The NBA’s Summer League concludes next Monday with the mini-tournament’s championship game, held at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. So last weekend, as the Summer League was about to kick off, I did what I like to do and embarked on another road trip into the desert to watch some more meaningless exhibition games.
Cristiano Ronaldo finally gets his international trophy and Portugal celebrates their unexpected win in France (against France!) at UEFA’s European Championship. Guy Yedwab (@magicmomentpod), frequent Big Game guest, as well as the host of the Moment…
Josh Baldwin is back co-hosting the podcast as we discuss Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and our predictions for Game 4. We also talk about the Julio Urias’s home debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as the magic hour at Elysian Park and the intensity of Dodger Stadium.
Josh Baldwin joins the show to recap the Oklahoma City Thunder’s dominating victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals.
Martin Bihl joins the show to talk about his team, the St. Louis Blues, and their emphatic Game 7 victory over their Central Division rivals, the Dallas Stars. We get into the Blues most difficult path to the Stanley Cup, NBC’s nightmare ratings scenario, hockey’s Mason/Dixon line and more.
Writers and podcasters Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller discuss their new book, The Only Rule Is It Has to Work, the psychology of a ballclub, scouting, stats, and what it would take to do it all again.
Rumor has it that even winning this FA Cup tournament won’t save Louis van Gaal’s job at Manchester United. But a win just might be enough to keep Roberto Martinez employed at Everton. Their semifinal playoff kicks off Saturday afternoon.
Basketball fans face a tough dilemma Wednesday as the Golden State Warriors attempt to set the NBA’s season record for wins, and Kobe Bryant plays his last professional game.
Chris Lane, editor at VU Hoops, joins the podcast today to break down that buzzer beater, the Villanova defense, the Oklahoma blowout and much more.
On the last episode of the podcast I mentioned the fact that I’d never picked a March Madness bracket as poorly as the one I did this year. Turns out, if you picked the Tar Heels to win it all you could still claim plenty of prize money.
