The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

JuJu is in-studio in Miami and has been seeing what the fans have to say about today's show on social media. Did show fans find the Nü Bag? Did we need more Greg Cote today? Find out now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz kicks off Hour 2 with his day-late Weekend Observations that include MULTIPLE Top 5 lists. Then, it's the sports debate of all sports debates: should an athlete miss the birth of their child for a playoff game? The crew discusses Rudy Gobert skipping Game 2 and the details to contextualize this specific child birth circumstance, and their opinions may surprise you... Plus, was the Gobert trade still a bad trade if the Timberwolves win a championship? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg, Mike, and Dan lead the crew through a discussion on Pat Riley's comments at yesterday's year-end press conference and what it could mean for the future of Jimmy Butler in Miami. Then, Pablo Torre is here to chat with us about eye boogers, hear about Lucy's remarkably detailed dental routine, to shame the crew for not advancing their cleansing technology, and to teach us about harness racing. Plus, after a conversation about makeup proves Greg wrong, he lashes out and ends up in a feud with Lucy. Will Greg apologize? For anything...? Ever......? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kid Mero drops by to declare THE KNICKS ARE F****** BACK. He discussing why "the energy is love" in New York, Jalen Brunson's excellence, the T.J. McConnell game, and Obi Toppin's dunk. Then, it's time to talk Florida Panthers and their frustrating Game 1 loss to the Bruins. Who is actually the better team? Plus, Ron Magill is here to discuss a huge win for wildlife advocates, a domestic zebra surviving in the mountains, the most nervous animal, and a guy in Japan eating a sandwich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Stugotz, Greg, Chris, Amin, Billy, JuJu, Lucy, and Mike. The NBA world is continuing to fall in love with Anthony Edwards after the Timberwolves took down the Nuggets to go up 2-0 in their 2nd round series, and our crew is included in that group. Then, Stugotz delivers his Top 5 Pain Killing Devices which leads us down a rabbit hole to old show sponsors. Plus, how do players like Jimmy Butler and Jalen Brunson put up Michael Jordan numbers in the postseason? Is it just because of the way the game is changing or are we witnessing historic playoff performers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember to watch our live stream tonight with All The Smoke taking place during the Knicks-Pacers game! To end the show, we dive deep into the career of Sparky Lyle and his choice to enter games from the bullpen to the graduation song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Dennis of Andscape joins us to properly educate us on the Drake and Kendrick Lamar rap beef. He walks us through the crazy weekend in which Kendrick dropped numerous diss tracks, and takes us through the roots of what led to this most recent battle. Then, we discuss Jhoan Duran's epic entrance from the bullpen and the origins of the reliever entrance. Finally, Drew Bledsoe joins the show sounding like an after-party after partaking in the Tom Brady Roast on Netflix last night. He gives us the inside scoop on how the night went, who had the best jokes, and whether the Tom Brady moment with Jeff Ross was a bit or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica's delivers her F1 Minute before Amin and Tony bring us through a discussion on Anthony Edwards performing at a Michael Jordan-like level en route to a Game 1 win over the Nuggets. Has the time come to anoint Anthony Edwards? Then, Mat Ishbia says the house is NOT on fire, Dan admires the career of Conan O'Brien, and Tony delivers his Top 5 Things Cuban People Say To Someone They Don't Know the Name Of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie Nolan is still here to celebrate the best of The Roast of Tom Brady including the work of Sam Jay as Dan says goodbye and invites her back on several occasions. Then, there's a fun hockey game tonight, and Jessica shares stories from her experience at F1 over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Stugotz, Amin, Billy, Jeremy, Jessica, and Tony. The Roast of Tom Brady was last night LIVE on Netflix last night, and Dan and the crew have some thoughts. The topics range from the comedians who delivered, to the best performances from athletes and the jokes that cut the deepest. Plus, resident New England Patriots fan Katie Nolan is here to break down the roast with the comics who stood out, the bits that worked and the bits that didn't, and share what it felt like to watch as a Pats fan. Plus, how are y'all feelin' about Panthers vs. Bruins? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion are back! And this time they’re combing through all the NBA news from the past week and handing out six pop culture-themed trophies to six basketball-related activities. Every week, superlatives will reign down on basketball culture like Steph Curry threes when Jason and Shea dish out hoops honors like they’re Stockton to Malone running a pick & roll. Was that too many analogies for one sentence? Hell yes, but get used to it! In this NBA pop culture show from Wondery, the guys will honor the most magical and messy moments from the NBA and beyond by handing out hardware like “The Step Brothers Catalina Wine Mixer” Trophy for the matchup they’re most excited about. Or “The Liam Neeson ‘I Have a Very Particular Set of Skills’ Trophy given to an aging player who proves they still got it. And on and on. Till the break of dawn. Enjoy Six Trophies with Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion wherever you get your podcasts: Wondery.fm/SixTrophiesxDLB  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Hockey Show David Dwork of The Hockey News joins Roy from home while fighting an illness to discuss the Panthers finally conquering the arch-rival Tampa Bay Lightning. The share their thoughts on their trip to Tampa for Game 4 and how the Panthers came back to dominate the Lightning in Game 5 and clinch the series. Then, Roy is joined in the studio by two very special guests, while a jealous David sits at home. One of the keepers of the Stanley Cup, Howie Burrow, and Lord Stanley itself are in studio to discuss life on the road as the world's most famous trophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meadowlark Media CEO John Skipper and Nothing Personal's David Samson are back with another episode of The Sporting Class with host of Pablo Torre Finds Out ... Pablo Torre! It’s all about the NBA and its media rights. Amazon has entered the ring. ESPN is staying in the ring. What about TNT? Are they going to be passed up by NBC? This is a major, major deal! Could it be the last? Plus, Paramount is out of a CEO as Bob Bakish has "stepped down". What happened here? Is a merger with Skydance coming? What does this mean for the power brokers of the TV & Movie world? Let’s get to the final thoughts of the show. Here’s what’s left over that was on our minds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shoutout Ryan Arcidiacono. Is Jalen Brunson already a Top 2 Knick of all-time? Is Charlotte potentially headed toward marital strife? Do werewolves bark? Is the Jimmy Butler window closed? Why did the plane crash? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Amin, Charlotte, Chris, Jeremy, Lucy, Roy, and Tony. The Knicks won a playoff series! The Knicks won a playoff series! The Knicks won a playoff series! AND VILLANOVA'S IN THE HOUSE. We discuss Donte DiVincenzo, Jalen Brunson, and Josh Hart giving the "finger guns of press conferences" after the win. Then, Patrick Beverly threw a ball at fan and tried to kick a reporter out of his postgame media scrum...all to promote his podcast? Plus, Mind the Game, Leafs vs. Bruins, and Amin delivers a stronger version of his original take on Pat Bev WITHOUT Dan interrupting him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boomer Esiason joins the show to discuss leaving CBS, being commissioner of the Kitten Bowl and imagines what life would have been like having Stugotz as a boss. Stugotz starts to lay the groundwork for hosting an afternoon drive show on WFAN with Boomer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz and Mikey A. are back from the Draft and tell Billy stories from Detroit. Todd McShay joins the draft and tries to guess if the song Mikey sings is a Journey song or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crew discusses the news that a Jimmy Butler extension will be at the heart of the Heat's postseason. Also, it was a rough day for Chris Cote. What happened with the jump-the-shark thing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Schur is soaring through the sky and has landed in our universe to take a victory lap after his Celtics took down the Heat. Despite being deathly afraid of them for three years, he is locked-and-loaded with Top 5 lists to troll Jeremy, Tyler Herro and the Heat following their disappointing season. Amin has finally arrived in the studio after he traveled from last night's game and has some takeaways straight from the urinals at TD Garden. He also has some extremely hot takes from his family's Knicks group chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does anybody smell smoke? Why are there firefighters in the garage? Is The Elser burning down? Why is the fire alarm not going off this time? In the meantime, we discuss Tyrese Maxey and Anthony Edwards announcing themselves in the playoffs and revisit our embarrassing Parade of Gasbags from after the Heat won Game 2. Plus, who on our crew is actually likable? Charlotte tried but failed to call into a Miami radio station after the Celtics knocked out the Heat. Then, Matt Barnes joins the show to talk about some of the biggest headlines in the NBA Playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Samson is still here to discuss the emergence of vintage clothes and items and how people can make a fortune off antique sports items. Charlotte is in Stugotz's chair today and the power of the seat is getting to her as she epically botches the phrase jump the shark. It leads into Dan telling the origin story of the phrase and a discussion of the Fonz, the Foz and the Franz. Charlotte is also amazed at how Tyrese Maxey plays when he is sick because she claims to be a giant baby when she is sick. Plus, did Anthony Edwards take a step? A leap? Did Tyler Herro take the opposite of a leap, and if so what is that called? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Crew: Dan, Charlotte, Chris, Tony, Jeremy, Juju. RIP to the 2024 Miami Heat. Jeremy is totally fine, we swear. We mourn the loss of the Heat after getting destroyed in Game 5 and examine where the franchise goes from here. And again, Jeremy is FINE. Plus, David Samson joins the show to discuss Stephen Ross being offered $10 billion for the Miami Dolphins, Hard Rock Stadium and F1 Miami as well as what "bet your bippy" means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JuJu is here to correct the show on what we missed and where we went wrong. Today, he hands out some praise to Stugotz for locking in AND makes sure we get good perspective on Deion Sanders all after discussing the most important story we missed: the hero who rescued the Arizona Diamondbacks from bees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan, Jeremy, and Mike check in with Papi about his feelings surrounding the Miami Heat including Erik Spoelstra, Pat Riley, Tyler Herro, and his lust for The Butcher. Then, Deion Sanders is going after his former players on X, and it's time for The 2024 NBA Playoffs Spelling Bee. Is it possible for Stugotz to pull off the upset over Dan? Plus, the key is under the mattress for LeBron, Billy only makes problems worse, and it's time for AGAINST! THE! SPREAD! