The Valenti Show

The guys discuss J Batt's departure from MSU after only a year in East Lansing.

The guys do another "Can We Say That?"

Mike and Rico keep the Tigers conversation rolling.

Mike and Rico try to assign blame for what we're witnessing on a daily basis with the Tigers' lineups.

David joins for a "Can We Say That?" that he starts with a question about the Knicks winning the NBA Finals.

Mike and Rico take a quick detour to talk to some callers about the most shocking World Cup result yet.

The guys are fed up with the lineups that A.J. Hinch is putting out there on a daily basis.

Mike puts a lot on the line in this bet he made with Jeremy Otto.

As rumors swirl about a massive rift between captain Dylan Larkin and GM Steve Yzerman, we break down what a blockbuster trade would actually look like and whether the "Yzer-plan" is officially on thin ice. Dive into the potential landing spots, returning assets, and what this fallout means for the future of Detroit hockey.

97.1 The Ticket hosts react to the Tigers recent hot streak and if fans believe they are actually a playoff team. Tigers manager AJ Hinch also called into Costa and Jansen earlier this week.

Valenti and Rico get this week's Best Of started with their reactions to the less-than-ideal list of Dylan Larkin's preferred trade destinations. Then, they offer some thoughts on what they believe the Pistons' biggest need this offseason is, follow up their earlier Larkin conversation by asking whether you're team Yzerman or Larkin, and much more!

Valenti and Rico opened the final show of the week with their lack of surprise when it comes to the get-in prices to the first USA World Cup match in Los Angeles tonight. They expanded on this topic with their overall thoughts on the unaffordability crisis in sports, taking your calls to hear your examples of how you've been priced out of sports. Then, the guys did a World Cup Draft, talked about...

Mike and Rico began the show with their reactions to the prices to get into the first USA World Cup soccer match in LA tonight. They tied this into a larger argument/point about the unaffordability of all sports before doing an "NBA Fastbreak" to wrap up the first hour.

Mike and Rico spent the second hour expanding on their first hour topic and taking more of your calls to hear your own experiences with the unaffordability in sports.

Evan joined the guys to open the third hour to do a World Cup draft based on the cuisines of the participating countries. Then, they reacted to the 20+ minute video statement released by Texas Tech defending QB Brendan Sorsby returning to the team before they all played "Who Said It?"

Valenti and Rico talked to Jeremy Otto and then had their own conversation about the Tigers' big series against the Guardians, which gets started tonight. Then, they were joined by Riger in cross-talk to wrap up today's show.

Tigers believer and 97.1 update guy Jeremy Otto talks with the guys about the Tigers ahead of their huge series against the Guardians that starts tonight.

The guys react to a statement put out by Texas Tech over the Brendan Sorsby ruling.

Mike, Rico, David, and Evan draft some World Cup teams based on their countries' cuisines.

Valenti and Rico hear from a few more callers about some experiences they've had with how expensive sports are.

David tells a story of an upcoming trip that had to be modified because of its cost.

David joins with the biggest stories around the NBA today.

The callers agree with Mike and Rico that there is a significant issue with the prices of tickets at sporting events.

The guys begin to take your calls as they continue to CRUSH FIFA and other sports leagues for charging so much for tickets.

Mike and Rico have some thoughts on the ticket prices to get into the USA's opening World Cup match against Paraguay.