Monica Abbott (@MonicaAbbott), softball legend and author of 23 NCAA Division I no-hitters and 6 perfect games joins Sports Business Radio to discuss her career and new book - “Rise and Shine: The Monica Abbott Story”. Abbott earned 17 championship titles, was a 2-time Olympian and 4-time World Champion during her epic softball career. She recently retired from professional softball and is now an Author, motivational speaker and Founder of the Abbott Academy. Abbott discusses the state of women’s sports and softball during this conversation as well.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment.

Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. The division consists of over 200 Financial Advisors with the Global Sports & Entertainment Director/Associate Director designation, several of whom are former professional and collegiate athletes who once embarked on a similar journey to that of today’s talent, leaders, executives and creators. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more.

#MonicaAbbott #Softball #LadyVols #TeamUSA #WomeninSports #NCAA 

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PODCAST: We step into the Sports Business Radio Vault to look back on past conversations with Danica Patrick (Most successful woman in the history of of open wheel racing, Host of the “Pretty Intense” podcast, winery owner and Entrepreneur) and Molly Bloom (Entrepreneur, Author of the book "Molly’s Game”, which was made into a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba and Kevin Costner, Molly is the Host of the “Torched” podcast and she was a member of the U.S. Olympic Ski Team).

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is also presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment.

Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. The division consists of over 200 Financial Advisors with the Global Sports & Entertainment Director/Associate Director designation, several of whom are former professional and collegiate athletes who once embarked on a similar journey to that of today’s talent, leaders, executives and creators. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more.

#DanicaPatrick #MollyBloom #Podcast #Entrepreneur

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John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ), Media Reporter, Sports Business Journal and Co-host, Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Ourand discusses the collapse of Regional Sports Networks and how that is impacting the sports media landscape, the upcoming battle for NBA media rights, how the Pac-12 media rights might land, the huge deal that Endeavor made this week to acquire WWE, pickle ball on TV and where Apple might spend money on sports media rights in the future (in addition to their current deals with MLS and MLB).

In our sports business headlines segment, we discuss a new Collective Bargaining Agreement for the NBA and we recap March Madness for the men and women.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by InsideTracker. InsideTracker is the ultra-personalized performance system that analyzes biomarker data from your blood, DNA, lifestyle and fitness tracker to help you optimize your body and reach your health & wellness goals. InsideTracker transforms your body’s data into true knowledge, meaningful insights and customized action plans of evidence-backed nutrition, fitness and lifestyle recommendations. For a limited time, you can get 20% off the entire Inside Tracker store. Just go to InsideTracker.com/SBR and save 20% today.

This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is also presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment.

Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. The division consists of over 200 Financial Advisors with the Global Sports & Entertainment Director/Associate Director designation, several of whom are former professional and collegiate athletes who once embarked on a similar journey to that of today’s talent, leaders, executives and creators. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more.

#SportsMedia #SportsBusiness #SportsBusinessRadio #SBJ #JohnOurand #WWE #NBA #Pac12 #PickleBall #MLS #Apple #ESPN 

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PODCAST: We step into the Sports Business Radio Vault to look back on our in-depth conversation with Paul Westhead, the only Head Coach to win a NBA and WNBA championship (Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Mercury). Westhead is also the former Loyola Marymount University Head Coach (with Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers) and creator of “The System” high-octane offense. Westhead reflects on his legendary career and provides amazing stories about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Diana Taurasi and Hank Gathers amongst others.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Underdog Fantasy - the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is also presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment.

Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. The division consists of over 200 Financial Advisors with the Global Sports & Entertainment Director/Associate Director designation, several of whom are former professional and collegiate athletes who once embarked on a similar journey to that of today’s talent, leaders, executives and creators. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more.

#PaulWesthead #Coaching #NCAA #NBA #WNBA #Lakers #Mercury #LMU

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Kola Bokinni (@KolaBokinni), who stars as AFC Richmond Captain Isaac McAdoo on the hit Apple TV + series TED LASSO, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Bokinni discusses Season 3 of the 11-time Emmy award winning series, he takes us behind the scenes into the making of the show, he discusses the new AFC Richmond kits made by Nike and the appearance of AFC Richmond in the EA Sports FIFA ’23 video game. Kola shares his love of English Premiere League club Arsenal and he tells the story of how he was cast for the show (and which character he almost played instead of Issac McAdoo). Bokinni also shares how other elite athletes around the world have embraced his character Isaac McAdoo and TED LASSO, including England football Captain Harry Kane.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment.

Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. The division consists of over 200 Financial Advisors with the Global Sports & Entertainment Director/Associate Director designation, several of whom are former professional and collegiate athletes who once embarked on a similar journey to that of today’s talent, leaders, executives and creators. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more.

#TedLasso #IsaacMcAdoo #KolaBokinni #AFCRichmond #AppleTVPlus #Nike #EASports #FIFA #EPL #London #Richmond #SportsBusiness #SportsBusinessRadio

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PODCAST: Chris Koras, CEO of REP1 Baseball, joins us on this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Koras and his team at REP1 negotiated a record-setting 11-year, $331M contract for client Rafael Devers with the Boston Red Sox and REP1 has 22 clients representing 8 different countries playing in the World Baseball Classic. In our discussion with Koras we discuss how REP1 was able to get the Red Sox to invest so heavily in Devers, how REP1 is recruiting clients in Latin America, we debate contract lengths and we discuss the future of how live sports is presented through the media and streaming.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Underdog Fantasy, the fastest growing fantasy app in the industry and the easiest place to play fantasy sports. Play Underdog’s March Madness fantasy games. Download the Underdog Fantasy app or visit www.underdogfantasy.com. Sign up today with promo code SBR and get your first deposit doubled up to $100.

