Speaking Sports

Some Europa League chatter kicks off this episode before Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Jack Butler (@Butler917) preview the UCL final between Chelsea and Manchester City --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Champions League semifinals have wrapped up. Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Jack Butler (@Butler917) discuss the semifinal action but first they dive in on the Manchester United Glazer-out protests that postponed United-Liverpool. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) is joined by Austin Cracraft to react to the recent news on the European Super League and what they think could, should and will happen. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) is joined by Jack Butler (@Butler917) to break down the March 9 and March 10 UEFA Champions League matches between Barcelona and PSG, Liverpool and RB Leipzig, Juventus and Porto, and Dortmund and Sevilla. They also discuss the state of the Premier League top-four race and relegation battle in the final half-hour of the show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It's a three-man episode as Jack Butler (@Butler917) and Austin Cracraft join Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) to break down the recent struggles for Liverpool (1:40), Manchester United's hopes for the season and beyond (17:45), including what Paul Pogba's future may hold, Tottenham's Jose Mourinho fork in the road, and a new-look Chelsea under Thomas Tuchel.

In this episode, Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Jack Butler (@Butler917) dive deep into Chelsea's woes under Frank Lampard. They break down everything from history, formation, personnel and hypotheticals as the Blues sit in the middle of the table through 19 matches.

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Austin Cracraft discuss the possibility that there's a Premier League title race, and whether or not Manchester United genuinely stands a chance. They break down Liverpool's and Chelsea's slumps as well as if Manchester City is bound to make a run for the title. There's also a nugget of MLS chat at the end of the episode.

The UEFA Champions League group stage has wrapped up and Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Austin Cracraft break it all down, including PSG-Istanbul Basaksehir, Manchester United's Europa League-bound exit and Inter Milan's departure from European competition. A brief MLS Cup preview (34:00) as the Seattle Sounders take on Columbus Crew.

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Austin Cracraft — making his Speaking Sports return — discuss the legacy of Diego Maradona, share their thoughts on how things stand among Premier League clubs (8:00), and touch on the remainder of the MLS Cup Playoffs (36:00) while Shawn quickly rambles on the USWNT at the end.

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Jack Butler (@Butler917) jumped on to react to the Manchester United-Chelsea Premier League match on Oct. 24, 2020. They give their takes, pick their man of the match and break down the big moments of the match.

The World Series is set and Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) is joined by Maverick Pallack (@Mavpallack) to discuss the MLB's final series of 2020 between the Dodgers and Rays, but first they look back on the expanded MLB Playoffs and discuss which teams took advantage of the 16-team format and which didn't.

What rules would you change in any sport? Well, Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow), Maverick Pallack (@Mavpallack) and Jack Butler (@Butler917) share their ideas for rule changes, league structures and more over sports ranging from baseball and basketball to football and soccer.

The Premier League is back and Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Jack Butler (@Butler917) break it down. They dive into the Big-6, the relegation battle and predict what they think will happen this season from top to bottom.

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Jack Butler (@Butler917) discuss the start of the NBA Playoffs in the Orlando bubble. They start off with the Lakers and Blazers and Portland's Game 1 upset. Then, the two talk about what's going wrong with the Bucks (20:28) before diving into the Clippers (29:30) and the rest of the field before giving their predictions (44:07) for both conference finals and the NBA finals.

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Jack Butler (@Butler917) break down the Champions League semifinals and upcoming final as well as the drama of Barcelona and Messi and Pep Guardiola's Manchester City quarterfinal collapse.

With the huge news that the Big Ten and Pac-12 calling off the fall sports season, including football, Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Tyler Kastan (@its_ty_the_guy) of Thinking Football discuss what this means for these conferences, college football as a whole, the players involved, what could happen in the future, and how the sport will have to adjust in the future. *NOTE: This podcast was published prior to the news that the Big 12 presidents had decided to go ahead with the season as planned...for now.

In episode 13 of Speaking Sports, Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Jack Butler (@Butler917) go in depth on soccer. Shawn starts off with some NWSL and MLS before they break down the final matchday of the Premier League (2:40), from the top-four fight to the relegation battle. They also discuss how far ahead Manchester City and Liverpool are ahead of the start of next season. Then, Shawn and Jack look over the resumption of the Champions League and Europa League (27:15) to wrap up the show.

Major League Baseball returns and Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) is joined by Maverick Pallack (@Mavpallack) to discuss the California teams and give some season predictions.

On this episode of Speaking Sports, Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Jack Butler (@Butler917) discuss the MLSisBack tournament with FC Dallas and Nashville SC leaving, and the impact this could have on other sports. Then, they talk about the NWSL Challenge Cup (8:00) with one game left in the group stage. Of course, the Premier League top four race is broken down (16:20) before they examine possible moves for Lionel Messi if he were to leave FC Barcelona (36:50) when his contract runs up in 2021.

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) is joined by Austin Cracraft to talk about Liverpool's first Premier League title and 19th top-flight title. They discuss how it happened, who deserves credit, whether Liverpool will repeat, and who the next first-time Premier League winner will be.

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) is joined by Jack Butler (@Butler917) to talk some soccer. First, they discuss the impact of the Orlando Pride pulling out from the NWSL Challenge Cup after positive COVID-19 tests just days before the start of the tournament in Utah. Then, they break down the first week of Premier League action since Project Restart (15:00) and dive in deep on the top four race and Arsenal's demise.

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) is joined by Austin Cracraft to discuss the return of the Premier League, which resumes play June 17. The duo break down what this means for potential European competitions with other leagues starting at different times. And of course, the draw for the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando.

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Jack Butler (@Butler917) discuss the return of the NBA with the announcement of eight regular season games and the playoffs in Orlando (4:55). They debate whether the Stanley Cup playoffs will be more competitive as the NHL will go straight into a 24-team playoffs (32:40). Meanwhile, Major League Baseball continues to stall (38:00) while MLS will play a tournament in Orlando and the NWSL will play one in Utah.

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Jack Butler (Butler917) discuss the return of Bundesliga and how the lack of crowd noise affected the broadcast product; how the Premier League (17:00), the NBA (21:00) and other leagues could return; and their thoughts on the end of ESPN's Michael Jordan documentary, The Last Dance (42:45).

Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) and Jack Butler (@Butler917) discuss the impact the novel coronavirus has on sports, diving into the Premier League, NBA, MLB and others. They also give their end of season reviews for teams in the Premier League if the season is in fact over.

In this episode of Speaking Sports, Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) Is joined by Jack Butler (@Butler917) to break down the first legs of the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League and catch up on the European domestic leagues.

In this episode of Speaking Sports, Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) is joined by Jack Butler (@Butler917) to react to the San Francisco 49ers' loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, then they break down what the trades at the deadline (12:00) in the NBA mean and the impact of Kobe Bryant's death for the Lakers this season before wrapping up the show with some world soccer talk (34:55) with emphasis on the Premier League.

In episode two of Speaking Sports, Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) is joined by Tyler Kastan (@its_ty_the_guy) and Austin Cracraft to discuss the upcoming Super Bowl. They talk specific matchups, expectations and make their predictions ahead of the big game.

In the first episode of Speaking Sports, Shawn Medow (@ShawnMedow) is joined by Austin Cracraft to break down some soccer starting with Manchester United's collapse to Burnley and who is to blame for the decline of the club, Liverpool's inevitable Premier League title (15:40) and Chicharito joining the LA Galaxy and what that means for not just the Galaxy but Major League Soccer as a whole (34:14). Speaking Sports Is a new podcast hosted by Shawn Medow, who will cover all sports across the spectrum from soccer to baseball to basketball and tennis.