Sports Business Radio Podcast

SBR celebrates its 5th anniversary by looking back on two of our favorite conversations of the past 5 years. We re-air SBR host Brian Berger's conversations with golf icon Jack Nicklaus and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. We also recap the TV ratings and attendance for the Men's and Women's Division I College Basketball Championships as well as tell you which companies are spending the most money on sports advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Shaheen, NCAA Senior VP of Basketball and Business Strategies joins us to discuss this year's NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. Shaheen oversees March Madness for the NCAA. We're also joined by Maury Brown of the Bizofbaseball.com as the MLB season gets under way this weekend. And we break down the record setting contract of new University of Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merritt Paulson, owner of the new Portland MLS franchise joins us to discuss what it means to be bringing soccer to the Rose City and why he's invested in Major League Soccer. Ric Bucher, ESPN's NBA Insider stops by to discuss which NBA teams will be most active in the trade market in an attempt to shed player payroll as well as which teams could be sold or relocate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Falk, best known as the agent for Michael Jordan and the author of a new book called THE BALD TRUTH, joins us to discuss his efforts with Jordan, Coach K and his other clients as well as the current economic state of today's NBA. Jason Kint, VP and GM for CBSSports.com joins us to discuss this year's version of March Madness on Demand, which allows users to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament online or on a mobile device. We also discuss the hiring of DeMaurice Smith as the new Executive Director of the NFL Players Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We examine CBS' broadcast and online ad revenues for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. We also discuss the hip injury that has sidelined Alex Rodriguez and wonder why the injury seemingly came out of nowhere after his admission of steroid use and before the opening of the new billion dollar Yankee Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of Sports Business Radio. We revisit conversations with MLB Network President Tony Petitti and ESPN Investigative reporter and "Game of Shadows" co-author Mark Fainaru-Wada. We also look at the headlines of the week including the Los Angeles Dodgers signing of Manny Ramirez and the Dallas Cowboys release of controversial wideout Terrell Owens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cindy Davis, President of Nike Golf, joins us to discuss the return of Tiger Woods to the golf course as well as the company's overall business. Seth Davis, Sports Illustrated reporter and CBS Sports College Basketball analyst stops by to discuss his new book - WHEN MARCH WENT MAD - The Game That Transformed Basketaball - about the 1979 NCAA College Basketball championship matching Larry Bird's Indiana State Sycamores against Magic Johnson's Michigan State Spartans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBR host Brian Berger provides PR counsel and media training to Alex Rodriguez and his camp following A-Rod's press conference in Tampa this week. Bizofbaseball.com founder Maury Brown stops by to discuss the hottest baseball news as MLB Spring Training approaches. And we discuss the return of Tiger Woods and recap the TV ratings for the 2009 NBA All-Star weekend festivities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Investigative Reporter and co-author of the book "Game of Shadows" joins us to discuss the many layers of the Alex Rodriguez story after we learned this week that the Yankees superstar has used performance enhancing drugs. Paul Swangard from the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center joins us from Phoenix, site of the 2009 NBA All-Star weekend, to discuss the NBA's sports business happenings and festivities. We also examine several headlines from this week that show us how the sagging economy continues to impact the sports world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine Brennan from USA Today joins us to discuss the future marketability of swimmer Michael Phelps after controversial photos emerge of the Olympian smoking pot. Marshall Glickman, CEO of G2 Strategic joins us to discuss his trip to Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa as well as the impact of David Beckham's potential departure from the MLS. We also recap the TV ratings for Super Bowl XLIII. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices