Derek Likes Sports

In a jampacked episode of Derek Likes Sports, Derek and Devesh discuss Devesh's trip to Sundance Film Festival and what he was doing instead of watching the AFC and NFC Championship games. They then talk about Derek's chronic migraines and a new headache for Bill Belichick: missing the Hall of Fame on the first ballot. It is one of the most wide-ranging, nonsense filled podcast spectacular...

Bills Derangement Syndrome is often followed immediately by a spell of Bills Depression Syndrome. Every January, millions of Bills fans are struck down with a seasonal affliction. There may be a cure out there, but to date, it has never been found. The Buffalo Bills organization has tried nothing, and sadly, they are all out of ideas. One Bills fan, Devesh, joins Derek to discuss how he is handlin...

Derek is joined by Josh Katzker of The Same Old Dolphins Show which can be found on the DolphinsTalk.com YouTube channel. Josh and Derek discussed how Josh came to be a Dolphins fan living in the snow belt of Central New York while also supporting the Cubs and the Blackhawks. They also discuss what it's like to have a kid that might decide to become a fan of your team's most hated rival. Finally,...

After the Jaguars failed to cure Devesh's Bills Derangement Syndrome, Derek has hope for the Broncos. Despite Devesh's affliction, Derek and Devesh manage to review the games from one of the wildest Wild Card weekends of all time and make fresh predictions for the Divisional Round. Will the Divisional Round be even more... Divisive? Be sure to subscribe to the show and follow it on the var...

After 18 seasons, the Baltimore Ravens have fired Head Coach John Harbaugh. Ravens Fan in Residence Alec Pulianas joins Derek to discuss the Harbaugh era in Baltimore and what the future might look like for his beloved Ravens. Check out Alec's blog here: https://pulianas.com/ And check out Huddle It Up Films for expert analysis leading up to April's NFL Draft: https://www.youtube.com/chann...

Derek continues to be mesmerized by the things Devesh has never heard of or seen before. The two argue about how many 1st round quarterbacks is too many for one NFL team to draft. They then go through every game in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs and predict who they each think will wind up hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in February. It is a show that will have you saying "huh?" am...

Derek and Devesh have a passionate conversation about who should and shouldn't win the 2025 NFL MVP and ultimately land on a pretty genius solution that will never happen. They then take a look at all of the games of the NFL's final regular season week and break down what is at stake for playoff seeding. Finally Derek comes up with a punitive measure for dealing with erroneous comments abo...

Derek and Devesh start the episode off the rails and gradually try to steer back onto them. They touch on the 12 days of Christmas, the NFL playoff scenarios heading into the penultimate week of the season, and of course 9/11. Maybe microphones shouldn't be so widely available. Be sure to subscribe to the show and follow it on the various social media platforms. DLS on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://...

In a very special episode of Derek Likes Sports, Derek's totally real wife Colleen joins the show. Along with Devesh, Derek and Colleen discuss the viral moment of Josh Allen puking all over the Bills sideline. This brings up a discussion about Derek's very real phobia of vomiting. It is an episode of Derek Likes Sports unlike any others. It might be the greatest episode of a podcast ever...

On the heals of the first ever FIFA Peace Prize, Derek opens up the show by awarding the first ever DLS Peace Prize to a very deserving and special boy. Derek and Devesh then talk about the events of the NFL in Week 14 and the return of Philip Rivers, a 44 year old man with 10 children and a grandchild that has now signed with the Indianapolis Colts in the wake of Daniel Jones' devastating ach...

Derek and Devesh enter a long battle with their most daunting foe: ADHD. This battle leads them to talking about Wishbone, a PBS Television that ran from 1995 to 1997, about a dog that reenacts classic moments from public domain works of literature. You know, the most pertinent thing when discussing the NFL in 2025. They then went through all 32 NFL teams discussing where they all stand headed int...

Derek and Devesh talk about the historic comeback by the Dallas Cowboys against the Philadelphia Eagles, the state of the Buffalo Bills, and a cat that, respectfully, looks exactly like Andy Reid. Along the way they take a look at the state of the playoff race in both conferences and have a spirited discussion about the best today's best (and worst) color commentators. Toward the end, Derek al...

