Eis On The Prize

Brendan and Wesley Kaminsky grew up in the same household and have entered the same profession, but with very different bosses. Brendan has spent the last six years working for ESPN, with one of his main focuses being social media strategy for Stephen A. Smith. Meanwhile, Wesley works on the other side of the country for Fox Sports, mainly focusing on social strategy for "The Herd with Colin Cowherd." The Brothers join Jeff to discuss their friendly rivalry attached to two of the biggest names in sports media.

Eis on the Prize returns with a deep dive into NBA Top Shot. What is this new craze featuring officially-licensed tradable NBA highlights? Dapper Labs Community Lead (and Jeff's childhood friend) Jacob Eisenberg explains how the marketplace operates (2:59), Snapback Sports founder Jack Settleman recalls how he organized a group to buy a LeBron James moment for $47,500 (10:20) and ponders if this can be the "stock market for sports (32:16)."

From a few hundred feet outside the Winged Foot gates, Jeff Eisenband is joined by his brother and mini-tour player Corey Eisenband to preview the U.S. Open. Jeff and Corey talk about being kids at the 2006 U.S. Open, sleeper picks for the 2020 U.S. Open and if Tiger Woods can still win a U.S. Open.

Alexis Robinson, owner of DiamondMPR, discusses her journey to founding her own agency, the future of high school athletes using their name, image and likeness and the state of Las Vegas sports in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Broadcaster Greg Mescall checks in to explain how delaying the Tokyo Olympics from 2020 to 2021 will shake up the Olympic sports industry. Plus, Greg recalls how he became one of the last American announcers to still be on a broadcast in the final hours before the COVID-19 pandemic would shut down sports around the country.

Jesse Kay checks in to explain his life as a 19-year-old entrepreneur, balancing his clients with his college coursework. Jesse also talks about his Makin' Lemonade Fund, a virtual lemonade stand working with Gen Z'ers and millennials to raise money for coronavirus relief.

Fresh off his short-lived, but successful run as social media editor for the XFL, Bailey Carlin talks about his future on the freelance trail. Bailey explains why he dropped out of grad school, why he has a "Coach Carter" quote as a tattoo and how he landed a job at the Dan Le Batard Show on the same day he was laid off by the XFL.

Opendorse CEO Blake Lawrence talks about how athletes can use social media while social distancing, his plans for helping collegiate athletes monetize their name, image and likeness and his journey from high school football star to entrepreneur.

On the pilot episode, Jeff Eisenband welcomes in writer/producer Kofie Yeboah of SB Nation (2:03). Kofie discusses his current program, "Fumble Dimension," his takes on classic sports video games and his journey from the Raleigh kid to Twitter celebrity. Then, Scott Warfield, managing director of gaming for NASCAR, explains how NASCAR was able to get iRacing on TV so fast while the U.S. is in quarantine and where he wants to take NASCAR sports betting when the live product returns (1:15:39).