Dukes & Bell

Mike and Abe come back with some Hawks talk and share thoughts on who they should target in the upcoming NBA Draft with their 13th and 22nd picks and what free agents they believe would be good fits for the Hawks as well. Their discussion then carries into how long it will be before the Hawks hire someone for their president of basketball operations position.

Mike and Abe comeback with 4th and 1 and share some thoughts on the Falcons heading to Berlin to face the Colts as one of the NFL's international games and the briefly discuss who they believe will be the starting quarterback for Indy by that time in the season agreeing Anthony Richardson may still need some time to develop into an NFL quarterback. They then transition into a conversation on an article in which Matthew Judon reportedly says he was not used properly, which led to a decrease in his production in sacks.

Mike and Abe get into some brief talk on the NBA Draft Lottery and whether or not calls for conspiracy theory behind the Mavericks landing the number one overall pick have a leg to stand on. They then get into the daily download and give more thoughts on the Braves win over the Reds, Falcons heading to Berlin to take on the Colts as one of the NFL's several international games, Knicks defeating the Celtics as Jayson Tatum suffered a game ending injury.

Mike and Abe are joined by Bret Boone who shares some insight on returning to baseball as a hitting coach for the Rangers and how struggling hitters can fix their issues.

Mike and Abe open up the show with some Braves talk as they react to their 4-3 win over the Nationals and share their thoughts on the Nick Allen throwing error which helped the Nats threaten to win the game after tying it in the 9th inning. They also share some thoughts on Ozzie Albies continuing to struggle and seeing Alex Verdugo coming through with the game winning hit as he too has struggled this month.

The full show of "Dukes and Bell" from 5-12-25.

In the opening hour “Dukes and Bell”, Abe Gordon is filling in for Carl Dukes all week, so he and Mike Bell discuss the Braves series loss to the Pirates, talk some headlines in the “Daily Download”, including where could Giannis land this Summer? The hour end with a visit from Katherine Terrell of ESPN to discuss NFC South rival, New Orleans Saints.

In the second hour of “Dukes and Bell”, Abe and Mike talk NFL headlines (Derek Carr’s retirement, Season Opener, and more) in “4th and 1.” Next, we discuss the Braves continued struggles at the plate and lack of run support. Da-Da Lewis wraps the hour with “Yeah Man, No Man” asking about the breaking news that Michael Jordan will be joining NBC’s NBA coverage.

In the third hour of “Duke and Bell”, the guys talk some “Dawgs” with Connor Riley of “Dawgnation”, and the chances that UGA could land #1 prospect, Jackson Cantwell. Then, we react to some new sounds from the Falcons’ rookies and the head coach, Raheem Morris. Mike Bell closes the hour with “Guy Talk.”

In the final hour of “Dukes and Bell”, we close the show talking the latest Falcons’ news, try to make sense of the frustrating Braves with Grant McAuley, and the bring you the “Strong Arm Story of the Day.”