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billy is one of the greatest anarchists of our time, Chris does a Foghorn Leghorn impression, and Taylor's job may be on the line with this Sixers-Knicks series. Then, who broke Stugotz? And have you heard of Seymour Weiner? Plus, Peter Rosenberg is here to discuss the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake in a way that no one on our show (particularly today) is capable of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to talk about The Rock after a report has said he's a nightmare to work with, and EVERYONE in the Shipping Container seems to have a story with The Rock including Dan and his work with him on "Ballers." Then, is Diesel VINdicated? Is The Rock a movie star? Has he ever done something as good as "On the Golden Pond?" Plus, Sam Morril is here to share his fury over last night's loss at the Garden while wearing the same shirt and being interrupted by Brad Williams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Stugotz, Chris, Billy, Charlotte, Jeremy, Jessica, and Roy. Stugotz is totally broken after last night's heartbreaking loss for the Knicks, and he's even more furious at the success WFAN will have today. Stu takes out Mitchell Robinson (and Taylor) before we discuss why Knicks fans are both the best and the very worst. Plus, Tyrese Maxey's dominance, pulling a prank on your grandfather, and we're havin' sex, baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early 1970s, two pitchers for the New York Yankees agreed to the wildest trade in sports history: They switched wives. And children. And furniture. And pets. But this sex scandal cut way deeper than the tabloid headlines. David Mandel — veteran writer for Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep and The Simpsons — laments his big-screen adaptation that never was... even though the ultimate passion project could have starred Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. And we go deep inside a story that's equal parts swinging and missing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early 1970s, two pitchers for the New York Yankees agreed to the wildest trade in sports history: They switched wives. And children. And furniture. And pets. But this sex scandal cut way deeper than the tabloid headlines. David Mandel — veteran writer for Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep and The Simpsons — laments his big-screen adaptation that never was... even though the ultimate passion project could have starred Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. And we go deep inside a story that's equal parts swinging and missing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is still frustrated trying to understand the difference between an Exacto, a Zagackto, a Super Exacto and a Super Zagackto. Aren't they all just the same thing? Also, Dan wants everybody to stop for a moment and witness the passing of the torch as it seems LeBron James' reign of the NBA is over following his Los Angeles Lakers defeat to the Denver Nuggets. Plus, did anybody know Magic and Cavs is tied at 2? Where can we watch the swing game tonight? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor has arrived in New York and joins us from the platform in Penn Station to discuss his 28-hour journey to New York. What does he do now? Where will he shower? Will he even make it to the game or sleep right through it? Dan then transitions to a conversation about the controversy surrounding South Dakota Governor, Kristi Noem, and her dog. Greg Cote was the victim of an attempted bribe to keep a no-hitter alive at 18 years old and the crew wants to know what it would have taken for him to change his ruling. Then, we play a few songs including some instant classics and an old favorite and discuss how well Greg Cote did on his mock draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Magill joins the show to talk about how he and Greg Cote have been promoting their book 'The Pride of a Lion', which reignites the discussion about whether listening to an audiobook counts as reading. Joel Embiid missed shoot-around with a migraine and Dan feels bad for him, as the show continues to discuss how he can silence Knicks fans and the garden under immense pressure in Game 5. Taylor will be there, how close is he to actually arriving in New York? Plus, Dan gets into a sports media discussion after it was announced Jason Kelce is heading to ESPN. Finally, we go further into the possible end of LeBron's career in Los Angeles and Taylor arrives in New York! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pablo Torre joins the show to discuss the latest episode of 'Pablo Torre Finds Out' in which he dives into the infamous Yankees' wife swap of 1973. Greg finally reveals his injury and marvels at the healing powers of the human body. Plus, Pablo and the crew get into the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers series and try to corner Pablo on which team he is actually a fan of. Then, the show finally gets to the Panthers epic series-clinching win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, and how it could represent a changing of the guard in Florida hockey. Who had all of the takes about the Panthers first: Greg or everyone else? Also, the Heat lost to the Boston Celtics in deflating fashion that has them on the brink of elimination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Crew: Dan, Stu, Greg, Chris, Billy, Mike. Greg Cote is thankfully okay after a spill and joins us in studio to reveal the bruise to his face. We discuss his bowling game and why he wants to challenge Hall of Fame receiver Cris Carter to a bowling match. Plus, LeBron's Lakers career could be over, but will LA draft Bronny to keep him around? We discuss where his next move could be and how he could once and for all convince Stugotz that he is better than Michael Jordan. Plus, Netflix is hosting a live roast of Tom Brady this weekend and the upcoming Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight, Stugotz has an update on his book and explains why Andre Dawson took a baseball bat to this head in one of the chapters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juju joins the show to discuss the weekend in the NBA Playoffs and his critiques of today's show. Then Taylor joins us to give a quick update from his 28-hour journey to Game 5 of Knicks-Sixers, how he is eating despite not having any snacks and what happened to his playoff beard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Kruk told an all-time great story on a Phillies broadcast about playing against a prison team in Mexico. Billy loves a name and wants to bring Zack Greinke to the Marlins because of it. Dan continues to try and get to the bottom of what happened to Greg Cote's face, and Chris assures us that he is in fact okay. Then we discuss the "What A Pro Wants" commercial that is haunting NBA and NHL fans around the country, before bringing back the classic sound of Lou Dobbs attempting to say a Mexican City. Plus, Logan Sargeant of Williams Racing joins the show to discuss his journey to F1, how driving in his native South Florida compares to driving in Formula 1 and his incredible head of hair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy and David Dwork of 'The Hockey Show' have their video from Game 4 of the Panthers-Lightning