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First, a special Thank You to those who fought for our freedom and paid the ultimate price as we honor and remember those lost in service to our country this Memorial Day.  Now, Naomi Osaka, one of the hottest players in tennis has decided she is not going to talk with the media.  And in some sports, that may be fine.  But in tennis, it is not.  It's an obligation and part of the rules.  Less time...

So Russel Westbrook has a fan dump popcorn on him in Philadelphia.  Not cool at all.  The fan is apprehended and will be dealt with by authorities with the jurisdiction to do so.  But NO, that's not good enough for Lebron James who has decided he wants to be judge and jury, have the fan exposed immediately and what?  Yeah, what Lebron?  Then what?  Why are you even sticking your nose in this situa...

A 50 year career in the sports broadcasting industry with stints at ESPN, FOX and Sirius XM, Tony Bruno has seen it all.  Today we talk about the challenges young broadcasters face, the challenges current broadcasters face and the  experience and maturity to to what you believe is the right thing.  Tony's career saw him share microphones with the likes of Keith Oberman and Charlie Steiner.  Certai...

In a rare move of leadership, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) did what they should do and they took a stand stating: there will be no political, religious or racial demonstrations allowed to take place.  Well now.  I applaud that move.  That's exactly how it should be and I'll watch.  And at the first sign of anything other than the sport, I'll not watch.  That simple.  I want to see the...

Aaron Rodgers continues his little game with the Packers front office by not naming names and airing his dirt publicly.  He's going to play the spoiled brat routine and just beat around the bush instead of saying what he really wants and what he would like to happen.  He wants GM Brian Gutekunst out, or he wants out.  Good for Green Bay's leadership in that they aren't leaning into the game.  Play...

I love this.  I'm going to share with you my top five picks for best NBA broadcasters.  You may agree with me or not but I'll give you backup and observations on why I chose who I chose.  I'll give you a few in my notes here.  #4) Joe Tait..."Have a good night everybody."  #3 Bill King...think about this, he called the A's games, the Raiders games and the Warriors games. "Holy Toledo!"  And he's a...

Las Vegas aces player Liz Cambage lashes out at Connecticut Sun head coach Curt Miller for his offensive comments about her size to a ref during the game.  So Curt gets a one game suspension and a $10,000 fine.  And apologizes to Liz as well.  While Liz goes on social media and gets away with commenting on his size AND his ethnicity and his gender...with, as of this time, no consequence.  So in th...

1) Marv Albert is retiring.  At 80 years old he's finally going to take a break.  "The voice of Basketball" has been with us for as long as I can recall and he was an aspiration to me in my career.  2) The NBA is looking into a mid-season tournament.  Really?  And that would be to what...generate more dollars for a slumping league?  The comments range from Why? to NO? to Not interested.  It's goin...

How is Japan supposed to host the world for the Olympics in two months despite only 2% of the population being vaccinated? And I'm only referencing the Japanese population.  This is a global event and worldwide, Covid is still a major pandemic.  Look at India, Indonesia, Brazil to name just a few.  And they're going to field teams for the Olympics?  What will that bring to Japan?  What will those...

Jerry Reynolds recaps the Sacramento Kings season and potential plans for the future of the team and, of course, that means a discussion that includes Marvin Bagley and Buddy Hield. On defense, "they went from Godawful bad to bad". And , by comparison to the other losing season teams last year, only the Kings didn't improve while the other 5 are either playing in or have made the play-offs already...

The White Sox are hot and leading the Central Division in the American League.  Some things typically stay in the locker room but Tony La Russa was critical of Yermin Mercedes swinging on a 3-0 pitch when they were up by a large margin in the 9th against the Minnesota Twins.  I mean 16-4 is a pretty secure win.  So the controversy starts about why the manager is critical of his own player.  The te...

Is anyone actually rooting for Lebron and the Los Angeles Lakers, besides Lakers fans of course?   I'm with Scott Brooks, head coach of the Washington Wizards who loves this process.  The excitement it generates is second to none and something sorely needed for the league as a result of the Pandemic.  Scott gets it.  Lebron does not.  And that's only because the Lakers are having to play in.  You...

