President-elect Barack Obama got plenty of buzz when he talked about his want for a college playoff. Obama was asked last night by CNBC what he thought about Utah's claim for a national championship, given that they are the only undefeated team.   Read More

Michael Jordan was in New York City today to unveil his latest sneaker called the Air Jordan 2009. We talked about him being the most popular athlete on the planet, Brand Jordan and the new shoe.    Read More

Lots to talk about given the Yankees offseason. Yankees president Randy Levine stopped by "Power Lunch" today.   Read More

Boston College has fired its head football coach Jeff Jagodzinski for talking to the New York Jets about their job opening. That, despite the fact that more than 7 out of 10 of you, said that the school should have waited until Jagodzinski actually got an NFL job.    Read More

Two things have happened recently that led to skyrocketing salaries. The first factor was the coach-in-waiting idea. Hoping to establish some sort of continuity, teams with aging coaches have named assistants as future head coaches.    Read More

In the most strange story of 2009 (so far), Boston College is readying to formally fire its head football coach Jeff Jagodzinski for interviewing with the New York Jets.    Read More

So you'll read today that the Chicago Cubs will likely have a winning bidder in the next week or so. Don't believe it. Not going to happen. Here's what is going to happen...   Read More

I believe it's the first time two teams with over $100 million athletic budgets played each other. Texas has an athletic department budget of $101 million, while Ohio State's falls at $115.4 million. No other college football team in the nation tops the $100 million mark.    Read More

This morning, NBA commissioner David Stern rang the Opening Bell as part of the 30-year anniversary of U.S.-China diplomatic relations. I caught up with Stern at the New York Stock Exchange.    Read More

It's been a rough go for Red Sox owner John Henry, as the team winning championships in 2004 and 2007 might have been the only thing that kept him sane.   Read More