series. How well does each fanbase know the history of their teams? There is a shakeup at the CBS pregame show and Jess is just happy Bill Cowher is still around. Dan wants to know again if anybody else is intrigued by all the storylines coming out about Tyreek Hill this offseason. Plus, Stugotz's weekend observations, a stat of the day and the aesthetic of watching football could be changing forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue recapping the NFL Draft including a hilarious picture of a baby being petrified of Stugotz. Did Dan get dressed up to make the trip to one of his least favorite events of the year? Plus, David Tepper stole somebody's hat and how good is it when the waiter compliments what you order? Lucy has a video from her trip to the NFL Draft, and the crew breaks down Sean Payton apparently baiting the Vikings into trading up for JJ McCarthy and the Falcons taking Michael Penix. The Marlins are terrible, and some even say the worst they have ever been. Is there even any point in having the Marlins in Miami? Barry Jackson thinks not. Stugotz believes the Panthers have to finish the Lightning tonight after he and Mike had a brutal day gambling on hockey in which Mike broke a cardinal rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Crew: Dan, Stu, Chris, Mike, Billy, Jess. The Knicks are up 3-1 on the Sixers and the crew breaks down how these two teams are going in different directions. Are we becoming a Knicks show? The Timberwolves took out the Suns in a sweep and the crew breaks down the treacherous position Phoenix finds themselves in. Plus, draft grades are in and Chris has all the answers for how each team did on each day! Is his dad okay? You'll have to listen to his podcast to find out. Then, Chris Haynes joins the show to break down the NBA Playoffs, including tonight's game between the Heat and Celtics and the dynamic between Damien Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy and David Dwork of The Hockey News are back for another edition of The Hockey Show! The Panthers are up 3-0 on the rival Lightning and the boys discuss what has led to their success so far in this series. Then, Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period joins the show to discuss how each playoff series has gone down so far, and which teams they believe will emerge from the first round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is trying to get Billy hyped up about the UFL, but if LeBron is boring then the UFL is definitely not catching anybody's attention. Although, Battlehawks and Stallions is going down two weeks from now! Plus, Danny Parkins of 670 The Score joins the show to discuss his new book Pipeline to the Pros, which details the journeys of players and coaches who made their way from Division III to the NBA. Then, Katie Nolan and Kevin Clark join Pablo Torre for another edition of Share and Tell, where they break down The Undertaker telling the story of when a seven-year-old threatened to shoot him in the face. Finally, Amin and Charlotte get out the lie detector for this week's Oddball segment to seek out some of the biggest lies around the NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are sending Taylor to Game 5 at Madison Square Garden between the Knicks and 76ers thanks to Gametime, but it's going to be hellish for him to reach New York. Then, with Izzy in-studio and Jeremy far away, Mike Ryan wants to have a rational conversation about the Miami Heat and Bam Adebayo. Mike believes the Heat could have a top tier defense without Bam and asks if a player like Donovan Mitchell could contribute more to actually winning a championship in Miami. Izzy explains why he believes Bam is a two-way superstar and why Erik Spoelstra says Bam is essential to what the Heat do. Plus, are the Lakers and LeBron James somehow boring? Izzy and JuJu lead us through a conversation on LeBron's future, the entertainment value of Lakers basketball, and potential landing spots for LeBron should he leave Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Mike, Izzy, Chris, Billy, JuJu, and Roy. THEEEEEEEEEEE FLORIDA PANTHERS! The Ice Cats have taken a 3-0 lead against the Tampa Bay Lightning and the crew is here to give you the full breakdown of how they've done it. The hockey group chat had a good feeling about it. Is this a hockey town? Does Roy EVER get scared? And how do you sneak a broom into an opposing arena? Plus, despite Mike's attempts to clear the puck away from hockey talk to get to some Miami Heat and Michael Penix Jr. discussions, the group's forecheck is just too strong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems impossible, but Joakim Noah is the ultimate combination of a free spirit and a competitive warrior. Now that his NBA playing days are over, he’s fully embraced looking deep into the passion and pain that drove him from living in his father’s shadow to becoming a leader at the highest level. Joakim gets real with Dan about the overwhelming physical and mental toll he took on in his insatiable desire to win, the regrets he has from his personal failures with the Knicks and how he's now found a new title he's ready to compete with his heart and soul for... happiness. To help support The Noah’s Arc Foundation, visit NoahsArcFoundation.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JuJu recaps today's show from INSIDE THE STUDIO and we get to some sound from Bam Adebayo after last night's Heat victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We finally get to Mero's Refrans Del Dia and see if Taylor can pass as a Dominican. Then, JuJu delivers today's Thursday Thunder and we listen to a snippet from Joakim Noah on this week's South Beach Sessions to show the way athletes care. Plus, folks...we have a Face/Off 2 in the works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since The Kid Mero is running late we start the hour by teasing Stugotz's new book, discuss tonight's NFL Draft Show, Caleb Williams's personality leading a huddle, and Tom Brady's issues with "kids these days" and his upcoming roast. Then, The Kid Mero arrives to explain to us why he isn't afraid of ANYONE in the Eastern Conference as a Knicks fan. He also talks to us about Joel Embiid playing through injuries, Giannis Antetokounmpo's likability, the personality within his podcasts, and to join Tony in a rapid fire of Refrans Del Dia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy Wood Jr. is here to