Dukes & Bell

Dukes and Bell get into some more Braves talk and share thoughts on the performance of Austin Riley, who went 2-4 with two home runs and both agree their conversation with Brett Boone as he told the two the Braves would be ok this season as long as the middle of the order is hitting well, which was the case in their 8-4 win on Monday night. As their conversation continues, they also share some thoughts on Matt Olson and agree he is not quite where the team needs him to be at the plate.

Dukes and Bell come back with some more NFL talk and share thoughts on some of the potential landing spots of several draft prospects and whether or not teams are expressing interest in prospects to create smoke screens. They also discuss which teams picking ahead of the Falcons could alter the plans of the Falcons for the 15th pick.

Dukes and Bell come back with some football talk as they share thoughts on Mykel Williams and Jalen Walker and which one they believe would be the better fit for the Falcons as Carl makes a case for Williams being the front runner with his size being one major and Mike also in favor of Williams who he believes has more versatility. They then react to comments by Maliki Starks as he addressed how playing at Georgia and in the SEC has prepared him for the NFL and what it is about Kirby Smart which has allowed him to transform Georgia into the powerhouse they have become in college football.

Dukes and Bell are joined by SI's Bob Harig as they recap Rory McIlroy's win at The Masters and discuss the future of the PGA and LIV relationship

Dukes and Bell come back with some more Braves talk as they react to what happened with Wiley Ballard during the Braves broadcast as he was interviewing a couple of young women and was getting their number on camera and on the mic. The guys thought the incident was a fun moment and believe the negative pushback the incident is getting is unwarranted. The guys then get into 4th and 1 and react to some of the latest NFL headlines including reports of Shedeur Sanders hosting a private workout for the Giants and share thoughts on if it may be misdirect by the Giants.

Dukes and Bell get into the Daily Download and react to the Braves 8-4 win over the Blue jays and agree it was good to see their batters get after Toronto's Easton Lucas early as well as Grant Holmes being able to go deep in innings pitched to help the bullpen. They share a few more thoughts on the Hawks play-in matchup with Orlando and react to Quin Snyder's comments on how the Hawks will deal with the size advantage the Magic have. The guys show some love to the Atlanta Dream as well as they selected Te-Hina Paopao out of South Carolina and encourage Dream fans to get their tickets now as they believe the team is trending the right way.

Dukes and Bell are joined by Brett Boone as he shares thoughts on why he's not worried about how the Braves have started the season and how the MLB season is shaping up.

Dukes and Bell open up the show previewing the Hawks play-in matchup tonight with the Magic, who Mike believes creates matchup problems for the Hawks and Trae Young will have an above average night, which Carl believes can happen due to the Magic playing without Jalen Suggs. As they discuss, they both agree the Hawks will have to play good perimeter defense as well as shoot well from the three point line. They then share some brief thoughts on reports of Jalen Ramsey possibly being linked to the Falcons as he and the Dolphins have agreed to seek trade options for the cornerback.

The full 4-14-25 show from Dukes and Bell.

In the opening hour of today's show, the guys hit the headlines - Rory wins the Masters in playoff; Braves drop 2 of 3 to Tampa; Hawks get ready for play-in game vs Orlando.