Nothing Personal with David Samson

The Charlotte Hornets are advancing in the play-in tournament. A buzzer-beating block by Miles Bridges against the Miami Heat. A big play happened in the first half and Erik Spoelstra was furious. (15:00) Dianna Russini has resigned. More fallout from the Russini and Mike Vrabel pictures that leaked online earlier in the week. Things are moving quickly. (25:00) WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert had quite the response to a question from a report at the WNBA Draft. A ridiculous response it was. (30:28) FIFA and NJ Transit are getting blasted over transportation prices. $100 train ticket that normally costs fewer than $15. That’s what we’re seeing! (38:27) Mike Trout trade? That’s what Stephen A. Smith wants. Can we stop with this already! (43:00) Shams called out Doc Rivers and the Milwaukee Bucks after Doc Rivers threw serious shade at him. Woof.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘28’ as in her 28th birthday as in my daughter. (17:00) Welcome to the MLB Danger Zone. The Mets, Brewers, and Astros are there. Let’s begin with the Mets. 7 losses in a row. Bad baseball. And the owner is talking again. (30:24) The Milwaukee Brewers are in freefall mode. Another loss. That’s six in a row since starting the year 8-2. Not great! (36:53) The Houston Astros problems continue to happen. And Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai is still complaining. Why? (45:00) Review: DTF St. Louis. (48:00) NPPOD.

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Rory McIlroy is a back-to-back Masters champion. Only the fourth golfer to ever do it. What a tournament for him. (7:08) The NBA regular season is over. Did you watch the final Sunday? Well, no starters played. It was ridiculous. And teams who did play starters lost as massive favorites. And that’s not even mentioning the blowouts! Doc Rivers is out in Milwaukee. The playoffs are starting. Fun times! (28:20) The NBA investigated the Kings for tanking. No tanking. (30:00) Prediction markets! They are here and athletes are involved. Should they be? It’s not just Giannis. (37:00) Dianna Russini is in hot water after pictures of her and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel were leaked online. They were poolside at a resort. And the story exploded. Both parties have denied it. But, it’s a serious problem. (46:00) NFL DOJ. It’s here. The Department of Justice is looking into the NFL deals. Why?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘Mingus’ as in Charles Mingus as in jazz as in Jazz Chisholm as in the New York Yankees as in the New York Mets. Both teams are struggling. Both teams are on 5-game losing streaks. But the biggest story of the weekend was Jazz Chisholm and his postgame comments. I cannot believe it. (20:35) The Mets are no better. 5-game losing streak. Lindor does not look like himself defensively. No Soto still. (26:40) The Houston Astros have major pitching problems. One road trip has resulted in four starting pitchers being hurt. The biggest of the issues is Tatsuya Imai and his struggles. (35:00) Ichiro got a statue. And there was a slight problem with it! (39:12) Review: Sirat. (41:17) NPPOD. (44:30) The Rockies have been sold! Well, not the entire team, just 40%. Let me explain.

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What is on your sports bucket list! It could be a game, event, stadium! Let us know in the comments or shoot me a DM (@matthewcoca) and we can talk about it! Go Sports!!!!!
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