Derek touches on the Bills loss to the Texans on Thursday Night Football and then dives into each game on the Week 12 slate including the down-bad Chiefs take on the Colts and the down-worse Cowboys take on the Eagles. Derek also gets incredibly frustrated with a Google Gemini search result which is honestly becoming a weekly occurrence. As far as podcasts go, this is definitely one that can be li...

Derek and Devesh talk about the happenings of the NFL during Week 11. Derek discovers how Josh Allen's 3 rushing and 3 passing TD game connects back to the reason the Browns are called the Browns, the reason the Bengals exist, how 75% of the AFC North is just the Browns, and of course, Syracuse University. They really cooked in this one so you won't want to miss it! Be sure to subscribe th...

Derek's voice is shot. Devesh's foot is in a walking boot. But football continues. After a brief discussion of the AL and NL MVP awards, Devesh talks about his frustrations with the Buffalo Bills, and then the two preview Week 11 of the NFL season. Be sure to subscribe the show wherever you get your podcasts. Also subscribe to the show on YouTube! Be sure to subscribe to the show and follo...

Derek goes solo to recap Week 10 of the NFL and decides which NFL teams are Serious and which ones are Unserious. "I'm all alone, there's no one here beside me. My troubles are all gone, there's no one to deride me. But you've got to have friends..." -The great philosopher Donkey from the hit 2001 film "Shrek" Be sure to subscribe to the show and follow it on th...

Derek and self-proclaimed "Masshole" John Fozberry discuss the magic of the 2004 Red Sox, what it was like to grow up only knowing Tom Brady as your team's quarterback, and the best weird Tom Brady merch that eBay has to offer. It's a wide-ranging conversation that I think even the most die hard Yankees fan might be able to find a way to enjoy... I'm kidding, they will hate t...

Derek and Devesh discuss the conclusion of the World Series and then dive into an action packed Week 9 of the NFL. Along the way they also come up with a genius solution to fixing NFL overtime. It's the best episode of the show ever released on November 4th. Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you listen and on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@dereklikessports You can also follow the sh...

Following Game 3 of the World Series, a sleep deprived Derek fawns over Shohei Ohtani. Derek and Devesh then discuss Week 8 of the NFL which may have been the worst slate of games in the league's history. Finally, they power rank all 32 NFL teams separating them into 6 distinct categories based on their contention status. Produced by Derek Adam Thomas Special Guest Devesh Chandra Music Provide...

Derek talks to Denny Carter about his early life as a Dolphins fan, how the sports betting landscape has shifted, and a radical new idea to fix American mathematics education using fantasy football. You won't want to miss this episode and given that you're already reading this, you're so close to not missing it! At the end Denny and Derek attempt to create the best fantasy teams of all...

An exhausted Derek and Devesh meander through conversations about their respective recent trips to NFL stadiums. Devesh talks about some allegedly promiscuous food that he bought in Atlanta and laments the descent of his beloved Buffalo Bills into mediocrity. They also recap some of the more memorable moments of NFL Week 7 including the epic collapse of the New York Football Giants against the Den...

Derek chats with Jeremy Timperio the creator and architect behind the website Dynasty-Daddy.com . The two discuss Jeremy's life as a Panthers fan and what inspired him to create Dynasty Daddy in the first place including the site's hit game Immaculate Gridiron. Derek and Jeremy then jump into a couple of the games offered on the site and then draft their own all-time fantasy football teams...

In this episode of Derek Likes Sports, Devesh sits outside for some reason. Derek and Devesh talk about the weirdest, wackiest, most bizarre weekend in football. There was so much weirdness to talk about, they completely forgot to mention Taylor Swift's new album and how it definitely includes a song about Travis Kelce's unmentionables. I mean could things have been any weirder? Along the...

Derek and Devesh give grades for how the first four weeks have gone for all 32 teams. They also talk about the 72 Film Fest, cherry trees, Lululemon, raffles, cake walks, and once again, the rapture. It is a fun-filled review of the first month of the NFL season. Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube! ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DerekAdamThomas⁠ Produced by D...

Derek chats with Sam Fortier of the Washington Post about his career as a sports writer and how that is all thanks to a T.A. he had his freshman year at Syracuse University. Then Derek and Sam listen to seven of the best press conference rants of all time Sam ranks his top 5. Description? We're talking about the description. Not the episode, not the episode, not the episode, but the descriptio...