Sports Business Radio Podcast

Rich Cho, Portland Trail Blazers GM stops by to talk about his new position with the NBA team as well as his ascension from NBA intern to General Manager. We also discuss how the on the course decline of Tiger Woods is impacting TV ratings, sponsorships and attendance for PGA Tour events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Sanders, Chief Marketing Officer of BDA Sports joins us to discuss how the sports endorsement market has changed after the fall of such high profile athletes as Tiger Woods, Ben Roethlisberger and Michael Vick. We also bring you the sports business headlines of the week. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/sbradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of Sports Business Radio. We look back on interviews with Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg and Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra. We also break down the issues that could keep NFL players off the field for the 2011 season with Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Swangard from the Warsaw Center at the University of Oregon joins us to discuss how pro sports agents are impacting college athletic programs. We also discuss Sports Illustrated's Fortunate 50 list detailing the highest earning athletes in sports as well as the latest Harris Poll detailing the most popular athletes. We recap the 2010 British Open and discuss the changes made to USC's Athletic Department this week. Follow SBR on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sportsbusinessradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ric Bucher, ESPN NBA Insider joins us to discuss a potential work stoppage in the NBA next summer as well as this offseason's free agent frenzy. We also look back at the legacy of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner with Maury Brown from the Bizofbaseball.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sbradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Miami Heat President of Business Operations Eric Woolworth joins us to discuss how the signing of NBA superstar LeBron James will impact the business and brand of the Miami Heat. Ethan Skolnick of the South Florida Sun Sentinel stops by to discuss how LeBron James' signing with the Miami Heat affects the NBA and the Heat's positioning in South Florida. We also analyze the manner in which LeBron James announced his decision to join the Miami Heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Ma, author of the new book The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big In Business and the focus for the hit Hollywood movie "21" joins us to discuss his new book and how the lessons of blackjack can be applied to making better decisions in sports and business. Ma also analyzes the key factors that elite NBA free agents LeBron James and Dwyane Wade should be considering when deciding where to sign their next contract. We also discuss the NBA free agent signings thus far and how these signings might affect the NBA collective bargaining discussions a year from now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We recap the business of the U.S. Open, we give you the TV ratings for the NBA Finals and FIFA World Cup and we revisit recent conversations with NBA Commissioner David Stern and Coca-Cola CMO for North America Bea Perez on this week's edition of Sports Business Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rand Getlin, President and Founder of Synyrgy Sports joins us to take an in-depth look at the recent penalties levied against USC, how much money the Trojans could have saved if they had been more compliant and how much the school profited during the years during when the violations occurred. We also discuss the current landscape in college sports where financial gain is the top priority for most programs as well as the agents trying to prey on college athletes. In our headlines we look at the FIFA World Cup TV ratings and attendance numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We examine NCAA conference realignment and discuss the impact of FIFA World Cup soccer on the popularity of soccer in the United States with sports business reporter Tim Lemke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices