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In today's podcast: John recaps Week 3 of the NFL with his biggest takeaways from Sunday's action, including the Dolphins scoring 70 points against the Broncos, the Cowboys' shocking loss on the road to the Arizona Cardinals, the Jets' inability to function with Zach Wilson as their quarterback, and more! Plus, he offers the three biggest things he saw in college football, and who...

In today's podcast: John discusses some big story lines entering Week 3 in the NFL season, including Kareem Hunt signing with the Browns, the latest regarding the FBI raiding the home of now former Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams, Cam Akers going to the Vikings in a trade with the Rams, and Cowboys All-Pro CB Trevon Diggs tearing his ACL today, ending his season. Then, John looks to...

In today's episode: John goes through everything he learned from Week 2 in the NFL. how the culture of the Pittsburgh Steelers won them the game vs. the Cleveland Browns last night, the Bears and Chargers both losing in inexplicable fashion in their games, the New York Jets have a Zach Wilson problem, why something feels a bit off with the Philadelphia Eagles a year after they went to the Supe...

In today's podcast, John picks every game in Week 2 in the NFL against the spread, while going through the big headlines this week, with Travis Kelce and Chris Jones potentially back in the lineup for the Chiefs, Zach Wilson gets another chance for the Jets at QB after Aaron Rodgers' season ending injury against the Cowboys in Dallas, while Tua and the Miami Dolphins take on the Patriots i...

In today's podcast: John discusses the big takeaways from Week 1 in the NFL, from the Jets' tumultuous night, Aaron Rodgers out for the season, amazing finish vs. the Bills, the Dallas Cowboys making a 40-piece statement on Sunday night, the Bears can't catch a break against the Packers, and one head coach whose seat got pretty hot this week. Then, he is over Coco Gauff and Novak Djoko...

In today's episode: John says to keep an eye on three particular games between division rivals in the Sunday slate of NFL games, including an AFC North clash between teams with two of the better rosters in the NFL. Then, John offers his first batch of NFL picks against the spread for the 2023 NFL season. He looks to improve even further on his successes last year, where he went 182-100-2 strai...

In today's podcast: John discusses two things he learned from the first weekend in college football, Deion Sanders' debut at Colorado finished with an incredible upset victory at 17th ranked TCU, and Florida State's takedown of LSU last night in Orlando. Then, John reveals his official, mark-em predictions for the 2023 NFL season; his 14 playoff teams, everyone's win-loss records,...

In today's podcast, John first discusses the period of insanity of Trey Lance in San Francisco coming to an end as he was dealt from the 49ers to the Cowboys, the Braves and the Dodgers beginning a huge 4-game series in L.A. tonight, and the Angels basically admitting their trade deadline plan spectacularly backfired. Then, SiriusXM Big Ten Today producer Dan Lynch joins the program to walk do...

In today's podcast: College football returns tomorrow, and John can't be any more excited about it. Which four teams are on his list for the College Football Playoff, which teams is he excited to watch, and which teams will fade? He breaks it all down. Then, he discusses the balance of power in MLB, with Shohei Ohtani blowing out his elbow, the Angels' mess, the Chicago White Sox firin...

In today's podcast: John discusses the controversial developments featuring Tampa Bay Rays' shortstop Wander Franco and former NFL lineman Michael Oher this week and the injustices that occurred, then he lists the 10 NFL head coaches most likely to be fired by the end of the 2023 NFL season and his 10 favorite matchups of the 2023-24 NBA Schedule, which was released on Thursday.

In today's episode: John will discuss the Baltimore Orioles' baffling decision to suspend play-by-play guy Kevin Brown, the Chicago White Sox dysfunction shown after refusing to acknowledge Keynan Middleton's name on the scoreboard, the Los Angeles Angels' recent losing streak, the wild NL Wild Card race, Michael Lorenzen's no-hitter last night, the Houston Astros' champion...

In today's podcast: John discusses the big stories that came out of the trade deadline in baseball, from the Los Angeles Angels going for it in Shohei Ohtani's walk -year to the New York Mets' firesale and the Yankees' inaction. Then, John focuses on how concerned fans of the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams should be with the injuries to Joe Burrow and Cooper Kupp, and...

