"F" in Sports

Class is back in session! Today's episode looks at the Heisman, exciting Bowl Games, the College Football Playoff, Deion Sanders, Transfer Portal, and more!Your faaavorite history teacher, Mr. Parker Ainsworth, is joined by "F" In Sports OG -and perhaps your other favorite history teacher- Mr. Chaka Cummings to have a look at the latest headlines from a turbulent College Football Season!Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- hits on several different stories involving the Brooklyn Nets. Hear all about Kyrie Irving, Detentions, Ime Udoka, and more!Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

So, can we settle this baseball and cheating thing once and for all?! Ahead of the World Series, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- sits down with baseball historians Dan Levitt and Mark Armour to break down their new book: Intentional Balk, Baseball's Thin Line Between Innovation and Cheating. In the book, the historians break down all types of cheating and pushing the envelope in Major League Baseball's nearly 150-year history. Grab their book, and find out more about the project, at Intentionalbalkbook.com.Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- hands out God Stars and Detentions after an eventful Week 6 in the NFL! Listen in and hear the studs and duds for the week, and laugh with us at all the folks ending up in Detention!Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your faaavotite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- hands out God Stars and Detentions after an eventful Week 5 in the NFL, including one expulsion!Listen in and hear the studs and duds for the week, and laugh with us at all the folks ending up in Detention!Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your faaavotite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- hands out God Stars and Detentions after an eventful Week 4 in the NFL. Listen in and hear the studs and duds for the week, and laugh with us at all the folks ending up in Detention!That said, there was one not-so-funny detention lat week. We broke down the Tua Tagovailoa injury on a previous episode, here.
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This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- breaks down the Tua Tagovailoa injury, and helps decide where the blame and breakdowns were. Who should receive the most blame? Where do people need to point the finger?September is over, but you can still grab a “Flunk Alzheimer's” tee-shirt or hoodie to help us support the Alzheimer's Association and continue to work towards a disease that impacts millions of American families. 
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This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- dishes out some Gold Stars and Detentions after an exciting second week of the NFL season! Check out all the winners and losers, and let us know who you think we're missing!September is coming, and it's Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Grab a “Flunk Alzheimer's” tee-shirt or hoodie to help us support the Alzheimer's Association and continue to work towards a disease that impacts millions of American families. 
https://www.bonfire.com/flunk-alzheimers-1/Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- dishes out some Gold Stars and Detentions after an exciting second week of the NFL season! Check out all the winners and losers, and let us know who you think we're missing!September is coming, and it's Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Grab a “Flunk Alzheimer's” tee-shirt or hoodie to help us support the Alzheimer's Association and continue to work towards a disease that impacts millions of American families. 
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This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- is joined by Zach Draves of Nuts and Bolts Sports to talk about the NBA's punishment of Robert Sarver. Zach wrote about the punishment, and his work served as the jumping off point for the episode. Find that work here:https://nutsandboltssports.com/op-ed-the-nba-completely-blew-it-on-robert-sarver-and-go-against-their-perceived-values/September is coming, and it's Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Grab a “Flunk Alzheimer's” tee-shirt or hoodie to help us support the Alzheimer's Association and continue to work towards a disease that impacts millions of American families. 
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This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- goes DEEP into what to make of the punishment the NBA doled out to Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver. 

