SBJ Morning Buzzcast

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire, Rachel Axon, Betty Gomes, and Mary Gaughan: A full recap of 2026 Game Changers and the biggest takeaways from the week. Also, a look at the Val Ackerman Legacy of Leadership Award. 

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Jenn Azara, Betty Gomes and Rachel Axon: A full recap of the Game Changers selection process and the ceremony honoring them. An inside look at the journey of one honoree and what to look for during today’s Game Changers conference. 

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MLB playoffs and NHL season underway; LA28 plans torch relay; shake-up at RFK racing.

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: NBC gets rolling with the MLB Wild Card round; the Protect College Sports Act easily passes the U.S. Senate; Unrivaled unveils another tour stop, but can it draw a TV audience?; and Nashville keeps climbing the rankings of U.S. media markets.

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Josh Carpenter: A big week on tap for college sports; Bettman dives in to NHL issues; and the Presidents Cup takes on Chicago. 

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire, Ethan Joyce and Bret McCormick: The Protect College Sports Act advances in the Senate and Cal lands a naming rights deal for its football home. The trio looks back at AXS Drive and an inside look at the SBJ Sports Media Podcast. 

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire, Ethan Joyce and Bret McCormick: The trio takes a look back at Day 1 of AXS Drive, including the field goal kicking exploits of conference attendees. Also, Lemire, Joyce, and McCormick look ahead to the final day of AXS Drive and what to expect from Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon to start the day. 

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: Capitals owner Ted Leonsis takes on a new role with the NHL and SBJ Facilities reporter, Bret McCormick, joins Lemire to preview Day 1 of AXS Drive from Indianapolis. 

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: Caitlin Clark delivers record-breaking ratings, a blockbuster media merger moves closer to reality, and the Yankees land a massive new investment.

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: Troy Aikman talks about his contract status with ESPN; the NFL will have a flag football event start Super Bowl Week; Will the Lakers really be worth $30 billion in 10 years?; and NASCAR cracks through the noise with a fight at Bristol.

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp:  The Bills and Prime Video successfully open Highmark Stadium; NFL viewership starts in a hole; the Protect College Sports Act clears some key Senate votes; and FedEx Freight signs on to sponsor the NASCAR Truck Series.

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  A new era in Buffalo; Charlotte lands the WTA and its season finals and breaking down TV viewership numbers

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  Big, early win for Cruz/Cantwell, Silver says merger with EuroLeague a possibility and Brewers will be a poster child for MLBPA's argument against a cap

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  New leaders for $100, please and top minor league markets

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  College sports dominates Capitol Hill, Steve Ballmer reads the room and nearly 70,000 take in Rugby in Baltimore

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  Takeaways from Melbourne and Gallup breaks down American's favorite sport to watch

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  What to watch in the NFL; New Seahawks owners smartly say no changes and a new MLS record in Chicago

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  Leadership in the news, from NFL, WNBA and FIFA and women's volleyball in prime time.

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour: What's next for Steve Ballmer? Padel shows most growth in new survey and SEC/LSU showdown looms

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The NBA drops the hammer on the Clippers; Good Good Golf's embattled CEO is out; and six NHL teams link up with Prime Video.

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp:  YouTube TV finally adds ESPN Unlimited content; the Angels land with Stan Kroenke; DAZN and Victory+ going in different directions; and Tony Romo wants back at CBS, in time.

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp:  UCLA parts ways with AD Martin Jarmond; The Dallas Stars drop Victory+; Duke puts a logo on hallowed ground; and can the Tampa Bay Rays get into the top half of MLB payrolls with a new ballpark?

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp:  The US Open keeps rolling (even as Djokovic and Venus are out); the Rays look like they finally have a legit ballpark solution in Tampa; college football gets going; and “Days of Thunder” is back!

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  Ballpark proposal for Tampa Bay Rays takes next step; licensed sports merchandise saw record sales in 2025; NFL announces official partnerships with three leading sports betting operators and the week that was for Good Good Golf. 

