The Issues of Sports

On the latest episode E-Mak & Rude Dog  look at the list of NFL starting QB  salaries. Patrick Mahomes  is NOT the highest paid QB in the league for the '24 season. He took less $ so he can have a better team. Let's just start there! We  examine the list and why NFL ‬ QB's are paid what their paid, and ranked where they are. Astronomical salaries for the position, but some QBs are certainly no...

#caitlinclark lark has given women an absolute surge in popularity. The NCAA Women's BBall final outranked the men's. But she and other draft picks will be making 70k+/year to play in the WNBA under her rookie contract. While @nike and others will take care of Caitlin with millions in endorsement $, other less accomplished professional women are stuck with their salaries as their only form of inco...

Two individuals have been charged with Second Degree Murder, two counts of Armed Criminal Action, and Unlawful Use of a Weapon in the recent KC Parade shooting. Sadly, this senseless tragedy left one person dead and 22 wounded. According to prosecutors, more charges are expected to come. On the latest episode of "The Issues of Sports," E-Mak & Rude Dog had Kansas City 610-AM Host Bob Fescoe jo...

The Patriots are struggling. Bill Belichick is considered by most to be the Greatest NFL Coach of All-Time. But time has moved on, so has Tom Brady collecting a Super Bowl trophy in Tampa after leaving New England. The draft picks Belichick has made the last few years have mostly not panned out. Tom Curran of NBC Sports Boston has reported that about a month or so ago the Kraft family decided to n...

Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce are a pair. She has seen the future Hall of Fame TE for the Kansas City Chiefs play a handful of times in person. Swift, who is among the biggest celeberties in the world, now is up close and personal with the sports world. And the sports media world is milking it for everything. Reportedly Chiefs writers are putting Swift in stories to increase SEO. Is this good, b...

After the NBA Finals concludes & before NFL regular season kicks off what is your feelings about the summer slow time in sports. E-Mak and Rude Dog discuss how they each digest when the games mostly fade to black and are there any events that are must watch summer TV exceptions.

Serbian born Nikola Jokic, who's a two-time regular season MVP, just led the Denver Nuggets to an NBA Title beating the Miami Heat 4-1 in the NBA Finals. Jokic put up historic playoff numbers and is a triple double machine. But most people they hadn't seen him play until now or still haven't. Jokic plays for Denver, and while technically ahead of the curve by far with his skills, his game doesn't...

The greatest football & lacrosse player of all-time Jim Brown has passed away. He leaves behind a tremendous legacy as a player and civil rights activist. His accomplishments are many during his legendary life. That said, his legacy is clouded by several violent allegations that he abused women. He had multiple brushes with the law during his life. Unfortunately, this is part of the conversati...

Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts just landed the largest contract in NFL history with the second most guaranteed $. A five year $255 million deal, while Ravens Signalcaller Lamar Jackson still can't get paid. Rude Dog & E-Mak examine the disparity as to why these QB are in different situations and their respective NFL organizations have divergent dispositions on their QB's.

CBS Sports College Basketball Studio Analyst Clark Kellogg joins "The Issues of Sports" with E-Mak & Rude Dog and discusses being in the studio with Charles Barkley & Kenny Smith, and how they adapt to college basketball. Kellogg weighs in on Jim Nantz final NCAA Tournament, as well as the late Billy Packer, and DIck Vitale. Plus he reveals his champ and who he likes to make some noise in...

This podcast is dedicated to the loving memory of my mother Phyllis Ann Makovsky, who left us Thursday 2/16/23 at age 80 after a brave fight with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. I love you. You will be missed. With the 38-35 Chiefs win over the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII Patrick Mahomes is now a two-time Super Bowl Champion and two time Regular Season MVP. Brady has appeared in 10 Super Bowls and won seven...

On the latest episode of "The Issues of Sports" Carlos Correa is a member of the San Francisco Giants. No wait he's signed with the New York Mets. Not true he's returning after all to be a member of the Minnesota Twins. What the hell is going on? He failed two physicals but passed another all under different contract terms. Whether arthritis in his once injured ankle down the road will rear its he...

The last episode of "The Issues of Sports" in 2022 examines the NFL 's Denver Broncos  and the 2nd Highest Paid QB in the league at approx $49 million per year Russell Wilson. Wilson, likely still headed for Pro Football Hall of Fame , who they contracted last offseason has STUNK OUT LOUD since becoming a Bronco. The team's play has led to Broncos Head Coach Nathaniel Hackett being terminated in y...

In the latest episode of "The Issues of Sports" Evan "E-Mak" Makovsky and Rudy "Rude Dog" Reyes look closer at the tragic death of Grant Wahl at the World Cup in Qatar collapsing in the pressbox dying at age 48. Grant's brother has asserted that his brother did not die of natural causes. And we break down the Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout prisoner swap and the moving parts there. 

The Colts have named Jeff Saturday Head Coach with no football coaching experience besides high school where he was barely above .500.  E-Mak & Rude Dog dissect the #dissent and does Saturday shoulder some of the blame for accepting the job.  Listen on your favorite platform, please follow, and tell your friends...

Running Back Christian "CMC" McCaffrey was traded from the Carolina Panthers to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers 2023 2nd, 3rd, 4th round picks and 2024's 5th round pick. Evan, who's unretiring the nickname "E-Mak" and Rudy "Rude Dog" Reyes discuss this trade and compare it to other major trades in NFL history where a star player was traded away for multiple players and/or picks....

Running Back Christian "CMC" McCaffrey was traded from the Carolina Panthers to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers 2023 2nd, 3rd, 4th round picks and 2024's 5th round pick. Evan, who's unretiring the nickname "E-Mak" and Rudy "Rude Dog" Reyes discuss this trade and compare it to other major trades in NFL history where a star player was traded away for multiple players and/or picks....

We examine Albert Pujols legacy as he's now in the "700 HR Club." Pujols came back to the Cardinals for his final season, which has turned out to be a good one. Pujols is taking the Cardinals to the playoffs and then retiring. We look back at his decision to leave the Cardinals. We also discuss whether Aaron Judge should be considered the all-time single season HR King as he chases 62. We know who...

Fantasy Football is ruling billions of people's lives. Americans are spending over 15B to play. It's not just fantasy, it's gambling, it's Survivor Pools, are multiple ways you can engage with football. Oh yeah, you can root for your team too.

Jon Wertheim joins Evan and Rudy to discuss Serena's magical win. Does she have a chance to win it all now? They also touch on the men's draw which is missing Novak Djokovic who was not not allowed to play in the US Open as he's unvaccinated.

Evan goes over the decision and settlement. Rudy "Rude Dog" Reyes thinks Deshaun Watson's suspension was light and reterates what he thinks it should be. The suspension is more in line with what Evan expected, and he explains why. Can Watson return to the player he was after his suspension? It's discussed. What should we expect in Week 13 when Watson returns as the Browns play in Houston to take o...

Evan and Guest Host Rudy "Rude Dog" Reyes discuss the factors surrounding the NFL's appeal of Deshaun Watson's six game suspension. They hit on why it was only six games, the Judge NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed to hear the appeal, and both "Rude Dog" and Evan share how this will shake out.

Brittney Griner is still detained in Russia allegedly for travelling with two marijuana cartridges. How to end her ongoing detention and bring her back home to the United States.

In this episode of "The Issues of Sports" we examine the crazy time it is in the tennis world headlined by Wimbledon banning Russians and Belarusians. ESPN Tennis Analyst Brad Gilbert joins to unpack.

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