In today's podcast: John discusses the big names that may be gone at the Major League Baseball trade deadline coming up on Tuesday, August 1, such as Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, Marcus Stroman of the Chicago Cubs, and Lucas Giolito of the White Sox. Then, John goes off on the Boston Celtics on handing Jaylen Brown a 5-year, $304 million supermax extension. For the main segment, Jo...

In today's podcast: John discusses and evaluates the potential impact of Lionel Messi playing soccer in the United States for the first time as a Major League Soccer player this week, the FIFA Women's World Cup kicking off on Thursday, and what teams are best suited for challenging the United States, who seek to three-peat as World Cup Champions, Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic at Wimb...

In today's podcast: We are so close to training camp and the gearing up for the start of the 2023 NFL season, so by tradition, John goes ranks each of the eight divisions in the NFL by the strength of their defenses. So which division ranks No. 1 by defense going into the season? And who is at the bottom of the barrel?

In this week's podcast: John discusses the winners and losers from free agency in the NBA. He dishes about what the Los Angeles Lakers did, the Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, the New York Knicks, and more teams that have been players this offseason. Then he showers praise for the 2020 NBA draft class for earning hard-earned contract max extensions with Tyrese Haliburton, LaMel...

In today's podcast: John goes over the big winners in the NBA Draft from Victor Webanyama to the Miami Heat, the trades of Bradley Beal, Kristaps Porzingis, Chris Paul, Marcus Smart, and more, Ja Morant's 25-game suspension, and John's picks for Charity Lawson's season of "The Bachelorette" which premieres tonight on ABC

In today's podcast: John discusses the championships won by the Denver Nuggets, Vegas Golden Knights, and Novak Djokovic, as well as the Oakland A's fans doing a reverse boycott to protest the pending move of the Oakland A's to Las Vegas by owner John Fisher, and the big stories coming out of NFL minicamps, including Stefon Diggs and the Bills, Saquon Barkley's future with the New...

In today's podcast: John discusses the merger of LIV Golf, DP World Tour, and PGA, and the ripple effects it will have on golf going forward, who the big winners and losers are, and how the writing was on the wall and nobody realized it. Then, he discusses Jacob deGrom undergoing Tommy John surgery, Luis Arraez hitting over .400 on the season, the injuries to Nestor Cortes and Aaron Judge and...

In today's episode: John handicaps the NBA Finals that start on Thursday night in Denver between the Nuggets and the Miami Heat, the second 8 seed to ever reach the NBA's championship series, and the Stanley Cup Finals between the Vegas Golden Knights and the upstart Florida Panthers, with both franchises seeking their first ever Stanley Cup championship. Then, with a 1/3 of the MLB regula...

In today's podcast: The Denver Nuggets path from futility to the NBA Finals should be inspiring, says John following the Nuggets' stunning four-game sweep for the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, while the same cannot be said about the Boston Celtics, who have not inspired during the Eastern Conference Finals against Erik Spolestra's team of mainly undrafted free ag...

In today's episode: John handicaps the NBA's Conference Finals, which begin tonight in the West as the Denver Nuggets host the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 tonight, while the East begins tomorrow with a rematch of last year's ECF as the Miami Heat take on a suddenly rejuvenated Boston Celtics squad. Meanwhile, John reacts to the release of the 2023 NFL Schedule and lists the games he i...

In today's podcast: John will make mock selections for all 31 picks in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, which takes place on Thursday.

In today's podcast: John breaks down all of the elements involved in the blockbuster trade that unfolded on Monday that sent future Hall of Fame and Super Bowl winning quarterback Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets. John talks about how the Jets become instant Super Bowl contenders, the Packers in the post-Rodgers era with Jordan Love as the quarterback there, how th...

In today's podcast: John goes over all of the playoff matchups in the NBA and NHL so far, from the Sacramento Kings going up 2-0 in their series against the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Green's stomp on Domantas Sabonis and Game 3 suspension, the Cleveland Cavaliers bouncing back in Game 2 vs. the New York Knicks, the injuries to Tyler Herro and Giannis Antetokounmpo and how it shapes u...