LeBron James recently signed a four-year, $154 million contract and just surpassed $1 billion in career earnings. Those are insane numbers. No one denies that. What is surely an even more insane number is the amount of money he’s brought Nike, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat.  WNBA star A’ja Wilson recently reacted to the signing on Twitter by saying, “154M….Must.be.nice. We over here looking for a M 😊 but Lord, let me get back in my lane.” https://twitter.com/_ajawilson22/status/1013579426708086784 This has sparked...

The Dallas Cowboys made a big decision to release former Pro Bowl WR Dez Bryant, so will Bryant throw up the X in the Music City? The 29-year-old receiver was due $16.5 million, forcing the Cowboys to move on since he hasn’t lived to the contract he signed. So now, Dez plays the waiting game. As the season nears, the market has been awful for Bryant. After he was first...

With recent news that a handful of European television and media networks are joining forces to take on their American Netflix and Amazon counterparts to better compete, the first thought that came to mind was innovation is the key to sustained success, not scale. In that light, consider the following three keys to sustained success in the entertainment, media and sports industries.  Be on Time (and right!) Success in life and...

It seems like every year under Mike Stoops, Kentucky football is billed to be the surprise of the Southeastern Conference. They’re always supposed to have a lot of firepower on offense and Stoops is always “improving their defense.” The bad thing for their fans (or at least the teasing part) is, the Wildcats always start out well, but flounder at the end of the season.   So, is this year the year?  According to Las Vegas, it’s not. Kentucky has 300/1 odds to win...

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Sportsradioamerica.com continues its series of previewing each division for the upcoming 2018 NFL season. The NFC North has some major quarterback questions that need to be answered for the top contenders. Aaron Rodgers returns to the Green Bay Packers. The Minnesota Vikings, who were in the NFC Championship game, felt they needed to upgrade to become even better than last year.  Chicago Bears  The Bears are still in rebuilding...

Whether it was the infamous Ryan Braun incident, Tom Brady and Deflategate or Julian Edelman’s appeal, disputed disciplinary enforcements or lost contract value and reputation based on allegations, it is clear that when it comes to athletes, their unions, and the league offices, there have been three, consistent gripes and problems with investigations. The three being allegations of lack of due process, failure in chain of evidence procedures and arbitrators who lack...

College football is nearly upon us and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) boasts some of the best coaches in the country. As the season approaches, Sportsradioamerica.com examines the top coaches in the conference.   Dabo Swinney, Clemson  Swinney was promoted to interim coach in 2008 after Tommy Bowden was released. He posted a 4-3 mark in the final seven games of that season. The next season, Swinney guided the Tigers to a...

The 2018 NBA Draft featured a handful of Southeastern Conference (SEC) picks and not all of them were from Kentucky. Actually, not even the first one off the board hailed from the Bluegrass State. Collin Sexton was the first SEC player selected at number eight by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kentucky did have four total selections in the draft, with Kevin Knox and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander going in the first 11 picks. So, lets dive into what some...

Major League Baseball has been America’s pastime for as long as many can remember. It’s the all-American sport. The ballpark. A hot dog. A soda. It’s what families used to do for outings. Key words; used to. Attendance has been dropping in baseball for several years now and television ratings are dipping, too.  In fact, baseball is on its way to its lowest average attendance in 15 years. What are the reasons for this? Some are obvious, some...