Professional Bull Riders is celebrating its 25th season with a huge event at Madison Square Garden January 5th. Sean Gleason, CEO of Professional Bull Riders, and two-time World Champion bull rider J.B. Mauney, aka "the John Wayne of PBR", join Cheddar to discuss the fast-growing sport.
According to the organization, PBR attendance increased 11% from 2015 to 2017, setting 13 local event attendance records in 2016 and eight more in 2017. Annual global attendance has reached 3 million fans. Gleason also talks about the company's new streaming platform called "RidePass" and how it fits within the distribution strategy.
Mauney talks about how he prepares for a bull riding competition and how he stays connected with his fans. He says he's one of the oldest professional bull riders, which is why he's old school in his training. He predicts he'll ride for a few more years before hanging up his hat.
Anthony Tall, sports agent and president of Miracle Sports Agency, joins Cheddar News to talk about the challenges professional sports leagues are facing amid a surge in coronavirus cases across the U.S.
2021 was no walk in the park for the tech sector. However, despite the industry dealing with worldwide chip shortage and supply chain crisis, many companies managed to push innovations forward. All these innovations are also expected to accelerate its coolness in 2022. Editor at Large at CNET Ian Sherr, joined Cheddar to discuss more.
A number of major sports leagues like the NFL, NHL, and NBA are now postponing or canceling games altogether as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country. The latest omicron variant is now forcing leagues to implement new COVID protocols as several of their players have tested positive. President and CEO of Life Flip Media and Sports Analyst Eric Mitchell, joined Cheddar to discuss more.
Carlo and Baker preview President Biden's address to the nation as Omicron becomes the new dominant Covid strain. Plus, Trump gets booed for getting his booster and the White House gets a new puppy.
Olivia Harlan Dekker provides her top picks for Week 15 of the NFL season, while Minty Bets discusses the strategy behind picking games amid a league-wide COVID-19 outbreak. Meanwhile, Jared Smith breaks down his approach to betting college football bowl games.
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Carlo and Baker wrap up another week discussing the latest explosion in new Covid cases in the Northeast, President Biden's stalled agenda and more. Plus, Love, Hate, Ate featuring the question: why did movie dialogue get so hard to understand?
Olivia Harlan Dekker, BetMGM host, joins Cheddar News to dissect the best bets in the matchup between Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert, and breaks down the other big game of Week 15.
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Jared Smith, sports betting analyst from Pickswise, joins Cheddar Bets to break down the best bets you can make for the first wave of College Football bowl games, and how to make picks despite some stars opting-out of the games.
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Minty Bets, sports betting analyst for Yahoo Sportsbook, joins Cheddar News to discuss same-game parlays and navigating this week's slate of NFL games despite the league-wide outbreak of COVID-19.
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The sports world has been at the forefront of dealing with the pandemic ever since the NBA temporarily halted operations in March 2020 and opted to play in their Florida bubble. As the omicron variant and current COVID surge forces game postponements and player quarantines, how leagues manage to continue operations through the outbreaks could be a sign of what is to come for the general public. Dr. Robby Sikka, chair of the COVID Sports Society Workgroup and a former VP with the Minnesota Timberwolves, joined Cheddar's "Closing Bell" to talk about the ways in which the NBA, NHL, and NFL are innovating amid the disruptions.
