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Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Justin Herbert's contract extension, Aaron Rodgers restructuring his contract and more. Justin Herbert signed a 5 year, $262.5M contract extension to stay with the Los Angeles Chargers. Herbert will receive $218.7 million in guarantees in his new deal which slightly surpasses Lamar Jackson's extension in terms of total money and average salary per year. Is Herbert...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with GameDay Charlie about Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers during training camp. Carolina Panthers training camp is in Spartansburg, North Carolina and GameDay Charlie is there. What should people think about Bryce Young and the Panthers going forward?  

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Scott Fitterer, Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers. Carolina Panthers' quarterback Bryce Young and GM Scott Fitterer spoke to the media yesterday at Panthers practice. The crew reacts to Young's comments about his expectations for himself and the team. Also, Fitterer made comments regarding Young and the state of the Panthers.  

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex recap Day 2 of the ACC Football Kickoff and some of the expectations for some North Carolina football college teams and coaches like NC State, Duke and UNC to name a few.

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with Vashti Hurt of Carolina Blitz. Vashti Hurt of Carolina Blitz joins the Sports Shop to talk Carolina Panthers football and college football. Who will win the ACC this season? What should be expected from the Panthers? Will the Panthers with the NFC South? Should they?    

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Jaylen Brown's contract extension with the Boston Celtics. Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics agreed to a 5-year, $304M contract. Brown's contract is the largest contract in NBA History and will make him the highest paid player. Good decision by the Celtics?  Should the Celtics have signed Brown? What does that mean for Jayson Tatum going forward?  

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Bronny James collapsing at a USC workout. A few months ago, LeBron James' son Bronny James committed to the University of Southern California to play basketball.  On Monday, Bronny James had a cardiac event where he lost conciousness and suffered a cardiac arrest during a USC workout. The crew give their thoughts.

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Jim Phillips' comments and college football, particularly about the ACC. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips spoke to the media. The crew reacts to his comments.  What should be expected from Duke college football? What about the other ACC college football teams? Who will win the Atlantic Coast Conference this year? 

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the controversy surrounding Northwestern University and provides a Duke Football update regarding Head Coach Mike Elko. How should the hazing at Northwestern University be addressed? What about other schools? Who should be held accountable? Should it go all the way to the top? Duke Head Football Coach Mike Elko just signed a contract extension through the year 202...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex rank the best quarterbacks in the NFC East. NFL Training Camp begins today! How should the quarterbacks of the NFC East be ranked?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss NFL Training Camp and an update on Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants.  NFL Training Camp begins today!  The New York Giants and Saquon Barkley agreed to a one-year, $11M deal with a $2M signing bonus. Barkley will also reportedly go to training camp. Although Barkley and the Giants have agreed to a contract, should Daniel Jones have advocated for Ba...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss NFL Training Camp. NFL Training Camp begins today! Who will report? Who will not? How would you arrive at NFL Training Camp?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex give their NFL predictions for their favorite NFL teams and talk about the return of Deshaun Watson. Where will Reese's Raiders, Kmac's Commanders, Pam's Cowboys and Alex's Jets finish? The Cleveland Browns will get their starting quarterback Deshaun Watson for a full season. Last year, Watson missed more than half the season due to suspension. How will the Browns do this...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Bryce Young's contract, the expectations for the Panthers and the Zoom call NFL running backs shared over the weekend. Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young signed a 4-year, $37.9M contract with the contract being fully guaranteed. What are the expecations for the Panthers. Should they win the NFC South? Nick Chubb and other NFL running backs hopped on Zoom to...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss their Good Looks and Bad Looks on this Good Look Bad Look Monday and Pam shares information about an event taking place tonight. Brian Harman won this weekend's Open Championship. The African American Cultural Festival: Community Mixer will take place tonight from 6-7:30 pm at John Chavis Memorial Park. Attending the festival will give people the opportunity to&nb...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the decreasing value of NFL running backs. Both running backs, New York Giants' Saquon Barkley and Las Vegas Raiders' Josh Jacobs did not sign their franchise tag tenders. It seems the value of running backs is not as high as it once was and is even decreasing. Why are running backs so undervalued and underappreciated?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the expectations of the New York Jets this coming season. What should be expected from the Jets next season?  The NY Jets had a strong start to their season last year before some injuries and abysmal quarterback play derailed their season. They added one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time in Aaron Rodgers this off-season as well as some other pieces. Is...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the sale of Washington Commanders becoming official and the state of the franchise. The sale of the Washington Commanders was made official yesterday. The former owner Dan Snyder was fined $60M in the deal after the release of an investigation report. Snyder had to sell the team because of his inappropriate behavior and conduct throughout his tenure as the owner o...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Hubert Davis' press conference. UNC basketball Head Coach Hubert Davis had a press conference yesterday and Reese was in attendance. What should be expected from UNC this coming season?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Nick Saban on SEC Media Day and Draymond Green's comments about his newest teammate Chris Paul. While Draymond Green was on the Pat Bev Podcast, Green made some controversial comments about his newest teammate Chris Paul. What did Green say? It's no secret Reese and Kmac are huge Alabama fans. How did they react to Nick Saban during SEC Media week?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with GameDay Charlie. Gameday Charlie speaks about last night's soccer match between Wrexham and Chelsea.

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the Northwestern University Football controversy. A Northwestern University football hazing lawsuit names ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips. The Sports Shop talk about updates in the situation regarding the hazing and the lawsuit.  

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with Dr. Deborah Stroman. Dr. Deborah Stroman joins the Sports Shop and provides an update regarding the Northwestern University hazing allegations.

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss Saquon Barkley and the depreciating value of NFL running backs. NFL running backs are not getting paid what they feel they deserve. Could the NFL eliminate the running back position? How can running backs "fight back"? Saquon Barkley did not sign his franchise tag at the deadline. Barkley reportedly felt disrespected in contract negotiations. New York Giants quarterbac...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Carlee Russell's disappearance and reappearance and the situation regarding Tiger Woods and his ex-girlfriend Erica Herman. Alabama woman Carlee Russell went missing for roughly 48 hours. Russell called 911 stating she saw a toddler walking alone on the interstate. The toddler in question has not been found. Where was Russell? Was she kidnapped and if so, by who?...