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Washington Football Hires NFL's First Black Team President Aug 17, 2020

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Michael Barr, Mike Lynch, and Jon Stashower discuss the decision to name former pro running back and business consultant, Jason Wright, as the new President of the Washington Football team. He is the first African-American to hold such a position in league history. Also discussed is college football, and the economic impact small towns like Iowa City, Iowa, and State College, Pennsylvania will feel as athletic conferences decide on the future of the fall season.

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Dave Kaval Is Getting Creative With His Red Hot A's Aug 14, 2020

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Have you ever wanted to get face to face with your favorite sports teams chief executive? If you’re an Oakland A's fan this is more realistic than you might think. Jon Stashower, Michael Barr and Mike Lynch sit down with Athletics president Dave Kaval and talked about his aggressive marketing plan, how he plans to keep the team in Oakland and why he schedules "Office Hours" to meet the Athletics fan base face to face. Bloomberg 960 AM in the bay area is Oakland's home for play by play coverage of the entire 2020 A's season.

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Is Football on the Brink of Cancellation? Aug 12, 2020

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Earlier this week two of the NCAA's power 5 conferences decided to postpone fall football. The Pac 12 and Big 10 will not play any games until at least 2021. Jon Stashower, Michael Barr and Mike Lynch discuss the effects this may have over the rest of the NCAA and how it could alter the NFL's plans to get back on the field. We also discuss the thrilling finish to golf's first major in the covid-19 era. Was 23-year-old Collin Morikawa's dazzling final round enough to bring views back to golf? Well find out…

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The Future of Digital Sports Distribution Aug 10, 2020

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Great power requires great responsibility... as one of the largest social media platforms in the world Twitter has found itself at the forefront of the call for social justice in the sports world and it continues to grow in digital content distribution. Twitters Head of US Sports, TJ Adeshola joins Jason Kelly, Michael Barr and Mike Lynch for a wide ranging conversation about the impact the company has had on the sports world. From content distribution to activism, athletes globally have used Twitter as a way to directly engage with their fans and help to elevate their voice in the fight for social justice. TJ also touches on some of the many mentors he's had throughout his career, his journey into this industry as a man of color and how he wants to pay it forward for the next generation.

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Are Joe Theismann's Investments Better Than Yours? Aug 08, 2020

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Motivational speaker, restaurateur, philanthropist, investor, and oh yeah… Super Bowl winning quarterback! Jason Kelly, Michael Barr and Mike Lynch sit down with former Washington Redskin Joe Theismann to find out how his life’s changed since we last spoke at Super Bowl LIV in Miami. Joe talks about how he picks his investments, the current state of the NFL season and his thoughts on the future of the “Washington Football Team”

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Mike Repole Wants to Beat Gatorade and Meet the Mets Aug 05, 2020

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If you made up Mike Repole's life story, folks might tell you it was a bit much. He's sold a company to Coca-Cola, owned a Breeder's Cup Champion and gone into business with the late Kobe Bryant. With that last business, BodyArmor, he's got his sights set on the dominant player in sports drinks: Gatorade. That's not all: This son of Queens is part of a group, with Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez, to buy the New York Mets. He talked about all of it with Jason Kelly, Mike Lynch and Michael Barr (who elicited a stunning stat about the cash machine that is a championship race horse).

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The Rock Has a Plan to Revive the XFL (Podcast) Aug 03, 2020

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He's been a college football player, a professional wrestler, a movie and TV star, producer and entrepreneur. Now Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson can add "league owner" to his resume, with his purchase of the assets of the XFL. He and his partners will try to pull off what his old boss Vince McMahon couldn't, and stand up a successful non-NFL pro football league. Jason Kelly, Mike Lynch and Michael Barr break down the challenge ahead, and chat about what they watched over the first real weekend of live sports in months.

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How to Build a New Arena (Or Six) Amid a Pandemic (Podcast) Jul 31, 2020

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Tim Leiweke's the go-to guy when it comes to the modern sports arena. The former CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and AEG, he's in the midst of massive projects from Milan to Long Island to Seattle. Leiweke joins Jason Kelly, Michael Barr and Mike Lynch to break down some of the cutting edge mobile technology he's bringing to the New York Islanders's newly named UBS arena, negotiating the needs of Jeff Bezos in Seattle, and how he's able to work his magic using nothing but private funding.

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The Future Of Bookmaking With FanDuel's CEO Matt King Jul 29, 2020

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We may have booked one of Michael Barr's favorite guests in the world… no it's not Barry Sanders…. It's FanDuel CEO Matthew King! On today's podcast, Barr, Jason Kelly and Mike Lynch break down the current state of sports betting in a Covid-19 world, the strength of their casino business and the future of expansion as states and municipalities look to generate revenue.

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A Red Sox Legend's Perspective on Opening Day Jul 27, 2020

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As the Miami Marlins Covid-19 news broke this morning Jason, Mike and Lynchie had an opportunity sit down with Legendary Red Sox broadcaster Joe Castiglione. Initially our interview was planned to be a reflection on opening weekend, we quickly pivoted and dove right into the headlines as they hit the wire. We chatted about the effect the positive test results will have on the season and what its like calling a game in an empty ballpark.

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