Le Batard & Friends Network

By Dan Le BatardSports

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June 16, 2025 NPDS - My weekend at camp; Shooting in Minnesota; Are the baseballs different in MLB this year? (Episode 1297 Hour 2)
I want to start hour 2 talking about how my weekend went. I went back to camp. (9:45) What happened in Minnesota this weekend was a disgrace. What is wrong with this country? We continue to just not get it. (19:30) What’s going on with the Washington Nationals? Falling apart and the manager just blamed the players. That’s it. Said it’s not on the coaches. Hmm. (34:30) Are the baseballs different in MLB this year? Yes, but no one inside baseball will acknowledge it. Andrew McCutchen will! (47:50) Desmond Bane was traded for a monster return to the Orlando Magic. It is over for Memphis. The Western Conference passed them by. Now the Magic have a real shot to do something in the East.

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54 min
June 16, 2025 NPDS - Red Sox trade Rafael Devers to the Giants!? Why right now!?; Stephen A. Smith plays Solitaire at NBA Finals! Ohtani returns! (Episode 1297 Hour 1)
Today’s word of the day is ‘fait accompli’ as in Rafael Devers as in the Boston Red Sox as in the San Francisco Giants as in traded. How did we get here? Who is to blame for this falling out? Craig Breslow? John Henry? Red Sox fans are furious about this — they think it’s Mookie Betts all over again. (16:00) The Florida Panthers are a win away from a repeat! Brad Marchand is playing like a man possessed! Sam Bennett keeps scoring! (23:00) What is going on with the NBA Finals? Everyone seems to be mad about something. There have been excellent games on the court, but the stories have been off the court. (36:00) Review: Holy Cow. (40:00) NPPOD. (42:45) We have two stories about the Dodgers right now. Shohei Ohtani is back to pitching. He’ll be on the mound tonight. First time in almost 2 years he’ll pitch in an MLB game. The other is about Clayton Kershaw.

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53 min
June 13, 2025 MYSTERY CRATE - Episode Three Hundred - Thirty Two: MOAR JESS and the Little Things
Jess is back again and Mike Fuentes is talking way too much. Jess wants to s*** on the show "Entourage" which leads to the show discussing some of their most hated television characters of all time. The show can't believe Roy is willingly going to Edmonton AGAIN before sharing the little things in life that make them happy.

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53 min
June 13, 2025 The Sporting Class: Welcome to the Spinoff Era
Who's to blame for the conscious uncoupling of Warner Bros. Discovery? How would Disney survive without ESPN? And when did so many 20-something grifters come to stand in for spineless management? David Samson and John Skipper are back to discuss this month's biggest sports-business stories — and their credit scores.
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56 min
June 12, 2025 ODDBALL - Haliburton and Pacers Bench Beat SGA and Thunder in Game 3
The Indiana Pacers are up 2-1 in the NBA Finals, but are we actually ready for a world where the Pacers are champs? The Pacers defense locked up Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and embarrassed Chet Holmgren. Bennedict Mathurin and TJ McConnell made the most of their minutes, while Caitlin Clark hit the Reggie Miller choke! With a star performance last night, could Tyrese Haliburton be at the beginning of a Tom Brady run? Plus, the Knicks steal the Finals spotlight with their chaotic coach search, while Cousins goes off and Giannis calls out the media.

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23 min
June 12, 2025 NPDS - Are the Chiefs and Royals staying in Missouri or going to Kansas!? ICE, CBP, and the impact on sports! Title IX lawsuits begin (Episode 1296 Hour 2)
What is going on in Kansas City? Both of them! The Royals and the Chiefs want stadium money and who is going to pay? (7:00) ICE and Border Patrol is the big thing in our country right now. With the FIFA Club World Cup being here, with the World Cup next year, things are scary for some. Let’s discuss this impact on sports, and the country. FIFA is basically giving away tickets to the opening game in Miami. (28:15) The House Settlement has rocked the college world. We knew this would happen. Everyone knew this would happen. And the lawsuits are here. (40:00) I want to spend some time about business and sports and movies, and when you know things are going bad. What if you don’t have the power to change those things?

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54 min
June 12, 2025 NPDS - Pacers just might do it! Knicks coaching search off to a terrible start! Where will Durant play? (Episode 1296 Hour 1)
Today’s word of the day is ‘80.5’ as in percentage as in Pacers as in Thunder as in the NBA finals. The Pacers took Game 3 and now have an 80.5% chance to win the series according to past results. Tyrese Haliburton did it again. Another late run by the Pacers and the Thunder couldn’t stop it. Now just 2 games away from a title! (10:15) What are the Knicks doing? The Knicks have asked 5 different teams to speak with its head coach and they all said no! What was the plan here? (21:20) Kevin Durant wants out of Phoenix. What? Another trade!? Another team? Oh, what the Suns could have been. (33:30) Review: Groundhog Day. (42:00) The Athletic released its poll about Major League Baseball. Who did the players vote on the worst organizations? It’s not surprising! (49:45) NPPOD.

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53 min
June 12, 2025 PTFO - We Found the Secret Album That the NBA's Best Executive Doesn't Want You to Hear
How did the shadowy general manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sam Presti, become an urban legend? In a special NBA Finals edition of Share & Tell, Pablo unearths a treasure buried by its own elaborate design… then dances into The Jazz Rabbit Hole with Wyatt Cenac and a special mystery guest.
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1 hr 1 min
June 11, 2025 ODDBALL - Pacers Need More to Win Game Three
Tonight is Game 3 of the NBA Finals and the Pacers need to pull out all the stops... But what are "all the stops" in Indiana? Are any Hoosiers legends going to show up? Izzy lays out his recipe for the Pacers to defend home court, and it starts with *racecar noises.* The Pacers need to punish the Thunder for being overzealous, and Tyrese Haliburton needs to start scoring before the final ten seconds of the game. Oh, and Victor Wembanyama is a monk now!

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19 min
June 10, 2025 NPDS - Ken Rosenthal joins the show to talk MLB trade chatter, looming lockout, and more! (Episode 1294 Hour 2)
Ken Rosenthal joins us! Let’s talk some baseball! A random conversation on the Astros sign-stealing? Sure! Who could be traded this year? Are the Orioles sellers? Is a lockout coming!? (27:30) Private equity has come for college sports. It’s happened. Took 2 days after the House Settlement! (36:20) The Club World Cup starts Saturday and we still have drama. How much fun! The MLS players are NOT happy about the pay. (42:10) The Rays and Blue Jays are pushing the Yankees right now. Not the Red Sox, not the orioles. (47:30) Red Sox starter Hunter Dobbins came out and said he’d never play for the Yankees ever. He said he’d retire!

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54 min