SBJ Morning Buzzcast

The WNBA heads into pivotal off-season; The dealmaker behind the NBA's return to China and Jessica Berman gets a contract extension.

0:11 NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman Signs Extension

2:45 NBA’s successful return to China

4:33 WNBA season review and look ahead

6:16 Tampa Bay Rays bonuses

7:19 Savannah Bananas

8:48 As new ballpark

9:28 Four Key Takeaways

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Game Changers wrap up; Ryder Cup’s big weekend; Patriots get PE capital; and NYCFC’s new home.

00:12 Game Changers Recap

02:08 Ryder Cup 

03:46 Sixth Street acquires 3% of New England Patriots

05:35 Politicians sign leader raising concerns with antitrust issues with ESPN and the NFL

06:20 MLB media rights

06:47 NYFC building first soccer stadium in New York City

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Jenn Azara and Rachel Axon: A look back at Wednesday night's high-energy ceremony celebrating the 15th class of SBJ Game Changers. Jenn and Rachel also discuss what to look forward to during today's Game Changers conference. 

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: Automated balls and strikes are coming to MLB; BetMGM Sportsbook shuts down at Nationals Park; Expansion talk a foot at meetings for college basketball and football; and USC-Rutgers draws an audience at 11pm ET.

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Behavior science and sports' affordability; More expansion coming for PWHL; Laver Cup sells out and a longtime exec shifts to a NASCAR team.

0:11 Takeaways from the AXS DRIVE conference

1:34 AXS DRIVE Tours discussion

2:12 Stan Kasten talks about PWHL expansion

3:17 Cover Story on the need for better officiating and quicker reviews

5:12 MLS news: Lionel Messi and Inter Miami extension

6:36 Laver Cup preview

7:48 RFK Racing's New President Chip Bowers

9:19 Apple's F1 The Movie sequel

9:43 Four Takeways

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp, Joe Lemire, Bret McCormick, and Chris Smith: Takeaways from AXS Drive including what the industry is talking about moving forward. Also, a preview of the SBJ Sports Media podcast. 

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp, Joe Lemire, Bret McCormick, and Chris Smith: Legends Global has acquired Nations Group in a deal that enhances Legends Global's owners' representation business and grows its presence in college sports; a look back at Day 1 of AXS Drive and what to look forward to in Day 2. 

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire, Austin Karp and Bret McCormick:  A longtime ESPN on-air talent set to move on from ESPN; an inside look at the mixed-use project in Anaheim that includes the Honda Center and a preview of Day 1 at AXS Drive. 

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A big week ahead at SBJ's AXS DRIVE in Los Angeles, diving into a newsy weekend in combat sports, and the WNBA postseason tips off 

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0:00 - NFL Kickoff draws big viewership

1:25 - NFL’s first virtual first down measurement

2:20 - NBA Europe momentum 

3:25 - StubHub IPO details 

4:36 - Minute Media reaches deal to acquire VideoVerse and Magnifi

5:23 - Nike’s pivotal year continues 

6:39 - WNBA labor talks continue

7:15 - Messi’s futbol future

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The very healthy state of the NFL; College football's strong start; the WNBA's Fever have big ambitions and thinking about Bjorn Borg.

0:11 NFL season starts

0:27 NFL game in São Paulo, Brazil

1:29 NFL's league record sponsorships

2:12 Life is very good for the NFL according to the CivicScience SBJ Sports Consumer Insights Survey

4:21 College Football television ratings

5:28 Steve Ballmer isn't hiding over accusations of  violating cap rules\

7:02 Caitlin Clark's out the rest of the season

7:37 Indiana Fever building new practice facility

8:49 Tennis news, Bjorn Borg's prostate cancer in remission

9:32 Takeaways

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00:00 Intro  

00:11 Oklahoma State students' bright futures 

01:14 NBC’s highest grossing NFL season  

02:20 American Express replacing Visa as NFL partner 

 04:03 Toyota enters year 3 as NFL partner  

04:25 Pepsi's tailgate crashers

04:50 Josh Allen: The NFL’s marketing force 

05:30 Visa’s World Cup tickets presale draw  

06:59 Chicago Stars relocating to Northwestern’s temporary stadium  

08:11 Big 12 in good hands with Allstate 

09:03 Big 12 and Barstool Sports talk partnership 

09:39 Buzzcast takeaways 

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Jerry Jones and the Cowboys make another splash; Brian Rolapp's first month at the PGA Tour; and saluting the legend Lee Corso.

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Olympic venue naming rights; an NIL-centric apparel deal at UT; progress on MLB media rights; the release of the NBA schedule; and a storied charity softball game.

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Liberty shares F1 financials and MotoGP plans; international travel to US hit with new fee on eve of World Cup; newly merged Paramount/Skydance to emphasize sports content and tech stack; MLB gets first woman umpire.

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: The time horizon for approval on the NFL-ESPN deal; WWE takes its talents to Disney; Callaway and Topgolf stay on track for a 2026 split and Kellanova partners up with U.S. Soccer.

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