Front Office Sports Today

After agreeing to buy land for a new stadium in Las Vegas and Oakland mayor Sheng Thao ending negotiations with the MLB club, it seems that the Athletics' tenure in Oakland could be coming to an end. Former baseball executive David Samson joins the podcast to explain what he thinks is going on with the A's, and why a move to Las Vegas isn't exactly a done deal.Also, professional boxer Ryan Garcia, who has a marquee matchup Saturday night against Gervonta Davis, is on the podcast. Garcia gives a preview of the fight, and details how he wants to make an impact on the world with his status as a pro boxer.

It's 4/20, a day typically associated with one thing — cannabis. Weed. Ganja. Pot, if you will.In observance of the unofficial holiday, we brought on former NFL running back Ricky Williams to talk about the role cannabis has played not only on his career, but his life. Williams chats about cannabis improving his ability to play football, taking time to appreciate the things life has given him (whether they seem good or bad), and his thoughts on 4/20.

David Samson saw a lot in his time as president of the Miami Marlins. He won a world series ring, hosted the all-star game, built a new baseball park, and was fired shortly after Derek Jeter took over as CEO. Samson shares his thoughts on the organization, the city of Miami, and the Yankees' legendary shortstop-turned-baseball-executive. We also get an update on the Washington Commanders sale from our own AJ Perez, who details a surprising new bid for the football team.

For months, the Glazer family has been considering bids from various suiters to buy Manchester United. After a lengthy process and several potentially record-breaking bids, the Glazers could be taking the legendary club off the market and settling on minority investments instead. Writer Doug Greenberg joins us to break down the latest with the legendary Premier League club.We also hear from Lawrence D. Mandelker, an attorney from Venable LLP who represents high net-worth individuals just in time for Tax Day. Mandelker spoke to us about how despite receiving generational amounts of wealth, many athletes can find themselves struggling to pay off expenses.

Action Network's Darren Rovell makes his Front Office Sports Today debut talking about the rise of legalized sports betting in the United States and MLB teams selling alcohol into the eighth inning of baseball games.We also hear from Pamela Duckworth, Head of networks and originals at Fubo, on the future of how we watch sports in the era of cord-cutting. She shares her experience of how she came to be an executive at Fubo, and what it's like being a female executive in a male-dominated industry.

After a years-long saga, Dan Snyder has tentatively agreed on a deal to sell the Washington Commanders to private equity investor Josh Harris. Senior Reporter A.J. Perez joins the show to break down the details of that transaction.We then hear from ESPN's NBA analyst Doris Burke just in time for the NBA playoffs. Burke gives us all her takes for the playoffs, as well as some insight on her career as an analyst and the NBA's upcoming media rights deal.

Mat Ishbia has owned the Phoenix Suns for just over two months, and he is already facing some of the same allegations that forced former owner Robert Sarver to sell the team.Also, Editor-in-Chief Ernest Baker traveled to Akron, Ohio to get a first-hand look at LeBron James' I PROMISE program. He joins the show to detail what he saw, and how James is impacting the community of Akron.

The NBA Play-in Tournament, which kicked off last night, is a relatively new concept meant to discourage NBA teams from tanking. We explain why that isn't necessarily the case, and why some teams are tanking harder this year than ever before. Afterwards, Gene Cook, eBay's VP of Global Collectibles, joins our Editor-in-Chief Ernest Baker to talk through how eBay helped skyrocket the collectibles industry.

For today's episode, we decided to take a look into mental health and how it can impact the performance of professional athletes across a variety of sports. From Michael Phelps to Naomi Osaka, there have been a multitude of athletes that have spoken out to raise awareness for people struggling with their mental health. David Chadwick is the founder of RealResponse, an organization that provides tools for collegiate athletes to address and communicate any mental health issues they may be facing. Chadwick joins us to talk about his time as a collegiate athlete and how it led to his creation of RealResponse.

Robots are calling the strike zone across Triple-A baseball, and they could be coming to the major leagues soon. Sports Illustrated writer Emma Baccellieri joins us to talk about the implications robot umpires could have on the game, and what exactly constitutes a "perfect strike zone."