A dive into college hoops audience numbers, looking at where might MLB look to fill the ESPN media rights gap after 2025 and CBS college basketball analyst Wally Szczerbiak dishes on March Madness and his cameo on “Arli$$.” episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 13, 2025 · 41 MIN

A dive into college hoops audience numbers, looking at where might MLB look to fill the ESPN media rights gap after 2025 and CBS college basketball analyst Wally Szczerbiak dishes on March Madness and his cameo on “Arli$$.”

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On the pod this week, co-hosts Austin Karp and Mollie Cahillane are joined by CBS’s Wally Szczerbiak for an inside look at his preparations for March Madness and what he thinks about tourney expansion. The duo also breaks down men’s & women’s college basketball viewership, look at ESPN retaining some of its top on-air talent and what could be next for MLB when their media rights deal with ESPN wraps up at the end of this season. Sign up for SBJ 360, our free, daily newsletter. SBJ 360 delivers a concise, high-level overview of the most important stories shaping the sports industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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On the pod this week, co-hosts Austin Karp and Mollie Cahillane are joined by CBS’s Wally Szczerbiak for an inside look at his preparations for March Madness and what he thinks about tourney expansion. The duo also breaks down men’s & women’s college basketball viewership, look at ESPN retaining some of its top on-air talent and what could be next for MLB when their media rights deal with ESPN wraps up at the end of this season.

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