(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:54) LeBron's "Final Decision"

(00:08:39) Sweepstakes Losers: Miami Heat

(00:12:20) Philly's Contender Status

(00:15:31) Sweepstakes Losers: Washington Wizards

(00:17:45) Sweepstakes Losers: Golden State Warriors

(00:28:42) 2026 Tour de France Wrap

(00:34:57) Mess-ESPN

(00:36:18) Ryan Clark fired while on NFL Live

(00:54:47) Shoutouts

(00:59:42) Outro

S8 E32 - It's been a fairly slow month for sports news so we took some time off, but we returned to the studio to cover a few big events before we begin our NFL preview circuit in two weeks.

Topic 1 - The Decision 4.0
Topic 2 - 2026 Tour de France concludes
Topic 3 - Ryan Clark fired while on air

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:00:53) Waffle House Challenge

(00:07:41) World Cup

(00:10:48) Trump's having a rough go

(00:14:19) Host Nations Out

(00:17:36) Stop scapegoating other sports for USA soccer woes

(00:24:15) World Cup Financials

(00:27:07) Celtics/76ers do business

(00:38:09) Baseball Tangent

(00:39:14) Back to Basketball

(00:40:13) Remembering the '02-'03 Wizards

(00:44:03) Snowtime Lakers

(00:45:54) Rivals doing business?

(00:47:16) 2026 Tour de France

(00:59:03) Shoutouts

(01:06:37) Outro

S8 E31 - We're in the dog days of summer but this year that puts us in the middle of the World Cup, Le Tour de France, and NBA Trade Season.

Topic 1 - Cory's Waffle House Experience
Topic 2 - USMNT unceremoniously bounced
Topic 3 - Longstanding rivals do business
Topic 4 - Le Tour kicks into gear

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:59) World Cup Brief

(00:05:46) Bucks ship Giannis to South Beach

(00:11:06) Randle to Nets in 3-way trade

(00:14:25) Trae Young inks extension with Wiz

(00:19:24) Pre-Draft Wizards Speculation

(00:24:25) Wizards 2026-2027 Outlook

(00:30:26) Pre-Draft Boozer/Grizzlies Speculation

(00:33:53) Brendan Sorsby Saga Continues [Concludes?]

(00:45:24) First reactions: Wizards select AJ Dybantsa

(00:47:29) Protect College Sports Act

(01:00:38) Shoutouts

(01:03:28) Outro

S8 E30 - The NBA Draft snuck up on us! We thought it was Thursday so we talked about some of the headlines not knowing we'd get a chance to react live to Washington's first overall pick in the back half of the show.

Topic 1 - NBA Transactions
Topic 2 - NBA Draft
Topic 3 - Brendan Sorsby
Topic 4 - Protect College Sports Act

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:16) NBA Finals Reactions

(00:05:10) New York's journey to the title

(00:12:29) Building a contender in today's NBA

(00:17:09) Jalen Brunson

(00:20:03) San Antonio's collapse(s)

(00:26:34) Forecasting the Spurs

(00:30:55) Mike Brown

(00:34:39) New York shows up on defense

(00:35:58) Jealous Jets

(00:41:24) NBA's 100th Anniversary Team

(00:43:46) World Cup: The Bad

(00:46:29) World Cup: The Ugly

(00:49:54) World Cup: The Good

(00:52:21) Giants Pride Night Hypocrisy

(00:59:52) Shoutouts

(01:02:04) Outro

S8 E29 - There was no need to preempt this week's show for the NBA Finals because the Knicks took care of business in five games. That took up the majority of our time on this week's show but we still carved out some time in the final quarter for a couple other sports topics that have caught our attention this week.

Topic 1 - New York Knicks win 2026 NBA Finals
Topic 2 - World Cup
Topic 3 - San Francisco Giants Pride Night

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:04) NBA Finals Update

(00:15:33) Potential flagrant for Wemby

(00:23:02) Inside the NBA at the Finals

(00:26:02) Aaron Judge Injured (again)

(00:32:06) Base running shenanigans

(00:40:25) ABS fallibility

(00:43:02) Brendan Sorsby & sports gambling

(00:59:05) Shoutouts

(01:03:10) Outro

S8 E28 - Back on our weekly grind, we had quite a bit to discuss this week with some major storylines landing in our feed. The NBA Finals are in full swing, Aaron Judge is injured, and a different judge put his thump on the college football scale.