This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is also presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment.

Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. The division consists of over 200 Financial Advisors with the Global Sports & Entertainment Director/Associate Director designation, several of whom are former professional and collegiate athletes who once embarked on a similar journey to that of today’s talent, leaders, executives and creators. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more.

#Baseball #MLB #WorldBaseballClassic #SportsAgent #MarchMadness #NFL

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PODCAST: JoAn Scott, Managing Director of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships, joins us to take us behind the scenes of the planning and preparation for the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships. From Selection Sunday all the way to the Final Four in Houston, we discuss this year’s TV coverage on CBS & Turner Sports, what's new about this year’s Tournament and JoAn’s busy schedule over the course of the Tournament.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is also presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment.

Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. The division consists of over 200 Financial Advisors with the Global Sports & Entertainment Director/Associate Director designation, several of whom are former professional and collegiate athletes who once embarked on a similar journey to that of today’s talent, leaders, executives and creators. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more.

#NCAA #MarchMadness #FinalFour #Houston #SportsBusiness #CollegeBasketball #NIL 

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PODCAST: We step into the Sports Business Radio Vault to look back on past conversations with NCAA President Mark Emmert (Emmert is stepping down as NCAA President in June, 2023) and Monumental Sports & Entertainment Founder & CEO Ted Leonsis (Monumental’s holdings include the NHL’s Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards and WNBA’s Washington Mystics).

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by InsideTracker. InsideTracker is the ultra-personalized performance system that analyzes biomarker data from your blood, DNA, lifestyle and fitness tracker to help you optimize your body and reach your health & wellness goals. InsideTracker transforms your body’s data into true knowledge, meaningful insights and customized action plans of evidence-backed nutrition, fitness and lifestyle recommendations. Founded in 2009 by leading scientists in aging, genetics and biometric data from MIT, Tufts, and Harvard, InsideTracker’s mission is to improve the healthspan of people everywhere so they can enjoy longer, healthier lives - adding life to their years and years to their life. For a limited time, you can get 20% off the entire Inside Tracker store. Just go to InsideTracker.com/SBR and save 20% today.

This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is also presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment.

Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. The division consists of over 200 Financial Advisors with the Global Sports & Entertainment Director/Associate Director designation, several of whom are former professional and collegiate athletes who once embarked on a similar journey to that of today’s talent, leaders, executives and creators. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more.

#MarkEmmert #NCAA #TedLeonsis #WashingtonCapitals #WashingtonWizards #WashingtonMystics #NHL #NBA #WNBA 

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PODCAST: Martin Jarmond (@MartinJarmond), UCLA Director of Athletics, joins this week’s edition of Sports Business Radio. Jarmond, who was hired by the Bruins in 2020 and is one of the youngest Athletic Directors at a Power 5 conference, discusses the rich history of UCLA athletics (120 national championships) and how that history is being taught to current UCLA athletes, UCLA’s pending move to the Big Ten Conference and what that means for their student athletes and to the university from a financial standpoint, how the university is assisting its student athletes with navigating NIL (Name, Image & Likeness), playing in the competitive Los Angeles sports and entertainment market and UCLA’s apparel deal with the Jordan Brand.

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This edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Boingo (@Boingo). Now more than ever, staying connected is what matters most. Email SBRadio@Boingo.com to find out more about how Boingo can help your venue stay connected. Visit www.boingo.com.

This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is also presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment.

Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. The division consists of over 200 Financial Advisors with the Global Sports & Entertainment Director/Associate Director designation, several of whom are former professional and collegiate athletes who once embarked on a similar journey to that of today’s talent, leaders, executives and creators. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more.

#UCLA #Bruins #BigTen #NIL #NCAA #CollegeSports #StudentAthlete #MartinJarmond #SportsBusiness 

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PODCAST: Sports Business Radio Host Brian Berger and Executive Producer Bryan Griggs look back on Super Bowl LVII in Arizona. From the best Super Bowl commercials to the sports gambling hits and misses to the winners with future endorsements to the Apple Music Halftime show with Rihanna, we cover all of the aspects of the big game.

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This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Underdog Fantasy - the Official Gaming Partner of Sports Business Radio and the fastest growing fantasy app. The Underdog Fantasy app is available at Underdogfantasy.com, on iOS, and on Android.

We’ve got a SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPORTS BUSINESS RADIO LISTENERS: New users get up to $100 matched on their first deposit when they use the code SBR. So download the app at underdogfantasy.com and then enter the promo code SBR to get up to $100 to play with. 

This week’s edition of Sports Business Radio is also presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment.

Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. The division consists of over 200 Financial Advisors with the Global Sports & Entertainment Director/Associate Director designation, several of whom are former professional and collegiate athletes who once embarked on a similar journey to that of today’s talent, leaders, executives and creators. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more.

#NFL #SuperBowl #Advertising #Endorsements #SportsGambling

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