Are The Dodgers Choking While Padres/D-Backs Peaking? Brandon Aiyuk’s Next Stop? Barkley Stays At TNT! NCAA’s Weak Harbaugh Suspension. Olympic Aggravation. Nadal’s Nadir?
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(5:53) The dog days of August are here. Or are they? Considering how cool it’s been in the Northeast over the last couple of days has made it feel like October. Which is apropos with the NFL season commencing just four weeks from today.
(7:00) What is going on in LA with the Dodgers? Or maybe it’s what’s in the water in Arizona and San Diego as they’ve played over the heads to where both teams are just three games back of the Dodgers. Is there any concern that the Dodgers are on the verge of choking the division away? Will the Diamondbacks & Padres eventually cool off? Speaking of which, are the Twins primed to overtake the Guardians in the AL Central, with a four game series taking place between the two this weekend? Baseball is starting to peak here as there are plenty of good series (PHI-ARZ, HOU-BOS, NYM-SEA, STL-KC, BAL-TB) to keep an eye on over the next few days.
(26:55) 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk has been the talk in the NFL over the past few days as we’ll see where he ends up after requesting a trade earlier this training camp. The two teams that are frontrunners (CLE, PIT) or is there another team laying in the weeds to procure the wideout? Chiefs K Harrison Butler signed the richest contract in NFL history at his position. Is there any more pressure on him to deliver as he secured the bag?
(34:50) In the Association, the Utah Jazz re-up on one of their own as Lauri Markkanen signed a max deal to stay in Salt Lake City. Plus, Charles Barkley changes his mind and will honor his TNT contract after the NBA leaves the network after next year. Will his personality work with other sports or events that aren’t basketball?
(39:57) The NCAA hands down a four year suspension to former Michigan Wolverine coach, Jim Harbaugh, for “unethical conduct” during their championship season. With Harbaugh coach of the Los Angeles Chargers over the next five years, is this suspension weak by the NCAA?
(43:22) I haven’t been interested or intrigued by anything that’s going on at the Summer Olympics in Paris. In fact, I’m upset because the committee is adding flag football as a sport to the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. What’s next? Stickball!
(47:12) Rafael Nadal will bypass the final Grand Slam of the calendar year in a couple of weeks at the US Open. Is this the beginning of the end for the tennis great?
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