Sports Nuts

On this Sports Nuts, we investigate the 2004 Stanley Cup finals between the Calgary Flames and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Could an uncalled goal in Game 6 have cost the Flames the championship? Is there grounds to claim there was a conspiracy in the series? Find out with us as we sort the truth from the nuts on this episode of Sports Nuts.

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Curt Schilling won Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championships Series against the New York Yankees with blood seeping from his right ankle bleeding into his sock. Some believe that it was either paint or ketchup not blood on Schilling's sock. The Sports Nuts crew gets to the bottom of it.

In this episode of Sports Nuts, we go back to a conspiracy classic, the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman and the trial of O.J. Simpson. This time around, we’ll be looking into the possibility that Jason Simpson, O.J.’s son, was the one that killed Brown and Goldman. The amount of evidence is surprising, but will it be enough to convince us that O.J. didn’t do it?

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In this episode of Sports Nuts we discuss “The Hand of God,” one of the most infamous plays in football (soccer) history. In the 1986 World Cup quarter finals between England and Argentina, Diego Maradona scored a game-deciding goal “with the hand of God.” Join us as we explore the history and relationship of these two teams, and how these factors contributed to one of the most controversial moments in the sport of football (soccer).

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In Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals, Draymond Green was suspended. Many believe that this was all part of a bigger scheme for the NBA to keep the series between the Warriors and Cavaliers going in order to make more money. Was this all apart of NBA's big plan to make more money or is it not true? The Sports Nuts crew get to the bottom of it.

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In Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, Michael Jordan famously led his team to victory while having the flu. However, since then it is believed that Jordan actually didn't have the flu and that it was food posioning. The Sports Nuts crew gets to the bottom of it.

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In 2008, the Olympic Games were in Beijing. Michael Phelps came into this being the clear favorite in every race as he was entering his 3rd Olympics, and was in his prime. Due to Phelps’ amazing performance in the 2004 Olympics, people thought that he could break the Gold medal record of 7 in one Olympics. Due to Phelps’ amazing performance in the 2004 Olympics, people thought that he could break the Gold medal record of 7 in one Olympics. After dominating his first 6 races, Phelps began the 100 meter fly race. Throughout the entire meet, Phelps was behind the swimmer Milorad Cavic, who started out first and led 99.9% of the race. On the back half of the race, Phelps worked his way back per usual and it came down to the wire between the two, ending in Phelps taking his 7th gold in Beijing by winning by .01 second. More speculation came out when people thought that Cavic touched the wall first, however Phelps had more force to stop the time quicker. Did Michael Phelps actually win the 2008 100 meter fly race? The Sports Nuts crew investigates.

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In 1969, the Baltimore Colts faced off against the New York Jets in Super Bowl 3. After the Jets completed the biggest upset in super bowl history, many were shocked. Years later, Colts defensive player Bubba Smith spoke out about the game possibly being rigged in favor of the Jets. From the disastrous performance by the Colts, to the dawn of the NFL, many coincidences took place. So the question is - was super bowl 3 rigged in the Jets favor? The Sports Nuts crew investigates.

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Back in 2007, the great Barry Bonds retired from an epic 22 year career and would go down as one of the greatest sluggers of all time. Recently, Bonds said in an interview that he felt as though he was exiled from baseball and especially the HOF. After retirement, Bond’s separated himself from MLB and has 2 years left of being eligible for the HOF. Bonds thinks he should be and deserves a bid into Cooperstown, however he thinks the MLB won’t let him in. Was Barry Bonds blacklisted from the MLB? The Sports Nuts crew gets to the bottom of it.

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The 1995 Rugby World Cup finals is one of the most famous rugby matches ever, with the home nation underdog of South Africa upseting the heavy favorite New Zealand in events which would inspire the movie Invictus. However, the New Zealand team may not have been the masters of their fates, as rumors later surfaced that their team may have been poisoned. In this podcast, we examine this conspiracy to see whether or not the New Zealand team was poison ahead of the championship match, and if it was by the South African government.