I had the opportunity to catch up with new Portland Trail Blazers GM Rich Cho for the first time this week and our conversation aired on this weekend's edition of Sports Business Radio.

Cho has a fascinating busines background - he was an engineer at Boeing and he's got a law degree from Pepperdine.

We need your help. Chris Dukeminier, a graduate of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon is participating in an amazing contest in order to win a job working for adidas golf. He's traveled the globe playing some of the best golf courses in the world and he's documenting his travels via various social media platforms.

Bill Sanders, CMO for BDA Sports, the agency that reps NBA players such as Yao Ming, Steve Nash, Rajon Rondo, Brandon Jennings and Greg Oden joined me on Sports Business Radio this past weekend.

I took my daughter to Disneyland recently and the trip left me with many observations.

Former NBA star Brian Grant joined me on Sports Business Radio this past Sunday to discuss his battle against Parkinson's Disease as well as his sold out, star-studded celebrity fundraiser that he's put together in Portland.

To listen to our conversation, click here.

Ryne Sandberg is my choice to replace Lou Pinella as the Manager of the Chicago Cubs when Sweet Lou retires at the end of the season.

Sandberg, an accomplished Hall of Fame player, has put his time in at the minor league level since he retired as as player. He didn't just ask for the Cubs top job years ago based on his credentials. He's earned the opportunity.

USC, Florida, North Carolina. All big time college football programs being scrutinized by the NCAA right now. Is the NCAA turning up the heat on college athletic powerhouses? Not necessarily.

Disgruntled agents who are being shunned by college football and basketball stars are blowing the whistle when the stars take money, but then don't sign with them.

July of 2011 is a month you should have circled on your calendar if you are an NBA fan. Why? Because its the month the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires.

I firmly believe there will be a work stoppage and that the owners will lock out the players. My guess is that the work stoppage will run from July of 2011 until at least January of 2012.

The Miami Heat scored big with the signing of LeBron James this past week.

On today's Portland-only edition of Sports Business Radio on 95.5FM The Game, I analyzed the recent firing of Portland Trail Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard.