From The NFL and MLS to To The Movement of the NBA Kings, Sportfolio Is All About The Money

Feb. 12, 2013 - PRLog -- With the NBA headed into its All Star break, Bloomberg sports reporter Scott Soshnick joins Rick Horrow to discuss key midseason business topics, including the pending sale of the Sacramento Kings to Seattle investors. A deal has been presented that values the franchise at a record $525M, but Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson believes he can find local buyers to make a competitive bid. Soshnick also discusses the future of embattled NBA Players Association head Billy Hunter and other current issues.    

NFL Agent Joe Linta joins Horrow to discuss contract negotiations for his  client, Super Bowl MVP  free agent quarterback Joe Flacco. Linta believes that Flacco should be the league's highest-paid quarterback. How could the NFL's free agent rules, including "franchise" tags, affect the deal?  

Major League Soccer star Robbie Keane succeeds David Beckham as the most marketable European player on the 2-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy. He discusses his business decision to sign a new 2-year contract to play in MLS, as well as the potential impact of "financial fair play" rules on European salaries and the flow of leading players across the pond to MLS.

This week’s show debuts Wednesday night at 9:30 PM and 12:30 AM ET Thursday on Bloomberg TV (DirecTV 353, check your local cable systems for the channel near you). The show reaches more than 270 million households through first-run and syndicated airings.

Sportfolio premiered on September 27, 2011 and has now produced over 50 original episodes, all of which can be viewed at http://www.bloomberg.com/video/sportfolio. The guest list has already included: NBA Commissioner David Stern, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, MLS Commissioner Don Garber,  Pac 12 Commissioner Larry Scott, Ivy League President Robin Harris, Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie,  Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross,  Dodgers and Warriors co-owner Peter Guber, AEG CEO Tim Leiweke, Wasserman Media Group CEO Casey Wasserman, Cubs general manager Theo Epstein and owner Tom Ricketts, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, 49ers president Jed York, Los Angeles Angels GM Jerry DiPoto, Brooklyn Nets CEO Brett Yormark, NASCAR’s Brian France and Jeff Gordon, the L.A. Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, Masters Champion Bubba Watson, Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey, the Green Bay Packers Greg Jennings,  golf hall of famers Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, and many, many others.

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