September is coming, and it's Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Grab a “Flunk Alzheimer's” tee-shirt or hoodie to help us support the Alzheimer's Association and continue to work towards a disease that impacts millions of American families. 
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This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- dishes out some Gold Stars and Detentions after an eventful NFL Weekend. Then, friend of the show “KDot” comes on to break down Game 1 of the WNBA Finals and take a look at the rest of the series!September is coming, and it's Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Grab a “Flunk Alzheimer's” tee-shirt or hoodie to help us support the Alzheimer's Association and continue to work towards a disease that impacts millions of American families. 
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This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- is looking at the NFC West! He calls upon even Wilson, writer for Belly Up Fantasy Sports and die hard Seahawks fan, to help look at grades for each team heading into the season!September is coming, and it's Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Grab a “Flunk Alzheimer's” tee-shirt or hoodie to help us support the Alzheimer's Association and continue to work towards a disease that impacts millions of American families. 
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This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- looks at the Cleveland Cavaliers. After trading for Donovan Mitchell, how they can serve as a “lesson plan” for the rest of the NBA? 
September is coming, and it's Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Grab a “Flunk Alzheimer's” tee-shirt or hoodie to help us support the Alzheimer's Association and continue to work towards a disease that impacts millions of American families. 
https://www.bonfire.com/flunk-alzheimers-1/Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your faaavrite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- is previewing the AFC North! To help him out, he called upon Commissioner Yas of The Gameday Network Together, they predict what grades every team in the AFC North will earn this fall.September is coming, and it's Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Grab a “Flunk Alzheimer's” tee-shirt or hoodie to help us support the Alzheimer's Association and continue to work towards a disease that impacts millions of American families. 
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This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- has friend of the show KDot back to give an update on the WNBA playoffs. The two look at the regular season awards handed out, do a quick summary of the first round, and break down Game One between Connecticut and Chicago as well as Game One between Las Vegas and Seattle. Tune in, catch up on the latest in The W and be sure to support one of the best pro sports leagues!September is coming, and it's Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Grab a “Flunk Alzheimer's” tee-shirt or hoodie to help us support the Alzheimer's Association and continue to work towards a disease that impacts millions of American families. 
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This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- is joined by Ben Holloway of the Death, Taxes, and Sports Podcast. The two of them break down the entire NFC East, and tie their optimistic and pessimistic grades on the most talked about division in the NFL!September is coming, and it's Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Grab a “Flunk Alzheimer's” tee-shirt or hoodie to help us support the Alzheimer's Association and continue to work towards a disease that impacts millions of American families. 
https://www.bonfire.com/flunk-alzheimers-1/Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- has Green Bay Packers fan Vince Stover of the Sports Stove podcast on! Together, they preview the NFC North by guessing what grades they will earn this season!Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- brings in Belly Up's Ryan Rodriguez (@thoughtsofR2) to breakdown his longford piece on Brooklyn Net Kevin Durant. In the piece, Ryan deeply dives into what makes Kevin Durant tick, what it could be that eludes him, and looks for an NBA star's search for happiness. In this episode, the two breakdown the piece and continue to explore it further. The piece: https://bellyupsports.com/2022/08/kevin-durant-personality-and-tension/Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your faaavorite history teacher - Mr. Parker Ainsworth - is joined by Michael Brown of the “Fins Up, Bottom's Up” podcast! Together, Parker and Michael break down the AFC East, and hand out what they think the grades will be come the end of the season. Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- called in some help! “Big E” is stopping by to help dish out some preview grades on the AFC South. Big E is aHouston fan, and pays particularly close attention to the division, so listen and hear what kind of grades each team will earn this fall.

This week, your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- is joined by WNBA Twitter's “KDot.” KDot comes on and helps us breakdown the WNBA playoffs, go through each matchup, and start to put together who could end up winning the WNBA Finals. The Playoffs start THIS WEEK, so get your spark notes preview in NOW!Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

Last week, we had the 2022 NFL Hall of Fame inductions and ceremony in Canton, Ohio. This week? Your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- breaks down who should be getting in as a member of the 2023 class! A full breakdown of who should be getting honored this time next year!Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

Monday, and independent arbiter reached a ruling that suspended Deshaun Watson, now on the Cleveland Browns, for six games. Your faaavorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- breaks down who flunked, and why, in the situation. Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your FAVORITE history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- gives a bunch of General Managers, franchises, and organizations a big fat “F” for how they've handled their talent. Listen in to hear about who all is flunking in sports today!Topics covered: Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray, Dak Prescott, and Zion WilliamsonGrab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- dives into the annual tradition of trying to “fix” baseball. After watching the MLB All-Star game and praying for a Home Run Derby to break out, Parker looks at if that's one of a handful of things to do to rebuild the fanbase. Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week, your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- is joined by basketball aficionado Chris “Coulter Boy” Coulter. Together, they hand out “Honor Roll” to guys who performed at an elite level in the NBA's Las Vegas Summer League.Players covered: Blake Wesley, Malaki Branham, Chet Holmgren, Josh Giddy, Tre Mann, Ochai Agbaji, KennethLofton Jr., Moses Moody, MarJon Beauchamp, Jaden Hardy, Jericho Sims, Quentin Grimes, Scottie Pippen Jr., Cole Swider, Tari Eason Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

This week your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- is joined by Belly Up and Tailgate on the Quad's “Kev!” Together, they grade and break down a thesis about conference realignment, college football, and more. Covered: Arch Manning, NCAA Realignment, USC, UCLA, Pac 12, Big 12, SEC, Big 10, Notre Dame, NCAA Disintegrating, and more Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

