Front Office Sports Today

By Front Office Sports

Sports is big business. Here's your daily brief.Front Office Sports Today is your morning briefing on the deals, decisions and cultural moments shaping the industry. Hosted by Baker Machado, with repo... more

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The podcast currently has 1,127 episodes available.

Front Office Sports Today episodes:

September 10, 20269/10/26 - LSU Won’t Add NFL Players, CFP Talks 24-Team Format With ESPN, Alcaraz-Shelton Ends at 3 A.M.
LSU finalizes roster without ex-NFL players Wright and Harris, cooling SEC standoff

College Football Playoff opens 30-day exclusive negotiating window with ESPN on 24-team expansion

Lionel Messi reaches agreement to buy Spain’s Eldense, his second Spanish club

Ben Shelton outlasts Carlos Alcaraz in latest-ever US Open finish, ending at 3:34 AM

NFL season preview with FOS Tonight host Matt Iseman

Jalen Brunson to host SNL’s season 52 premiere on September 26
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September 09, 20269/9/26 - SEC Seeks Right to Expel LSU, MAC Appeals WMU Loss, LIV Golf Files for Bankruptcy
SEC amends lawsuit, seeking legal authority to expel LSU from the conference

MAC formally appeals Western Michigan's controversial loss to Michigan

LIV Golf files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Tennis Australia CEO floats shorter men's matches at Grand Slams

Georgia football puts highlights behind a new $20 monthly paywall
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September 08, 20269/8/26 - Big Ten Replay Controversy, Goodell's Four-Year Extension, LeBron Picks Polymarket
Western Michigan questions the Big Ten's replay process after Michigan's controversial finish

Bill Belichick stays quiet on UNC's ongoing staff conduct investigation

NFL owners extend commissioner Roger Goodell's contract for four more years

LeBron James signs a new football focused deal with prediction market Polymarket

Kirk Herbstreit's dog Peter gets his own merchandise line
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September 04, 20269/4/26 - Judge Clears Pros for College, Good Good CEO Out, Russini Plots Comeback
Louisiana judge clears 42 players to return to college, including ex-pros headed to LSU

Good Good Golf CEO and president resign after Callaway ad backlash

NFL RedZone’s Scott Hanson promises fewer commercials this season

Dianna Russini “absolutely” planning a sports media return, Barstool the front-runner

FOS Tonight host Matt Iseman chats with Lane Kiffin and the current state of college football

Hugh Jackman in talks to buy a stake in Norwich City
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September 03, 20269/3/26 - Clippers-Kawhi Penalized, Tiger’s DUI Plea, Schrager’s ESPN Show
The NBA fines the Clippers $30 million and strips five draft picks over Kawhi Leonard’s deals

Tiger Woods pleads no contest, loses his driver’s license for five years

Stan Kroenke closes in on $4 billion deal to buy the Angels

ESPN hands Peter Schrager a daily 2 p.m. show starting Sept. 10

Pat McAfee lands his Hollywood debut in Netflix’s “The Mosquito Bowl”
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September 02, 2026 Breaking: NBA Finds Clippers Violated Salary Cap, Bans Ballmer for a Year
FOS editor-in-chief Dan Roberts joins Baker to discuss the breaking news from the NBA.

The NBA released its findings in the Clippers–Kawhi Leonard case Wednesday afternoon, saying the team illegally circumvented the league’s salary cap by funneling millions of dollars to Leonard through third parties.
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has been banned from the league for a year, and the team has been stripped of five first-round picks and fined $30 million. The draft penalties begin in 2029.

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September 02, 20269/2/26 - Kroenke Buys Angels, LSU-SEC Court Showdown, Cubs’ TikTok Rom-Com
Stan Kroenke agrees to buy the Angels in a deal that could break MLB’s sale record

LSU and the SEC head to court Thursday over ex-NFL players’ eligibility

UCLA fires AD after record deficits for seven consecutive years

Tony Romo pleads no contest to OWI, hints at eventual CBS return

Cubs launch scripted TikTok rom-com series “Nine Innings to Love”
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14min
September 01, 20269/1/26 - LIV Golf’s Bankruptcy Bet, Messi Retires, Seahawks $9.6B Sale
LIV Golf may file for bankruptcy protection as soon as next week

Lionel Messi announces his retirement from Argentina’s national team

First at FOS: Seahawks runners-up offered ownership stake in $9.6 billion sale

Scottie Scheffler breaks Tiger Woods’s PGA Tour career earnings record

Good Good Golf looks to recover after controversial ad with Callaway

Venus Williams sets record for latest start time in US Open history at 12:13 a.m.
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August 31, 2026 A Conversation with Hall of Fame Coach Geno Auriemma on the UConn Dynasty and NIL Chaos
Hall of Fame Coach Geno Auriemma joins Baker Machado of Front Office Sports to discuss:
• The new Apple TV docuseries on UConn's 40 year dynasty
• How his coaching style has evolved over four decades
• Managing stars like Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Paige Bueckers
• Watching former players reshape the WNBA and its new CBA
• Why he thinks NIL and the transfer portal are killing mid-majors
Chapters
00:00 Intro and the new UConn dynasty documentary
00:38 Why he agreed to do the docuseries
01:42 How his coaching style has evolved
02:47 Managing stars with different personalities
04:03 Former players reshaping the WNBA
05:27 Moments he considered leaving UConn
06:45 Why NIL and the portal are killing mid-majors

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August 31, 20268/31/26 - US Open Pay Fight, NFL's Olympic Push, Aaron Donald Returns
US Open sets record player pay, but sidesteps the revenue share players are demanding

NFL and NFLPA finalizing terms for players to compete in flag football at LA 28 Olympics

Natasha Cloud calls the WNBA culture war an "intentional distraction" and asks the league to ban Enes Kanter Freedom

A federal court ruling puts a chunk of Kalshi's sports betting business in jeopardy

Aaron Donald comes out of retirement on a $20 million deal with the Rams
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