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Welcome to our daily podcast: Front Office Sports Today. Join senior writer Owen Poindexter each day for breakdowns of the biggest stories across sports and business, commentary on cultural trends in the space, and guest appearances from influential athletes, executives, and the FOS editorial team. The only podcast you need to start your day right.
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The NFL Draft begins today with the forecast calling for surprises and trades. ESPN’s NFL Draft Analyst Matt Miller joins the show with a look at how the Cardinals, Commanders, Patriots, and other teams with top picks might leverage their position for long-term future gains.
Plus, Reggie Bush got his Heisman Trophy back 14 years later, Tiger Woods is set to receive $100 million in equity for staying loyal to the PGA Tour, and the Bears are expected to ask for $2.3 billion in public funds for a new domed stadium.
Austin Ekeler’s free agent market developed over the course of a few hours. He joins the show to take us inside that chaotic day and offer his thoughts on the NFL’s new rules, where he would like to see the league expand, what he expects from his new team, the Washington Commanders, and his athlete fan connection platform, Eksperience.
Plus, Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore are entering mediation over their attempted purchase of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, the Kansas City Current are building a new neighborhood around their stadium, and the Utah NHL team name will be decided by a fan vote.
Randy Johnson spent a career staring down the best hitters in the world. Now he stares down wildebeests. The Hall of Fame pitcher joins the show to discuss how baseball has changed and his second life as a photographer. He’s also part of a campaign to make bird homes, after the famous incident in which one of his pitches collided with a mourning dove during a game.
Plus, the NBA is now free to negotiate with any company on its next media rights deals and a major Olympics controversy pits the U.S. against China.
The New York Knicks were looking to take their franchise into a new era by signing free agent LeBron James in 2010. To seal the deal, they put together an elaborate, celebrity-filled recruitment video, exclusively for LeBron and his agent. That video has now surfaced 14 years later due to the work of Pablo Torre. Torre joins the show to discuss what compelled him to search for the video, what it reveals about the Knicks' front office, and how the team has changed since then.
Plus, private equity firms are preparing to invest in the NFL, David Beckham is suing Mark Wahlberg’s fitness company, and the people of Utah are buying in on their hockey team before it even has a name.
The NFL Draft is a swarm of moving parts, with trades and surprises a regular part of the action. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport anticipates that this year could bring loads of drama, with everything past the first pick in flux. He also discusses the NFL’s new rules and Deion Sanders’ claim that teams leak negative stories about players they are interested in.
Plus, a settlement was reached with the Justice Department in the Larry Nassar case, the clubhouse attendees of the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks had their lives changed by the teams’ trips to the World Series, and Caitlin Clark is inspiring at least one WNBA team to shift venues when she comes to town.
Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Dion Dawkins has a second favorite sport: cornhole. He's competing, along with 7 other NFL players, in a big event being broadcast from New Orleans by ESPN this weekend. Dawkins joins the show to discuss his love of the sport, where he sees it going (hint: the Olympics), and why he thinks the bags are "like therapy."
Plus, Caitlin Clark broke more records at the WNBA Draft, Travis Kelce has a thriving media career, and the NBA banned Jontay Porter for life.
With team valuations on the rise and the World Cup on the way, optimism is soaring on soccer’s future in the U.S. Former USMNT player and Golazo Network analyst Charlie Davies joins the show to discuss the American appetite for soccer, and whether MLS might one day buy the USL and introduce a promotion/relegation system.
Plus, we delve deeper into the Arizona Coyotes’ move to Utah and whether hockey could return to Phoenix down the road, the NBA delivers a banner year ahead of its media rights deals and eventual expansion, and new details emerge on the betting habits of under-investigation NBA player Jontay Porter.
(00:00) Arizona Coyotes Leave for Utah
(05:28) NBA's Banner Year
(07:47) Charlie Davies on the Appetite for American Soccer
The WNBA enters a new era with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Cameron Brink set to join the league. The WNBA will seek to build on the popularity of the most successful women’s college player in history, with expansion and a new media rights deal looming.
Plus, the Arizona Coyotes are likely heading to Utah, the NBA play-in tournament starts tonight, and we hear from someone tasked with looking after the Stanley Cup as it travels the globe, from the NHL finals to local bars and far beyond.
(00:00) Inside the 2024 WNBA Draft
(05:05) The Arizona Coyotes Relocate to Utah
(07:46) Keeping Up with the Stanley Cup
Philadelphia Eagles stars DeSean Jackson and LeSean McCoy have stayed busy in retirement. The two have a podcast together, The 25-10 Show, and separate real estate dealings. They join to show to discuss their post-playing careers and their thoughts on today’s NFL.
Plus, the Masters concluded against a backdrop of a fractured golf world, and Wrexham F.C. added another chapter to its remarkable story with its second consecutive promotion.
Two years ago, Jake Knapp was working as a bouncer in night club. Now he’s competing in his first Masters after winning the Mexican Open and securing $1.5 million in prize money. He joins the podcast to talk about his improbable journey.
Plus, the WNBA is gearing up for a hugely anticipated draft, Ippei Mizuhara is charged with stealing over $16 million from Shohei Ohtani, and NBC has sold $1.2 billion in Olympics ads.
