
Governments & Sports, the lines are blurry
From It's Just Business by Chris Lawrence
April 20, 2026 · 1h 5m · Episode 226
About this episode
The episode discusses the blurred lines between sports governance and the sports industry, featuring topics like Vince McMahon's allegations and college sports regulation.
After "Rock" tees and Hall of Fame discussion we look at the increasing blurry lines between sports governance and, well sports. We also look at the blurry-eyed monster that is Vince McMahon, and the bad driving of Tiger Woods. Top 3 most seen "Rock Tees" Nirvana ACDC Metallica Topic rundown: President Trump delivers new executive order attempting to regulate college sports Report: LIV Golf funding from PIF only guaranteed until season’s end Saudi PIF drops Al-Hilal soccer team amid sports pivot Vince McMahon faces graphic sexual abuse allegations in new court filing from ex-WWE employee Bonus: How a lawn gnome became the hottest item at the Masters (Also the prices have come down on eBay) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Chris Lawrence
Topics covered
- sports governance
- Vince McMahon
- Tiger Woods
- college sports regulation
- LIV Golf funding
- Saudi PIF
- lawn gnome at the Masters
Keywords
- sports governance
- Vince McMahon
- Tiger Woods
- LIV Golf
- PIF
- college sports
- Masters
- lawn gnome
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: LIV Golf, PIF, Al-Hilal
Books & works: Rock Tees, Nirvana, ACDC, Metallica
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