Category: It’s Just Business

Steve, Rich & Alex, who’s filling in for Chris. Discuss a court case where New Jersey is suing the federal government to allow sports betting

Alex Joins Chris and Steve as they look at ratings issues in the NFL, MLB and something called soccer. Football is king but can it

This week Rich, Steve and Chris follow the money to look at the NBA’s tweaked draft lottery system as a step to insure competitive parity,

We address the effect of the Jemele Hill Controversy on ESPN’s Business, the latest on the Ezekiel Elliott case, the 2028 Olympics in LA and

The team checks in on “As The Ball Family Spins” with the college eligibility of LaMelo in question at UCLA, crack the seal on the

Analysis of NFL preseason TV ratings, Roger Goodell’s possible contract extensions, and the possibility of a boycott of the NFL. https://soundcloud.com/user-783456194/thetaleofrogerdodger

Steve and Chris talk about the Redskins negotiations with the city of Richmond in training camp, marketing players vs teams and more. 

Should the NFL guarantee contracts? Is ESPN doomed? Does OJ Have a future in the public eye?   https://soundcloud.com/user-783456194/its-just-business-i-guarantee-it

In this episode we punch at boxing’s business model to see if the sports move to basic cable gives them a path back to relevance,

Rich is out, so Alex subs in with Chris and Steve, as we talk a whole lot of NBA.  Do people care about advertising on