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Today’s word of the day is ‘34 hours’ as in the MLB trade deadline is 34 hours away. Trades are happening. Players are moving. Teams are buying. Teams are selling. Teams are trying to buy or sell! The Marlins traded Jazz Chisolm to the Yankees! The Cubs and Rays made trades! NPPOD. QB money is crazy. Tua gets $50 million a year. Jordan Love gets $50 million a year. Is Dak Prescott up next? Review: Thelma. Warner Bros. Discovery have sued the NBA. The fight is here. How will it end? So Charles Barkley isn’t retiring? Have you been watching the Olympics?

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Trades!
19:50 – NPPOD
21:30 – QB Money
29:30 – Review: Thelma
32:09 – WBD sues NBA
38:00 – Barkley back
42:15 – Olympics

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Today’s word of the day is ‘106 hours’ as in MLB trade deadline as in trades have begun as in we have 4 nights to go as in turn the heat up and get to cooking! Randy Arozerana traded! AJ Punk traded! Garrett Crochet… not traded! So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Mason Miller broke his pinky slamming his fist on a table! And now he’s out before the trade deadline! WOW! Garrett Crochet of the White Sox is out of his mind! NPPOD. The Oilers hired Stan Bowman. The same Stan Bowman who was kicked out of hockey for mishandling a sexual assault allegation against a coach of his staff. What a shame. Review: Presumed Innocent. Boneless wings can have bones in them. That’s what the courts in Ohio say. HUH!? Let’s update what’s happening with Warner Bros. Discovery.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – TRADE
12:57 – Mason Miller
19:00 – Garret Crochet
22:30 – NPPOD
25:24 – Oilers hire
30:55 – Review: Presumed Innocent
35:10 – Chicken wing gate
44:00 – WBD update

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Today’s word of the day is ‘grossly misinterpreted’ as in Warner Bros. Discovery as in NBA as in Amazon as Disney as in NBC. The new announcement for the NBA TV rights deals came out and WBD was kicked to the curb. See ya! We finally have all the details on the NBA. We have the details on the WNBA. We have a new deal between MLB and the MLBPA. They are changing the CBA to make a new distribution system for CBT payouts. The Boston Red Sox have signed Alex Cora to a new extension. Big money, but not Counsell money. Review: The Fisher King. Let’s talk the Olympics! What a nightmare so far! NPPOD. Christian Yelich career is in jeopardy. His back is all messed up. Bad backs do not go away.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – NBA TV
12:30 – CBT announcement
20:40 – Cora announcement
29:50 – Review: The Fisher King
34:00 – Olympics!
43:00 – NPPOD
45:04 – Yelich back
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Today’s word of the day is ‘lone star’ as in the lone star state as in lone star left as in the Dallas Cowboys have some problems. CeeDee Lamb wants a new deal so he isn’t showing up to training camp. Dak Prescott and Mike McCarthy have one year left on their deals. And Jerry Jones is battling things away in court. Go cowboys go! Is the NFL moving to 18 games? Yes. Of course, the more games the merrier for the NFL. We are less than a week away from the MLB trade deadline. What are teams doing right now? Who is buying? Who is selling? Who is doing nothing? NPPOD. Review: Land of Bad. What is happening in Chicago? More development plans! More words about private financing! SURE! Let’s talk some Olympics! The Bears are letting Jonathan Owens to leave training camp to go see his wife Simone Biles perform. Fair? Hmm.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Cowboys problems
14:00 – NFL to 18?
20:35 – MLB trades
30:30 – NPPOD
32:15 – Review: Land of Bad
35:00 – Chicago
41:10 – Olympics!
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Today’s word of the day is ‘match game’ as in matching rights as in the NBA as in TV Rights as in WBD as in TNT as ESPN as in NBC as in Amazon. Warner Bros. Discovery is trying to Match the Amazon deal. Will the NBA accept these terms? Will Amazon fight? Will WBD fight? Brent Musburger and his family have bought back VSiN from Draftkings. Did the Cubs wave the white flag? Is the season over? Sell, sell, sell! That’s what Jed Hoyer wants you to know. What is the Red Sox plan for the trade deadline? Buyers or sellers? Review: The Yards. NPPOD. Jordan Love is holding out. He wants a new deal. The Packers want to get him a deal. But still there’s no deal. Let’s give a wait to see and update some wait to sees.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – NBA Rights
16:00 – DK and VSiN
22:01 – Cubs President
27:50 – Red Sox plans
33:20 – Review: The Yards
37:10 – NPPOD
38:55 – Jordan Love
44:00 – Wait to see

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Today’s word of the day is ‘dropped out’ as in Joe Biden as in Kamala Harris as in Donald Trump as in 2024 elections. Joe Biden officially dropped out of the race. Pressure had been mounting for weeks. The Democratic Party has been pushing for this. Now what? Now where are we? Sorry, St. Louis. 2nd time my show was canceled. This one definitely wasn’t my fault. Outages worldwide. Flights canceled. Hospitals down. Banks down. Over a simple software update? NPPOD. Review: Bonnie & Clyde. It’s time to talk 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. All eyes on Ichiro. So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Oakland Athletics firing 50% its non-baseball staff. We have the start to the Copa America lawsuits.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Biden out
13:55 – Sorry, St. Louis
23:00 – NPPOD
32:09 – Review: Bonnie & Clyde
35:30 – Baseball HOF
40:30 – SYWTTS
46:30 – Copa lawsuit

