LeBron James will make $15M from Polymarket this year, giving us our first sense of the dollars at play as prediction markets overtake sports betting.

Rick Strom of @tytsports joins to react to the news.

Plus, Sophie Cunningham has relaunched her podcast and is already back to thinly veiled takes on who "belongs" in the WNBA.

And both Arch Manning and Steve Sarkisian have apologized to Holly Rowe and ESPN after the controversy over Sark's aborted postgame interview.

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1:40 LeBron takes Polymarket's money

14:05 The UT fallout

24:05 Sophie's next steps

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Joe Buck is returning to ESPN and will call another Super Bowl in 2031, as well as potentially the World Series again in the future.

What does this mean for Troy Aikman and the rest of the NFL broadcaster world?

Plus, the Colin Kaepernick media tour and our Hot Mic takes from around sports media.

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1:15 Buck extension, will Aikman stay too?

10:00 Predictions for Greg Olsen & Mike Tomlin

22:40 ESPN wants Buck to call World Series, will it happen?

34:55 Why Netflix could end up with Sunday Night Football

40:05 Kaep's media tour

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College GameDay kept the political lobbying going in Week 2 as U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz joined the show to argue for the Protect College Sports Act. Fans in Austin booed him and the internet ripped ESPN for the move, but will anything change?

Plus, Mike Tomlin made his long-awaited debut as an NFL analyst and NBC is giving him all of Sunday night to make his presence felt.

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1:00 Cruz's 'GameDay' interview

23:07 Tomlin's 'SNF' takeover

34:25 Watt's middling debut as CBS #1

38:06 Jaxson Dart perception vs reality

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We hit why Ketel Marte went AWOL, is Shohei Ohtani in decline and more MLB storylines with Miami Marlins radio voice and Just Baseball Show host Jack McMullen.

Then a big picture conversation on MLB media, including the legend of "Joe Buck Voice," why baseball podcasting got big, and how to have an MLB debate in the age of analytics and tracking data.

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0:00 Intro, Ketel Marte drama

7:30 Marlins breakout season

10:07 The play-by-play announcer journey

14:30 Joe Buck voice

19:50 Did baseball need podcasts to reach young fans

23:10 Debating baseball in the age of analytics

27:50 The Dodgers debate

30:55 Lockout looming?

31:53 Best World Series matchup for casuals

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Pat McAfee and Bill Simmons go head-to-head in the final round of our Sports Media Influence Olympics.

First, we get to the new Peter Schrager show on ESPN, "Big Day," as well as the troubling trend of media getting their credentials revoked over negative coverage and critical reporting.

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2:00 Peter Schrager's new show 'Big Day'

10:32 Jared Stillman vs Titans

30:36 Simmons wins Influence Olympics

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It's time for our college football media preview. Is Pat McAfee the voice of college football? Will the Big Ten's dominance start to show up in TV viewership? How mad will everyone be when they realize they have to have TNT to watch the College Football Playoff semifinals?

Plus... which CFB commentators are we most excited to see in new roles?

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2:49 CFB media preview begins

10:05 College GameDay vs Big Noon Kickoff

20:15 SEC vs Big Ten on TV

26:45 Does TNT's Playoff deal still make sense?

34:38 Who is the voice of college football

43:05 Hot mics (The Pivot goes to Netflix, US Open scheduling)

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A top 'College GameDay' producer has been reassigned at ESPN, and some believe Pat McAfee was the cause.

At CBS, Tony Romo finally issued a statement through his reps as he faces new charges from an OWI arrest.

And the 'Pardon My Take' 10th anniversary book is an NYT bestseller, so we look back at the show's legacy within Barstool and the sports media industry.

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49ers owner Jed York was arrested for allegedly soliciting prostitution this week, and NFL media has been fairly quiet. But a new study on CTE in NFL players got a ton of attention.

We break down the disparity, plus weigh in on Kirk Herbstreit's comments about ESPN skimping on CFB coverage.

Last, our second semifinal matchup of the SPorts Media Influence Olympics between Pat McAfee and Charles Barkley.

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1:11 Tracking the York story

18:50 CTE study turns heads

25:40 Is Herbstreit right?

34:09 Influence Olympics: McAfee vs Barkley

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Tom Brady hates the preseason, Troy Aikman faces new rules at ESPN, and nobody wants to talk about Puka Nacua.

Brandon Perna (ThatsGoodSports on YouTube) joins to discuss the latest NFL media headlines plus his thoughts on Pat McAfee entering NFL coverage, the industry's embrace of content creators, and why concussions disappeared from conversation.

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2:01 Brady hating, Aikman restrictions

12:30 Puka's troubles going under the radar

18:50 Do ESPN shows still matter

33:00 Covering violence in the NFL

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The NFL and CFB are busy with media moves, and we cover the latest with Pat McAfee, Clay Travis, Tom Pelissero and even Jason Kelce. In between, we talk Howard Cosell, Netflix, the WNBA and podcasting.

Then, the second stage of the Sports Media Influence Olympics continues with Colin Cowherd vs. Bill Simmons and Jemele Hill vs. Ross Dellenger.

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