The Sports Gloss with Justin & Jamaal

(1:42) - Christmas recaps (10:16) - New Year's Eve expectations vs. realities, our plans for New Year's, our most exotic New Year's celebrations (15:20) - Our efforts to remain healthy over the holidays (18:01) - Q&A with J&J: What are your New Year's Resolutions? (24:25) - "Bye Bye Barry" and Jamaal's love for Barry Sanders (34:48) - NCAA Football: The drop off in bowl game quality and ou...

(1:15) - Recap of last weekend's holiday party, talking about sports at parties, adult team sports, and the fear of tearing your Achilles (14:45) - Our favorite Christmas songs (20:20) - Our kids are in the sweet spot for Christmas magic (27:26) - Q&A with J&J: What do you tell your kids when they ask if Santa is real? (34:23) - NBA: IST Wrap up, the Draymond of it all, Ja Morant's return,...

(1:25) We discuss the ramp up to Christmas including Christmas Trees and movies (10:25) Parenting: Bedtime routines and resets (16:43) Q&A with J&J: Can you tell someone at a restaurant to watch their language around your kids? (23:24) NCAA Football: FSU's omission from the playoffs, we tease the playoff matchups, everyone is jumping into the transfer portal, the Heisman Trophy race (48:16...

(3:50) - Parenting: The rat race of our kids' extracurricular activities, pros and cons of active kids, how sports experiences build life skills, aspirations vs. a pragmatic reality (20:44) - Q&A with J&J: If my partner says they don't want a Christmas gift, do I still need to get them a gift? (26:13) - NCAA Football Championship Weekend: Michigan v Ohio State recap, our picks for the game...

(2:23) - Jamaal is now a Canadian citizen (18:00) - Justin's trampoline park triumph, frozen hats, and Christmas music in November (25:18) - Q&A with J&J: When should you put up your Christmas tree? (35:19) - NCAA Football: Ohio St v. Michigan, our picks for the week, a bold Bo Nix prediction from Jamaal, and our fave ways to watch big games (1:04:21) - Best of the Rest: Alouettes win it a...

(1:04) - Jamaal Recaps his trip to Kauai: Night terrors on a plane, America?!?, The duality of tropical tourism, Poke and lava flows (26:02) - Justin recaps his trip to the Vancouver Whitecaps v LAFC playoff game: Will Ferrell, The Sedins, and Jay DeMerit (37:49) - NCAA Football: Michigan Minute(s), Texas A&M fires Jimbo Fisher, Colorado is languishing, College Gameday at JMU!, and our Games o...

(1:18) - Halloween Recap: Handing out candy, Taylor Swift costumes, less trick or treaters than previous years, trick or treaters without costumes (8:29) - Q&A with J&J: How old is too old to trick or treat? (12:40) - Parenting: Justin's team gets their first win!, sports parents overreacting (14:42) - Jamaal previews his trip to Kauai, battling SAD, trying local food, Will Hawaiian feel l...

(1:52) - Parenting: Justin recaps Quincy's basketball game and Jamaal discusses Nico's new found passion for sports (8:59) - Halloween: Kids' costumes and character development, our favorite costumes from our youth, navigating candy in the house (23:27) - Our big announcement...We've partnered with Betstamp ! (26:05) - NCAA Football: Recapping Ohio St.'s win, Washington's escape and road forward,...

(0:15) Justin recaps his camping weekend and Jamaal talks about his weekend in Vancouver (9:57) - Cam Levins sets a new half-marathon record (12:37) - Q&A with J&J: Is October the best month to be a sports fan? (20:15) - NCAA Football: Washington's win over Oregon, Stanford's epic comeback, Caleb Williams asks for an ownership stake, Our picks for the weekend, and a Michigan Minute (48:47)...

(5:07) - Canadian Thanksgiving vs. American Thanksgiving (18:15) - Nico helps cook dinner and (possibly) has a food epiphany (23:32) - Justin discusses his busy extracurricular schedule and upcoming camping trip (26:47) - NCAA Football: Our top five teams this week, Michigan's potential, and the games of the week (39:13) - Q&A with J&J: "Is $100,000 an appropriate fine for fans rushing the...

(0:48) - Jamaal recaps his trip to Seattle including why he's applying for Nexus, outlet mall shopping obstacles, and his reverence for live music (27:02) - Justin recaps his solo parenting weekend (Flying Squirrel!) and the fear of misplacing your child (34:30) - The Damian Lillard trade to Milwaukee and our opposing views on it (42:25) - Q&A with J&J: "As an NBA player, would you rather...

(0:40) - Jamaal recaps his Rifflandia experience and previews his weekend in Seattle (14:40) - Justin previews his weekend of solo parenting and discusses his new passion project (25:25) - NCAA Football: Colorado's culture, Travis Hunter's onesie , Our picks for Saturday and Jamaal's " It's a Trap " pick Notes and Corrections Diplo's Instagram account Keegan-Michael Key as James Franklin Music Moo...

