Scott Soshnick

1 week ago | sportico.com | Scott Soshnick |Eben Novy-Williams

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including Rory McIlroy‘s win at The Masters on Sunday. McIlroy’s win was full of late drama, as he squandered a late lead, then missed a putt for the win on the 18th hole before winning with a birdie in the playoff. It completes a career Grand Slam for McIlroy, making him the sixth man to win all four majors.

2 weeks ago | sportico.com | Eben Novy-Williams |Scott Soshnick

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including a wild few days for the global economy. The fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s growing trade wars continued earlier in the week, with stock markets, bond markets and treasury yields all indicating fear from investors large and small. Then, on Wednesday afternoon, Trump announced a 90-day pause for most of the new tariffs.

2 weeks ago | sportico.com | Brendan Coffey |Scott Soshnick

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin says sports team owners should band together to appeal to President Donald Trump to change the new blanket tariff policy. “The owners of American sports teams represent one of the pinnacle services industries in the United States. The United States is the entertainment capital for the world. They also carry a huge voice with the administration,” said Griffin in an interview at a private event attended by sports and business leaders.

2 weeks ago | sportico.com | Eben Novy-Williams |Scott Soshnick

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including Alex Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL scoring record. Ovechkin passed on the opportunity to score an empty net goal at home, then broke the record on the road at the New York Islanders on Sunday. The hosts talk about a strong run for the NHL, which often operates in the shadows of its larger peer leagues.

3 weeks ago | sportico.com | Scott Soshnick |Eben Novy-Williams

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the online hysteria surrounding the ‘torpedo bats‘ in MLB. The oddly-shaped bats have become one of the biggest baseball stories of the first week of the season, taking the internet by storm after fans noticed them in use by the New York Yankees on a day when they scored 20 runs.