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John Middlekauff is back reacting to Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs moving to 8-0 on the season after an exciting overtime matchup between the defending Super Bowl champions and Baker Mayfield’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. John compares the Cheifs and superstar QB Patrick Mahomes to Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls of the 1990s and explains why even when things aren’t going Kansa...

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson are joined by MLB Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr to discuss Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs improving to 8-0 with a 30-24 win in OT against Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football. Later, Unc, Ocho and Ken dive into the difficulty of the transition from college sports to pro sports, what it w...

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson react to Giannis Antetokounmpo being disgruntled in Milwaukee and a possible move to the New York Knicks. Later, Unc and Ocho discuss Cincinnati Bengals WR Jermaine Burton being spotted at a casino, Rough Draft returns as Unc and Ocho pay tribute to the late, great Quincy Jones and much more! 03:13 - Jermaine Burton 11:47 - Soccercap 14:48 - Giannis want...

Richard Sherman reacts to Patrick Mahomes leading the Kansas City Chiefs to an overtime victory over Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings eking out a win against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football, Christian McCaffrey reportedly returning for the San Francisco 49ers in their upcoming matchup with Tampa Bay, the New Orleans...

Bubba Dub goes live after Patrick Mahomes and tte Chiefs 30-24 OT victory over Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Bucs on Monday Night Football. D-Hop balled out and Tampa has to be happy with what they’ve been getting from Baker!! Plus, Bubba encourages his listeners to go out vote, and gives his respect to the legendary Quincy Jones!! #volume #club See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Jason Timpf shares his first edition of NBA power rankings for the 2024-2025 season. Jason shares where LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers, Kevin Durant's Phoenix Suns, and Luka Doncic's Dallas Mavericks rank following their strong starts to the year. Later, Jason breaks down how the Golden State Warriors have cracked his top five even with Steph Curry injured. And who comes in at No. 1 between Jays...

We’re back with Season 3, Episode 4 of Club 520, where Jeff Teague and the guys are joined by Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum. JT talks AAU basketball, choosing to play his college basketball at Duke, and what happened in the lead up to the NBA Draft that saw him get picked No. 3 by the Boston Celtics behind Lonzo Ball and Markelle Fultz. Plus, Tatum talks about being on the new NBA 2K25 vid...

On the Monday, November 4 episode of 520 in the Morning, Jeff Teague, DJ Wells, and B Hen react to a crazy NFL Sunday which featured the NFL’s best quarterbacks picking up important wins. Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, and Lamar Jackson all won on Sunday as we move into the second half of the season. The guys also preview the start of the college basketball season as Duke’s Cooper Flagg is s...

John returns to react to a loaded NFL Sunday, capped by Sam Darnold, Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings taking down Joe Flacco’s Indianapolis Colts 21-13. Middlekauff breaks down Sam Darnold’s impressive performance and wonders if there might be a quarterback controversy brewing in the Twin Cities between the former USC QB and first-round pick JJ McCarthy. Middlekauff goes off on how the p...

Tyler and John interview professional Boxer Keyshawn Davis about his upcoming fight in his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia, and his friendship with WBC Lightweight Champion Shakur Stevenson #volume See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson react to Atlanta Falcons QB Kirk Cousins 3 TD performance against an injured Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb and the Dallas Cowboys and Ezekiel Elliott being benched due to “being distracted” this season. Later, Unc and Ocho discuss Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings ending a 2-game losing streak with a 21-13 win over Joe Flacco and the Indianapolis Colt...

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson react to Rookie of the Year frontrunner Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders 27-22 win over Daniel Jones and the New York Giants. Later, Unc and Ocho discuss Cleveland Browns QB Jameis Winston’s 3 INT performance in a loss to Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers, Unc and Ocho call for Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins to tank the rest...

The nerds react to all the Week 9 NFL action! They react to Joe Flacco & the Indianapolis Colts taking on Sam Darnold & the Minnesota Vikings with Anthony Richardson now benched, discuss how Jared Goff & the Detroit Lions crushed Jordan Love & the Green Bay Packers, and rank the highly competitive NFC West. Timestamps 00:00:23 - Vikings-Colts 00:19:46 - Lions-Packers 00:34:35 - Sho...

