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The Sport Business Topic Rundown:

• NBA sends media terms to Warner Bros. Discovery, officially starting five-day match period
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• What the College Football 25 video game revival means for the sport’s place in pop culture
• Commissioners discussing CFB roster caps of 105 in wake of House settlement: Source
• The NFL is open to private equity team ownership of up to 10%, Commissioner Roger Goodell says

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The Sport Business Topic Rundown:

• Here’s what you need to know about the verdict in the ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ trial and what’s next
• Boston Celtics’ majority owner puts team up for sale weeks after NBA championship
• MLB is building on its massive gains from 2023 with boosts in attendance and viewership in the first half of 2024
• NHL playoff viewership climbs while NBA sees decline

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After some Sebastian Bach deep dive we get into:

The (Sport Business ) Topic Rundown:

• Chiefs’ DT Isaiah Buggs arrested on second-degree violence, burglary charges
• Kansas governor signs bills enabling effort to entice Chiefs and Royals with new stadiums
• Caitlin Clark's Fever Ranks 6th on 2024 WNBA Team Valuations, Angel Reese's Sky at 5
• Pat McAfee remains unsigned with ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ as season nears

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The big topic generators didn't let us down this week: Major legal news in college athletics, the NFL and an update on the fuzzy deal between the PGA and LIV Golf. We also get priceless looks into Steve's Origin Story!

The (Sport Business ) Topic Rundown:

• NCAA signs off on deal that would change landscape of college sports — paying student-athletes
• Sunday Ticket trial, with up to $21 billion at issue, gets started
• Will the PGA Tour, PIF make a deal? A year later it’s still uncertain

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You've come to the right place for your Real Housewives Talk! But seriously wait until the the last story for some bizarre entertainment crossover.

The (Sport Business ) Topic Rundown:

• Netflix gets NFL Christmas Day games, a fire-breathing shot at its competitors
• What is Alabama’s NIL status more than 100 days since Nick Saban’s retirement?
• The A&P Sports Agency Website
• Shohei Ohtani’s former translator to plead guilty to transferring $17 million from MLB star’s bank account

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After some quick pop-philosophy, we discuss:

The (Sport Business ) Topic Rundown:

• Could TNT and the NBA really be done? What to make of Amazon’s new TV deal
• For now, MLB’s streaming plans hinge on Diamond Sports Group’s bankruptcy case
• Michael Jordan: NASCAR not making permanent team charters would be a ‘big miss’
• Report: Bears New Stadium Plan Projected to Cost $4.6B; Half from Public Financing

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Steve informs us of his epic fail missing out on The Black Crowes reunion before we launch into:

The (Sport Business ) Topic Rundown:

• Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter faces federal charges, source says
• WNBA plans for Clark's impact with increase in national broadcasts for Fever
• As ‘avalanche’ hits NCAA and paying players debate continues, change is coming
• How the transfer portal changed college football QB recruiting: ‘A constant chess game’
• NBA commissioner Adam Silver says Jontay Porter risks permanent ban if gambling allegations are true

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We got on a few side jags in this episode like the guitar playing of Joe Satriani, the legacy of Van Halen and the crimes of P Diddy.

The (Sport Business )Topic Rundown:

• Shohei Ohtani, his interpreter and wire transfers: A timeline
• Sources: NBA eyes Raptors' Jontay Porter for betting issues
• NCAA president Charlie Baker wants ban on prop bets in college sports

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After some opening banter about collectibles, bad pop culture investments and 24-hour record stores, we jump to private equity, labor unions and transfer portals. With a little rich golphers and celebrity boxing thrown in.

The Topic Rundown:

• NFL owners could vote soon on allowing private equity investments
• NFL leans toward institutional investors, but details are fluid
• Nick Saban talks NIL/Transfer Portal on Fox
• Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods Top Sportico's 2024 List of Highest-Paid Athletes Ever
• Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson set for July 20 on Netflix

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Congress agrees on one thing, that they need to help the Football Team that plays in the DMV regain its glory! We discuss the bill that helps chart a path for a new stadium on the RFK site. Then we move on to the NFL Player's Association's player survey, the PAC 12 Zombie conference and college athletes as university employees.

The Topic Rundown:

• House passes RFK stadium site bill, boosting dreams of wooing Commanders back to DC
• NFL report card rankings for all 32 teams
• NFL Team Report Cards 2024: For The Players, By The Players (Full NFLPA report)
• New Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould considering all options
• Colleges declaring athletes are employees might make sense

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