preview the NFL Draft and, based on uniform changes this off-season, give us some semi-sure bets on teams that will flail this season. Then, is coffee hydrating or dehydrating? A tennis player tantrum leads us into a caffeine-fueled conversation. Plus, lotioning in public, the Celtics home record in the playoffs, and Sergei Bobrovsky's chances at the Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Chris, Jeremy, Jessica, JuJu, Mike, and Roy. So... the Heat beat the Celtics in Boston last night. How 'bout that? Dan leads the crew through a conversation about how the Heat were able to take down the Celtics with a "perfect" game, Jayson Tatum and the Celtics late-game execution, Joe Mazzulla vs. Erik Spoelstra, and, somehow, the definition of "culo" as we listen to Ryan Cortes calling into WEEI. Then, Amin and Charlotte are dropping in from Oddball to discuss Charlotte's disappointing night as a Celtics fan, why Bam Adebayo is the best defender in the league, and Stan Van Gundy's fury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Draft day is finally here! Terrion Arnold, Dallas Turner and Brian Thomas Jr. joined the guys in Detroit as the get ready to get drafted tonight in the first round of the NFL Draft! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JuJu Gotti is here to discuss what the show got right today and what it got wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mina Kimes is here to talk NFL Draft and J.J. McCarthy, potential trades, a pick the Dolphins could make, the teams who are the best at drafting, and all the hot storylines headed into tomorrow. Then, Dan tries to bring us through several goal calls of last night's Panthers game and it sends Chris into a tailspin of trying to find old Randy Moller goal calls. Plus, Paul Pierce is here with an important question: WHERE RUIZ AT? Will Mike Ryan join us to confront Paul as they both brush their teeth? For some reason, the answer is yes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan is convinced Roy's lack of joy is a bluff, and Zaslow says the anxiety of his fandom is like drugs. Then, it's time for AGAINST! THE! SPREAD! as Billy gets himself into some trouble. Plus, Orlando Brown Jr. is here to make fun of Greg Cote's draft video and talk Chris Cote's traffic altercation and how he'd handle it, the stress of being drafted, memorizing area codes, and the Top 5 Shit Talkers in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan wants to continue to explore the tension within the show as Stugotz heads to De(Troy)t for the NFL Draft and has a list of complaints about the execution of our show that were seemingly created by himself. Then, Billy considers going back to school, we relive the Sports Bang days with Zaslow, and Amber Wilson shares a story that makes Stugotz look...not great. Plus, problems are just opportunities for success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Jonathan Zaslow, Chris, Billy, Jeremy, Jessica, Roy, and Tony. Dan says it felt like he could "taste his heart" with how nervous he was during the Panthers OT victory last night, but did Roy experience ANY fear? Then, the tension of the show is boiling over our Heat talk the last couple of days and Chris Cote SEES BOTH SIDES!!!! Zaslow sounds off on Mike Ryan (and it summons Jeremy from out of nowhere) before taking a torch to the show platforming Paul Pierce later today. Plus, David Samson is here to discuss the London marathon, Zaslow's issues with Paul Pierce, the refs performing worse in the Playoffs, Pablo Torre, and Baby Reindeer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A viral video of a weeping Caleb Williams, the top prodigy in this week’s draft, “scares the sh*t out of a lot of NFL teams.” So correspondent Dave Fleming breaks out the tissues — and a stack of research — to discover what the science of crying disproves about the pseudo-science of scouting; why a Super Bowl locker room was like a scene out of “The Notebook”; and how even the Darth Vader of football (allegedly) choked up. Plus: Domonique Foxworth names names — and changes our basic understanding of the most masculine of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy was so furious about Mike Ryan and co.'s Heat analysis that he dropped in via zoom to try and explain what they got wrong...and it went about how you'd expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Cote sleeps as though he's being buried in a tomb of some sort, and while he may not have his Back in My Day available due to show bylaws, he does want to get to his NFL Mock Draft ahead of Thursday Night's NFL Draft. Then, the Jokic brothers are a legitimate problem for the NBA, something's off with the Boston Bruins, and J.J. McCarthy is the biggest "huh?" out there in terms of pre-draft analysis. Plus, we finally get to some hockey talk with Mike but not before Greg walks back his Heat takes by saying they need "strategic dynamite." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Somehow Mike Ryan is still angry about the state of the Miami Heat, but his tone is admittedly much better during this segment. Are these the Heat tears fans of this show have been searching for? Then, Greg Cote is aggressively selfish, and Chris shares some of the catchphrases that prove it. Plus, Knicks superfan Sam Morril is here to discuss the greatest game experiences of his life and to become our new Commissioner of Fandom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz is judging Pablo Torre for his fandom, so we see the type of fan Stu really is with a quiz on his knowledge if this year's New York Knicks. Then, after being introduced as not caring about the Miami Heat's postseason, Mike Ryan is absolutely apoplectic over the Miami Heat as years of emotions boil over because of Greg Cote suggesting it is "dynamite time." Plus, Ron Magill shows up amid the fighting to take us through the best from this week in the animal kingdom including elephants with cigarettes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Stugotz, Greg, Chris, Billy, Mike, and Tony. What a night in the NBA Playoffs! The Knicks had one of the craziest end-of-game sequences of all-time to beat the 76ers, and that wasn't even the best end of a game last night. Dan, Stu, and Greg lead the Shipping Container through a conversation on Jamal Murray's game-winner over Anthony Davis, LeBron's gripe with the refs, Joel Embiid's body language, the stones of DiVincenzo, and Nikola Jokic's