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The NFL regular season is under two weeks away and there has been a lot of hype around the new players on different teams. Philadelphia Eagles rookie, Jalen Carter, has been making headlines for his strong start at training camp. Does he have what it takes to win DPOY? Will Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, win back to back MVPs? We’ll go through all the awards and choose who we think will take home the gold. The college football season has officially begun. Who are the true contenders this season? Should Penn State football fans buy into the hype? The Philadelphia Phillies have been hot as of late. With Aaron Nola’s impressive outing against the St. Louis Cardinals, should Phillies fans feel confident about their pitching rotation going into the postseason? We’ll discuss their chances of making another World Series run. This week, there are some teams and athletes that went on absolute TEARS. Who deserves to be shouted out on this week’s “Shoutout Of The Week?”

The Philadelphia Phillies saw another string of victories at home this week. Starting out the week against former manager Gabe Kapler and his San Francisco Giants, the Phillies were dominant on offense. Throughout the 3 game series, the Phillies put up 20 runs and won two games which secured them the series win. Later in the week, the St. Louis Cardinals were reminded why this team was in the World Series last year. The Cardinals didn’t stand a chance as the Phillies put up a combined 22 runs over the span of 3 games while St Louis only managed to bring 3 runners across home plate. With that sweep, the Phillies would end the week at 5-1, and 7-3 in their last 10. Can this momentum continue as a new week of MLB action continues inside Citizens Bank Park? Last week, Los Angeles Angels superstar pitcher Shohei Ohtani was revealed to have a torn UCL which has brought his incredible pitching season to an abrupt end. However, his MLB season continues as he will take the Angels designated hitter spot. Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Mitch Williams, joined by Tom Arnone, and Michael Chromiak, breaks down this injury, if it will need a second Tommy John surgery and what is Ohtani’s future with the Angels? Is Shohei Ohtani still worth $500 million? Let us know what you think in the comments below. Looking ahead, the Phillies welcome the Los Angeles Angels and the Milwaukee Brewers for two more 3 game series. The Angels will be without local icon Mike Trout who was recently placed on the injured list and as already discussed, Ohtani won’t take the mound. The Brewers are sitting pretty at the top of the NL Central and have been dominant in their last 10 taking sweeping the San Diego Padres, Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers. Williams, Arnone and Chromiak give us a glimpse into the week ahead and if the Phillies can hold onto their top spot in the MLB Wild Card race. To round things out, Chrome and Mitch Williams are going to have a catch. Not literally…but the A2D Radio originals will be throwing some questions to Mitch who will fire back with some raw thoughts.

On this episode of “Agree 2 Disagree,” Thomas Arnone, Nick DelGozzo, Brian Wilson, and Greg Milakovic as they give their 2023 season predictions for the Philadelphia Eagles. The upcoming NFL season begins in just under 2 weeks. The Philadelphia Phillies continue their homestand as the St. Louis Cardinals leave town and the Los Angeles Angels come to town to start next week. Unfortunately for Phillies fans they will not see the great Shohei Ohtani pitch in this series as he’s currently shut down from throwing with a UCL injury. Also missing from the Angels lineup this series will be local product and superstar, Mike Trout, who is on the injured list. The Phillies have won both series at home with the San Francisco Giants and the Cardinals this past week. Join Thomas, Nick, Brian, and Greg as they all give their predictions for the upcoming Philadelphia Eagles season. The Philadelphia Eagles will repeat as NFC Champions and reach the Super Bowl. Join the fellas and let them know if you agree or disagree with that statement. The guys will give their Eagles season records as well as any specific players to watch throughout the season. They will also whip around the NFL and give the teams they like and dislike as well as key players to keep an eye on. The group will give their thoughts on the past week for the Phillies as they’ve won two straight series after a tough series against the Nationals last weekend. They will preview the upcoming Angels season and of course talk about Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. Finally, the guys will end the show as they always do with their Crumb of the Week segment.

The Kansas City Chiefs are favorites to not only win the AFC West Division but repeat as Super Champions. The betting odds are currently the Kansas City Chiefs -180 to win the AFC West Division and +600 to win the Super Bowl. The AFC West might be the toughest division in the NFL. AFC West is filled with top-tier quarterbacks. Starting with the best quarterback in the league Patrick Mahomes, followed by the apparent next superstar in Justin Herbert, Russell Wilson, and Jimmy Garoppolo. A tough division but we give our AFC West Predictions as we go through each team's schedule. Lots to unload! Let's break down all the betting odds on each team to win the AFC West Division so you know what your best bets are.

