Le Batard & Friends Network

By Dan Le BatardSports

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July 21, 2025 NPDS - Trump threatens Commanders stadium deal over name change! WNBA players take a stand at All-Star weekend. Will it work? (Episode 1318 Hour 2)
Donald Trump has taken aim a the Washington Commanders and the Cleveland Guardians. He wants the name changed back. He has threatened the Commanders stadium deal. This is a big deal. (16:00) The WNBA All-Star Game was this weekend. Did you watch? The players wore shirts before the game calling out the league. The CBA negotiations are ongoing and that are contentious. (28:00) Dee Strange-Gordon went viral for his comments on the 2015 season. He said a player, alluding to Bryce Harper, called him and told him not to win the batting title. What!? (36:30) We have the numbers on some first round picks in the MLB Draft. The Nationals are giving Eli Willits nearly $3 million under slot. Why is that? (46:00) Scottie Scheffler wins again.

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54 min
July 21, 2025 NPDS - MLB Weekend Roundup: Brewers are streaking, Dodgers are struggling! Another NFLPA member gets PTFO'd! (Episode 1318 Hour 1)
Today’s word of the day is ‘sabotage’ as in Dodgers as in Brewers as in Dave Roberts as in down bad. The Los Angeles Dodgers were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers and Dave Roberts can’t figure it out. The Dodgers have struggled over the past few weeks and have lost ground in the division. The Brewers, however, have been streaking… 10-straight! (12:30) The Mets still have some problem. 2nd worst record in baseball over the past 31 games. Not great! (16:30) The Yankees and Braves have some beef that MLB is going to look into. (23:00) Ketel Marte was on the Restricted List after his house was burglarized during the All-Star break. He said over $400K was stolen from his home! A ring was busted for stealing from other professional athletes recently. (31:40) Review: The Phoenician Scheme. (36:00) J.C. Tretter is out at the NFLPA. Finished. Another member of the NFLPA has been PTFO’d. (48:50) NPPOD.

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54 min
July 18, 2025 NPDS - It's Coca Friday! COLDPLAY! More NFLPA talk! Barstool to Fox Sports! Saving the HR Derby! And The Darwin Meter! (Episode 1317 Hour 2)
You can yell at Coca on Twitter @matthewcoca
It's another Coca Friday! Time to party! Maybe we turn on a little Coldplay and snuggle up on the jumbotron at Gillette Stadium? Shoutout to Pablo Torre for his reporting! Barstool going to save Fox Sports? And we play a new game with Coca called The Darwin Meter!

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54 min
July 18, 2025 NPDS - Lloyd Howell has been PTFO'd! NFLPA needs a new leader! Baseball is back! Caitlin Clark is out! (Episode 1317)
Today’s word of the day is ‘distraction’ as in Lloyd Howell as in the NFLPA as in Pablo Torre as in Mike Florio as in found out. What a night. It needed to happen. We told you it would happen. It started with a possible collusion coverup then went to advisor of a PE firm then landed on another coverup. Will the players finally care? Now we hear about the former NFLPA president told players to fake injuries! WHAT!? (19:30) It’s time for the sprint for October in MLB. Trade deadline is approaching. Postseason approaching. We have some huge series ready to go. (31:15) Review: Old Guard 2. (34:30) Caitlin Clark is out of the All-Star Game that’ll be played in Indiana. Sad. Injuries suck. That’s a huge story for the country, but a huge story for the players… CBA negotiations. (42:00) Damian Lillard is back with the Portland Trail Blazers. He is making so much money next year and guess what… not playing! (45:00) NPPOD. (46:00) TJ Watt is now the highest non-QB in the NFL. A monster deal and now other teams have some issues.

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53 min
July 18, 2025 NPDS - Brian Campbell joins the show to talk UFC at the White House, Saudi Arabia taking over the boxing world, and more! (Episode 1316)
We’ve got Brian Campbell with us today! He’s an MMA expert and Boxing expert and all around good guy! UFC at the White House? Saudi’s boxing takeover? The business of Jake Paul! (29:45) NFL Draft problems are here. 2nd rounders holding out for guaranteed deals. Uh oh! (42:00) Bradley Beal has given back money and will now be a free agent. And will now sign with Clippers! (45:30) Turning down $10 million? The International Tennis Hall of Fame did! We have an update on this story.