We met in Sacramento when Damon Hack was working for the local paper, the Sacramento Bee.  But from there his career has blossomed to Sports Illustrated and Newsday and The New York Times and we'll learn the story of how he ended up at The Golf Channel.  You'll learn about his passion project, Goats and Grapes, we'll talk about golf play, players and the future of the sport.  What golf discussion...

So do I think the Los Angeles Clippers dropped the last two games on purpose?  You bet I do. Do I have an issue with it?  Normally, yes.  I do.  But in this instance, no, I don't.  So they lose a seeding position but the intention was to avoid having to play a healthy Lakers team in the first round.  Smart move.  It gives them a chance to see what the Lakers are going to look like in the play in. ...

Well, they did it. The Sacramento Kings managed to make it 15 years in a row of losing seasons.  Hard to believe but it is what it is.  Interesting to see how well they played a few of the last games without De'Aaron Fox, Halyburton or Barnes.  Seems as if they really didn't even miss Fox.  And that's part of today's rant as well as what to do with Bagley, what to look forward to and why don't the...

Yes, this is going to be a fun weekend of basketball.  As a result of the play in tournament, players are going to have to hustle to get their teams into the playoffs.  And that means some folk are going to be happy this weekend and some are going to be not so happy.  Good job to the NBA for the play in tourney because the games mean something. And I have to acknowledge the Atlanta Hawks  who are...

Former Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks star Spud Webb is my guest today.  Not only is he a former star of the game, he's also been a friend for over 30 years.  We talk stories of old and Spud's playing days as well as catch up on what he's doing today in Dallas.  Not one to mince words, you'll also get his perspective on today's players vs players from 20-30 years back.  You may be surprised at...

So here's the deal.  Don't get yourself all wound up on "easy" schedule or "challenging " schedule.  There's no way you can determine that in May.  Or June.  Or ever.  Just look at what would have likely been considered a tough schedule if you were playing the San Francisco Forty Niners last year.  Yeah.  How did that turn out?  Injuries. They're not predictable.  They ruin your day, or weekend, o...

Well, the time has come. The A's are going to get a new stadium.  Where one might ask and that's a very good question.  But I can assure you it will not be in Sacramento.  Not gonna happen.  More on where they may be headed in today's podcast.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've heard it by now.  The Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit may have had an allegedly "illegal" substance in the blood stream.  The post race drug test showed trace amounts of a drug not allowed and now legendary trainer and multi-derby winner, Bob Baffert, has been suspended along with Medina Spirit.  And what is he worried about?  The horse's reputation. That's right.  The animal's reputat...

So you're watching a game, it's down to the last call of the game, name your sport, and the official makes a clearly bad call.  Personal foul, pass interference, offsides, you name it.  He/she gets berated by the fans, screamed at, harassed and everyone leaves angry.  Their jobs are tough, they're not going to be perfect.  As a matter of fact, sit down for this one, they're human.  That speaks vol...

Well, there used to be a time when a player would stay with one team as long as the team wanted him and he was playing well.  And if you could grow old there, it built your legacy.  Like Joe Montana with the 49er's or Bret Favre with the Green Bay Packer. Not ol' Aaron Rodgers though, no, he's going to ask that the GM leave.or he retires or gets traded away.  This practice has become far too commo...

He was rookie of the year, a five time all-star and has two championships under his belt, Steve Sax has quite a bit too say and one heck of a lot of not only great stories but stories of some of the all-time greats that were his teammates.  We talk teams, coaches, Tommy Lasorda and Tony LaRussa, west coast, east coast.  The game, the players and the batting today have changed a lot and we share ob...

Show up to work if and when you please.  Collect a paycheck each year in the multi-millions of dollars.  Disregard your teammates, your team, the city you represent and the league that makes it all possible for you.  Embarrass those who count on you.  Disrespect the leadership that brought you where you are.  Disgrace the very people who cover for your unacceptable, inexcusable and irrational beha...

Now how about that?  In spite of the picks over the last few years, in spite of the talent of the other teams in the division, and in spite of the star power of much bigger names, the Phoenix Suns are going to end up one of the upper echelon teams going into the playoffs this year.  Hmmm.  Should have been the Kings but they can't seem to figure it out.  In spite of a new GM, and some great talent...