SBJ Spotlight: June 16, 2021

In the 'Spotlight': Softball's stellar ratings, prospects for CFP
expansion, and MLB's sticky problem SBJ debuts the latest episode
of its video news series, "SBJ Spotlight." This episode looks at
the hottest news in the industry, including impressive ratings for
softball and what that may mean for women's sports, the pros and
cons of expanding the College Football Playoff to 12 teams, why MLB
felt pressure to issue new rules in mid-season to address the
problem of illegal substances on balls, and a look at Utah Jazz
owner Ryan Smith's plan to build a small-market team into a
worldwide powerhouse. In addition, our experts look into the
prospects for Sinclair's plan to launch a streaming sports network,
and why IndyCar is circling back to NBC after kicking the tires on
other networks. The episode concludes with our Insiders Roundtable
offering predictions and people of the week. Our guests this week:
Bruce Schoenfeld -- SBJ contributor Kevin Griffin -- AdCom SBJ
writers in this episode: Abe Madkour John Ourand Eric Prisbell Adam
Stern