Topic 1 - NBA Finals
Topic 2 - MLB News
Topic 3 - Sports Gambling

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:25) Myles Garrett to LA

(00:09:22) Another boost coming to the Rams D-Line?

(00:12:24) A.J. Brown (officially) to NE

(00:19:10) Odell Beckham Jr. (back) to NY

(00:22:33) American League 2-month check-in

(00:27:44) WBC Dip?

(00:38:53) National League 2-month check-in

(00:45:23) NBA Finals Preview

(00:58:23) Shoutouts

(01:02:04) Outro

S8 E27 - It's been nearly a month since our last show after some scheduling conflicts and general busy-ness forced an unplanned break, but we're back just in time for the biggest event of the basketball season and with a blockbuster NFL trade fresh off the wire!

Topic 1 - Myles Garrett & other NFL moves
Topic 2 - MLB 2-month check-in
Topic 3 - Knicks/Spurs NBA Finals preview

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:09) Yankees Mega-Sweep the O's

(00:02:47) Baltimore Orioles Update

(00:06:56) New York Yankees Update

(00:14:27) NL East Check-in

(00:16:49) Central Division Check-ins

(00:19:24) Mid-show Ramblings

(00:22:14) NBA Playoffs: Round 1 Wrap

(00:22:54) Lakers-Rockets

(00:25:08) Wolves-Nuggets

(00:27:51) Spurs-Wolves: Round 2 Preview

(00:33:30) Kevin Durant's Burning Again

(00:36:20) Knicks-Hawks

(00:40:52) Cavs-Raptors (Briefly)

(00:41:36) Pistons-Magic

(00:44:45) 76ers-Celtics

(00:53:32) NBA Lottery

(00:55:45) Shoutouts

(01:00:12) Outro

S8 E26 - We've barely discussed the MLB since the season started a month ago, but we've been watching. We break down the biggest storylines from our teams and both leagues plus we enjoyed one of the best opening rounds in recent NBA Playoff history.

Topic 1 - Early May MLB Update
Topic 2 - NBA Playoffs: Round 1 Wrap

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:40) NFL Draft

(00:02:01) Baltimore Ravens Draft - Evan's Reaction

(00:08:24) Detroit Lions Draft - Cory's Reaction

(00:14:52) New Orleans Saints Draft - Eric's Reaction

(00:21:48) Most Controversial/Interesting/Surprising Pick

(00:35:31) Red Sox Clean House

(00:38:01) NBA Playoffs - Wolves/Nuggets

(00:49:24) NBA Playoffs - Pistons in Trouble

(00:54:30) NCAA Tournament Expansion

(00:59:33) Shoutouts

(01:05:31) Outro

S8 E25 - Somehow, Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini made their way back into our discussion this week. We also had some late-breaking news that just made it into our show notes.

Topic 1 - NFL Draft Wrap
Topic 2 - NBA Playoffs: Late Round 1 Update
Topic 3 - NCAA Tournament Expansion

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:35) Early NBA Playoff Reactions

(00:15:08) Dexter Lawrence Trade

(00:21:39) AJ Brown Trade Rumor

(00:30:32) Mike Vrabel & Dianna Russini

(00:39:49) 2026 NFL Draft Primer

(01:03:19) Shoutouts

(01:06:05) Outro

S8 E24 - We're sorry to say we will not be live streaming during the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, so we brought a little taste into this episode and we'll be back next week with a more complete breakdown.

Topic 1 - NBA Playoffs
Topic 2 - NFL Trades & Rumors
Topic 3 - Vrabel & Russini
Topic 4 - NFL Draft Primer

For the offseason, the NFL sure did get a lot of attention from us this week.

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:37) NCAA Men's Tournament wrap

(00:06:06) Men's Bracket Challenge Results

(00:08:31) Men's Bracket Challenge Winner

(00:09:44) NCAA Women's Tournament wrap

(00:13:52) Women's Bracket Challenge Results

(00:14:50) Women's Bracket Challenge Winner

(00:15:27) The Masters

(00:23:41) NBA Playoff preview

(00:41:36) Tanking in the NBA

(01:00:48) Shoutouts

(01:06:38) Outro

S8 E23 - After a week off, we're excited to be back!

Topic 1 - NCAA Tournament wrap
Topic 2 - The Masters
Topic 3 - NBA Playoffs
Topic 4 - Tanking in the NBA

Congrats to our NCAA Bracket Challenge winners!
Men's Tournament champ: Asherbarzie
Women's Tournament champ: ucla Picks 15

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