Sports Today with Francis

Francis and Chris partner again to discuss the New York Knicks' form following the NBA All-Star break. While Madison Square Garden has been given new life with the acquisitions of OG Anunoby, Bojan Bogdanovic among others, injuries have put a halt to an otherwise successful season. Will the Knicks regain their health and earn a top four seed in the East? Or will Coach Thibodeau's commitment to playing his starters bring an early demise to the team's season? Find out in the first episode of 2024!

Francis returns to talk about the state of New York football. The Giants have lost three of their first four games in noncompetitive fashion. Everything seems to be going wrong, but who is most to blame? As for their neighbors, the New York Jets are coming off their second win of the season, this time against Sean Payton's Denver Broncos. Zach Wilson is continuing to improve, however his costly mistakes put more Jets wins in jeopardy. Can Wilson consistently put up good performances to give the Jets a chance at the playoffs? Is the Giants season over? FInd out in today's episode!

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On the 50th episode of Sports Today, Francis discusses the state of New York basketball halfway through the NBA season. Both the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks are comfortably in the playoffs despite big blows to their starting rotations, but must avoid the play-in tournament at all costs. Does that mean the Nets should move on from Ben Simmons with his lack of offense? Who are realistic additions for this roster to help them get deep into the playoffs for once? What about the Knicks who look to at least make it past the first round? Do they need to rid themselves of some of their young talent to bring a star to Madison Square Garden? Find out who Francis would acquire and who he'd let go in today's episode. 

On today's episode we discuss the Premier League teams outside of the top 4 who are still trying to make a move up the standings. Tottenham Hotspurs are one of a few clubs dealing with major injury issues; is their current squad enough to sneak into the top 4? Fulham is one of the surprising teams this year competing with the big clubs and recently getting an upset victory over Chelsea. Are they legit or will they fall off soon? Liverpool is still not up to par after a good series of wins was brought to a halt with a defeat versus Brentford. Will the Gakpo signing bring them back on track? Brighton is right behind them and the two will face this weekend for a seventh place position in the standings. All the way in 10th place is Chelsea and their new signings haven't paid off just yet for the number of players missing due to injury. Is Chelsea doomed for disaster the rest of the way with Potter at the helm or will he be the newest Chelsea manager sacked? A lot of questions but also a lot of answers in episode 48!

On today's episode we discuss the top four of the Premier League as it currently stands on January 6th, 2023. Arsenal still have a five point lead over second place Manchester City after their scoreless draw against Newcastle United. Manchester City moves on from a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Thursday and look to steady the ship after a disappointing tie at home versus Everton over the weekend. Newcastle continues to concede the least amount of goals in the league to maintain a surprising third place. Finally, Manchester United seem to be moving on well since Cristiano Ronaldo's departure, winning four of their last five games. Is Arsenal comfortably on top, or are City due to dethrone them from the number one position. A big challenge for both of them in the coming weeks and it may be the decider for who comes out victorious this season. Tune in to find out about all of that and more.

The New York Mets have just pulled off perhaps the greatest free agency in the history of baseball. They broke the news of their newest acquisition in the middle of the night and it was arguably their biggest one yet. Carlos Correa, originally headed to the San Francisco Giants, is the latest Metropolitan! Cohen has broken through the tax named after him and hasn't even flinched. Are the Mets now the forbidden World Series favorites? The other New York team, the Yankees, officially announced Aaron Judge on Wednesday but have plenty of spots to still fill up. Are they done spending? Find out all of that and the breakdown of Correa's odd situation in today's extended episode!

The 2022 World Cup is now over and Argentina are crowned champions! Messi finally gets the biggest trophy he's desired and it's the biggest one yet! Does this finally solidify him as the greatest of all time? Mbappe put on a solo performance for the ages but it was ultimately not enough. Who was to blame for France's defeat as reigning champions? Where was Benzema? Find out in today's episode. 

It's quarter final time in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and Francis is ready to give you the winners for this weekend. Are there any sneaky upsets? Morocco already proved they can hang with the best by eliminating Spain. Is Portugal next to fall at their hands? Brazil's high powered  attack is moving full steam ahead but Luka Modric and Croatia stand in their way. Argentina and Netherlands proves to be a very tight match but only one will move forward. Lastly, may be the game of the weekend: England, France. Is it finally time to come home or are the reigning champs going to reign superior. Find out in today's episode!