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54 min
July 18, 2025 MYSTERY CRATE - Episode Three Hundred - Thirty Seven: '"JAWS" at 50
Steven Spielberg's "JAWS" turns 50 years old and Chris Cote has a confession about the classic film. Later, Billy joins the show while Chris and Jeremy both release exclusive Mystery Crate Top 5s! Also, the crew is curious and cautious about Dan's intentions inviting a barber to the studio next week.

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55 min
July 18, 2025 PTFO - Share & Pardon & Tell with Michael Wilbon and Dan Le Batard
Can rockstar sportswriters be friends with superstar athletes? How do you measure a good episode of sports TV? And what's so great about being an old dad? Plus: playing the human jukebox, brokering the Jordan-Barkley peace, writing about Holyfield's ear on deadline... and the word "podcast" as a racial slur.
Further content:
• "Ear Today, Gone Tomorrow" (1997)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/06/29/ear-today-gone-tomorrow/3f93d30d-2606-4adc-aeb4-1bf26c9b9bb9/
• "Mission Impossible: African-Americans & Analytics" (2016)
https://andscape.com/features/mission-impossible-african-americans-analytics/

• South Beach Sessions: Michael Wilbon (2023)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdUV2FxatwQ

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56 min
July 17, 2025 PTFO Exclusive: We Sparked an NFL Union Crisis. Here's the Sequel.
If you thought Pablo and Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio set the NFL world on fire last month, wait until you get a load of the "diabolical genius" behind the cover-up... to the cover-up... to the cover-up: Fake injuries, encouraged by one union boss, only to be litigated by the league. Private-equity side hustles, cashed in on by another, only to be selectively edited on social media. And smoke. Lots of smoke.

• Read our newly obtained NFL document on Pablo's subscribers-only newsletter:
https://www.pablo.show/subscribe

• Pre-order "Big Shield" by Mike Florio
https://www.amazon.com/Big-Shield-Mike-Florio-ebook/dp/B0FGH43V6D

• Previously on PTFO: The NFL's Secret Collusion Case, Revealed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P42Wq3fmTYg

• Sources: NFLPA, NFL agreed to keep collusion findings secret (Don Van Natta Jr. and Kalyn Kahler)
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45703132/nflpa-nfl-agreed-keep-collusion-findings-secret

• NFLPA head also works for firm approved to invest in NFL (Van Natta and Kahler)
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45705432/nflpa-head-works-firm-approved-invest-nfl

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July 16, 2025 NPDS - So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Angels draft strategy! "Best" sports union! Your questions answered!
Call us and leave your question: 631-377-4869
It’s So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Someone asked me three questions in one! What is the Angels draft strategy? Why do they seem to try and find prospects they can rush to the big leagues? Which union is the best in American sports? (15:30) Someone asked me about Dontrelle Willis, arbitration, and if I play both sides of the arbitration argument. (22:10) Which other league would I want to be president in? Is promotion/relegation better than what we have? (27:00) Leadership. Let’s discuss leadership and the role it plays. (35:30) What happens when a player gets traded or brought up? Who handles the moving? The expenses? (45:00) Is the RSN issue going to be the end of iconic and longtime voices we hear?

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54 min
July 16, 2025 NPDS - MLB All-Star Game was a HOME RUN! INCREDIBLE! Tony Clark FIRES back at Rob Manfred! (Episode 1315 Hour 1)
Today’s word of the day is ‘electric’ as in All-Star Game as in swing-off as in MLB as in getting right! What a night for MLB! What a moment! Wow! Let’s break down the game and all the moments. From ABS to Hank Aaron tributes to dingers to Schwarbombs. LOVED IT! (21:40) MLBPA executive director Tony Clark met with the media before the All-Star Game and he had very strong feelings about the salary cap idea. Woof. Collusion? GMAB! (31:30) The Tampa Bay Rays are going to play games at home in the postseason… if it happens! Shocker! (37:50) Review: Thunderbolts. (39:10) Emmy nominations are out! (43:40) NPPOD. (44:00) Scottie Scheffler gave some responses to some questions before The Open Championship and whoa. The level of depth in his answers. The level of truth. It’s something you rarely see.

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53 min