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Today’s word of the day is ‘PAB’ as in Post All-Star Break as in 2nd part of MLB season as in playoff race as in trade deadline as World Series. Let’s take a look at what interests me. The AL East, the AL West, NL Wild Card, Paul Skenes! TRADE DEADLINE! NPPOD. Let’s break down everything that happened during the Las Vegas Stadium Authority got the Athletics plans. The development plans were made public so here we are. Review: Faye. Let’s discuss the Rays new ballpark. It’s not in Nashville. It’s not in Montreal. They are staying in St. Pete. Congrats to the Rays! Last night was the RNC. Reports are out that Biden could drop out before the DNC. What is happening with the political climate in this country?

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Post All-Star
15:08 – NPPOD
17:15 – Athletics plans
33:55 – Review: Faye
35:45 – Rays stadium
42:02 – Politics

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Today’s word of the day is ‘value’ as in what is the value as in WNBA as in media right as in $2.2 billion as in NBA value. Let’s discuss what the WNBA is getting from the NBA and beyond. What are the players going to do? What are the networks going to do? What are the leagues going to do? Angel City FC is now under new management. Willow Bay and Bob Iger takeover. What does the valuation mean for the league? The MLB All-Star Game was a ratings success again. Rob Manfred had more to say from the ASG. What did he have to say? Olympics and gambling. Review: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Let’s get to some MLB trade talk. Deadline is 2 weeks away and we have some candidates. What should these teams do? Caleb Williams was trying to do something the NFL had never seen with his rookie deal. He wanted clauses in his contract that were hilarious, and immediately turned down.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – WNBA TV deal
15:50 – Angel City
23:20 – Manfred Updates
33:08 – Review: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
36:30 – MLB Deal or No Deal
45:07 – Caleb Williams deal

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Today’s word of the day is ‘hey now’ as in hey now you’re an All-Star as in the MLB All-Star Game as in American League as in Ohtani as in throwing gas. Rob Manfred spoke at All-Star weekend. What did he have to say? The future of baseball – robot umps, jerseys, streaming. Review: Dancer in the Dark. We have an update on the Athletics. John Fisher has spoken. And he made me LAUGH! So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Looks like James Dolan is back to fighting with the NBA again. This time it’s over the new NBA TV deal. Why is he so mad?

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – All-Star Game
18:10 – Manfred speaks
32:28 – Review: Dancer in the Dark
37:03 – Athletics update
43:08 – SYWTTS

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Sorry for the technical difficulties during the show – we promise we are working on fixing this!

Today’s word of the day is ‘dinger’ as in home run derby as in Teoscar Hernandez as in long ball as in dong shot as in Bobby Witt Jr. How did you feel about it? Did you like the new rules? Are you ready for the All-Star Game? It’s time! Paul Skenes. 105 MPH! I’m ready! Let’s talk about the pre-all-star-break baseball. Payroll Payroll Payroll! Review: Cyndi Lauper. Donald Trump has picked his VP. The Republican’s are going with J.D. Vance. Who is he? What does this selection mean? More and more Copa America madness. The president of the Colombian Soccer Federation was arrested! What!? How did that happen? This story is becoming more and more and more embarrassing!

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – HRD
13:30 – ASG
24:00 – Pre-All-Star-Break
30:01 – Review: Cyndi Lauper
32:00 – Trump VP
41:01 – Copa Madness

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Today’s word of the day is ‘scenario’ as in what a weekend as in Trump shot as in CONMEBOL madness as in Wimbledon as in MLB Draft as in so much crazy took place. Some way more disgraceful than others. Former President Donal Trump was on the campaign trail and was shot at, and injured. One spectator was killed. The lone gunman was killed. Multiple people were injured in the chaos. What a disgraceful time we are in. What happened in Miami for the Argentina v. Colombia game should never have happened. People storming the gates. Fans fighting. People crawling through air ducts! People without tickets forcing themselves in. Sad. Review: Me. NPPOD. Home Run Derby is tonight! Who ya got!? Jalen Brunson signed his new deal with the Knicks. Took a major, major discount for “roster flexibility” wow…. Let’s wrap up the show with some things we couldn’t get to.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Trump shot
17:25 – Soccer sadness
31:25 – Review: Me
33:25 – NPPOD
34:01 – Home Run Derby
40:00 – Brunson signs deal
46:33 – End of Show

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Today’s word of the day is ‘no-no’ as in no hitter as in Paul Skenes as in Pirates as in Brewers as in ace. Paul Skenes was pulled from a no-hitter through 7 innings yesterday. Pirates manager Derek Shelton had quite the BS to tell us about why he was pulled. We are 2 days away from the MLB draft. Trade talks are heating up. The Astros want to make a trade badly it looks like. Now they’re in striking distance from the Mariners and the Wild Card. NPPOD. Review: The Bikeriders. So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about TNT trying to match an Amazon package to keep NBA rights. Hmmm. What is the latest with the Athletics? Have you seen the weather in Las Vegas and Sacramento?

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Skenes pulled
11:05 – Trades and drafts
25:16 – NPPOD
29:23 – Review: The Bikeriders
33:20 – SYWTTS
44:15 – Athletics update

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