SBJ Morning Buzzcast: September 4, 2025

Vegas eyes '29 Super Bowl; Rivalry apparel sets records for Fanatics; MLS' newest draw and a Daily milestone

Takeaways from leaving Las Vegas; FIFA's early presale woes and trends in new buildings and on campus

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: Podium34 raises $200M for 2034 Olympics; Broncos find a stadium site; Illinois football gets news stadium name and NFL Week 1 ratings are strong.

0:00 - NFL Kickoff draws big viewership1:25 - NFL’s first virtual first down measurement2:20 - NBA Europe momentum 3:25 - StubHub IPO details 4:36 - Minute Media reaches deal to acquire VideoVerse and Magnifi5:23 - Nike’s pivotal year continues 6:39 - WNBA labor talks continue7:15 - Messi’s futbol future

Closing the curtain on the U.S. Open; NFL kickoff weekend runs smoothly and Newcastle United gets a new leader

The very healthy state of the NFL; College football's strong start; the WNBA's Fever have big ambitions and thinking about Bjorn Borg. 0:11 NFL season starts0:27 NFL game in São Paulo, Brazil1:29 NFL's league record sponsorships2:12 Life is very good for the NFL according to the CivicScience SBJ Sports Consumer Insights Survey4:21 College Football television ratings5:28 Steve Ballmer isn't hiding over accusations of  violating cap rules\7:02 Caitlin Clark's out the rest of the season7:37 Indiana Fever building new practice facility8:49 Tennis news, Bjorn Borg's prostate cancer in remission9:32 Takeaways

00:00 Intro  00:11 Oklahoma State students' bright futures 01:14 NBC’s highest grossing NFL season  02:20 American Express replacing Visa as NFL partner  04:03 Toyota enters year 3 as NFL partner  04:25 Pepsi's tailgate crashers04:50 Josh Allen: The NFL’s marketing force 05:30 Visa’s World Cup tickets presale draw  06:59 Chicago Stars relocating to Northwestern’s temporary stadium  08:11 Big 12 in good hands with Allstate 09:03 Big 12 and Barstool Sports talk partnership 09:39 Buzzcast takeaways 

FIFA's scrubbing effort of stadium naming rights; Seattle's soccer strength and the Brewers' impact on all of MLB

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: ESPN sends off Lee Corso with class (and a huge TV audience); PGA Tour viewership rebounds in a big way; and John Malone may be angling to put F1 on the block.

Jerry Jones and the Cowboys make another splash; Brian Rolapp's first month at the PGA Tour; and saluting the legend Lee Corso.