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In today's episode we are joined by Ross MacAndrew. Ross is coming off of winning the Narragansett Marathon, and setting the course record with a time of 2:30:41. We talk to Ross about how his training has evolved over time, and his road back to competitive racing after recovering from a potentially career threatening injury, and what the future holds for his competitive running career. It's always great to catch up with Ross, who is also a member of the fantastic local Indie Rock band The Naticks. You can check out what they are up to at www.thenaticks.com.

Some of the other items discussed in this Thanksgiving episode are potential playoff opponents for the Patriots, our picks for the NFL week 13 games, and some of our favorite (and least favorite) things about Thanksgiving.

The Sports Theory podcast is very thankful for all of our listeners, and we wish you all a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

The 1984 NBA Finals re-watch will continue next week with the first half of game 6 from The Forum in Inglewood, CA. The Celtics currently lead the series 3 games to 2. 

PJ and EMac are back after a short break with a brand new episode. Topics covered are the World Series, in particular the thrilling game 7 (won by the Dodgers 5-4 in 11 innings). We also get caught up on the 9-2, AFC East leading New England Patriots. 

After a round of Boston vs the world trivia we finish up with our re-watch of the 1984 NBA Finals, a classic battle between Larry Bird's Boston Celtics and Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's LA Lakers. Today we are discussing the second half of the pivotal game 5, played in the steamy Boston Garden on June 8, 1984. 

We have a super sized episode today! A lot discussed in this one, including-

World Series update

Should MLB use the ghost runner in the post-season (spoiler alert- no they shouldn't!)

Celtics and Bruins update

Professional sports betting scandals

New England improves to 6-2 with a win over the Cleveland Browns

Drake Maye continues his heater

NFL Week 9 picks

Boston vs the world trivia

1984 NBA Finals re-watch- LA at Boston, game 5 aka the "Heat Game". Temperatures reach near 100 degrees in the un-air conditioned Boston Garden. Today we analyze the first half of this classic game.

We are proud to reach the 200 episode milestone, and as always we thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy the podcast.

In today's episode we discuss the upcoming 2025 World Series between the LA Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays. Also, we break down the Patriots' 31-13 week 7 win over the Tennessee Titans. 

Other items discussed-

Week 8 NFL picks

Bruins losing streak

Is Red Sox ownership committed to winning?

Boston vs the world trivia

1984 NBA Finals re-watch. Today we analyze the second half of game 4, played on June 6, 1984 at the Forum in Inglewood, CA. 

In this episode we discuss the MLB playoffs, the first 4 games of the Boston Bruins season, and the Patriots week 6 win over the New Orleans Saints.

Also discussed are the week 7 NFL schedule, another installment of Boston vs the world trivia. 

Finally, we continue our re-watch of the 1984 NBA finals between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers. Today we take a look at the first half of game 4, from the Forum in Inglewood, CA. The Lakers currently hold a 2-1 lead in the series. Tune in to find out which celebrity Tommy Heinsohn may or may not have had a crush on!

In this episode, we put the Red Sox 2025 season to rest. We also get caught up on the rest of the MLB playoffs. We discuss the Patriots' 23-20 week 5 win at Buffalo, and we make our picks for the NFL week 6 games.

We also have another installment of Boston vs the world trivia. And finally, we continue our re-watch of the 1984 NBA Finals. Today we look at the second half of game 3, played on 6/3/84 at the Forum in Inglewood, CA.  

Today we discuss the Red Sox 3-1 win over the Yankees in game 1 of their AL wild card series and look ahead to the rest of the series. We also look at the other playoff matchups. 

We break down the Patriots 42-13 win over the Carolina Panthers and look ahead to their week 5 Sunday night game at Buffalo. 

Finally we continue our re-watch of the 1984 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers, today looking at the first half of game 3 from the Inglewood Forum. This game was played on 6/3/84, with the series knotted at 1 game apiece. 

As always, we thank you for listening and hope you enjoy the podcast. If you want to help others find us, consider subscribing, writing a review and rating us. It helps a lot!

Hey all- in today's episode we take a look at the MLB playoff chase with less than a week to go till the end of the season. We also break down the New England Patriots'  week 3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and take a look at the week 4 slate of NFL games. And finally, we get back to our re-watch of the 1984 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers. Today we cover the second half and OT of game 2, from Boston Garden on 5/31/84.

Items discussed today-

The Patriots week 2 win at Miami

The Eagles' chances at taking a run at 17-0

What is a top-down approach vs a bottom-up approach to team building

MLB playoff chase 

Boston vs the world trivia

1984 NBA Finals re-watch- first half of Celtics-Lakers game 2 from Boston Garden on 5/31/84

In today's episode we discuss the NFL week 1 games, make our picks for the week 2 NFL games. We also talk about the MLB playoff picture, and continue our re-watch of the 1984 NBA Championship Series (as it was called then). Today we are breaking down the second half of game 1, played at Boston Garden on 5/27/84. Listen in to find out how much a year's tuition was at Harvard University in 1984 (you will probably be surprised!).