10/16/26 - Aikman Eyes Free Agency, CFP Nears 24 Teams, Stoudemire Becomes Cop

NBA bans first basket bets and under-heavy parlays ahead of Tuesday's tipoff Cathy Engelbert says the next WNBA commissioner needs "very thick skin" Michigan benches $10M NIL quarterback Bryce Underwood, freshman Tommy Carr rallies win FOS NFL reporter Mark Maske on Troy Aikman no longer consulting with the Dolphins and civil unrest in Paris ahead of the NFL’s first game in France Five of AP's top seven college football teams lose, most since the poll began in 1936 Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-date on the latest conversations around the business and culture of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

College Football Playoff nears deal with ESPN to expand to 24 teams in 2027 Jon Rahm leaves LIV Golf with no extra money, forfeiting over $100M Infantino apologizes to FIFA Council, but European leaders still want answers NBA’s official Instagram apparently hacked to promote a crypto memecoin Troy Aikman eyes his “next landing spot” amid Joe Buck rift, with FOS reporter Ryan Glasspiegel Hall of Famer Amar’e Stoudemire graduates police academy, joins Miami-Dade Schools Police Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-date on the latest conversations around the business and culture of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blake Griffin tells FOS the Clippers’ record $30 million fine “fits” Joe Buck and Troy Aikman have had tension behind the scenes as Aikman waits on a new ESPN deal FIFA set to change the rule that let Folarin Balogun dodge a suspension in World Cup SEC refuses to drop its LSU lawsuit, citing the conference’s “stubborn refusal” to follow rules Elle Duncan says covering the WNBA has become “toxic” ahead of the Finals Pablo Torre buys a mechanical bird from Kelly Clarkson’s feud for charity, after teasing the news at FOS’s Tuned In event Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-date on the latest conversations around the business and culture of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN’s Chris Berman believes Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest slowed the NFL’s 18-game push Court unseals Korn Ferry memo on Brian Flores, first reported by FOS WNBA moves Finals dates so the Dream can play at State Farm Arena Mike Tirico defends NBC’s Michael Jordan interview as “completely worth it” and discusses why fans should care about the 2028 L.A. Olympics Pablo Torre says NBA owners contacted him about LeBron’s Fanatics helicopter Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-date on the latest conversations around the business and culture of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Quinn’s job security in doubt after Commanders’ overtime clock blunder Atlanta Dream may host WNBA Finals in league’s smallest arena James Madison pays $23M to join the American Conference Kentucky owes LSU $500K after fans storm the field after surprise win Editor in Chief Dan Roberts previews FOS’s Tuned In event happening today in New York City featuring Pablo Torre, Chris Berman, Mike Tirico and more. Michael Jordan’s 1998 Finals jersey sells for record $14 million Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-date on the latest conversations around the business and culture of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB owners propose eight fewer regular-season games, with top seeds picking their playoff opponents Caitlin Clark defends Kelsey Mitchell, who is noncommittal on returning to the Fever NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman says the league will expand to 20 teams and beyond Shaquille O’Neal tells FOS he doesn’t believe Charles Barkley is leaving Inside the NBA FOS reporter Ben Horney on NFL asking the Supreme Court to decide the regulatory status of prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket Joe Buck to guest-judge Dancing with the Stars’s first Super Bowl Night Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-date on the latest conversations around the business and culture of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Rahm’s lawyer says he won’t play in LIV 2.0, calling the terms “unacceptable” Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon defends her sideline approach to Front Office Sports Tonight WNBA playoffs draw the most-watched first round in league history 49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk wins appeal of NFL fines, saying “I don’t even drink beer” Latest on Trump’s Georgia-Alabama visit during Tropical Storm Isaias with FOS CFB reporter Kennington Smith Disney+ will stream the Super Bowl for the first time Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-date on the latest conversations around the business and culture of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EuroLeague owners reject NBA’s collaboration proposal Jason Kidd in advanced talks to join ESPN’s NBA Countdown Fired Blazers announcer Braiden Bell seeks reinstatement over teenage tweets NFL referees union to challenge suspensions of two officials FOS editor-in-chief Dan Roberts on LeBron James commuting to Philadelphia by Fanatics helicopter Disney seeks $12 million for a 30-second Super Bowl commercial Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-date on the latest conversations around the business and culture of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NBA Champion Draymond Green joins Olivia Arciniega of Front Office Sports to discuss: • Filming his new VR docuseries Open Season to break the therapy stigma • Why he believes basketball has lost its purity • Building New Media to let athletes control their own stories • Thinking often about retirement without considering it yet • His take on LeBron's Polymarket deal and the salary cap debate Chapters 00:00 Why Open Season was filmed in VR 01:45 Why now is the right time for these conversations 05:01 Being vulnerable with the entire world 08:21 A misconception he hopes Open Season will challenge 10:49 Why basketball has lost its purity 13:39 Building New Media to let athletes tell their own stories 16:06 Thinking about retirement without considering it 19:28 Filling Charles Barkley's seat at TNT 21:05 His take on LeBron's Polymarket partnership 23:08 Reaction to the Clippers salary cap punishment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Portnoy tells FOS that Ohio State coach Ryan Day thinks he was "doxxed" by Barstool founder Rays draw biggest home crowd since 2010 as playoff ticket prices soar LIV Golf returns to bankruptcy court with a $300 million rescue deal at stake Alex Ovechkin to retire after his 22nd NHL season LeBron James is managing chronic arthritis in his left foot, while his Fanatics deal covers his helicopter commute to Philly Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-date on the latest conversations around the business and culture of sports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices