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AUDIO ON DEMAND: Rick Kaplan, Agent for Marcus Camby
Yesterday on our Portland edition of Sports Business Radio I caught up with Rick Kaplan, the agent for Portland Trail Blazers center Marcus Camby - who recently signed a two-year extension with the Trail Blazers.
Kaplan and I discussed how the deal came to fruition and how he originially began working with Marcus Camby. Kaplan also shared some interesting insight into the world of...
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April 26, 2010
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Get Your Ticket for the Sports Executive Speaker Series on 5/26 with Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott
Its time for the next installment of the Sports Business Radio/Warsaw Sports Marketing Center Sports Executive Speaker Series.
Please join us on Wednesday, May 26th at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland for an interactive lunch time session with Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott. Scott succeeded Tom Hansen as the sixth Commissioner of the Pacific-10 Conference on July 1, 2009...
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April 21, 2010
VIDEO of New Nike Golf spot Featuring Tiger Woods
Nike Golf has stuck by Tiger Woods during his entire ordeal. Now the company broke this spot today in advance of Tiger's return to the golf course at The Masters tomorrow:
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April 07, 2010
Greg Shaheen, NCAA Senior VP for Basketball and Business Strategies - AUDIO ON DEMAND
If you missed this past weekend's edition of Sports Business Radio, you missed an information packed show.
Greg Shaheen, the NCAA Senior VP of Basketball and Business Strategies - basically the man responsible for orchestrating March Madness - joined me on Sports Business Radio.
We discussed the possibility that the NCAA will expand the tourney field as well as opt-out of their...
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March 22, 2010
Talking Tiger's Return to The Golf Course - TV Clip
I appeared on KGW's Live@7 (NBC Portland) show last night with Stephanie Stricklen to discuss Tiger Woods' return to the golf course at The Masters? What could this mean for the TV ratings? Will Tiger's sponsors come running back to him now that he's getting back to golf? Why did Team Tiger choose Augusta for Tiger's return to the course?
Watch here and find out...
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March 17, 2010
Sports Business Radio March Madness Bracket Challenge
Its that time of year again - March Madness. Do you have what it takes to beat the Sports Business Radio crew in the Sports Business Radio March Madness Bracket Challenge?
The winner will receive a special prize and will have his/her name mentioned on our national radio show for all to hear. Plus if you can beat us, you'll have bragging rights.
Personally, I am motivated to beat...
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March 14, 2010
Talking Oregon Ducks Football on NBC Portland
I appeared on Live @7 on NBC-TV in Portland last night to discuss the Oregon Ducks football program. Several Ducks football players find themselves embroiled in off-the-field incidents.
I weighed in with my thoughts on how this may be affecting the image of the program.
Watch the clip here if you like.
Court dates for Masoli and James today so we will learn much more about how Ducks...
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March 12, 2010
5 Pro Sports Ownership Situations to Watch
Five pro sports ownership situations to watch closely:
1.) Los Angeles Dodgers - This may be the most interesting ownership situation to watch as it involves a nasty divorce with an iconic brand at stake in a major media market. The bad news for Dodgers fans is that the team is basically handcuffed financially until this divorce plays out and the team ownership situation is negotiated...
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March 08, 2010
Catching up with Members of the 1989-90 LMU Hoops Team 20 Years Later
I can't believe its been 20 years but it has. 20 years since the death of one of the most remarkable college basketball players ever - Hank Gathers. And 20 years since the LMU Lions captured the hearts of the nation as they made their run through the NCAA Tournament after the tragic passing of their leader on and off of the court.
In late January, I had the opportunity to reunite...
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March 06, 2010
The Night Loyola Marymount Basketball Star Hank Gathers Died
March 4th marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Loyola Marmount University basketball star Hank Gathers. Gathers was one of the most captivating college basketball players ever.
Gathers collapsed and died during the WCC Tournament in Los Angeles on March 4, 1990.
In December of 2005, Keith Forman, my LMU radio broadcast partner Keith Forman joined me on Sports Business Radio...
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March 03, 2010
5 Strategies NHL Should Immediately Implement to Capitalize on Olympic Enthusiasm for Hockey
The braintrust of the NHL should be busy this morning coming up with ways to capitalize on the widespread appeal of hockey during the Vancouver Olympic Games. Hockey has long struggled to pull in the casual fan and even many diehards left the sport after the work stoppage last decade. But with the enormous TV ratings the USA vs Canada OT thriller provided, there are fans thinking...
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March 01, 2010
Listen to New Orleans Saints Executive VP/GM Mickey Loomis on SBR ON DEMAND
If you've never heard of Mickey Loomis, you should know who he is. He's the man largely responsible for putting all of the pieces in place for the New Orleans Saints to win their first Super Bowl championship in the franchise's history.
From hiring Sean Payton as head coach (Payton's first head coaching position) to signing QB Drew Brees as a free agent (when...
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February 27, 2010
Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott on deck for next Sports Executive Speaker Series event in May
Terrific debut to our Sports Business Radio/Warsaw Sports Sports Marketing Center Sports Executive Speaker Series event last week. Portland Trail Blazers President Larry Miller was the guest for our debut event, which took place in the University of Oregon Portland Center building in downtown Portland. The event took place over breakfast.
