It's Just Business

It's Just Business

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It's Just Business episodes

  • Sanchize Busted, Sports Are Popular and Apple Vertically Integrates F1

    After a deep diving into Steve's aversion to change, the Topic Rundown:


    • MLB Postseason TV Ratings Surge to Highest Levels Since 2010
    • Ex-QB Mark Sanchez arrested, faces three possible charges
    • Apple and F1 reach 5-year media deal, bringing all races to Apple TV streaming in the U.S.


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    59 min
  • Scoreability and the Future of College Sports

    After some political name-calling, The Topic Rundown:


    • NCAA on verge of approving a single January transfer window for college football
    • Appeals panel upholds Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia's eligibility
    • Startup Scorability wants to revolutionize college sports recruiting as NIL takes off
    • Denny Hamlin expresses regret over NASCAR TV deal



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    58 min
  • Hello RFK Stadium, Bye RFK stadium

    The Topic Rundown:


    • Commanders' $3.8B Stadium Project Gets Approval from Washington D.C. City Council
    • Cowboys now worth a record $12.5B — 10 other NFL teams valued at more than $8B
    • Internal NFL ticket report reveals 49ers at top and Titans at bottom
    • Data takes on a bigger role in NFL TV scheduling HQ in the post-Howard Katz era
    • NFL reminds teams of CBA rules regarding Saudi Arabian flag football



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    1 hr
  • Did Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard Conspire to Cheat the NBA Salary Cap?

    The Topic Rundown:


    • Kawhi Leonard reportedly paid $28 million for 'no-show job' with Clippers as way to get around salary cap, NBA investigating
    • Steve Ballmer denies allegations of Kawhi Leonard, Clippers circumventing salary cap
    • NFL Says ‘RedZone’ Will Have ‘Incredibly Small Ad Load’ Amid Furor
    • Streameast, world's largest illegal sports streaming platform, shut down


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    48 min
  • From Cables to the Cloud: Sports on the Airwaves is in Constant Flux

    In a smoke filled back room, we discuss:


    The Topic Rundown:

    • CNBC Sport: Why ESPN’s historic streaming launch may actually cost it subscribers
    • Fox Enters the Streaming Wars - Front Office Sports 
    • Inside ESPN’s Long-Term Plan - Front Office Sports
    • ESPN, MLB have framework for deal to sell out-of-market regular-season games
    • Other cities’ stadium battles with airspace concerns shows no direct flight path for Cleveland Browns
    • PE Enters College Football


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    1 hr 2 min
  • ESPN Comes off the Top Rope Tackling the NFL and the WWE

    We start out debating who has had a more legendary career output between Kid Rock and Neil Young (I know, right?) and then the master debating continues with:


    The Topic Rundown:

    • ESPN to get NFL Network, rights to RedZone from NFL for equity stake
    • A ‘College Football RedZone’ Is an ESPN Gold Mine—in Theory
    • ESPN inks five-year deal for WWE’s live premium events, including WrestleMania, Royal Rumble
    • CNBC Sport: The death of cable TV may be the birth of streaming sports aggregation


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    59 min
  • Strip Clubs, Union Bosses, Executive Orders and Public Funds for Billionaires

    R.I.P. Ozzy!


    The Topic Rundown:

    • D.C. Nears Commanders Stadium Vote Amid Trump’s Name Push
    • "If he failed, their process failed": Inside the NFLPA meltdown
    • Feds probing NFLPA actions that 'may be criminal,' doc says
    • What to know about Donald Trump's executive order on NIL and college sports


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    1 hr 5 min
  • Collusion? It's Complicated!

    The Topic Rundown:


    • Sources: NFLPA, NFL agreed to keep collusion findings secret
    • NFL Likely to Stay With CBS, Targeting Mass Renegotiation in 2029
    • Guardians starter Luis Ortiz's suspicious wild pitches at heart of MLB gambling investigation
    • CNBC’s Most Valuable Sports Empires 2025: Here’s how the top 20 empires in the world stack up



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    1 hr 6 min
  • The Lakers are Worth What Now? ($10B)

    After musings on Black Sabbath and Rock Tees seen in Oslo, Norway we discuss:


    • NFL collusion ruling: Arbitrator reportedly found NFL, Roger Goodell encouraged teams to reduce guarantees for veterans
    • Buss family reportedly to sell majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter in record $10 billion deal
    • Fernando Tatis Jr. suing Big League Advance over 'predatory' deal he signed as minor leaguer


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    56 min
  • The House v. NCAA Deals Death Blow to the Idea of the Amateur College Athlete

    Things get spicy as Steve and Chris air their feelings on Division 1 athletes now getting paid. Also, Del Curry deep dive!


    The Topic Rundown:

    • Historic House v. NCAA settlement gets final approval, allowing schools to pay college athletes
    • Everything You Need to Know About The MLBPA-OneTeam FBI Investigation
    • Steph Curry’s Thirty Ink generated $174 million in revenue last year, and all of its businesses are profitable, company says
    • Del Curry Stats
    • Former NFL DB Adam 'Pacman' Jones arrested near Cincinnati



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    1 hr 3 min

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