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Football kept my interest throughout the season. NBA basketball isn't the same without the fans and with baseball spring training just around the corner, what's that going to be like with no folk in the stands? None of it is working for me.  What do you think???  Let's talk about it.  Reach out to me on twitter of Instagram or even crowd question.  What are we going to do and what's to look forwar...

Not only is Ian Eagle one of the most talented sportscasters on the air today but his career path was also unique.  What's most interesting is that he, like so many others, grew up knowing what it was he was going to do for a living and was able to see it through.  And now, as voice of the Brooklyn Nets and CBS Thursday night football amongst other things,, he really has had an incredible run.  We...

So the best record and point differential in the NBA does not mean you get noticed.  Maybe that's a good thing.  Yeah, everyone wants to talk about the Brooklyn Nets and James Harden or it's all about the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James.  It's almost anybody BUT the Utah Jazz.   Maybe it's a good thing they're under the radar... for now.  They deserve the respect and we'll see what they end up...

Seriously?  This is a disaster waiting to happen. Players like LeBron James and De'Aaron Fox have come out and said this is stupid.  The mayor of Atlanta has said no partying, no events, nothing but televised activities.  Stay home.  Yet the league wants to put all the players in jeopardy, force them into lockdown which they DO NOT WANT and then attempt to have the events around the game come off...

You can agree or disagree with me on this but I can give you my argument and you'll have to agree the athlete I pick is certainly deserving.  I will tell you who it isn't.  It's not Tom Brady, it's not Michael Jordan, it's not Bill Russell.   No, it's not LeBron James either.  This is a good conversation for us to have.  So let's do it.  I've got plenty of points to make and I'm happy to share wha...

This is just too much.  I mean there's cancel culture and then there's just plain ignorance.  Lorraine Grohs, daughter of the Silversmith that crafted the Lombardi Trophy is twisted out of her mind expecting Tom Brady to apologize for tossing the trophy from boat to boat during a boat parade celebration for the Super Bowl victors.  Yeah, this is beyond reasonable and I'll share some reasons why in...

What is up with this team?  Win 7 drop three.  Defense, no defense.  Shoot threes, miss threes and where the heck is Buddy?  When is the last time he had a good game shooting threes?  Really, talk to me here because I'm seeing a relapse to last year.  Can't get it together.  Can't play tough.  Pushed around by lesser teams.  I mean, really now, Orlando Magic and theMemphis Grizzlies throw you arou...

So Mark Cuban makes a decision against the NBA ruling to play the national anthem.  Really Mark?  Business is that good that you want to alienate a portion of your fan base? You may be worth billions, (yes, billions folks) but the average Mavericks fan is in a whole lot different position than you.  And you choose to thumb your nose at the national anthem in spite of what the league expects.  If I...

If you're from Sacramento this is a name you'll recognize as Mike Lamb was my co-host for several years.  Not only is he a dear friend but he's also got some great stories and he's doing some incredible work.  Our conversation today is not only about his time playing ball at USC but his relationship with Oakland Raiders Al Davis, the players that came from that era and his current endeavors to bri...

If you're paying any attention to social media regarding Tom Brady having words with Tyrann Mathieu during the Superbowl, you'll know what I'm talking about.  Apparently, it was something so offensive that Tyrann refuses to say what was said other than that he couldn't repeat it and Tom Brady made an apology on social media.  Problem is, we don't really know what it was that was said. Did the leag...

Let's take a minute to talk about Luke Walton.  When the team is losing, he's the worst coach in the NBA and he gets bashed to pieces.  When the team is winning, silence.  C'mon folks, you can't have it both ways.  The Sacramento Kings do not and have not had a coaching problem.  Not now, not even in the recent past.  They have other issues that distract them from the mission and purpose of the te...

I cannot say enough good things about my guest today.  Steve Albert is simply remarkable for what he's accomplished in his career and letting him tell his stories of how just about everything came to be for him was so much fun.  You're going to hear him talk about the Tyson/Holyfield bite fight, his great stories from his hockey career, the oddities he's called like Robbie Knievel's jumps and the...

