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Today’s word of the day is ‘35.1 or 37.6’ as in how much of the MLB season is already over. Can you believe it? Let’s recap the biggest storylines from May. I’ll review my May predictions. And then we’ll look ahead to June. It all starts with the Yankees. What were some of the biggest surprises in May? Let’s review my May predictions. Here are my predictions for June! So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the WNBA and Caitlin Clark. Hard fouls. Dirty fouls. Social media comments. Why do players dislike Clark so much? Review: The Fall Guy. Stanley Cup Final is here! Panthers vs Oilers! Tommy Pham may not be in baseball much longer. NPPOD.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Yankees
9:13 – May surprises
14:34 – May Predictions reviewed
16:19 – June predictions
20:50 – Caitlin vs WNBA
33:30 – Review: The Fall Guy
36:00 – Stanley Cup
39:09 – Pham
45:00 – NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ‘road wins’ as in the Florida Panthers as in the Dallas Mavericks as in playoffs! Let’s start with the Panthers taking a series lead against the Rangers. I was at the game. How are road teams so successful now? Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony charges against him. First president ever convicted of a crime. Wow. The Dallas Mavericks are headed to the NBA Finals! Luka and Kyrie! Did you see Mark Cuban wasn’t the one who got the trophy? NPPOD. Review: A Man in Full. The Tampa Bay Rays released new renderings for its new stadium in St. Pete. There’s still no deal. The project is massive. Will it get done? The NBA media rights deals are not done yet. Is Warner Bros. Discovery out? Is TNT really going to lose the NBA?

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Panthers win
8:00 – Trump conviction
21:10 – Mavs to Finals
29:50 – NPPOD
30:55 – Review: A Man in Full
33:50 – Rays renderings
43:30 – WBD NBA

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Today’s word of the day is ‘dumpster fire’ as in the Mets as in Steve Cohen as in Edwin Diaz as in Pete Alonso as in Jorge Lopez. What a day for the Mets yesterday. I cannot remember a day like this for a team. IL trips. Injuries. A player ejected, making a scene, then getting DFA’d. Well things actually are worse for the Mets. Steve Cohen has hit a real roadblock when it comes to his casino of dreams. A NY senator does not want what Cohen wants. White Sox manager Pedro Grifol came out in defense of owner Jerry Reinsdorf. This is why. Review: In the Name of the Father. NPPOD. Scottie Scheffler had all charges dropped against him. Breaking news: a new women’s basketball league is coming.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Mets mess
13:30 – Cohen plan
25:50 – Grifol on Reinsdorf
34:30 – Review: In The Name of the Father
37:30 – NPPOD
40:20 – Scheffler update
47:30 – Breaking women’s basketball

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Today’s word of the day is ‘13/39’ as in Luka Doncic as in Kyrie Irving as in Mavericks as in Timberwolves as in NBA playoffs. The Mavericks shot terribly. The Timberwolves found late life. The Panthers tied things up with an OT winner vs the Rangers. The 3rd straight overtime game! How can you not love playoff hockey!? So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Toronto Blue Jays and what’s gone wrong there. Did the Jays miss their window? MLB announced that the Negro League stats will now be in the MLB history books. That means that all MLB stats have changed. Should they have? Review: Atlas. What’s the latest on the Athletics and Las Vegas? Blake Snell said something that needs to be discussed. Is MLB finally done with Scott Boras? Charter flight talk.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – NBA Playoffs
9:13 – Playoff Hockey
12:56 – SYWTTS
25:06 – MLB and Negro Leagues
35:00 – Review: Atlas
37:17 – Athletics update
43:20 – Snell comments
48:02 – Charter Flights

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Today’s word of the day is ‘touched by an angel’ as in Angel Hernandez as in umpire as in see ya! The worst umpire in baseball, the worst umpire in my career is finally gone. Retired. Ronald Acuña tore his ACL. Sad for him. Sad for the Braves. It’s his 2nd one in 3 seasons. The Dodgers and Mets start a 3-game series today. Let’s take a look at both of these teams, expectations, moves, who needs this series more. Review: Challengers. We need to talk about the life of Bill Walton. The Boston Celtics are headed to the NBA Finals. 2nd time in 3 years. The Pacers had chances and blew it. NPPOD

