Sports Business Radio Podcast

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SBR 06 Nov 2010 Nov 06, 2010

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We recap the business and TV ratings for the 2010 World Series won by the San Francisco Giants. We also examine the Minnesota Vikings controversial decision to waive star WR Randy Moss this week. Finally we tell you which former sports figures won and lost at the polls this week.

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SBR 30 Oct 2010 Oct 30, 2010

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Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports reporter and co-author of the book Death to the BCS joins us to discuss one of the more polarizing topics in sports. Wetzel's book discusses the dysfunction of the NCAA I-A college football postseason as well as offers some solutions for making the college football postseason more lucrative and exciting. We also discuss the start to the 2010-11 NBA season.

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SBR 23 Oct 2010 Oct 23, 2010

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Mark Emmert - new NCAA President stops by for a visit and discusses topics ranging from cracking down on agents, penalizing the proper perpetrators and postseason Division I college football. You'll also get a sense of Emmert's management style as well as what he likes to do in his free time during the conversation. Listen to this conversation as well as some of the best conversations over the years on Sports Business Radio at http://sportsbusinessradio.com/audio/interviews

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SBR 16 Oct 2010 Oct 16, 2010

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Rand Getlin, President and Founder of Synrgy Sports joins us to discuss the confession by longtime sports agent Josh Luchs in Sports Illustrated that he paid 30 college athletes. We also discuss the staggering amounts of money the NFL will lose if they don't have a new collective bargaining agreement in place by March. And we break down Nike's new uniform and apparel deal with the NFL that goes into effect in 2012. Finally, we give you the TV ratings for the MLB playoffs thus far.

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SBR 09 Oct 2010 Oct 09, 2010

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Geoff Petrie - Sacramento Kings President of Basketball Operations joins us to discuss his efforts to rebuild the NBA team into a playoff contender. Petrie also shares his thoughts on a new arena for the Kings. Paul Westhead, the only coach to win an NBA and WNBA title stops by to visit. Westhead, now the head women's basketball coach at the University of Oregon, was the head men's basketball coach at Loyola Marymount when the team advanced to the Great Eight of the NCAA Tournament following the death of LMU star Hank Gathers in 1990. We also discuss the business of the MLB playoffs.

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SBR 02 Oct 2010 Oct 02, 2010

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Mike Rich, Hollywood screenwriter, joins us to discuss his latest movie, Disney's "Secretariat", about the 1973 Triple Crown winner and the horse's owner, Penny Chennery Tweedy, played by star Diane Lane. Rich, who has brought us movies such as "Finding Forrester", "The Rookie" and "Radio", takes us behind the scenes into the world of movie making during an in-depth conversation. "Secretariat" opens October 8th in theaters everywhere.

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SBR 25 Sept 2010 Sep 25, 2010

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Brian Windhorst, who has covered LeBron James since James was in high-school joins us to discuss James' offseason decisions that led to his departure from Cleveland to Miami. We also discuss the future of the Cleveland Cavs without LeBron James.

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SBR 18 Sept 2010 Sep 18, 2010

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John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal joins us to discuss the record-setting ratings for the NFL on TV so far this season and some of the factors that may be contributing to the enormous viewership. We also catch up with social media expert Chris Mike who tells us which athletes and sports leagues are making the best use of social media to enhance their brands.

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SBR 11 Sept 2010 Sep 11, 2010

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We examine several expensive cuts for NFL teams. We also catch up with sports marketing expert and Sports Business Radio blogger Jared Melzer, who joins us from Madrid, Spain to discuss ideas for how to activate sports marketing sponsorships.

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SBR 04 Sept 2010 Sep 04, 2010

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NFL 2010 season preview with Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports

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