Right now, the social media space is heating up with all the talk about Todd Bowles being a head coach.  Why is it that when a team gets into the Superbowl, the coordinators, offesive, defensive, are then almost expected to be ready to be head coaches somewhere?  And more so, like Todd Bowles of Tampa Bay or Eric Bieniemy of Kansas City, why all this distinction about race?  Really?  Isn't it abou...

The Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers played in the Superbowl yesterday and Kansas City really never had a chance.  Mahomes was rushed all day and could never get into his rhythm.  Losing one great offensive lineman is tough, losing two, as we saw yesterday makes it impossible to get anything going. And that's what we saw.  But there was more to the game yesterday that I'll talk about in...

On today’s podcast I want to shed a little light on the way Superbowls have been covered by the broadcast teams in the booth with a little opinion sprinkled in for good measure.  Wow, there have been some great talents in the broadcast booth over the years.  You’ll be surprised who the play-by-play teams have been and who some of the best are, in my opinion.  Names like Curt Gowdy, Pat Summerall,...

The Green Bay Packers Brett Favre's comments about Deshaun Watson are  just an opinion.  He's entitled to that. What's the big deal?  Really.  If you're making 30+ million a year, why are you complaining about your job?  It's time for everybody to just step back a minute and take a breath.  There's nothing wrong with what Brett said.  Too many people are overly sensitive.  Hear me out and let me e...

Picture this... Atlanta in March. Nice weather, sunshine and a great time for basketball. NBA All Stars coming to town with trainers and coaches and support folk. A stadium filled with the league's best athletes.  And a pandemic.  Then, during or on the way home they find out somebody or more than one of the players test positive.  There goes the season.  24 games have already been cancelled.  Why...

So this is a rant you just have to listen to for it's utter absurdity.  The Center for Disease Control has posted guidelines for those of you intending to attend a Superbowl party.  How about no cheering, chanting or drinking alcohol for beginners?  Are you freakin' kidding me?  This is a joke.  And there's a lot more I'll go off on when you listen in.  You're not going to believe how stupid this...

Ian Thomsen joins me today for a discussion on his career as a sports writer for such great publications as The Boston Globe, The National Sports Daily, the International Herald Tribune, Sports Illustrated, and NBA.com.  He is also author of The Soul of Basketball: The Epic Showdown between LeBron, Kobe, Doc, and Dirk That Saved the NBA. We're talking about many of the players that are responsible...

PGA golfer Patrick Reed gets approval for a  decision he makes at Torrey Pines during tournament play.  Lighten up already, the officials made the same decision for Rory Mcllroy.  It's fine.  It looks like he may have made a mistake with his ball placement but it was ruled legal so give him a break.  He won by 5 strokes.  Hear my opinion of it all on today's rant.   Learn more about your ad choice...

Here we go again.  Marvin Bagley's father just can't control himself.  He's insulting his son, the team and the coaching staff when the reality is, Marvin needs to learn defense.  And he will.  In time.  But let's end this embarrassment of parenting thru social media insult.  Enough is enough.  Mr. Bagley seems to have forgotten it's not about Marvin playing time but team wins that count in the lo...

How on earth can management and ownership be so screwed up that they have one of the most talented quarterbacks in the NFL wanting to leave the franchise.  Are you freakin' kidding me?  What's wrong with those people?  Worse yet, what if they do lose him?  You think they're going to find another quarterback like that?  I can answer that question now but if you listen to the rant, you'll hear it ri...

Some sports broadcasters stand out in the profession and Tim Brando is one of those exceptional talents. The one thing they all have in common is their dream to do what they do from a very early age and an ability to articulate the steps they took to get to where they are today.  Tim is exactly one of those guys and his career has covered a lot of ground.  Jump on in as we discuss his path to Fox...

If you're a baseball fan, you know by now the Baseball Hall of Fame will not be inducting anyone this year.  That's right.  Nobody received enough votes to make it.  Not Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens and they have only one more year left to get voted in.  They're Hall of Fame guys.  Their play over a career cannot be taken away, doping or not.  We've all got opinions on it and why.  Hear mine on to...

Kevin Durant is a superstar NBA player.  Yes, he's that good.  But what comes with that territory is criticism from all around.  Too bad, Kevin, that's the way it's done.  Deal with it. Ignore it but it's going to come your way. He needs to grow up already, and get some thicker skin.  I'll explain what I think caused the recent moping in today's rant.  Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...