The Sportsballers Podcast

S6 E42 - The 33rd Olympiad is under way in Paris and the US has the early lead in total medal count, boosted by the men's and women's team finals in Gymnastics on Monday and Tuesday. We discuss the opening ceremony and all the events we've watched over the first few days of competition, plus MLB trade deadline thoughts and updates on the Orioles and Yankees. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18...

S6 E41 - The Tour de France is over and Tadej Pocačar won for the third time in five years, the US national basketball teams have been preparing for the Olympic Games which begin Friday, the Orioles and Yankees are duking it out in a battle for mediocrecy atop the AL East, and we've got new inductees to Cooperstown! Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18 , @CoryPuffett , @QuagMeyer67 , and @evan_...

S6 E40 - With a bit of a lull in the sports scene, topics this week included the first nine stages of the Tour de France including an historic win for Mark Cavendish, the race for WNBA rookie of the year as they approach their Olympic break, and players moving or returning to teams in the NBA. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18 , @evan_ash13 , @CoryPuffett and @QuagMeyer67

S6 E39 - Joined by special guest Sean "DC Lemon Guy" Kennedy, we break down the Celtics NBA Finals win, the Panthers Stanley Cup Finals win, and the Stallions UFL Championship win. Plus Cory recaps the first nine weeks of the DC Breeze season, we discuss Jonathan Clay Redick's new position as Lakers head coach, the Orioles' and Yankees' recent struggles, and the passing of one of baseball's all-ti...

S6 E38 - The NBA Finals shift from Boston to Dallas with the Celtics holding a 2-0 lead, the Tour de France is just weeks away from beginning for the 111th time, and the Yankees and Orioles had a great week. Additionally, we discussed the legacy of Jerry West, who died this week, the alleged 'snub' of Caitlin Clark from the US olympic team, and last week's announcement that Negro League results ha...

S6 E37 - After a long hiatus, we returned with discussions on the upcoming NBA Finals, the Orioles and Yankees continued success, and recent discourse concerning Caitlin Clark. We also briefly discuss the recent Howard Bryant ESPN article that can be found here:  https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/39869353/fort-myers-high-school-baseball-racial-slur-walkout-boycott Follow us on Twitter/X  @Sport...

S6 E36 - The 2024 NFL schedule is out, the NBA's conference semifinals have gotten much more interesting since our last show, the WNBA season tipped off, and we're more than a quarter of the way through the baseball season. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @QuagMeyer67, @evan_ash13, and @CoryPuffett

S6 E35 - The NBA has reached the conference semifinals and we have a lot of thoughts about the eight remaining teams. The WNBA is less than a week from tipping off the 2024 season. And the Yankees and O's continue to dominate atop the AL East. Where do they stand and what other MLB storylines have caught our attention this week? Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18 , @CoryPuffett , @QuagMeyer67...

S6 E34 - The West has almost wrapped up the first round of the NBA Playoffs, but all four Eastern Conference series are up for grabs. The Yankees and O's are locked in a four-game battle for first place in the AL East a month into the season. And we've looked at all our team's draft picks from the 2024 NFL Draft, as well as the top picks for two teams who didn't seem to know what they were doing l...

S6 E33 - For the fifth year in a row, we streamed a live podcast during the first round of the NFL Draft, reacting live to all 32 picks and providing analysis from our own sessions watching film of this year's top prospects. To watch the video version of this episode, you the URL https://youtu.be/GJsMVplBiL0 and be sure to follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @QuagMeyer67, @evan_ash13, and @Co...

S6 E32 - With nearly three weeks concluded in the MLB season, we check in on the O's and Yankees, who are both playing very well, and discuss some of the early-season surprises. The NBA Play-In Tournament is set to begin, so Eric previews the playoffs, the Caps are playing to get into the hockey postseason, and the WNBA Draft happened. It was a packed episode. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers...

S6 E31 - It's the eve of Opening Day and we've got MLB predictions for the baseball season, from division winners to ever playoff series and award winners. The NFL has passes some new rules regarding tackles and kickoffs. And the Wiz and Caps aren't headed to Virginia, after all. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18 , @evan_ash13 , @CoryPuffett and @QuagMeyer67

S6 E30 - The Bears traded Justin Fields to the Steelers and Eric's still not happy, we've got thoughts on the 10 teams split between the AL West and NL West, and tomorrow is the beginning of March Madness, so we've got upsets and Final Four picks to make in the men's and women's tournaments. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @QuagMeyer67, @evan_ash13, and @CoryPuffett Join our men's bracket...