(0:58) - Justin recaps his time in Black Creek, potty training success, and Zadie's development (8:58) - The stress and anxiety of the first week of school (13:35) - Rifflandia and Jamaal's effort to chase away the Autumnal doldrums (17:01) - Q&A with J&J: "What are some of your favorite back to school memories?" (20:46) - U.S. Open Recap, the emergence of Ben Shelton and Coco Gauff, Is th...

(1:16) - Parenting: Nico's Super Mario Meltdown, hollow threats vs. legitimate consequences, repairing the damage you've caused, humility as a parent (12:11) - Comparing maturity levels of boys and girls, video games and the cult of Minecraft (17:52) - Messi's path vs. Neymar's and MLS vs. Saudi Arabia (22:46) - Our WWC Final picks and a wager (24:54) - Caitlin Clark sells out Carver-Hawkeye for t...

(0:45) - Jamaal recaps his cousin's wedding and some fantastic interactions with Finnish friends (8:43) - Justin takes his kids to the trampoline park and talks about the not-so-terrible twos (15:00) - NCAA Realignment: Cal and Stanford potentially joining the ACC, the dissolution of the Pac-12, Chip Kelly's innovative realignment idea (26:34) - Tennis: Nations Bank Open updates, Raonic's comeback...

Reunited and it feels so nice. Justin and Jamaal are back together. (1:25) - Jamaal recaps his time in Washington DC, his favorite meals during his vacation, flash flooding, cicadas, lightning bugs, and general vibes in the DMV (21:22) - Sports media in the US, ESPN vs. Fox Sports (25:00) - Jamaal's reflections from the trip, a lack of routine for kids in the summer, screen time limits for kids (2...

(2:58) - "Q&A with J": What are the peaks and valleys of a vacation?" (6:12) - Weekly Wins: Kings Dominion, rollercoasters, adrenaline, nostalgia, visiting with friends, chasing dreams via side hustles (12:02) - NFL: the travesty of underpaid running backs and how relabeling the position could pay off (16:52) - NBA: Seattle and Las Vegas as the next expansion teams, a franchise in Mexico City?...

Jamaal shares his musings from the past week before Jamaal and Justin pontificate about the NBA. (1:54) - Jamaal details being attacked by a Corgi (7:11) - Pickleball vs. Tennis and the benefits of sport-specific facilities and designated spaces (9:07) - What Jamaal's watching: "Quarterback", "Survival of the Thickest", and why "The Bear" is the best show on television (14:13) - Jamaal shares his...

Jamaal kicks off this week's episode with a reflection on his first week in Richmond, VA. "Q&A with J&J" asks, "What's the most annoying thing a driver can do?". Next, Jamaal hits on the major takeaways from the first weeks of NBA Summer League including Victor Wembanyama, Cam Whitmore, and the in-season tournament (12:22). Jamaal takes a deep dive into Wimbledon including winners and lose...

We start off this week with a discussion of History channel's "Alone". Justin recaps his time in Black Creek before we chat about keeping our kids busy during the Summer break. Then, Jamaal previews his family's trip back home to Richmond, VA. "Q&A with J&J" asks, What's more obnoxious...a person who uses the speaker phone function in public or a person who eats while talking on the phone?...

We start things off with a recap of the birthday parties we attended this past week (BDAY SZN NEVER ENDS), Jamaal previews his trip home to Virginia, during "Weekly Wins" Jamaal talks about the upcoming Mubadala Citi Open and bonding via driveway basketball while Justin vibes out on packing for his long weekend getaway. "Q&A with J&J" asks, How do you feel about celebrating Canada Day and...

We kick off this week's episode with a recap of Jamaal's yard sale and visit to Fern Fest last weekend. We explore whether clowns need consent before engaging with children. Justin recaps his Fathers' Day. Jamaal discusses his application for Canadian citizenship. "Q&A with J&J" takes on combining live music and sporting events. "Talking NBA with J&J" starts with a draft recap. We do a...

On the unofficial "Euro" episode we kick things off with a discussion about cocktails. Next, Jamaal dissects themes in "Across the Spiderverse" before telling us about his first job. Justin concludes the first segment with tales from his weekend of solo parenting. During "Talking NBA with J&J" we give Nikola Jokic his due, discuss the evolution of European players in the NBA, compare Jamal Mur...

In Part 2 of Episode 2 Jamaal recaps the French Open Men's Semifinals. Then we update our picks for the NBA Finals before discussing the coaching carousel, Golden State's legacy and Zion being a potential bust. Next, we move into a conversation about Sportswashing, NIL, tampering, infinite money, and the fickle nature of modern sports. Music Mood Board: "Middle of Nowhere" by Hot Hot Heat "Army of...

In Part 1 of Episode 16 we discuss Leo Messi shunning a reported $1.6 billion for the shores of South Beach, what we'd do with $35 million in lottery winnings, Americans blaming Canadians for the horrific air quality, Justin's Basketball Canada filled weekend, Jamaal's burgeoning basketball brood, foul language, and a "Jamaal Squall" about foul odors at local parks. Jamaal also talks about his Dat...