tim Donaghy gambling scandal and its impact on the NBA. Charles Robinson, Yahoo! Sports NFL reporter joins us from Atlanta to break down the Mike Vick federal dogfighting probe. We also take a look at the Barry Bonds - Bud Selig relationship during Bonds' pursuit of the all-time HR record as well as the doping scandals that continue to rock the Tour de France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine Brennan, USA Today columnist joins us from Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland, site of the 2007 British Open. Jeff Ma, VP of Research for PROTRADE.com stops by to chat with us about the online sports stock market and his new movie - 21 - based on the book Bringing Down the House, where he and fellow MIT students and alums took Las Vegas for millions of dollars by crunching numbers and beating the system. We also look at the business impact of the Mike Vick dogfighting probe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gavin Maloof, Co-Owner of the Sacramento Kings and the Palms hotel and casino in Las Vegas stops by and updates us on the latest developments regarding funding a new arena in Sacramento. G2 Strategic CEO Marshall Glickman joins us for our monthly Glickman Global segment - this month we discuss the merits of American sports leagues taking their brands abroad. BONUS segment - new Portland Trail Blazers forward Channing Frye's stops by the ESPN Zone to visit with us in Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maury Brown with the BizofBaseball.com stops by to discuss the best and worst returns on investment for the first half of the MLB season. Tim Canfield, Managing Partner of Downstream enters the Technology Lab to chat with us about his company's design and technology firm - ONE UP Sports - which is enhancing the experiences of teams and fans across the country. Sochi, Russia is awarded the 2014 Winter Olympics and Tiger Woods is the host with the most at the inaugural AT&T National in DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices