The big game in New Orleans is in the books, and the Philadelphia Eagles came out on top! On today's podcast, we discuss the game and the broader implications. We also recap Kendrick Lamar's halftime show, Donald Trump's surprise appearance, and the abysmal state of Super Bowl commercials.

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In a whirlwind podcast, Chad and John discuss the 2025 Australian Open, briefly revisit the Champions League Group Stage, and preview the Super Bowl between the Chiefs and the Eagles.

7:30 - 2025 Australian Open Review

25:20 - Champions League Group Stage Review

30:30 - The Super Bowl talk

56:40 - A brief discussion of The Brutalist and the Oscar nominations.

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The NFL and NCAA Football playoffs are in full swing, and we are locked into all the action. Plus, tennis has gotten underway in Australia. Chad and John make sure you are aware of all the exciting action coming in the first month of 2025.

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As 2024 comes to a close, we are recapping and revisiting our top stories in sports, and our favorite movies, for the year!

4:07: We highlight 2 current sports stories from the NFL and College Football

8:00: Sports Stories—Number 5

20:00: Number 4

27:50: Number 3

34:50: Number 2

45:40: Number 1

58:15: Top Movies—Number 5

1:04:30: Number 4

1:09:30: Number 3

1:13:34: Number 2

1:18:00: Number 1

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With more than half-a-dozen brawls and flag planting attempts in college football last week, it's fair to say that rivalry week was heated. We discuss all the drama from Saturday on today's podcast.

2:45: What happened to the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving?

5:00: General Motors—aka Cadillac—is joining Formula 1 in 2026.

10:35: Jameis Winston is the viral sensation of 2024.

19:22: Panic time at Manchester City.

33:00: College football rivalry week.

56:20: Our Wicked and Gladiator II experience!

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The 2024 election happened last week, and Donald Trump will return to the White House in 2025. But if you were up at 3 a.m. on election night, you may have seen a familiar face in the sports world addressing Trump's victory party: Dana White. What does White's involvement in politics say about Trump's success?

Before that, we briefly touch on three controversies in international soccer, from a refereeing scandal in England to an investigative report in Canada to a shocking display of violence in the Netherlands.

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We got our dream matchup in the World Series: Yankees vs. Dodgers; Ohtani vs. Judge. We take stock of the first 3 games of the series and consider if the games so far have lived up to the hype.

We also check in briefly with Formula One, a sad story out of N.C. State football, and the award for best player in world soccer.

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Many different sports around the world are expanding their postseason format to maximize the amount of high profile games that top teams play each year. Is this a benefit to fans, or just another desperate money grab?

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Shohei Ohtani has put together one of the most impressive seasons in baseball history. After spending some time discussing the Premier League and the NFL, we turn the focus of this podcast to MLB, and try to put Ohtani's historic season into context.

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Tyreek Hill was pulled over and detained by Miami police on his way to Week 1 of the NFL season. The reaction has been understandably and expectedly strong. John and Chad break down every angle of the incident and what we can learn.

10:20 - We look at Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka winning the U.S. Open and where the state of tennis is going into 2025.

27:30 - We recap Week 1 of the NFL season, focusing on the Chiefs, the Bengals, the Jets, and the 49ers.

40:30 - We examine the body cam footage from the Tyreek Hill situation, finding what Hill did wrong, what law enforcement did wrong, and who is responsible for these kinds of confrontational situations.

1:07:20 - We briefly touch on a new civil sexual assault lawsuit against Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson, and why we are so angry and so unsurprised by these new allegations.

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