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour:  Conferences push back on eligibility; Big Ten renews its commissioner; The deep appeal of the Indiana Fever and a critical day for the Rays

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour: Rolapp's vision for the PGA Tour; NFL owners meet in ATL; Big events score solid numbers and IndyCar's takeaways from DC

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour: New era of Padres ownership; Orioles owner David Rubenstein notes lessons learned and PGA Tour receives massive donation from Tim and Holly Finchem

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour: Stan Kasten speaks out; ownership shift in Minnesota; a big day for IndyCar and LA28 tickets see strong sales

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: Falcons reportedly add Arctos investment; NCAA taps PlayFly for local sponsorships and IndyCar’s Freedom 250 set for DC 

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Josh Carpenter: The U.S. Open is fast approaching; Scott O'Neil sets the table on LIV 2.0; and another twist in the ongoing Lakers sale saga 

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour: Colleges open up the sponsorship inventory; Big House set for branding deals; Valkyries land the '27 All Star Game and a media legend passes away

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour: Bears continue focus on Hammond; Another sales center opens and a new AD arrives in East Lansing

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour: Will there be another vote on Spurs arena? Red Sox' real estate play and two names in the news at Elevate and NFL Cardinals

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: MLB returns to Field of Dreams; NBA releases full schedule; Nielsen shares uptick in women’s sports; La Liga adds sensored ball

00:00 - Introduction/Field of Dreams Game a success

01:11 - Netflix continues to swing big on MLB broadcasts

01:52 - NBA releases full schedule

05:25 - Bears potential move still in limbo

06:09 - Survey: Huge jump in viewership and sponsorship for women’s sports

07:27 - Jayden Daniels sends cease and desist letter sent to LSU

07:59 - Wor...

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour: Breaking down the Lakers deal and what it means; Patriots raise the bar on a football facility and could a Bears stadium deal be close?

00:00 - Introduction/Bears closer to Indiana move

00:38 - Lakers sold to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner for record-breaking valuation

04:20 - WNBA task force met this week  over eligibility rules

05:37 - Patriots open NFL’s largest football-focused space

07:21 - NBA schedule includes afternoon opening game

08:45 - NHL is having a moment according to survey

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour: An uncertain Tony Romo timeline, DC's building boom and a Holy Night in Chicago

00:00 - Introduction; Pope Hat giveaway night in Chicago

00:50 - CBS Sports president David Berson addresses Tony Romo’s on-air status

03:12 - Building boom in D.C.

04:47 - Interest in NBA Europe continues to grow

06:09 - F1 close to adding a race in Africa

06:50 - New Seahawks owner Vinod Khosla’s plans do not include NBA

08:07 -  UNC tables revenue generation discussion

09:17 - Ten...

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour: Anxious days for the WNBA and FIFA; early reviews for Highmark Stadium and who is the new leader of the Big East

00:00 - Introduction; Rare public rebuke as Gianni Infantino’s FIFA future in jeopardy

02:47 - Tense times for WNBA and WNBPA

04:48 - Bills’ co-owner Kim Pegula returns to spotlight as new Highmark Stadium opens to public

06:19 - UNC looking for additional revenue streams for athletic department 

08:17 - Tim Brosnan officially named Big East commissioner

09:49 - Buzzcast Takeaways  

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Start your morning with Buzzcast with Abe Madkour: Protect College Sports act punted till September, for now; CFP leaders meet to discuss 24-team playoff and Blazers one step closer to Moda renovation

00:00 - Introduction; Senate adjourns without voting on Protect College Sports Act 

01:30 - College football leadership meeting about 24-team CFP meeting

03:10 - Fenway Sports Group invests WTGL team 

04:47 - Positive signs for Trailblazers staying in Portland

06:17 - Lynda Tealer to Texas 

08:12 - Will Deng leaves NFL to reunite with Brian Rolapp at PGA Tour

09:33 - Bu...

A big day in football — both on and off the field; the World Cup boosts Fox; and another undisclosed sponsorship for Kawhi Leonard?

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