Tonight along with the WWE, AEW and the rest of the professional wrestling world we mourn the sudden passing of former WWE Champion and 3rd generation superstar, Windham Rotunda, better known as Bray Wyatt. As the patriarch of the Wyatt Family, Bray would take the WWE Universe by storm when he came on the scene in 2009 alongside Eric Rowan and Luke Harper (aka Brodie Lee). Wyatt and his family would tear through superstar after superstar including an incredible story with John Cena which saw the introduction of Braun Strowman. Throughout the years Wyatt would go on to have memorable story after memorable story with the likes of Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Randy Orton, Alexa Bliss and countless others. Wyatt was able to reinvent himself a few times over the years as “The Fiend” and most recently “Uncle Howdy”. Joined by Michael Chromiak, our panel takes a look back at the life and career of one of the greatest minds of the modern era. Earlier in the week, the professional wrestling world also lost WWE Hall of Famer and hardcore icon Terry Funk. Funk passed away Wednesday at the age of 79. Funk wrestled everywhere from WWF, WCW, NWA/TNA and ECW. Funk was an innovator of the hardcore style we have come to know and love today. Whether he was wrestling as Chainsaw Charley or just as Terry Funk, his rivalries and partnerships with Mick Foley through the years are things of legend. Rounding out the show tonight, we take a trip across the pond to get ready for AEW All In. All In takes place this Sunday at Wembley Stadium in London England in front of over an estimated 80,000 +. AEW World Champion MJF puts his title on the line alongside his tag team partner Adam Cole. Billy Gunn plans to bring back a “Bad Ass” when along with The Acclaimed look to take the AEW World Trios Championships from House of Black. Will Ospreay steps inside an AEW ring once again, this time to take on Chris Jericho. FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) are set to defend their AEW World Tag Team Championships against The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). Hikaru Shida defends her AEW Women’s Championship against Toni Storm, Saraya and Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. CM Punk defends the “Real World Championship” against Samoa Joe. Other matches include a Stadium Stampede match, the FTW Championship is on the line, the ROH World Tag Team Championships are set to be defended, and a tag team Coffin Match.

Last week the Philadelphia Eagles, in NFL Preseason action, tied the Cleveland Browns 18-18. Marcus Mariota struggled to connect with his wide receivers while Tanner McKee continued to impress. Should Mariota be worried that McKee will take the backup QB role? Join former Philadelphia Eagles Irving Fryar and Hollis Thomas as they take us back through the ups and downs of this preseason battle. Speaking of battles, the Philadelphia Eagles got into another brawl with the Indianapolis Colts ahead of their joint practice on Tuesday. This is one week removed from an altercation with the Cleveland Browns. Are these brawls really necessary? Are joint practices really necessary? How can issues like these be avoided? The Eagles are already suffering from a few different serious injuries. First-round pick Nolan Smith, who had a torn pectoral muscle last October, had a small scare following the first half of last week’s game. Thankfully he was taken out for precautionary measures and has since stated that he is feeling good and should be ready to have an amazing rookie season. Will this injury however be something that could force the Eagles to part ways with the former Georgia Bulldog? Cornerback Zech McPhearson saw his season come to a screeching halt when he suffered a torn Achilles, ruling him out for the season. Who will step up in McPhearson’s place? With week 1 of the NFL season right, teams have started to solidify their final 53-man roster. Irving and Hollis take us into the minds of these young NFL stars that are sitting on the cusp of getting cut. What is going through their mind? Is tonight’s game against the Colts their last chance to make an impression? Can anything be done to ensure that they are still on this NFL team come August 29th? Climb aboard your way back machine with Hollis Thomas as he takes us back through History this week on “History With Hollis”. Where will we go this week? What interesting facts will we learn? Find out the answers to these great questions and more on Vetted!