Deion Sanders believes that NFL teams leak negative stories about players they are interested in drafting to tank their draft stock. Coach Prime joins the show to discuss the draft, the transfer portal, NIL, and the state of college football.
Plus, the Olympics are finally giving out prize money, new details have come out about John Calipari’s contract with Arkansas, and the WNBA is putting nearly every Caitlin Clark game on national TV.
(00:00) Tuned In on Caitlin Clark in WNBA
(05:08) The Olympics Prize Money
(07:27) Deion Sanders on the State of Football
The Masters will bring together golfers from LIV Golf and the PGA Tour, as a deal to define the future of the sport is still in negotiations. Dustin Johnson joins the show to discuss how playing for LIV has changed his lifestyle, how he’s preparing for the Masters, and what future golf competitions could look like.
Plus, the founder of an Oakland fan group discusses how they are aiding efforts to block the team’s funding in Nevada, and why that could be the first of many such initiatives. Also, the WNBA is already feeling the Caitlin Clark effect and Dude Perfect secures over $100 million.
Media focused on collectibles has often centered around breaking open card packs and other hype-focused events. A new entry, Cllct, founded by Darren Rovell, takes a different, more journalistic approach. Rovell joins the show to discuss why he started the publication and the state of the collectibles market in the wake of the pandemic boom.
Plus, the trendy new thing in Brooklyn is owning a soccer team, and we look back at the record-setting Final Four.
The NIL era has changed what it means to be a March Madness Cinderella team, especially for those teams’ star players. Oakland’s Jack Gohlke joins the show to discuss how his team’s improbable upset of Kentucky has changed life for him.
Plus, former Haas team boss Guenther Steiner has a new role with the Miami Grand Prix. He describes how Formula 1 is working to build on its initial hype in the U.S. to create a lasting presence in the country.
Not long ago, NC State looked to be NIT-bound at best. Now the Wolfpack are in the Final Four, and their star big man, DJ Burns, has been cooking on and off the court, making deals with Adidas, CVS, and TurboTax, among others. We take a look at the often-chaotic world of March Madness deal-making, while peeking ahead at what will likely be record audience numbers for the women’s Final Four, despite NCAA management disasters.
Plus, it’s another big weekend for NASCAR races. Driver and broadcaster Parker Kligerman joins the show to discuss the sport’s new $7 billion media-rights deal, its place in U.S. culture, and why Amazon is now part of NASCAR’s broadcasting pit crew.
The people have spoken—with their remotes. Iowa’s Elite Eight win over LSU in the women’s college basketball tournament captured 12.3 million viewers for ESPN, the most for a women’s game broadcast in the U.S. We dig into what those numbers could do for future broadcasts of the sport—starting with this weekend’s final—and why ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ may not stay long in its time slot.
Plus, skateboarding will be back at the Olympics in Paris this summer. The CEO of Thrill One Sports & Entertainment, Matt Cohn, shares how the company's Street League Skateboarding works to maintain the sport's renegade spirit while the biggest stars are collaborating with global brands.
(00:00) Tuned In on the Final Four
(07:46) Thrill One CEO Matt Cohn Joins FOS Today
(14:01) How Skateboarders are Building Their Brand
Former ‘SportsCenter’ anchors Trey Wingo and Kevin Frazier recently launched a new show that asks the big ‘what if’ questions from sports history. Billed as a ‘leap into the multiverse,’ their podcast ‘Alternate Routes’ is the latest example of talent leaping from legacy media brands into the great unknown of the always-on, streaming future. Wingo and Frazier join the show to tell us why now was the right time to make the move.
Plus, through its Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia has presented a $2 billion proposal to unite the ATP and WTA. We asked women’s world No. 5 player Jessica Pegula whether this is a good idea.
NWSL star Midge Purce and Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of Reddit and founding owner of Angel City FC, are producing The Offseason, a series in production that’s part docuseries, part reality show. They join the pod to discuss how they’re breaking a sports-media mold and why the future of sports is female.
Plus, the A’s could be staying in Oakland—at least for a few years. We dig into the latest plot twists in the ongoing drama.
(00:00) Are the A's Staying Oakland?
(06:31) Alexis Ohanian and Midge Purce on The Offseason
(19:25) All Star Investors in the NWSL
(24:35) Ohanian's Favorite Serena Williams Highlight
The Wizards and Capitals owner joins the show to discuss what happened with his planned $2 billion development in Alexandria, and why he's optimistic about retrenching and redesigning in D.C. Leonsis also talks about his big plans for Capital One Arena, how he hopes to survive RSN disruption, and MLB aspirations.
Plus, one Final Four is set and another will be by the end of today. We take stock of the state of women's and men's college hoops.
(00:00) The State of College Basketball w/ Amanda Christovich
(08:48) Ted Leonsis Joins FOS Today
(16:37) Renovating Capital One Arena
(23:17) Navigating the RSN Landscape and the Future of MLB
The Utah Jazz are pioneering a broadcasting arrangement with no local cable provider. Team president Jim Olson joins the show to discuss why the team made the move and how it’s going.
Plus, the sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx has been called off after Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore failed to meet a payment deadline, according to team owner Glen Taylor. A-Rod and Lore dispute Taylor’s claims, and believe they are still entitled to buy the team under the terms agreed to three years ago. We break down the drama behind one of the NBA’s top teams.
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