S6 E29 - Caitlin Clark woke up just in time to help the Hawkeyes pull out a Big Ten title, a fight broke out in the SEC Championship game, Maryland got unceremoniously bounced from the men's Big Ten tournament, and the new NFL league year began with a free agent explosion! We also continued our spring training MLB coverage with a breakdown of the two central divisions, covering offseason moves and...

S6 E28 - Caitlin Clark passed Pistol Pete, bracket season is nearly upon us, and so is baseball season. This was the first of four MLB preview episodes as we took a deep dive into the five AL East teams and the five NL East teams, including offseason moves, strengths and weaknesses, and projected win totals from our sportsbook of choice. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18 , @evan_ash13 , @Cor...

S6 E27 - NBA All-Star Weekend was underwhelming, Caitlin Clark said the NCAA scoring record, the Orioles have some injury concerns heading into spring training, and it's time for our silliest tradition on the show. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18 , @QuagMeyer67 , @evan_ash13 , and @CoryPuffett

S6 E26 - Iowa shut down Caitlyn Clark so she wouldn't break the NCAA record on the road and cost themselves a game, we draw closer to the baseball season, and Terps suffered their worst loss of the season, yet. We covered all that plus a thorough breakdown of Super Bowl LVIII, thoughts on this season's NFL award winners, and final thoughts on the 2023 season. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers1...

S6 E25 - Super Bowl LVIII is upon us. Who will our hosts pick in this Super Bowl LIV rematch between the Chiefs and the 49ers? Will Cory come out ahead of Eric on their prop bets for a fifth straight year? Plus a conversation following a ruling that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school and can unionize. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18 , @evan_ash13 , @CoryPuffett and @Q...

S6 E24 - The Ravens and Lions couldn't get it done in the conference championships, leaving Evan and Cory rather sad this week. At least Evan, along with Eric, got some great news late in this week's episode regarding a blockbuster trade for the Orioles. We continued our conversation regarding the 65-game requirement for NBA award eligibility and spent a good deal of time breakding down the two lo...

S6 E23 - Cory's Lions and Evan's Ravens are playing for a trip to Super Bowl LVIII and they're both very nervous heading into this Sunday's conference championship games. We dove into all four divisional round matchups with our takeaways from those games before looking ahead to what we expect to see this weekend. Before that, Major League Baseball has announced the 2024 Hall of Fame class, we've g...

S6 E22 - It was a week of upsets in college hoops, including a big road win for the Terps, two terrible NBA teams made a trade. Plus we discussed one great Wild Card matchup and five not-so-great games, the 2024 edition of the NFL's coaching carosel, and four upcoming divisional round matchups. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18 , @evan_ash13 , @CoryPuffett and @QuagMeyer67

S6 E21 - The semi-finals of the College Football Playoffs were a huge ratings success with two games that each came down to the final play, Maryland is a football school now, and we've reached the final week of the NFL season which will make our game picks interesting with several teams resting starters. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18 , @QuagMeyer67 , @evan_ash13 , and @CoryPuffett

S6 E20 - A mailbag question prompted further discussion from our hosts about the expected move to Potomac Yard for the Wizards and Capitals, Evan's Yellow Jackets went bowling and came away with their first winning record since 2018, and Cory's Lions won their first division title in 30 years! Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18 , @CoryPuffett , @QuagMeyer67 , and @evan_ash13

S6 E19 - The Warriors may have found Draymond's replacement, Georgia Tech is bowling this Friday, and an impromptu discussion about NFL MVP candidates highlight this week's show which also includes an acknowledgement of the Orioles officially extending their stay at Camden Yards, plenty of regrets from Cory and Evan on their Week 15 picks, and another slate of NFL picks for Week 16. Follow us on T...

S6 E18 - Shohei to the Dodgers, Draymond to the bench, and the Wizards and Caps to NoVa. On the NFL side, Patrick Mahomes made a fool of himself and we discuss Mike Tomlin's future in Pittsburgh before elimating teams from the postseason and making our Week 15 picks. Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18 , @QuagMeyer67 , @evan_ash13 , and @CoryPuffett