Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

Malik McDowell was in court today following two incidents earlier this year, one involving a scuffle with the cops, the other involving a stolen truck. There were character questions about McDowell from the very beginning, but the Hawks drafted him anyway. Is it okay to criticize the team for making the pick? Gregg Bell of The News Tribune joins us to look further into the McDowell story, plus thoughts on a timeline for a Bobby Wagner deal, and more. Textimonials react to all of this at 49451.

All Stars are being announced, and of course the M's will get at least one obligatory player. Do you even care who it is? There was a point in time when the All Star game was a big deal, but those days are long gone. Not only has the exhibition game lost its excitement, but the game of baseball has as well, and much of that has to do with the complete lack of personality from most of its stars. We're getting closer day by day to the Husky football season. The Athletic's Christian Caple runs through it with us. How big of a step back to we expect the defense to take? There's less experience, but still a lot of talent. The NBA is considering reducing the number of games in the season, but more interestingly, changing the way the playoffs work, requiring seeds 5-8 to play in a play-in series. It's far too easy to make the playoffs now as it is. This new system would force teams to earn it.

Kevin Durant has declined his option with the Golden State Warriors for next season, opening up the potential for him to go elsewhere. It could also be a great move for the Warriors as well, giving them a chance to re-negotiate a deal that wouldn't leave them on the hook for $30 million while Durant is injured for much of next season. Either way, the speculation can now go into overdrive. Gee Scott Jr. has been offered by Washington after committing to Ohio State six months ago. There have been some (Puckett) who have claimed that Chris Petersen is a hypocrite based on comments he's made previously. We're, of course, not so sure about that. Ryan Divish wrote a piece talking a lot about John Stanton and his role as an owner with the Mariners. It shed new light on him, not just as the guy in charge, but as a fan of the team. He hasn't been the owner of the team all that long, so the jury is still out on him as an owner so far, but we're starting to get a better idea. How has John Stanton been as an owner so far?

Now that Kevin Durant has declined his option for next season, where is he going next? Is he going to strike a new deal with the Warriors? Play in New York? A team that signs him now is essentially paying him for an extra year in which he won't play. We update Dick's poll on Scott Servais; is he on the hot seat this season? It was close, but the answer with the most votes was "it doesn't matter". It's a throwaway season anyway. Unless the team completely quits on him, he isn't to blame. Petros joins us as he does every Wednesday at 4:20 courtesy of the 520 Bar and Grill talking Chris Petersen's recruiting, Jake Browning, Cody Bellinger's "attacker", and more. Textimonials react to the Browning and Petersen conversations.

Jalen McMillan verbally committed to the UW just a few days ago. Now, the four-star wide receiver joins us to talk about why he chose to become a Husky. Petros took exception to Dick's claim that Jake Browning wasn't a good quarterback. Softy says we should reflect on all of Browning's accomplishments at Washington. Kevin Durant has declined his option with Golden State for next season. Is this Warriors team a sinking ship? We get thoughts from Bonta Hill of 95.7 The Game. We play another round of You Don't Know Dick!

Big news today as Jalen McMillan has verbally committed to Washington. He may be the highest-rated recruit to commit to UW in the Chris Petersen era. The Dawgs look to be strong this year, but Phil Steele says they may be second in the division behind Oregon. He explains the ranking in depth with us, plus thoughts on the college football playoff and more. The Dawgs may lose some experience on defense, yet could still be a very strong team this year. If they can compete without taking a step back, there may be no slowing them down going forward.

The NBA Awards were last night and Giannis won MVP. Could a case be made that James Harden was screwed? There's a lot ohappening in the Pac-12 this week, and joining us to discuss all of it is Jon Wilner courtesy of Simply Seattle. Textimonials react to the first two hours of the show at 49451.

Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer weighs in on yesterday's US vs. Spain game, and a look ahead to the match against Vancouver. All of the week's best sound clips from around sports on Fun with Audio. The NBA is replacing the word "owner" with the word "governor" due to racial sensitivity concerns. Has the league gotten tooo PC? We get thoughts from KJR's own Slickhawk on the issue.

Dick and Dave both watched the US Women's National Team defeat Spain this morning, but Dick was deeply annoyed by all of the flopping. Dick says he gives the sport a chance every few years, but this is one of the reasons he just can't watch regularly. Is it time for him to just give up on the sport? Jacob Eason is presumably the new starting quarterback for the Dawgs this year. Hugh Millen's seen about as much of this kid as anybody. Hugh is with us for much of the first hour (and into the second) to discuss the impact Eason will have on the team, the differences between him and Browning, and more.

Hugh Millen stepped in last hour to talk about the changes to the Dawgs roster, specifically Jacob Eason at quarterback. This hour, he continues the discussion on the 2019 Dawgs with just over two months until the college football season begins. Textimonials at 49451 react to the discussion on flopping.