The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima host a high-stakes edition of Two-Second Trivia where listeners compete for Mr. Hero meals by answering rapid-fire sports questions. The segment features a variety of topics including Cleveland Guardians stats and NBA ratings, concluding with a fast-paced lightning round and a preview of upcoming guest interviews.

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima break down Sam Quinn's odds on LeBron James's free agency, with Cleveland sitting at a measly five percent behind the Lakers, Warriors, and outright retirement, and Carman explains why the Cavs' cap situation makes a reunion financially brutal even if James wanted it. The two debate whether it would actually be a good thing for LeBron to close out his career in Clevelan...

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima keep hashing out the Brendan Sorsby supplemental draft debate, this time fielding callers who compare the gambit to past Browns gambles on troubled talent like Johnny Manziel and Josh Gordon. Carman draws a sharp line between Sorsby's situation and the Luis Ortiz-style "Class A" betting scandal, pointing out there's no evidence of game-fixing and that the worst behavior...

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima dig into the wild idea floated by Albert Breer that the Browns could target Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft, even with the threat of a lengthy suspension looming over his head. Carman lays out why spending anything more than a fourth or fifth-round pick on Sorsby means the front office has to have a borderline blind faith in a guy nobody will actually get to se...

Ken and Lima break down why Emory Hunt's bold 10-win prediction for the Browns actually makes total sense once you factor in his belief in Shedeur Sanders, and uses it to reveal a foolproof way to tell if someone covering the Browns is being honest about their win total or just blowing smoke. Carman and Lima go back and forth on whether a coach picking the "wrong" rookie quarterback over Joe Flacc...

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima rip into ESPN's Vincent Goodwill for calling the NBA championship a "participation trophy" given how many different teams have won it lately, with Carman calling the comment asinine and pushing back hard on the idea that parity cheapens a title. The two dig into why the NBA gets treated so differently than football and baseball when it comes to judging stars who haven't...

Ken and Lima dig into the emerging podcast scene with a wide-ranging conversation about whether the Knicks' championship should change how Cleveland thinks about its own title ceiling, given that nobody believed New York had a real shot either. Ken challenges the lazy narrative shortcuts in sports media — "no dog in him," "can't win with this guy" — arguing that Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Town...

Ken and Anthony discuss the fallout of Brendan Sorsby entering the supplemental draft following gambling allegations and a divide between Andrew Berry and Todd Monken. They analyze Sorsby’s professional outlook with guest Ryan Wilson and debate his value compared to Arch Manning. The conversation also explores a simulated NBA Finals where the Knicks are champions and the state of the Guardians wit...

Ken and Lima break down the conflicting messages coming from the Browns front office regarding quarterback Brendan Sorsby. They compare coach Todd Monken's harsh assessment of Sorsby's character to GM Andrew Berry’s more measured stance on second chances. The discussion explores whether the franchise can handle another controversial quarterback situation amidst the supplemental draft. 02:06 - Hand...

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima break down Emory Hunt's bold prediction that the Browns can achieve ten wins with Shedeur Sanders at quarterback. They also assess the Cleveland Guardians' resilience as they navigate a difficult schedule without Jose Ramirez and react to James Dolan's unique playoff motivational tactics. 01:50 - Emery Hunt on Browns Potential 05:15 - Sanders vs. Watson QB Debate 10:00...

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima weigh the risks of the Cleveland Browns potentially pursuing quarterback Brendan Sorsby despite his gambling history. CBS Sports analyst Ryan Wilson joins to provide a scouting report on Sorsby's elite talent compared to top prospects like Arch Manning. They also debate whether the organization can handle adding more controversy to the quarterback room. 01:50 - Quarterb...

Host of NBA TodaJustin Termine joins Anthony Lima and Ken Carman to analyze the NBA Finals and the progress of the Cleveland Cavaliers. They debate the value of James Harden and Evan Mobley before discussing the Browns' interest in Brendan Sorsby. Additionally, Carman shares a personal story regarding a midnight security scare at his home. 01:20 - Cavs and NBA Rumors 04:26 - Browns Quarterback Con...

Ken opens up about getting woken up at midnight to find every light on, the front door open, and the garage unsecured — setting up a morning of parenting debate about what punishment actually sticks with kids. The guys crowdsource discipline ideas, landing on manual labor as the only thing that leaves a lasting impression, with Lima sharing his own gravel driveway story from childhood. The segment...

