Sports Business Radio Podcast

Paul Swangard from the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center joins us to discuss the allegations of insider trading against Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban as well as the University of Oregon's new basketball arena. Maury Brown from the bizofbaseball.com joins us to discuss the hot stove league as well as the latest with the sale of the Chicago Cubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don Garber, Commissioner of Major League Soccer, joins us to discuss the growth of his league and future expansion. The SBR staff also weighs in with the one event they'd most like to change in the world of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerald Myers, Athletic Director for the Texas Tech Red Raiders joins us to discuss his school's bid for a football national championship and the economics of this athletic department. We also discuss the likely impact President-elect Barack Obama will have on the world of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Final World Series TV numbers and a solution for generating interest in the Fall Classic in the future. We also look back on conversations with NBA Commissioner David Stern and Doug Ulman, Executive Director of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuart Sternberg, prinicipal owner of the AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays, joins us to discuss his team's amazing turnaround from the worst team in MLB last season to their first appearance in the World Series this season. Ric Bucher, ESPN's NBA Insider, joins us to discuss the top story lines for the upcoming NBA season - we also weigh in with our predictions for the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Keown from ESPN the Magazine joins us to discuss the possibility that construction for sports venues in the United States will come to a grinding halt because of the unwillingness of taxpayers to foot the bill for sports venues and also because of the credit crisis that may prohibit sports owners from borrowing money to build these venues. Gold medalist Paralympian Josh George joins us to discuss his amazing story. read more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the incredible past three months of Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez as he approaches free agency with LA Times Dodgers Blue Notes blogger Andrew Kamenetzky. We also catch up with Paul Swangard, the Managing Director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center to discuss the impact of the slumping U.S. economy on the sports world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of Sports Business Radio - Major League Baseball Playoff Edition. Featuring conversations with Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, Tampa Bay Rays Senior VP Michael Kalt and DC Nationals President Stan Kasten. We also tell you how much Fox and TBS are getting for ads during this year's MLB Playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandi Chastain, former U.S. Women's soccer star and hero of the 1999 World Cup joins us to discuss the continued growth of women's sports as well as her upcoming appearance in the 2008 ING NYC Marathon. We also discuss the closing of Yankee Stadium and the items from the stadium that are already being sold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karl Benson, WAC Commissioner joins us to discuss how his conference is doing more with less to compete with the likes of the SEC, Pac-10 and ACC. We also discuss the impact of Hurricane Ike on the sports world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices