It’s Just Business – The Saudis Have Been Active in Free Agency
We look at the general move of Saudi’s Arabian money into international sports. First up is the surprise merger/buy out/agreement (who knows yet) between LIV
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It’s Just Business: From a Pilipino tunnel to Bank of America
May 30, 2023 Building on Steve’s recent columns detailing the bizarre saga of Brian Davis’ attempt to buy the Commanders we go deep into Yamashita’s
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Almost, Getting Towards a Final Sale (Maybe)
Right from the jump we talk about the Harris/Snyder exclusive contract. What that means, where we might be going. Maybe start icing the champagne? A
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Don’t Bet On It (Unless you’re Lamar)
The NFL has taken quick action the last two years with players gambling on the NFL or in NFL facilities. Hypocrites? A brewing issue? The
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It’s Just Business episode 156: Snyder vs McMahon in the Squared Circle!
We go deep on multiple angles of the potential Commanders sale. Are they worth $6B? Is the Brian Williams offer for real? Bezos and the
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March Ratings Madness!
People are watching live sports again. Across all sports ratings and interest is up in comparison to the Covid era and in some cases beating pre-pandemic
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IJB: I’d rather make a fake bet on real sports
For some reason the WWE think it will be a good idea to allow people to bet on their “sport”, Steve and super sub-Alex see
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Playing The Hits: Snyder, NCAA and LIV Golf
Well, we thought we were being current Saturday with the latest details about Snyder, Bezos, the sale, but alas even more news broke since we
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To Big to Strike Out?
Today we look at the continued cash cow that is the NFL during its annual bacchanal. Will they ever take to many sacrificial bites? Next
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All Sports Are Local
There will be many opportunities to discuss the rapidly changing world of regional sports networks in 2023 and we kick off the year in the petri dish that
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