SiriusXM NBA Radio host Justin Termine joins Ken and Lima to break down the Knicks' championship run and what it means for Cleveland's title chances, with Termine concluding the Cavs are stuck in a frustrating middle ground — good enough to compete but not built to win it all. The James Harden debate turns into the segment's centerpiece, with Termine calling the trade a failure given Harden's post...

Ken and Lima wade through social media reactions to the Sorsby debate, including a conspiracy theory that the Browns are secretly interested in Sorsby and already have a Shedeur Sanders trade lined up as an exit. Ken keeps returning to one central argument — that the Myles Garrett trade was the Browns' loudest possible admission that they don't believe in their quarterback room, and no amount of S...

Fresh off Ryan Wilson's emphatic endorsement of Sorsby's talent, Ken grudgingly steelmans the pro-Sorsby argument — pointing out that Arch Manning could stay in college, Dante Moore could bust, and the Browns might be left with nothing if they pass on a guy scouts take 10 out of 10 times over the most hyped quarterback in the 2027 class. Ken also plays a clip of Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisi...

Ken and Lima bring in CBS Sports NFL draft analyst Ryan Wilson, who confirms that Sorsby's on-field talent is legitimate — going as far as saying he'd take Sorsby over Arch Manning on film alone. Wilson acknowledges the November collapse pattern is a real concern but stops short of pinning it entirely on Sorsby, noting circumstance and drops played a role. On the suspension question, Wilson says t...

Ken and Lima revisit the Sorsby debate through a new lens — whether Browns fans should be comfortable watching a potential top-five talent land in Pittsburgh if Cleveland passes. Ken holds firm that bad quarterbacks go top five all the time, so the talent hype alone doesn't move him, but concedes that Todd Monken's pointed comments at the golf outing may have actually undermined the Browns' own su...

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima bring in producer John to analyze the New York Knicks' NBA championship win and the trend of parody across the league. They explore James Dolan's "Spartan" advice to players and compare it to historical rules set by Paul Brown. Additionally, they discuss the viral success of Cape Verde's World Cup performance and debate whether hitting for the cycle in baseball is an ov...

Ken and Lima turn their attention to the Guardians facing what Ken calls a make-or-break two-week stretch, now made significantly harder by Jose Ramirez's injury. Both hosts remain cautiously bullish, pointing to the organization's track record of battling adversity, but acknowledge the loss goes beyond production — Ramirez's leadership and lineup protection are irreplaceable in the short term. Th...

Ken and Lima react to CBS Sports analyst Emory Hunt's bold 10-win prediction for the Browns, which he's making with Shedeur Sanders as the starting quarterback. Ken pushes back hard, arguing that Shadeur hasn't earned the job and that his late-season wins came on the back of a defense led by Myles Garrett — not anything Sanders did at quarterback. The debate spills into whether it's fair to keep c...

Ken and Lima dig into the unresolved suspension question hanging over Brendan Sorsby, debating how many games the NFL would actually hand down and whether Cleveland would get enough of a sample size to make the investment worthwhile. Ken argues that even a short window of late-season games would be meaningless as evaluation, pointing to how December football can be smoke and mirrors for any quarte...

Ken doubles down on his opposition to the Browns pursuing Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft, arguing that an unknown suspension length makes it impossible to properly evaluate him before next year's draft decisions loom. Lima counters that the discount pick cost makes this a low-risk dart throw, especially given the Browns' weak quarterback room, but Ken insists cheap doesn't mean smart. Th...

Ken and Lima debate whether the Browns should pursue Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft, with Ken firmly opposed due to the gambling concerns and Cleveland's track record with high-risk players. The tension sharpens when contrasting audio clips reveal Andrew Berry giving a measured, open-minded response about Sorsby while head coach Todd Monken flatly dismissed the idea, calling it a "slippe...

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima analyze the impact of Jose Ramirez's hand injury on the Cleveland Guardians and discuss upcoming trade deadline strategies. They also evaluate the future of the Cleveland Cavaliers following the New York Knicks' championship win, debating whether Donovan Mitchell should take a salary discount similar to Jalen Brunson. 02:57 - Jose Ramirez Injury Update 08:41 - Difficult...