The Sportsballers Podcast

(00:00:00) Intro (00:00:53) Waffle House Challenge (00:07:41) World Cup (00:10:48) Trump's having a rough go (00:14:19) Host Nations Out (00:17:36) Stop scapegoating other sports for USA soccer woes (00:24:15) World Cup Financials (00:27:07) Celtics/76ers do business (00:38:09) Baseball Tangent (00:39:14) Back to Basketball (00:40:13) Remembering the '02-'03 Wizards (00:44:03) Snowtime Lakers (00:...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:59) World Cup Brief (00:05:46) Bucks ship Giannis to South Beach (00:11:06) Randle to Nets in 3-way trade (00:14:25) Trae Young inks extension with Wiz (00:19:24) Pre-Draft Wizards Speculation (00:24:25) Wizards 2026-2027 Outlook (00:30:26) Pre-Draft Boozer/Grizzlies Speculation (00:33:53) Brendan Sorsby Saga Continues [Concludes?] (00:45:24) First reactions: Wizards select...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:16) NBA Finals Reactions (00:05:10) New York's journey to the title (00:12:29) Building a contender in today's NBA (00:17:09) Jalen Brunson (00:20:03) San Antonio's collapse(s) (00:26:34) Forecasting the Spurs (00:30:55) Mike Brown (00:34:39) New York shows up on defense (00:35:58) Jealous Jets (00:41:24) NBA's 100th Anniversary Team (00:43:46) World Cup: The Bad (00:46:29)...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:04) NBA Finals Update (00:15:33) Potential flagrant for Wemby (00:23:02) Inside the NBA at the Finals (00:26:02) Aaron Judge Injured (again) (00:32:06) Base running shenanigans (00:40:25) ABS fallibility (00:43:02) Brendan Sorsby & sports gambling (00:59:05) Shoutouts (01:03:10) Outro S8 E28 - Back on our weekly grind, we had quite a bit to discuss this week with some major...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:25) Myles Garrett to LA (00:09:22) Another boost coming to the Rams D-Line? (00:12:24) A.J. Brown (officially) to NE (00:19:10) Odell Beckham Jr. (back) to NY (00:22:33) American League 2-month check-in (00:27:44) WBC Dip? (00:38:53) National League 2-month check-in (00:45:23) NBA Finals Preview (00:58:23) Shoutouts (01:02:04) Outro S8 E27 - It's been nearly a month since o...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:09) Yankees Mega-Sweep the O's (00:02:47) Baltimore Orioles Update (00:06:56) New York Yankees Update (00:14:27) NL East Check-in (00:16:49) Central Division Check-ins (00:19:24) Mid-show Ramblings (00:22:14) NBA Playoffs: Round 1 Wrap (00:22:54) Lakers-Rockets (00:25:08) Wolves-Nuggets (00:27:51) Spurs-Wolves: Round 2 Preview (00:33:30) Kevin Durant's Burning Again (00:36:...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:40) NFL Draft (00:02:01) Baltimore Ravens Draft - Evan's Reaction (00:08:24) Detroit Lions Draft - Cory's Reaction (00:14:52) New Orleans Saints Draft - Eric's Reaction (00:21:48) Most Controversial/Interesting/Surprising Pick (00:35:31) Red Sox Clean House (00:38:01) NBA Playoffs - Wolves/Nuggets (00:49:24) NBA Playoffs - Pistons in Trouble (00:54:30) NCAA Tournament Expan...