NFL rates big, Luck’s new gig, MLB revenue share: Sports Playbook

Coming off the Thanksgiving holiday, there’s plenty to discuss in the world of sports between NFL ratings, the MLB post-season, and even new hiring in the NCAA.

This week on Yahoo Finance Sports Report’s Pomp’s Playbook, host Joe Pompliano takes a look at some of this week’s biggest headlines in sports that you and your portfolio need to know. This week, Pompliano is breaking down three top stories:

NFL Thanksgiving Day ratings

This year’s Thanksgiving Day games brought in high ratings. The game in particular that’s drawing most attention is the Cowboys vs. Giants game which aired on Fox (FOX) and averaged averaged 38.5 million viewers during the broadcast. It is projected to be the most-watched NFL telecast this season, according to Fox Sports PR.

Andrew Luck named new GM of Stanford Football

Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback and Stanford alum Andrew Luck has become the new general manager of the Cardinal football program. This is a new role where Luck will oversee both football operations as well as the business side of the program.

MLB playoffs’ revenue sharing pool

Major League Baseball recently released its post-season revenue-sharing numbers with the bonus pool racing a record $129.1 million, which is up from last year’s pool of $107.8 million, according to AP.

To hear more, check out this week’s episode of Yahoo Finance Sports report here.

Yahoo Finance Sports Report with Joe Pompliano, a vodcast brought to you by Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Sports, looks beyond the latest sports business headlines, analyzes all the need-to-know news – the teams, trades, and billion dollar deals – so you and your portfolio will win BIG.

Yahoo Finance Sports Report is developed and produced by Lauren Pokedoff.