The Philadelphia Eagles wrap up the 2023 NFL Preseason tonight against the Indianapolis Colts. Many still hope they will end up on the final 53-man roster. Even more, are hopeful that they will earn themselves a starting position for the week 1 matchup against the New England Patriots. Following a tie against the Cleveland Browns and Myles Jack’s early retirement, the Eagles were busy this week. The Indianapolis Colts were in town hoping to have joint practices, but following a bench-clearing altercation, that was a thing of the past. The depth chart and final roster have been up in the air following a series of injuries. Will Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman be able to work his magic and find a way to fill out the depth chart and solidify a 53-man roster in time for the August 29th deadline? Does Chrisitna Elliss emerge as the starting LB alongside Nakobe Dean? Could current Colts running back Jonathan Taylor trade in the blue and white for some green? Let us know in the comments below. Last week, the Philadelphia Eagles hosted a cast of former players including our very own Markus Thomas. Markus takes us inside last week's festivities and how this team looked up close. Is Marcus Mariota’s spot as the backup quarterback to Jalen Hurts in the bag? How will Jalen Carter match up against the starters? Who will come out on top in the WR3 battle between Quez Watkins and Olamide Zacchaeus? Can Trey Sermon impress the front office enough to earn him that coveted roster spot? How can head coach Nick Sirianni clean up the sloppy play of the Eagles' special teams? Find out the answers to these questions and more tonight on Pro Fan Talk with Markus Thomas!

2023 Fantasy Football live draft. 8-man PPR scoring league. Who wins it all in 2023? A2D members join up for the 4th annual fantasy football draft show. Where will players like Jalen Hurts, Justin Jefferson, Christian McCaffrey, Austin Ekeler, Travis Kelce & others be taken tonight? Who will come out on top with the best team at the end of the night? Who do you think will take home the crown as fantasy football champion this year?

On today’s episode Paul Domowitch, formerly of the Philadelphia Inquirer, will be joined by former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Dick Vermeil. The two will talk about Vermeil’s early career as a head coach in the high school level (which also included a run as a swim coach), up to his tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1976-82 which included a trip to Super Bowl XV. Vermeil was out of the coaching spotlight for 15 years before returning to the league with the St. Louis Rams from 1997-99, and again with the Kansas City Chiefs from 2001-2005. Vermeil, since then, punched his ticket to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022 and is the current owner of Vermeil Wines, a winery and vineyard in Napa, California. He also keeps in touch with his former players. The two will then discuss the current happenings with the Philadelphia Eagles as training camp and preseason wraps up this week before the Eagles take on the Indianapolis Colts. Paul would also like to get Coach Vermeil’s thoughts on quarterback Jalen Hurts, head coach Nick Sirianni, and whether or not the Eagles can get back to the Super Bowl.

The time has come to discuss the NHL’s Pacific Division. Leading off our Pacific breakdown are the defending Stanley Cup Champion, Vegas Golden Knights. This franchise has come into the NHL with a bang being the second team to ever get to the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season. The Knights were not very active this offseason. They are currently more than four million dollars over the salary cap, which means they will have to find ways to get some cap relief before the season starts. The question for the Knights heading into this season is who will be the starting goaltender? We asked this question last year, too, with no Robin Lenher to possibly start the year again. This team found ways to prevail last season despite some pretty major injuries and found a way to win the Cup. Do the Knights have enough magic left to repeat? The Los Angeles Kings are an intriguing team this year. This team kind of came out of nowhere two years ago and found themselves back in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. This franchise has a lot of young talent, but they also have their fair share of veteran leadership in guys like Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. They were another team that wasn't overly active in free agency, but they have a lot of young, key pieces already in place. They spent this offseason filling only a couple holes they had. They were able to re-sign their big trade deadline acquisition Vladislav Gabrikov, who they landed from the Columbus Blue Jackets. Also, the Kings were able to acquire via trade and sign Pierre Luc Dubois from the Winnipeg Jets just before the NHL Draft. He signed a long-term deal to play in LA for the next eight years. The only real question the Kings have, just like Vegas, is their goaltending. Will it hold up? They had some issues with finding consistency there early in the season before letting Pheonix Copley take the reins. They also brought in Cam Talbot in net to help solidify the position. How deep of a run can the Kings make in the 2023/2024 season? The Anaheim Ducks look to continue their rebuild and make some progress as they head into the 2023/2024 season. They are coming off a season where they finished dead last in the NHL and landed the second overall pick in the NHL Draft Lottery. Ducks GM Pat Verbeek has left a few people scratching their heads, taking center Leo Carlsson with that pick over Adam Fantilli. The Ducks are fairly active this offseason, having the most cash to spend in free agency. Two of the names they brought in were defenseman Radko Gudas and Stanley Cup Champion winger Alex Killorn. Both guys bring a lot of leadership and experience to a young locker room that could benefit from having two players who have either been to or won a Stanley Cup to really get this team going. Goaltender John Gibson has expressed an interest in being traded; this will be an interesting storyline to keep an eye moving throughout the season. On a fun note, the Ducks Franchise will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary this season. What a nice way to celebrate their 30th by making their way back to the NHL Playoffs.