Le Batard & Friends Network

The Super Bowl matchup is set! Jordan and Peter recap NFL Conference championship weekend and look ahead to the Eagles-Chiefs rematch. Plus, it’s never too early to start looking at March Madness. The guys share their early favorites in men’s college basketball.

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Today’s word of the day is there is none. We are going to start with the plane crash in DC last night. Horrible. Unimaginable. Disaster. Heartbreaking. (7:53) Is the NBA about to make some major changes? Adam Silver seems to think changing the length of games is key. What!? Shorter games? That’s your fix? (17:30) Caitlin Clark is not participating in NBA All-Star Weekend. There were rumors she may. (24:02) Should the Super Bowl trophy be named after Tom Brady? No more Lombardi? That’s what Bill Belichick thinks! (36:33) Review: Silkwood. (40:05) Utah Hockey Club. That’s the name. But not for long, maybe? Could have been the Yeti, but it was denied. How could this be? (47:50) NPPOD. (49:00) Apple and MLS are already making changes. Oh boy.

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Remember when "In Living Color" tried to steal the Super Bowl — and changed it (seriously) forever? How do you compare boners while not dying? And why did the NWSL dare to abolish the draft? Plus: payment-processing gargoyles, Jim Carrey, mascot auditions, Winter Magic, Taylor Swift, Richard Gere's alleged gerbil intimacy... and The Turgid Place.

Further content:

"In Living Color": 1992 Live Super Bowl Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EY-7OuP8uE

Bryan Johnson and the Birth of the Blueprint Religion (Ashlee Vance)

https://www.corememory.com/p/bryan-johnson-and-the-birth-of-the

A Tectonic Shift in the American Sports Landscape (Good Game with Sarah Spain)

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-good-game-with-sarah-spai-185664375/episode/a-tectonic-shift-in-the-american-209236895/

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The NBA trade deadline is right around the corner and the markets are heating up. Jimmy Butler's feud with Miami has become untenable and De'Aaron Fox wants out of Sacramento. Both stars have a destination in mind... but will they end up where they want? Also, Izzy plants his flag on Thompson Twin Island, Bronny bombs in his return to the bigs, and Jalen Johnson's injury spells doom for the Hawks. Plus, Prop-a-slot!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘chopped off’ as in Raiders as in Mark Davis as in Tom Brady in Pete Carroll as in Jon Gruden. What? Why was Mark Davis bringing up Jon Gruden? Why was that a topic? Is Mark Davis furious with the NFL still? (10:00) Paul George is mad that Indiana hasn’t given him any tributes. Who makes these decisions for the Pacers? (19:50) The bigger story that George should worry about is playing with the Sixers. He misses time. Joel Embiid is missing time. So much money, so many missed games. And no rings to show for it. (28:50) NPPOD. (34:20) Review: Black Box Diaries. (37:00) Jake and Logan Paul are marketing geniuses. Doesn’t matter what they are doing. They are getting paid. (41:30) What is happening with the Rays? Are they leaving? Are they staying? Are they building? (50:00) NFL ratings are out for conference champion weekend. Huge numbers in the AFC. Bad numbers in the NFC.

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Izzy and Amin are charting every Western Conference NBA team by two key factors: How good they are, and how fun they are. Yes Steph Curry can still electrify an arena, but do the rest of the Warriors bring him down? Do the bad vibes around Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert outweigh Anthony Edwards' permanent charm? How do we evaluate the Mavericks and Pelicans if Luka Doncic and Zion Williamson are never on the court? And what makes the Thunder the NBA's equivalent of vegetables? All those answers and more on today's episode of Oddball.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘disregard’ as in Jimmy Butler as in Miami Heat as in suspension as in suspension as in suspension. This is his 3rd one in a month. Missing practice, missing flights, walking out of practices. What is happening!? (10:40) Jerry Jones is starting to lose it. The things he’s starting to say. The way he’s starting to act. The Dallas Cowboys have some problems. (24:22) Is this a new era for the Jets? Aaron Glenn was introduced. Woody Johnson is ready to evolve, he says! (33:30) Review: Lee. (35:30) Is a salary cap coming to MLB? Orioles owner David Rubenstein is advocating for it. Publicly. Wow. (43:40) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Commanders being warned about giving up a TD for all the offside penalties against the Eagles. (50:00) NPPOD.

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Ever since the invention of the written word, there have been moral panics about how new technology corrupts our brains. But now — as the richest companies in the world pour billions into an all-out war for eyeballs — something very different is happening. So we talked to the author of a new book, "The Sirens' Call," about why a satirized nerd on MSNBC is an ideal authority on how Silicon Valley is exploiting the human condition. Plus: the significance of spam, the Cocktail Party Effect, HammerKing75, a court of Infinite Jest, the piglet advantage... and a hot take from Socrates.

Get Chris Hayes' book, "The Sirens' Call": 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719661/the-sirens-call-by-chris-hayes/

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Victor Wembanyama is back in the USA after a week enchanting the hearts and minds of his French countrymen in Paris. Wemby's greatness on and off the court has left us with a whole new crop of questions: Is Wemby destined to be the next face of the league? What does the Alien have in common with Patrick Mahomes? Could anyone ever fill LeBron James' shoes? And what other stars on the rise could challenge Wemby for the mantle? Plus, we answer which NBA player was hit hardest by the Eagles playoff win over the Commanders, share our DraftKings play of the day on Hot Streak, and take a moment to remember Kobe Bryant on the five year anniversary of his passing.

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The Super Bowl is set. The Eagles will take on the Chiefs after Sunday's AFC and NFC Championship game so the crew obviously talks about jury duty. Billy has an issue with a player on the Commanders for some reason. Stugotz attempts to play a new game that doesn't go well. Will Billy and and Stu see Josh Allen in New Orleans? Plus, Winners and Losers.

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