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