overall dominance. Plus, Pablo Torre is here to be forced to defend The Process, discuss his PTFO episode on LeBron's recruitment to New York, and the best tweet from the childhood of a NBA player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Gaethje joins Tony on the MMA Hangout and opens up about the crazy week before and after the incredible UFC 300 card and his fight with Max Holloway. Check out Justin's Rise & Grind episode on OFTV: https://of.tv/video/66195cf42c28650001eb0cf2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juju Gotti joins Dan to share his thoughts on how he thinks the show did today. He shares his surprise that the show actually started with sports today rather than cupcake drama or other nonsense, his critiques on Dan's takes about Anthony Edwards and Kevin Durant, Brian Scalabrine's interview and the show's discussion about Pat McAfee's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The hour kicks off with Stugotz's Weekend Observations coming off the first weekend of the NBA and NHL playoffs and heading into NFL Draft week. Then, Dan is curious who will get the rights to the NFL Draft after ESPN loses them this year, and Pat McAfee's new weekly show with Bill Belichick. The show discusses how McAfee has created a comfortable environment where big names want to do weekly shows with him, as well as why people distrust the media. Then, Sal Licata and Brandon Tierney of WFAN have beef with "LeBaturd and Ugotz" after Stu turned down the program director job. Stugotz isn't going to start beef with them, but he will end their careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rockies hitting coach got some pilots in trouble for being in the cockpit during a flight. Dan runs through a list of each baseball team's most famous fan and the Marlins answer will make you sad. What does Elton John know about Ronald Acuña? Plus, Izzy is fired up about the Panthers who actually have an identity and a style of play they are known for. Dan champions a win for laziness after Ryan García won a fight he apparently didn't even train for. Chris thinks Wemby is hiding something after his comments about being "immune to temptation" and the crew goes further into detail on the Jontay Porter scandal and Taylor Swift's new double album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan got sent a list of 13 centers that are better than Bam, nine of which are non-debatable but the crew has plenty of debate about them. Most importantly, who sent him the list? Stan Van Gundy? Nick Wright? VALERIE?! Hmmmm. Plus, Stugotz is tired of Joel Embiid, Dan wants to give the Heat's fanbase more credit than it deserves and discusses the quality of studio shows on NBA coverage. Brian Scalabrine joins the show to defend his take that Erik Spoelstra ordered a code red--or maybe a code dark orange--on Jayson Tatum. He also answers the all-important question, shot for your life: Sam Hauser or Larry Bird. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Cast: Dan, Stu, Izzy, Chris, Billy, Jess and interestingly NOT Jeremy. The Heat got thrashed by the Celtics and most of the crew is fully expecting a sweep. The Panthers dominated the Lightning and Dan cannot believe that Nikita Kucherov was nowhere to be found. It was all part of the most boring exciting weekend in history, which included Scottie Scheffler winning yet again. The crew also dives into plenty of topics from the NBA Playoffs, including whether people actually like watching the Celtics, Dame Time's arrival in Milwaukee, Anthony Edwards beefing with Kevin Durant and Kawhi and Joel Embiid continuing to struggle with availability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todd McShay gets the guys ready for the the NFL Draft next Thursday, which positions are deep, which have the quickest drop off, how has NIL affected the way teams are drafting and what it's like being booked to join Stugotz as a guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The playoff bracket is set! Chris Cote joins Roy and David Dwork of The Hockey News to break down all of the playoff matchups and which teams they like to advance from the first round. Then, Doug Plagens, the Florida Panthers Radio Network Play-by-Play Announcer, joins the show to discuss the Panthers' first-round playoff matchup with the arch-rival, Tampa Bay Lightning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz is very disappointed to not be interviewing Jake Plummer about mushrooms, but mails it like only he can by texting in a question. Then, Amin and Charlotte preview the NBA Playoffs with the play-in games set to finish tonight, Matt Barnes joins Pablo Torre Finds Out and David Samson tackles the Arizona Coyotes move to Salt Lake City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We kick things off with a GREAT NHL Playoff preview with Roy, Mike, and Chris taking you around the hockey landscape including the upcoming World Rawr III between the Panthers and Lightning. Then, it's motorsports season, we're manufacturing rain, and Taylor Swift has a new album. Plus, a Mark Zuckerberg photoshop fooled a lot of people...well, not a lot of people...just a lot of men. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Mike, Chris, Billy, Jeremy, Jessica, Tony, and Roy. Is today the last day of Miami Heat talk for the season? With the Heat and Bulls playing tonight for a shot to face the Celtics in the playoffs, Mike Ryan and Jeremy discuss the state of this team and organization, referendums on Bam Adebayo, and how Jimmy Butler can age. Then, yesterday's show earned Jessica some love from the audience, Chris Cote has a package dilemma, and Billy wonders how to take a texting friendship into a real life friendship. Plus, the Jaguars GM made a noise during his press conference: Was it a fart? Was it a throat gargle? Was it an INNER fart? Tony and the crew investigate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Because Miami, the fight against book banning in Florida continues, but with a new twist. Activist Chaz Stevens wants to ban the bible, dictionary and thesaurus from school libraries. He talks to Billy Corben about it. Tomas Kennedy, spokesperson for the Florida Immigrant Coalition, joins the show to talk about a state law loosening restrictions for companies to provide heat stress protections to agricultural and construction workers. And Tanjha Quintana is a former receptionist in Joe Carollo's office. She details the period