Richard Sherman reacts to Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season, including Geno Smith getting sacked seven times as the Seattle Seahawks fell to Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams, Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions continuing their dominant run with a win over Jared Love's Green Bay Packers, the Dallas Cowboys falling to 3-5 on the season as they took another loss to Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Fal...

Colin’s joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” to break down all the week 9 NFL action! They start with Saquon Barkley’s impact on the Eagles and why he’s transformed their offense (3:00) but have reservations about the Eagles in the postseason. They move on to why the Cowboys are a “bad football team” without many good players (8:30) and try to make sense of the mess that is the Chicago...

College Football Reaction is presented by JLab! Colin’s joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” to discuss why Ohio State has an “identity crisis” on offense (2:45), why he believes Oregon is the best team in the country (4:30) and why USC’s inability of recruit has left them lacking “special” (8:45). (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for...

After a thrilling finish in Seattle, Action Network NFL betting experts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter settle in to discuss all things betting for NFL Week 9. Together they talk about a big day for favorites on the moneyline, terrible coaching by Jared Mayo, a wet and windy Lions victory and so much more. We get a recap of all their weekly picks, good and bad, as they take accountability before Sun...

Bubba Dub goes live after Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys lose to Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons 27-21. It’s official. The Cowboys season is OVER!! Time to start tanking for some draft picks. Then, Bubba goes through the rest of the early slate Sunday games including the game he was at - Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills!! Dub is calling it now, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills are the tea...

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochochinco” Johnson react to Sacramento Kings’ DeMar Derozan returning to Toronto and rapper/Raptors superfan Drake threatening to pull down DeRozan's jersey if it's ever retired. Later, Unc and Ocho discuss Dallas Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott being ruled out vs. the Atlanta Falcons due to disciplinary reasons, Adam Schefter reports since before Dan Snyder owned an NFL franc...

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson react to #3 Penn State’s HC James Franklin being 1-10 all time vs Ohio State after another crushing loss to the #4 Buckeyes. Later, Unc goes in on Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid for being too sensitive after getting into an altercation with a reporter, Unc and Ocho react to Jason Kelce slamming a fans phone on the ground after they made a homophobic slur...

John opens the weekend with a massive mailbag. He answers your questions about the Steelers QB position, the RB pay scale, getting a potato on Halloween, and much more during today's podcast that is exclusively mailbag questions. Follow John on  Twitter , Instagram and  YouTube  for the latest. Check out  Gametime  - the fastest growing ticketing app in the US, and the official ticketing app of  3...

Colin’s top takes of the week! He starts with his instant reaction to the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the New York Yankees in game 5 to win the World Series! He congratulates the Dodgers and explains why the Yankees were the inferior team and why Shohei Ohtani deserved to win on baseball’s biggest stage (3:00) Then, breaks down why the TNF  was a great spot for the Jets against a shorthanded Texan...

History was MADE at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi, so Daniel Cormier and Ben Askren are BACK with another edition of Funky and the Champ! Askren and Cormier GO IN ON why Khamzat's DOMINANT performance vs. Robert Whittaker may have him "skipping the line" for a title shot vs. Dricus Du Plessis. And after knocking out Max Holloway, Ilia Topuria has his eyes set on "submitting" Islam Makhachev. Ben and DC bre...

Jason Timpf reacts to Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies' 122-99 win over Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, and the Milwaukee Bucks. Jason discusses Memphis' impressive performance as well as what has gone wrong for Giannis and Milwaukee to start the season. Later, Jason answers listener questions during an NBA mailbag segment. Timeline: 4:00 - Introduction 6:30 - Bucks/Grizzlies reaction 42...

The nerds break down how Victor Wembanyama has performed so far in Year 2, discuss where Chet Holmgren ranks among the best centers in the NBA already, debate whether players like Anthony Edwards & Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are taking too many threes and rank the Houston Texans, New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies as Southwest Division teams. Then, they discuss how Aaron Rodgers and the N...