Keeping Score
Sports Business Analyst Rick Horrow talks with the playmakers, deal makers and rule makers in the world of sports. Plus, he gives his take on items in the news using his 30 years of experience doing deals for teams, leagues and players in the $750 billion business of sports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Golf action heats up; business included
The Sports Professor Rick Horrow sits down with Scott Seymour, SVP Managing Director Golf at Octagon. Plus Horrow gives his take on the top sports business, tech, and philanthropy items of the week.
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Business preparations for the Indianapolis 500
The Sports Professor Rick Horrow sits down with Groiup 1001 CXO Andres Barragan for a conversation on the business of the Indianapolis 500. Plus Horrow gives his take on the top sports business, tech, and philanthropy items of the week.
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NFL draft implications and the business of foot...
In wake of the NFL draft, we re-air our interview with XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck. Also, Rick Horrow provides listeners with insights from the business side of the draft as well as updates to the professional football marketplace.
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The charitable side of soccer
Our host The Sports Professor Rick Horrow chats with Bethany Henderson of American SCORES on inspiring youth and social change through sport.
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The latest global trends in sports marketing
Rick Horrow sits with Octagon's North America CMO on the latest trends and developments in the fast growing business of sports marketing.
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The beautiful game, domestic and global
Rick Horrow meets with the CRO of D.C. United, Andy Bush. Topics like MLS, international soccer, their business implications, and more are explored.
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Breaking down World Cup Qatar 2022
Rick Horrow meets with the World Cup Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee Communications Director, Fatma Al-Nuaimi. The two delve into an internationally scaled conversation on demountable facilities, social considerations, and more to expect with the next Wor...
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March Madness is here, an update on the digital...
With March Madness here in a big way, Rick Horrow meets with Jeff Josephson the Managing Director of ISM Connect, a digital meda company that provides smart digital signage for live event venues. They chat on old media, new media, an...
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The NHL's next commissioner and its next markets
With the NHL playoffs around the corner, Rick Horrow meets with the Deputy Commissioner of the NHL Bil Daly on the business of the sport, NHL emerging markets, and more.
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Clark Kellogg
On the cusp of March Madness, our sports business expert Rick Horrow meets with lead CBS Sports' college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg on the business of college athletics and namely basketball.
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Relaunching the XFL
Sports business expert Rick Horrow talks to XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck on the business side of a football league that is not the NFL, and what fans should look forward when the XFL kicks off again in 2020.
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The art of building a Super Bowl host city
South Florida's Host Committee Chairman Rodney Barreto and sports business expert Rick Horrow discuss the finer points of hosting a Super Bowl and what to look forward to when Miami hosts the big game in 2020.
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A Super Bowl host’s delicate balancing act
From city infrastructure to stadium facilities, the NFL sets a high bar for anyone who wants to host its championship game. Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee COO Brett Daniels spent years finessing his group's bid for Super Bowl LIII, while also w...
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Building football’s footprint abroad
Patrick Steenberge, founder and president of Global Football, has traveled to 28 countries and six continents on his mission to bring "American football" to a worldwide audience through youth participation. In this week's episode of Keep...
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A Super Bowl MVP goes back to school
Brad Edwards, with an NFL career and Super Bowl MVP trophy on his resume, has made the jump to Division I athletic director at George Mason. He discusses big money partnerships, pay to play for college athletes and what comes next.
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Paul Tagliabue looks back to the NFL’s future
The NFL has enjoyed a comeback season with its fan base, but the league’s legendary former commissioner Paul Tagliabue tells sports business expert Rick Horrow he doesn’t think more expansion – global or domestic – is necessarily the best course of act...
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Raising the bar on athletes giving back
Many pro athletes embrace philanthropy after hanging up their cleats but NFL Hall of Famer Curtis Martin has built a new model for charitable giving and aims to give half his income toward helping others. Sports business expert Rick Horrow tal...
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Life in a two-team town
The Los Angeles Clippers' mission is to find ways to create a culture of constant improvement, driven by a fan-first philosophy. In the latest Keeping Score, the franchise's president Gillian Zucker discusses the day-to-day process of making ...
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Small colleges, big reach
As the NCAA's football bowl season looms, sports business expert Rick Horrow discusses how smaller schools -- think Tufts, not Tulane -- are leveraging their alumni far and wide.
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College football's balancing act
University of Central Florida Athletic Director Danny White says he maximizes his school's athletic -- and business -- potential using a holistic approach that keeps school spirit high and corporate sponsors happy. Plus, sports business expert Ric...
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The softer side of sports
With Tom Brady and Michael Strahan as partners, Gotham Chopra’s Religion of Sports studio aims to tell powerful stories that skip the stats and focus instead on the connection between people and the games they play and watch.
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Navigating the digital landscape of sports busi...
Marketing executive Alissa Pemberton is a self-described sports outsider, but that hasn’t stopped her from helping orchestrate an innovative IndyCar sponsorship deal to bring her firm into the world of sports and digital marketing.
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Cavaliers CEO charts the post-LeBron landscape
It’s easy to get your fans to show up when LeBron James is on the court – less so when he’s not. Cleveland Cavaliers CEO Len Komoroski sat down with Rick Horrow this week to discuss his more than 30 years of experience leading pro franchise through the...
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A sports-betting showdown
In this bonus episode of Keeping Score, reporter Hilary Russ uncovers the looming feud in the business of sports gambling and the major players getting in on this burgeoning industry. Plus, a look at why some casinos may be reluctant to get in on the a...
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Larry Lucchino on building baseball into a ‘com...
Larry Lucchino led the San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles and, finally, the Boston Red Sox as president and CEO. But while he can boast four World Series Championship titles to his name as an executive, the baseball legend tells sports business expert...
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