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:02:35) Early NBA Playoff Reactions (00:15:08) Dexter Lawrence Trade (00:21:39) AJ Brown Trade Rumor (00:30:32) Mike Vrabel & Dianna Russini (00:39:49) 2026 NFL Draft Primer (01:03:19) Shoutouts (01:06:05) Outro S8 E24 - We're sorry to say we will not be live streaming during the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, so we brought a little taste into this episode and we'll be back...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:37) NCAA Men's Tournament wrap (00:06:06) Men's Bracket Challenge Results (00:08:31) Men's Bracket Challenge Winner (00:09:44) NCAA Women's Tournament wrap (00:13:52) Women's Bracket Challenge Results (00:14:50) Women's Bracket Challenge Winner (00:15:27) The Masters (00:23:41) NBA Playoff preview (00:41:36) Tanking in the NBA (01:00:48) Shoutouts (01:06:38) Outro S8 E23 -...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:10) Cory's Whiteness (00:02:11) NCAA Tournament (00:03:41) UCONN/Duke (00:06:40) Dan Hurley (00:12:54) Jon Scheyer (00:15:19) ABS Challenges (00:27:55) O's-Twins ABS Crashout (00:39:54) Tiger Woods (00:47:53) Replacement refs may return to NFL (00:57:27) Shoutouts (01:01:16) Outro S8 E22 - We're back to Tuesday night action as we wrap up the month of March. With national ch...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:02:46) AL Division Winners and Wild Cards (00:08:44) NL Division Winners and Wild Cards (00:12:35) Pennant Winners (00:14:51) World Series Winner (00:15:35) AL Cy Young (00:19:13) AL MVP (00:24:01) AL Rookie of the Year (00:25:34) NL Cy Young (00:28:54) NL MVP (00:34:14) NL Rookie of the Year (00:36:33) Fast Food Musings (00:38:27) Men's Bracket Challenge Check-In (00:41:59) W...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:52) March Madness (00:02:50) Men's Round 1 Upsets (00:07:19) Men's "Cinderella" picks (00:09:39) Men's Final Four picks (00:11:28) Women's Round 1 Upsets (00:13:02) Women's "Cinderella" picks (00:13:25) Women's Final Four picks (00:14:53) '26 Blue Devils giving '02 Terps (00:15:35) Who are you people!?! (00:16:35) World Baseball Classic (00:24:49) MLB Division Preview (00:2...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:03:00) NFL Free Agency (00:13:09) World Baseball Classic (00:20:49) MLB Division Preview (00:21:28) MIL Brewers Preview (00:26:41) CHI Cubs Preview (00:31:31) CIN Reds Preview (00:35:31) STL Cardinals Preview (00:38:48) PIT Pirates Preview (00:42:56) CLE Guardians Preview (00:46:37) DET Tigers Preview (00:50:19) KC Royals Preview (00:52:36) MIN Twins Preview (00:53:57) CHI Whi...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:16) World Baseball Classic (00:07:47) MLB Division Preview (00:08:12) LA Dodgers Preview (00:12:49) SD Padres Preview (00:18:17) SF Giants Preview (00:23:23) ARI Diamondbacks Preview (00:26:44) COL Rockies Preview (00:30:00) SEA Mariners Preview (00:33:28) HOU Astros Preview (00:36:04) TEX Rangers Preview (00:40:07) Athletics Preview (00:44:14) LA Angels of Anaheim Preview...

