Bloomberg Business of Sports

Something went wrong across the history of the NCAA, as college football took all the oxygen and attention away from the notion of student athletes. The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics has made it a mission to help fix it, and CEO Amy Privette Perko joins the show to explain how it could be a fair system -- when it comes to both economics and race -- for the 90+ percent of college athletes who don't play football.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Barr and Rich Trueman break down the first week of Fantasy "Playoffs". We discuss the sleeper picks on the waiver wire and why it might be time to bench Ezekiel Elliott.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a resume that includes two Super Bowl championships and seven Pro Bowl appearances, our guests knows a thing or two about winning on the football field. Now he wants to take that winning track record to the fight to prevent the spread of Covid-19. We talk to Washington Football Team alum and NFL Hall of Famer Darrell Green about his company Halodine, the current status of his former squad and how a short memory for both tragedy and triumph helps him keep him optimistic and looking ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adewale Ogunleye made the leap from the NFL to an MBA and, armed with hard-won knowledge about bad business deals, now has another acronym to add to the mix: being a boss at UBS. The former Bear, Dolphin and Texan is advising current and former players, as well as budding movie and pop stars, about how to keep and grow that wealth they're generating. In a wide-ranging conversation, we talk about athletes finding their voice, locker room money culture and, in a twist, Mike Lynch's days as a substitute teacher.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Barr, Rich Trueman and Damian Sassower break down the final week of the fantasy football season. We discuss who you should pick up on the waiver wire, how to recover from a covid-19 week 12 and the best way to position your team for the playoffs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flush with endorsements and investments from athletes like Patrick Mahomes and newly minted deals with the NFL, MLB and the NBA, the ambitions of Hyperice are massive. Invoking game-changers like Apple, Peloton, and Dyon, CEO Jim Heuther breaks down the new, booming business of recovery with Jason, Mike and Michael. They discuss how getting products onto the sidelines and into the dugout, as well as a surge in at-home fitness, have Hyperice eyeing more acquisitions and a skyrocketing valuation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA All Star Baron Davis made an impact on the league, but his longest-lasting contributions have arguably come off the court. Starting with an inspired (and lucrative) early investment in Vitaminwater, Davis has become the model for the modern athlete-as-businessman. In conversation with Jason, Mike and Michael, Davis lays out his vision for empowering others through an ever-growing platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are inching ever closer to the playoffs as Week 12 is right around the corner.Are you aiming to squeak in or do you need players to secure that top spot? Well the team has a few guys who can help you.Michael Barr has made it to the last 28 in his Survival Pool. Who should he pick this week to keep him in the hunt?The guys also reminisce about the great Thanksgiving memories plus the best Turkey day football player of all time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are few things less viable in a global pandemic than road races, whose business relies on thousands, sometimes tens of thousands, of people gathering in close proximity. It's a massive challenge for Dave McGillivray, the director of the Boston Marathon and founder of DMSE Sports. A legend in the business, he joins Jason, Michael and his long-time buddy Lynchie to talk about the economic devastation wrought by a calendar filled with cancellations, the evolution of racing, and its intersection with giving.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From a UMass standout to a stalwart defender in the NBA, Marcus Camby had a storied career. Hours after this year's unusual, virtual NBA Draft, the 17-year veteran of the league reminisces on getting picked by the two-year-old Toronto Raptors back in 1996, making good for his mistakes and the magic of owning your own barbershop (MC23 for those in the Houston area). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.