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It's Just Business

It's Just Business

A Cavalcade of Ego Crash Outs: Steve Balmer, Lane Kiffin and LIV Golf

Sep 14, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 8 segments

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Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈68 followers

Speakers: Steve ThomasHostChris LaringHost

Top entities: NFL×52 NBA×26 Kawhi Leonard×19 Southeastern Conference×32 National Collegiate Athletic Association×13

The NFL Goes International1:08 – 9:04

C

Chris LaringHost

1:08

Um, I just to continue my summer trend of watching sports that I don't generally watch.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:14

Uh, it was a pretty thrilling, uh, tennis match.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:16

I watched yesterday in the U S open.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:18

You watch tennis.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:20

Yeah.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:21

I mean, not regularly.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:22

Like I said, this

S

Steve ThomasHost

1:22

might've been the first.

S

Steve ThomasHost

1:23

No, no.

S

Steve ThomasHost

1:24

You watch some tennis.

S

Steve ThomasHost

1:25

I don't, I can't remember the last time I watched a tennis match.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:28

Yeah, but it was, you know, two Americans going head-to-head.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:30

Guaranteed a U.S. men in the final for the first time since Pete Sampras in something like almost 20 years.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:37

Well,

S

Steve ThomasHost

1:37

who did you watch? Do you remember who it was?

C

Chris LaringHost

1:40

Ben...

C

Chris LaringHost

1:42

Well, Francis Tiafoe, who I've been kind of following along because he's a D.C. area tennis player.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:48

So I've been kind of following that as a local story for a couple of years, not really watching it, but sort of tracking his career.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:53

And and then he played Ben Stenson, something like that.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:57

I think what I can't believe I can't think of his last name.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:59

But Ben was, I think, ninth in the world and Tiafoe's 11th.

C

Chris LaringHost

2:03

But, you know, sports is the one thing that makes me feel the most patriotic, if I'm honest.

C

Chris LaringHost

2:08

So so I tuned in.

C

Chris LaringHost

2:11

I tuned in for that.

S

Steve ThomasHost

2:12

Sports makes you feel the most patriotic.

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99%52 mentions
NBASports OrganizationLeague
98%26 mentions
Kawhi LeonardPersonToronto Raptors small forward
97%19 mentions
Southeastern ConferenceSports OrganizationAthletic conference
96%32 mentions
National Collegiate Athletic AssociationSports OrganizationNonprofit organization
95%13 mentions
Steve BallmerPersonAmerican businessman and former CEO of Microsoft
94%25 mentions
Mexico CityLandmarkCapital of Mexico
92%4 mentions
LA ClippersSports TeamBasketball team
91%18 mentions
Frances TiafoePersonAmerican tennis player
90%3 mentions
Lane KiffinPersonAmerican football coach
89%5 mentions
LSU Tigers footballSports TeamFootball team
88%25 mentions
PGA TOURSports OrganizationNonprofit organization
86%10 mentions
LIV GolfSports OrganizationLeague
85%9 mentions
LouisianaAdministrative AreaUS state
84%4 mentions
ESPNCompanyCable company
83%5 mentions
AustraliaCountryCountry in Oceania
82%14 mentions
DaktronicsCompanyCompany
81%5 mentions
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79%4 mentions
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
78%9 mentions
TorontoCityCity in Ontario, Canada
77%1 mention
Los Angeles RamsSports TeamAmerican football team
76%1 mention
Rory McIlroyPersonNorthern Irish professional golfer
75%5 mentions
Maurice SmithPersonAmerican former American football player
74%2 mentions
Marge SchottPersonAmerican business executive
72%1 mention
Saudi ArabiaCountryCountry in the Middle East
71%11 mentions
Wrigley FieldStadium or ArenaBallpark in Chicago, Illinois
70%3 mentions
NFC WestSports OrganizationDivision
69%1 mention
New YorkCityCity in New York State
68%1 mention
US Open Tennis ChampionshipsSports OrganizationTennis tournament
66%1 mention
NFC EastSports OrganizationDivision
65%1 mention
Damon JonesPersonAmerican former basketball player
64%1 mention
Philadelphia EaglesSports TeamFootball team
63%2 mentions
ScotlandCountryUK constituent country
62%2 mentions
AustraliansEntityEthnicity
61%1 mention
Pete SamprasPersonAmerican former tennis player
59%1 mention
EuropeContinentContinent
58%1 mention
GermanyCountryCountry in Europe
57%3 mentions
Yahoo! SportsEntityWebsite
56%1 mention
MLBSports OrganizationBaseball league
55%2 mentions
South AfricaCountryCountry in Southern Africa
54%4 mentions
Toys“R”UsCompanyClothing retail company
52%2 mentions
NFC SouthSports OrganizationDivision
51%1 mention
LondonCityCapital of England
50%2 mentions
Seattle SeahawksSports TeamAmerican football team
49%2 mentions
Estadio AztecaEntityStadium in Mexico City, Mexico
48%1 mention
BerlinCityCapital of Germany
46%1 mention
Clemson Tigers footballSports TeamAmerican football team
45%2 mentions
Fast & FuriousMovie SeriesFilm series
44%1 mention
New ZealandCountryCountry in Oceania
43%1 mention
MiamiCityCity in Florida
42%1 mention

Professional golf toursSports > Golf
Professional sports ownershipBusiness > Sports business
International expansionSports > Football > NFL
LIV Golf financial restructuringSports > Golf > Professional golf tours
NCAA eligibility governanceSports > Football > College football
Salary-cap enforcementSports > Basketball > NBA
League investment vehiclesBusiness > Sports business > Professional sports ownership
College footballSports > Football
Sports businessBusiness
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BasketballSports
NBASports > Basketball
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NFLSports > Football
GolfSports

The NFL Goes International1:08 – 9:04

C

Chris LaringHost

1:08

Um, I just to continue my summer trend of watching sports that I don't generally watch.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:14

Uh, it was a pretty thrilling, uh, tennis match.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:16

I watched yesterday in the U S open.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:18

You watch tennis.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:20

Yeah.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:21

I mean, not regularly.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:22

Like I said, this

S

Steve ThomasHost

1:22

might've been the first.

S

Steve ThomasHost

1:23

No, no.

S

Steve ThomasHost

1:24

You watch some tennis.

S

Steve ThomasHost

1:25

I don't, I can't remember the last time I watched a tennis match.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:28

Yeah, but it was, you know, two Americans going head-to-head.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:30

Guaranteed a U.S. men in the final for the first time since Pete Sampras in something like almost 20 years.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:37

Well,

S

Steve ThomasHost

1:37

who did you watch? Do you remember who it was?

C

Chris LaringHost

1:40

Ben...

C

Chris LaringHost

1:42

Well, Francis Tiafoe, who I've been kind of following along because he's a D.C. area tennis player.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:48

So I've been kind of following that as a local story for a couple of years, not really watching it, but sort of tracking his career.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:53

And and then he played Ben Stenson, something like that.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:57

I think what I can't believe I can't think of his last name.

C

Chris LaringHost

1:59

But Ben was, I think, ninth in the world and Tiafoe's 11th.

C

Chris LaringHost

2:03

But, you know, sports is the one thing that makes me feel the most patriotic, if I'm honest.

C

Chris LaringHost

2:08

So so I tuned in.

C

Chris LaringHost

2:11

I tuned in for that.

S

Steve ThomasHost

2:12

Sports makes you feel the most patriotic.

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