Miller was insightful and candid during the...
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February 22, 2010
On TV Talking Tiger Woods
I did a several TV interviews yesterday offering my thoughts on Tiger Woods from a sports business perspective as well as from a media coaching point of view since I am a media coach when I am not hosting Sports Business Radio.
To watch my video clips see below:
MSNBC clip
CBS Portland clip
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February 20, 2010
Get Your Ticket for the Sports Executive Speaker Series on 2/18 with Trail Blazers President Larry Miller
Individual tickets ($35) and tables (table for 7 for $245) are still available but going quickly for the debut of our Sports Executive Speaker Series which we are hosting with the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center on February 18th from 7:00am-9:00am in Portland at the U of O Center in downtown Portland.
For all of the details about our event, click here.
To purchase your tickets or...
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February 08, 2010
NBC "Sports Sunday" Appearance - VIDEO ON DEMAND
I was on NBC Portland (KGW) last night on their "Sports Sunday" show to discuss the Super Bowl ads as well as to discuss the latest with the NFL and NBA Collective Bargaining Agreements and if work stoppages in both leagues loom on the horizon.
If you'd like to watch the video of my appearance, click here.
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February 08, 2010
AUDIO ON DEMAND: Food Advice for Your Super Bowl XLIV Party
Super Bowl XLIV is coming up this Sunday in Miami. Over 100 million people are scheduled to watch the game on TV and many of those people will be hosting or attending Super Bowl parties.
To help you come up with some creative food options (more than just beer and chips) for your Super Bowl party, I asked David Marsh, who oversees the food and beverage operations for Urban Farmer...
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February 01, 2010
NFL Economics 101
If you missed my conversation with Yahoo! Sports NFL reporter Charles Robinson from this past weekend, I invite you to listen to it ON DEMAND by clicking here.
We're all basking in the glory of the NFL Playoffs, but if you look ahead to 2010 (uncapped season) and 2011 (likely work stoppage), you might get sick to your stomach.
There's billions of dollars at stake (NFL is...
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January 25, 2010
Steve Nash - Businessman
If you listen to Sports Business Radio, you know that one of my favorite athletes is Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash. Not only is he a brilliant basketball player, but he's also a fascinating guy off the court. From his business efforts to his charitable efforts, I've followed him closely over the years.
I spent a few days with him in China in 2007 and had this conversation...
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January 25, 2010
SBR/Warsaw Center Sports Executive Speaker Series Press Release
We put out this press release today that I thought our audience might be interested in seeing:
Sports executive speaker series to kick-off with live interview of Trail Blazers’ Larry Miller
Quarterly series by Sports Business Radio and UO Warsaw Sports Marketing Center begins Feb. 18
PORTLAND, Ore. (January 25, 2010) – Sports Business Radio and the Warsaw Sports Marketing...
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January 25, 2010
AUDIO ON DEMAND: J. Isaac, Sr. VP of Business Affairs for the Portland Trail Blazers
I had J. Isaac, the Senior VP of Business Affairs for the Portland Trail Blazers join me on our Portland-only edition of Sports Business Radio on 95.5FM The Game this afternoon. I used to work with J. when I worked for the Trail Blazers.
J was able to shed some light on the process for developing the Rose Quarter moving forward - there are many people involved and it won't happen...
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January 17, 2010
Listen to Johan Bruyneel, 9-time winning Tour de France sports director ON DEMAND
Johan Bruyneel is to cycling what Phil Jackson is to NBA coaching. Except Johan is not only the coach, but he's also the GM and team President. All you need to know is that Johan Bruyneel has fielded 10 cycling teams for the Tour de France - the event some call the most grueling sporting event in the world - and Bruyneel's teams have won 9 titles. Not a bad percentage....
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January 15, 2010
Purchase Tickets to SBR/Warsaw Center breakfast with Trail Blazers President Larry Miller here
As I've mentioned on Sports Business Radio and via our other platforms, Sports Business Radio and the Warsaw Center at the University of Oregon are teaming up to create a Sports Executive Speaker Series. We'll host one event per quarter in 2010 and feature a key decision maker from the world of sports at each of our events.
Our first event will feature Portland Trail Blazers...
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January 09, 2010
Discussing The Future of the Local Newspaper on This Week's Edition of SBR
Its no secret that local newspapers are dying off across the United States. Its a topic I've wanted to discuss on Sports Business Radio for quite some time. On this week's show I was joined by former Washington Times sports business reporter Tim Lemke. Tim is a terrific reporter who had the misfortune of losing his job recently when the Times cut the sports page from their...
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January 09, 2010
Pre-Register for Sports Executive Speaker Series with Trail Blazers President Larry Miller
Exciting news. On Thursday morning, February 18th Sports Business Radio and the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon will launch its quarterly Sports Executive Speaker Series at the U of O White Stag building in downtown Portland.
Our speaker will be Portland Trail Blazers President Larry Miller. Miller was also the President of the Jordan Brand previously and...
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January 04, 2010
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