S8 E17 - If you experienced an oversaturation of Super Bowl reactions last week, got a little reprieve, and are now yearning for more,  you're in luck! Topic 1 - Super Bowl LX reactions Topic 2 - Prop Bet results Topic 3 - 2025 NFL Season retrospective Topic 4 - 2026 Week 1 starting QBs Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @QuagMeyer67, @CoryPuffett, and @evan_ash13

S8 E16 - We've missed a lot of shows with high school basketball preempting us on Tuesdays, but we're back on Super Bowl Eve with a jam packed show! Topic 1 - Head Coach Hires Topic 2 - 2026 Hall of Fame class reactions Topic 3 - MVP voting Topic 4 - Super Bowl LX preview and picks Topic 5 - Super Bowl LX prop bets Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @QuagMeyer67, @CoryPuffett, and @evan_ash1...

S8 E15 - Shoutouts to wchappy (Week 16), ZachH12 (Week 17), and Busterdawg (Week 18), the last three weekly winners of our Sleeper regular season pick'em pool! ZachH12 won the season-long competition with 147, leaving our own Cory Puffett in 2nd and Eric and Evan tied for third with BeenJamin18. Thanks for a great season and be sure to look out for our 2026 pick'em next fall. Topic 1 - Indiana win...

S8 E14 - Shoutouts to our own Eric Meyer (Week 13), Burger223 (Week 14), and YourMomNeverLovedYou (Week 15), the last three winners of our Sleeper pick'em pool while we were on break! Topic 1 - Week 15 takeaways Topic 2 - Week 16 games we're excited for Topic 3 - Sherrone Moore Topic 4 - Polar Bear in Baltimore Topic 5 - CFP snubs Join our 2025 NFL pick'em league on Sleeper - http://sleeper.com/i/...

S8 E13 - Shoutout to Adr1an25, the Week 12 outright winner of our Sleeper pick'em pool! Topic 1 - Week 12 takeaways Topic 2 - Week 13 games we're excited for Topic 3 - DeMatha wins WCAC football title Topic 4 - NCAA backtracks, leaves pro sports gambling ban in place Join our 2025 NFL pick'em league on Sleeper - http://sleeper.com/i/V9EeNZEoqj3a0 Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @CoryPuffe...

S8 E12 - Shoutout to ZachH12, the Week 11 outright winner of our Sleeper pick'em pool who finished three picks clear of the field! He is the second entrant to win multiple weeks after also claiming the Week 6 victory on a tiebreaker. Additionally, since we were off last week, shoutout to Cjbrock, who won Week 10 outright! Topic 1 - Week 11 takeaways Topic 2 - Week 12 games we're excited for Topic...

S8 E11 - Shoutout to RedzoneKillers, the Week 9 outright winner of our Sleeper pick'em pool! Additionally, since we were unable to record last week, shoutout to UnusualMan47, who won Week 8 outright and is our first entrant to win multiple weeks! Topic 1 - Dodgers go back-to-back as World Series champs Topic 2 - AFC Mid-season check-in Topic 3 - NFC Mid-season check-in Join our 2025 NFL pick'em le...

S8 E10 - Shoutout to Lilymariee, the Week 7 outright winner of our Sleeper pick'em pool! Topic 1 - Week 7 takeaways Topic 2 - Week 8 games we're excited for Topic 3 - NBA Opening Night Topic 4 - MLB Playoffs: World Series matchup is set Bonus topic - Eric made his annual NBA coach of the year prediction and this year's victim is Jamahl Mosley of the Orlando Magic. Good luck! Join our 2025 NFL pick...

S8 E9 - Shoutout to ZachH12, the Week 6 winner of our Sleeper pick'em pool! Topic 1 - Week 6 takeaways Topic 2 - Week 7 games we're excited for Topic 3 - Coaches canned Topic 4 - MLB Playoffs: early-LCS update Join our 2025 NFL pick'em league on Sleeper - http://sleeper.com/i/V9EeNZEoqj3a0 Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @QuagMeyer67, @CoryPuffett and @evan_ash13

S8 E8 - Shoutout to iGrow, the Week 5 winner of our Sleeper pick'em pool! He defeated friend of the show Sean Kennedy on the Monday night tiebreaker. Topic 1 - Week 5 takeaways Topic 2 - Week 6 games we're excited for Topic 3 - MLB Playoffs: mid-LDS update Join our 2025 NFL pick'em league on Sleeper - http://sleeper.com/i/V9EeNZEoqj3a0 Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @QuagMeyer67, @CoryPu...

S8 E7 - Shoutout to tru21, the Week 4 winner of our Sleeper pick'em pool! He defeated Evan on the Monday night tiebreaker. The three of us bounced back from a rouch Week 3 with all of us going above .500, and we'll hope for more of the same in a Week 5 devoid of any matchups of particular intrigue. Topic 1 - Week 4 takeaways Topic 2 - MLB Playoffs begin Join our 2025 NFL pick'em league on Sleeper...