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Bye, Angel
12:10 – Acuña out
20:35 – Dodgers/Mets
33:16 – Review: Challengers
36:30 – Ode to Bill Walton
39:50 – Celtics Finals
44:44 – NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ’owners meetings’ as in Rob Manfred as in MLB as in umpires as in jerseys as in Athletics as in Nike as in Sacramento as in robots as in Bally’s. These latest owners meetings were packed with great quotes from the commissioner. Let’s talk about Ticketmaster. The Department of Justice has sued Live Nation Entertainment. What happens now? No more crazy fees? Review: Survivor 46. The Boston Celtics are running away with the Eastern Conference. Big win on Thursday. Pacers are hurt. NPPOD. The NCAA has agreed to let schools pay players. Welcome to the new world of college athletics. What is going to be the end of this?

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – MLB meetings
17:20 – Down with Ticketmaster
26:05 – Review: Survivor 46
30:10 – Celtics lead
35:46 – NPPOD
39:40 – NCAA pay

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Today’s word of the day is ’Hader Rules’ as in Josh Hader as in rules to pitching as in the Brewers as in the Padres as in the Astros as in arbitration. What were the Hader Rules and could any other MLB player use them? The Boston Celtics stole Game 1 vs the Pacers in OT. A thriller! NPPOD. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Is the NFL finally entering the modern world? Is it time we finally retire the chain gang? Is it happening!? Aaron Rodgers is back. So his quotes are back. It’s NIL talk again. We have our first giant lawsuit. Yay!

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Hader Rules
17:05 – Celtics Game 1
24:01 – NPPOD
28:28 – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
32:31 – Goodbye, chains!?
40:45 – Rodgers back
43:20 – NIL

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Today’s word of the day is ’aces wild’ as starting pitchers as in aces as in top of rotation guys as in Chris Sale as in Gerrit Cole as in Kodai Senga. Let’s give some health updates! We’ll start with Chris Sale. He has been lights out these past few weeks. Hasn’t given up a run in 20 straight innings. Past 5 starts have been close to perfect. Gerrit Cole is still on the IL. He’s trying to find his way back from an elbow issue. Kodai Senga had a setback. Last week it was mechanics. This week it’s a setback. David Fletcher, welcome to the Mizuhara club. The former Angels 2B was caught up in the same illegal gambling ring that Ippei Mizuhara was. Review: Arthur The King. NPPOD. Fanatics is suing Marvin Harrison Jr. Why?

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Aces wild
14:45 – Cole update
17:46 – Senga update
21:30 – Fletcher gambling
29:30 – Review: Arthur The King
33:14 – NPPOD
38:36 – Fanatics v. MHJ

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Today’s word of the day is ’home court disadvantage’ as in Game 7 as in NBA Playoffs as in Pacers as in Knicks as in Timberwolves as in Nuggets. The Pacers crushed the Knicks to advance. Shooting a record percentage from the field. Knicks had no response. And I was there to witness it. The Denver Nuggets blew it. 20 point lead at home in a Game 7 and they lost to the Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert did it. Nikola Jokic and the reigning champs went home. The Dallas Mavericks advanced on free throws! What a wild ending vs the Thunder. NPDS MLB weekend in review! Let’s start with Shota Imanga and what he’s been able to do for the Cubs this year. What about Edwin Diaz and his bad bad bad pitching form? Paul Skenes crushed it on Friday for the Pirates. Review: Bronx Zoo ’90. What is going on with the Las Vegas Aces? Another investigation into the Aces because of benefits. NPPOD.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Pacers/Knicks
7:11 – Nuggets/Wolves
14:35 – Mavs win
19:45 – NPDS MLB
30:30 – Review: Bronx Zoo ’90
34:20 – Aces problems
43:08 – NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ’exceptional circumstances’ as in Scottie Scheffler as in arrested as in PGA Championship. What!? Is Juan Soto going to be a Yankee for life? That’s what Hal Steinbrenner said. Why would he say that!? Never say that! So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? What is going on with Steve Cohen and the Mets? Sellers? Review: One Life. It’s time to talk some hockey! Go Rangers Go! Brad Marchand for the Bruins said something that he definitely should not have! Basketball talk! Were the Nuggets asleep for Game 6? NPPOD. We need to talk about MLS and Messi.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Scheffler arrest
9:10 – Soto for life?
21:00 – SYWTTS
29:45 – Review: One Life
34:20 – HOCKEY
41:00 – NBA Playoffs
43:20 – NPPOD
48:00 – MLS

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