It's been a WILD NBA Off Season… so much so that your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- needs some help in handing out grades on various trades and free agency signings. Joining Parker are Antonio Perez of the Sideline Summit podcast, Chris Coulter of the Coulter Boy Show, and NBA Writer Brad Patten. Together, they go through some of the biggest trades and moves.Covered: Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trailblazers, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, and Orlando Magic Grab your own “F” In Sports MERCH (and help out various charities along the way!): https://www.bonfire.com/store/f-in-sports/

We're BACK! This week, your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- breaks down the full two weeks of sports from while he was gone! These "Summer Sparknotes" are here to help you catch up on what happened in the NBA, NHL, college football, NFL, and more! Topics include: Steph Curry, NBA Trades, Charlotte Hornets, Miles Bridges, Stanley Cup, Gronkowski, Arch Manning, Joe Burrow, the Houston Texans, John Wall, and the Kyrie Irving / Kevin Durant drama!

During the NBA Finals, the Belly Up Hoops crew did some pre and post-game work. Here's a taste of the show, following Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Hear all about the Celtics collapse, the Warriors Dynasty, Steph Curry's legacy, and more! If you like the show, be sure to subscribe to Belly Up Sports on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BellyUpSports/videosIt's #Pride! For #Pride2022, we're sending all proceeds from our #FlunkHate campaign to @TrevorProject! Grab a shirt, help a great cause, and help us #FlunkHate! 
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This week, your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- goes on a run of Gold Stars and Detentions from the last week. Topics include LeBron James, Jack Del Rio, Awak Kuier, Sabrina Ionescu, Draymond Green, Nelly, the 2000's, the Cleveland Browns, and more! It's #Pride! For #Pride2022, we're sending all proceeds from our #FlunkHate campaign to @TrevorProject! Grab a shirt, help a great cause, and help us #FlunkHate! 
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This week, your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- hosts Belly Up writer and editor Christopher Brown. Chris has been avidly following the LIV Golf vs. PGA Tour fiasco and helps break it all down.Follow Chris's writing here, where he has several pieces about LIV Golf and the PGA Tour
https://bellyupsports.com/author/chrisbr/For #PrideMonth, we're sending all proceeds from our “Flunk Hate” campaign to The Trevor Project (https://www.thetrevorproject.org/). The Trevor Project supports at risk LGBTQ+ youth and provides suicide prevention resources for that community. 
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This week, your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- does something he HATES doing... ranking the top NBA players of All-Time. Listen in for a breakdown of 15 players, including a special look at where Steph Curry fits in currently and where he could move to in the future.

In the hours following Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- is joined by Thomas Christian of the GOATed NBA Podcast! Together, they break down their first impressions of the NBA Finals and what the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics will look like.

Maxwell Baumbach (@baumboards) of the No Ceilings NBA network (@NoCeilingsNBA) stops buy to teach a "substitute teacher" lesson. Maxwell helps your favorite history teacher, Mr. Parker Ainsworth, work out who to look for, what to look for, and what is instore for the upcoming 2022 NBA Draft! Help us support May as ALS Awareness Month! In honor of Lou Gehrig, our pinstripe Flunk ALS design sends all proceeds to the ALS Association!

This week, we open up with another slew of Gold Stars and Detentions! Your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- runs down a handful of Gold Stars and Detentions from last week in college sports, the NBA Playoffs, and more!

"F" In Sports presents... "F is for Fan!" Your favorite history teacher, Mr. Parker Ainsworth, talks to fans to get their grades. This week, he is joined by Alec Kelly, Hidro Joseph, and Jim Rodgers to discuss whether or not Jimmy Butler is an NBA Superstar.

This week, after a weekend full of Game 7's, your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- has a long list of Gold Stars and Detentions to hand out. Listen to see who's taking home what in this week's "traditional" episode of "F" In Sports!

Today, in looking ahead at Wednesday night's NBA playoff matchups, your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- helps you make picks! Hear a full breakdown of what picks to make and why in the NBA Playoffs!

This week, in our regular "open the week" show, your favorite history teacher -Mr. Parker Ainsworth- looks at the Ja Morant injury. Specifically, should the play that injured him have led to Jordan Poole's suspension?

For this Fan Friday on a Monday, your favorite history teacher Mr. Parker Ainsworth looks at the hit show "Winning Time" from HBO. Parker breaks down their take on the Lakers, Magic, and more as he wraps up the first season and looks at where the show is going.