Le Batard & Friends Network

Today’s word of the day is ’commencement’ as in MLB as in Tokyo as in Dodgers as in Cubs as in regular season! Opening Day is tomorrow. The season starts. The Road to October is here. (8:11) The Vedder Cup is here! What in the world? Well, it’s a new series cup for the Mariners and Padres rivalry game! Will the fans care? The players? The teams? (18:55) March Madness is here. Drama is here. Conspiracy is here. North Carolina makes the tournament as its AD is the head of the committee. Wow. (34:20) Review: Adolescence. (39:45) What is the latest on the Tampa Bay Rays? Is there a new deal on the horizon? (47:30) The Bengals signed their WR duo to record deals. Will they be the Eagles or will they be the Dolphins? (51:00) NPPOD

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On this episode of Goalless… the Champions League quarterfinals are set. Alvarez’s double kick, Liverpool’s exit, Lamine Yamal’s brilliance, and does Manchester United’s newly proposed 2.6 billion dollar stadium look like an infected nipple? Plus, Rebecca Lowe joins to talk Crystal Palace’s FA Cup run, her time on Ted Lasso, walking to school with Peter Crouch, and more!

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Today’s word of the day is ’check’ as in not check mate yet as in the Rays as in St. Pete as in Tampa as in new stadium. Here we are again. The Rays have announced they are not moving forward with a new stadium in St. Pete right no. Nice. So now what? Is this just more negotiating? Is this the team trying to get to Tampa? Is a sale coming? (19:20) We have more owner fights about to start. This time it’s Rockies owner Dick Monfort publicly calling for salary caps. And the Reds owner is in on it too. (25:30) The Marlins want to hire you. Seriously. You can go play for the team! (34:25) Review: Babygirl. (36:40) Should Cooper Flagg sit out the tournament? (41:00) Marquette head coach Shaka Smart says he will not negotiate deals with agents of players. They get paid what they get paid, and that’s it. (46:25) UNLV cannot pay its head coach Dan Mullen. What? (52:04) NPPOD.

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The Mystery Crate boys discuss motion sickness and how it gets worse as you get older. Billy calls out people filming the boats at Haulover Inlet. Mike Fuentes gives his opinion on the best and worst Flanigan's in South Florida. Ethan defends F1 as an event. Later, the boys want to try one of the famous Marklight Shakes and some unpopular opinions from the internet.

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Billy, Mikey A and Fuentes take a look at all the moves in free agency and who came out on top so far. Billy is learning the X's and O's of football from an unlikely source. Fuentes is entering his goth era. A game of more Mikely compares some former Jets QB's chances in 2025. Billy has a new goal for the Miami Dolphins. And we debut a new game called "Is It Over?"

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Do they sever the actors on Severance? Does Severance cast member (!!) Michael Cruz Kayne know the secrets of Lumon? (For people who believe in spoilers, you're good through Episode 7 of Season 2.) Also: Why are we trying so hard to figure out The White Lotus? And how much would you pay, at auction, for props from your favorite show? Plus: The Pablovian Shiver Response, the weaponization of AIM, trusting the parsnip steak, StraightDope.com, aliens... and that scene from Saltburn.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder took down the Boston Celtics 118-112 behind a dominant fourth quarter from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Celtics’ late-game struggles continued, as they rank near the bottom of the league in fourth-quarter net rating over their last 10 games. Crunch time gets even crunchier in the playoffs... Can Boston right the ship in time? Plus, we break down whether SGA is the NBA’s best closer, how to weigh this matchup with Kristaps Porziņģis and Jalen Williams on the sidelines, and what a potential Celtics-Thunder NBA Finals could look like. Later, we dive into Mikal Bridges' comments on Tom Thibodeau’s heavy minutes load for Knicks starters and get spicy with another round of Hot Po-Take-O!

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Which MLB teams could shock you? Which NCAA Basketball teams are destined to fall? On this week’s “Underdogs,” Jordan and Peter dive into what MLB teams could make a run for a title. Plus, which “Giants” in the NCAA are overrated.

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Today’s word of the day is ’velocity’ as in fastball as in baseball as in Jacob deGrom as in Tommy John. The Texas Rangers have a major deGrom problem. They paid him to pitch and he doesn’t pitch. How can they keep him healthy? (13:00) Bobby Witt Jr. had an injury scare yesterday. Got hit by a pitch and went down. How does it feel to be in the front office watching this happen? (18:00) Josh Allen spoke after getting his big deal. He said he took less money so the team could sign some more players. Good for him. (26:20) The Jets have officially released Aaron Rodgers. What’s he going to do? (32:30) Review: Jerry Maguire. (38:00) NPPOD. (42:30) The Utah Jazz were fined for not making players available for national games. The tank is on. Fail for Flagg! (45:10) Apple and MLS was never a good deal. MLS needs more viewers. It needs more reach. Is it time to call this broadcast deal a failure?

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Everyone is talking about A.I. now, but what we haven't heard is an updated, informed discussion of what, exactly, it will do to the sports world. So in our first on-stage episode, at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Pablo hosts an actual verified genius... and a pioneering NBA executive who gets to be sarcastically referred to as one. We discover how the Philadelphia 76ers already consult large language models, why artificial general intelligence is actually unambitious and much more. But rest assured: At this moment of tension between entertainment and efficiency, the forecast is Kyle Lowry with a chance of Gasol.

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