of misery that she went through while holding that job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A scheduling mistake regarding the Panthers game this weekend has left Chris Cote in a sticky situation with his wife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson are here for a trip around the NBA storylines. They discuss the end of the Warriors dynasty, Tyler Herro carrying the offensive load for the Heat, a guy named David, a sweaty mouthpiece, Jalen Brunson, the best donuts, the Celtics dominance, and a famous neighbor. Plus, the donut debate continues alongside a debate on deep dish pizza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The local Heat reporters are disputing Shams Charania's report about Jimmy Butler, Kendrick Perkins is passing judgement on Shaq and Barkley, Taylor has a new Knicks song, and Pete Fairbanks is the best sound bite in baseball. Then, is it possible to watch a game without blaming someone? And we have JuJu's Thursday Thunder! Plus, Spencer Hall is here to talk Mario Cristobal, Drake, and the Charity Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crew discusses Shams Charania's report on Jimmy Butler's injury before finally giving Jeremy the platform for his Top 5 Reasons the Heat Lost (with a mini Top 5 Reason to Hate the French in the middle of it). Then, Stugotz goes after Bob Kraft and Valerie issues a statement on the cupcake debacle. Plus, Adnan Virk is here to discuss Brian Cox's wild statements, the Steve Martin doc, and deliver his Top 5 Mystery Movies without David Samson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Stugotz, Chris, Jeremy, Jessica, Roy, and Tony. While we should probably start the show with the Heat loss to the 76ers in last night's play-in game, there is internal turmoil at Meadowlark Media that must be handled first: Valerie's cupcake was stolen, and it led to Dan's assistant yelling at Jessica. Dan asks questions, Jessica explains her role, Stugotz avoids blame, and Tony tries to solve the case...once it's already been solved. Then, we finally get to the Heat's loss to the Sixers while ignoring everything Jeremy has to say about the result. How much blame or credit does Tyler Herro deserve for the result? Can Nicolas Batum do this every once in a while? Were injuries to both stars really the biggest factor? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the MMA Hangout - Tony is joined by The MMA Hour's Conner Burks (who was boots on the ground in Vegas) to recap the BIGGEST night in MMA history at UFC 300 including Alex Pereira's big-time knockout in the main event, Zhang Weilei's decisive victory and of course, Max Holloway delivering arguably the greatest moment in UFC history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our beloved Fancy Lad, Chris Wittyngham, was on the call for an epic Champions League tie between PSG and Barcelona and we celebrate his success in an...interesting way. Lucy was in New York for the WNBA Draft and we watch her latest Off Rohden video from it. Jessica made a very Franco/Frank O'Harris mistake with Sex and the City, Bluey made Mike Ryan cry and Don Van Natta and Seth Wickersham have a new deep dive on the Patriots. Then, the crew is split on the Heat-Sixers game in Against The Spread and Coyotes are leaving Arizona at an alarming rate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Schur is back! He feels more confident about the Celtics this year but is still terrified of those pesky Miami Heat. He also has a report for us on the Sacramento Kings win over the Warriors last night. The NHL Playoffs are nearly set and are about to get underway and the Panthers are facing the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round. How scared is the group of the Lightning in World Rawr III? Our Panthers chat says not so much. Plus, Jemele Hill joins the show and discusses whether or not Scottie Scheffler would have actually left the Masters if his wife went into labor and the arrival of the WNBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Samson sticks around to discuss the growth of the WNBA and whether this is just a flash in the pan or if the momentum is real. Jeremy is really mad that Playoff Jimmy was not included in a promotion for the Playoffs even though the Heat are not technically in the Playoffs, and Chris is definitely not being irrational about it. Plus, the West is loaded and Mike Ryan is longing for the days of explicit photoshop on Heat Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Cast: Dan, Stugotz, Chris, Mike, Billy, Tony, Jessica. Ding dong, the Warriors are dead. Or are they? Nick Wright didn't invite Dan and Mike to his vow renewal. Do you have to buy a gift for somebody to celebrate not getting divorced? Happy one year at the Elser! Does anybody miss The Clevelander or just ESPN? Plus, Nick Wright was up late trolling Warriors fans after they lost the play-in game. Billy and Stugotz are going to Detroit for the NFL Draft, but Stugotz may be doing the show from Ann Arbor. Then, David Samson joins the show to discuss Pablo Torre uncovering the Knicks Tony Soprano video, why LeBron signing with Miami was the worst day of his career and his live tour extending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pablo has unearthed a long-rumored, previously unpublished, for-your-eyes-only video from the summer of 2010, featuring a committee of A-list New Yorkers recruiting free agent LeBron James to the Garden. It may feature one of the biggest revelations in TV history, but let's just say — between a couple former politicians and another convicted rapist — that this tape has aged very, very poorly. Knicks superfans Jason Concepcion (@netw3rk) and Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) gaze into the ark of the covenant... and cringe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crew tries to figure out which WNBA teams they root for as Chris faces turmoil and Jeremy defends his long-term fandom of the Fever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Cote and Stugotz discuss the report that Rory McIlroy could potentially head to the LIV tour, and Greg wants to build a statue of himself. Then, Greg ALSO wants his own personal logo. So, if you're keeping track, a statue and a logo for Greg Cote. Plus, Greg explains his Jimmy Buffet experience, Verne Lundquist will still your girl and make you feel the verne, and Billy shares a story about his machete. Wow. After writing the notes, I've realized this was a pretty chaotic hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LeBron James is still goin' at it, huh? We give Greg Cote a new nickname before listening to Mike Tyson run. Then, we pay proper tribute to legendary Yankees broadcast John Sterling as he announces his retirement. Plus, our Iowa Correspondent Lucy Rohden joins the show to discuss her night at the WNBA Draft and dive into all the most interesting aspects of the night that was! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did the Knicks turn actors from The Sopranos into bad actors? Would Mero pee on Pat Riley's gravestone? Then, the crew roasts Dan for how we handled O.J.'s passing on the day it happened, Greg goes after "Heat bulls*** culture bluster bulls***" and David Samson, Billy finally gives us a Marlins update, and the Panthers only win title games with both of them in the building. Plus, Ron Magill is here as we discuss his first pitch at the Marlins game, the fellow inductees into the Hot Dog hall of fame, and a 1-on-1 on-campus championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Stugotz, Greg, Chris, Billy, Jeremy, and Roy. Greg Cote is in a foul mood as he arrives late, and we have to get to the Knicks and Play-In teams having better title odds than them in just a second, but first, it's time to discuss the biggest event from last night: the WNBA Draft. Plus, Pablo Torre is here to discuss his investigative work on Pablo Torre Finds Out to find the video pitch the Knicks made to LeBron James back in the summer of 2010 including a revived Tony Soprano, Donald Trump, and a presentation from Donnie Walsh in a wheelchair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We didn't get a chance to dive deep enough into rap beefs including Drake, Rick Ross, Future, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We debut a new song from Yeti Blanc (and his family) before discussing Caitlin Clark on SNL, Billy's linen suit dilemma, and Stan Van Gundy's belief in Luka Doncic. Then, Stugotz claims he discovered Bomani Jones, and we delve into Pistol Pete lore. Plus, is driving in traffic worse than sitting in the passenger seat? Do you ENJOY driving? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz kicks things off with this week's Weekend Observations! Then, Dalano Banton had one of the more impressive stats of the final day of the season, the upcoming Stuart Scott documentary and the Apple TV Patriots doc, and a new heist show with Pierce Brosnan. Plus, Elie Mystal joins the show to update us on all the latest on the Donald Trump Trial before Billy pitches a new sitcom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Newflash: Everybody's horny. Then, CBS airs the Billy Joel concert, Will Smith is on a "remember me?" tour, and the best rides at Universal Studios. Then, from a historic perspective, can someone Jalen Brunson's height win a title? And can Jimmy Butler "turn it on" as Playoff Jimmy this postseason? Plus, Boban Marjanovic wins fans chicken, ab implants, and Tony and Izzy discuss ANOTHER update on hip-hop beef. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Stugotz, Billy, Izzy, Jeremy, Jessica, and Tony. The Knicks, The Yankees, O.J. Simpson, Conan O'Brien...is it the 90s again?!?! Izzy Gutierrez is in the Shipping Container to help lead us through some NBA talk including the Knicks 2-seed and the 76ers and Heat play-in game and which team is a bad matchup for NYK. Then, statues in Philadelphia and Stugotz's takes on The Masters. Plus, WFAN goes after Stu, the T and T show, and podcast names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Playoffs are almost here in the NHL and Roy and David are here to take you through the last week of the season. Who will find their way in? How will the epic Wild Card race in the East shake out? How do they feel about the Panthers heading into the last few games of the season? Plus, the guys have a special interview with current Blue Jackets and original Panthers announcer, Jeff Rimer, as his career wraps up at the end of this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crew is up in arms about a video of the Panthers' mascot Viktor E. Rat having himself a time at a recent Cats game. Then, they discuss the ascension of Victor Wembanyama to a superstar in the NBA. Plus, another weekly segment of Pablo Torre Finds Out. Finally, Tony is here for another MMA Hangout to preview this week's epic UFC 300 card. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you love puck, this is the segment for you. Mike and Roy chat about an underrated option for "best player in the NHL" while Roy continues his disdain for Sydney Crosby. Then, UFC 300 is coming up this weekend, Hungry Bear subs are a savior, and WWE's Latino presence is growing. Plus, there's a streamer we need to be talking about, and there's an update to the update on the latest rap beef and Tony and JuJu have all the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Mike, Billy, Jeremy, Jessica, JuJu, Roy, and Tony. It's time to talk about the fashion at The Master because WHAT was going on yesterday? Then, Stevie Franchise was the coolest intern in Le Batard Show history, and the crew remembers their favorite back-to-school-shopping items from middle school. Plus, Mike believes the Heat simply don't have it this year: can Jeremy provide enough evidence to convince him they still have a shot this postseason? Also, Adnan Virk and David Samson join the show to discuss all the details of the Ippei Mizuhara fraud saga with Shohei Ohtani and share their Top 5 Andy Garcia Movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Because Miami, we find the common theme in today's show is Katherine Fernandez Rundle and her inability to do her job as "Top Cop" a.k.a Miami Dade State Attorney. First, Billy Corben talks to Melba Pearson, the director of Prosecution Projects at Florida International University, about how two of Rundle's top prosecutors was thrown off the trial of Corey Smith for which they're seeking the death penalty. Nicholas Griffin, who has written play about the riots that happened after the acquittal of the cops who murdered Arthur McDuffie in 1980, comes on to teach us the history. And David Winker, an attorney out of Miami, who says that a federal judge ruling against the redistricting in Miami may lead to the entire city commission to have special elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices