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A caller wondered about DeVito's future. Boomer thinks Winston might be cut. Another asked if Jets should've drafted a QB; Gio says they're committed to Fields long-term. Jerry's final update: Al credited for foundation donation. Penguins and Sullivan parting ways (Rangers interest?). Knicks' win/Thibs audio. Mets blew 7-1 lead. Yankees' sweep (Judge HR). Belichick on CBS (holey sweatshirt, girlfriend deflected relationship questions, Kraft omission in book). Moment of the Day: "cardboard box fairy." Final segment: chef's steak dinner invite, positive feedback on Dart from a former colleague.

Hour 1 Knicks beat Pistons 3-1 despite a controversial no-call and coach complaints. Brunson returned from an ankle injury. The Mets blew a 6-run lead; Soto lost a ball in the sun. Yankees swept Jays; Judge homered. Williams out as Yankees closer. Belichick on CBS; Hudson avoided relationship questions. Boomer's Booming Celebration happened. Hour 2 Shedeur Sanders surprisingly fell to the Browns in the fifth round after negative reports of his meetings and perceived arrogance. A meeting with Daboll was supposedly poor. A prank call to Sanders by Jeff Ulbrich's son was revealed via livestream. The show also covered the Knicks' playoff lead, NBA updates, Manning reaching out to Dart, and the excitement of Giants pick Skattebo. Milroe had a message for non-drafting teams, and Kiper discussed falling quarterbacks. Other news included the Yankees' doubleheader sweep, the passing of Knicks legend Dick Barnett, and a comparison of Sanders to Manziel. Hour 3 Abdul Carter wanted retired numbers (#11, #56), but LT told the unproven rookie to earn his own. Fitzpatrick advised Zach Wilson against #0 for credibility. A caller criticized Dave Sims' commentary. Another claimed the Bills targeted Jets' draft picks. Jerry's update: Knicks-Pistons officiating, NBA scores, Sanders' post-draft comments, Travis Hunter's smooth draft (team traded up), Jaxson Dart on SEC prep, Giants' 4 QBs, Yankees' sweep, Mets' blown lead, a Little League walk-off HR call, and the topic of women leaving empty boxes around. The final segment discussed the Steelers drafting Will Howard. Hour 4 A caller wondered about DeVito's future. Boomer thinks Winston might be cut. Another asked if Jets should've drafted a QB; Gio says they're committed to Fields long-term. Jerry's final update: Al credited for foundation donation. Penguins and Sullivan parting ways (Rangers interest?). Knicks' win/Thibs audio. Mets blew 7-1 lead. Yankees' sweep (Judge HR). Belichick on CBS (holey sweatshirt, girlfriend deflected relationship questions, Kraft omission in book). Moment of the Day: "cardboard box fairy." Final segment: chef's steak dinner invite, positive feedback on Dart from a former colleague.

Phil Simms discussed the Jets' likely offensive lineman pick at number seven in the NFL draft, noting Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter as his top two players, suggesting Hunter as a WR. Boomer predicted a Kirk Cousins trade, with Phil speculating on his destination. Phil mentioned the Steelers' apparent focus on Aaron Rodgers and suggested the Giants need seven wins for Brian Daboll to stay. Jerry's final update covered the Yankees' controversial Aaron Judge home run call, the Mets' sweep of the Cardinals with Juan Soto's positive fan reception, and Francisco Lindor's observation of increased fan attendance. Boomer had a message for Devils fans as the Moment of the Day. In the last segment, Phil highlighted other notable draft prospects.

We talked Giants/Eagles and Boomer said this should be a tight game well into the fourth quarter. Gio thinks if the Giants can score 24 points, they can win the game. Gio is feeling a 24-20 Giants win. Boomer said the Eagles defense only has 2 turnovers, the lowest in the NFL. If the Giants can keep that going they can win this game. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the TBS TV call of the Judge HR that tied the game at 3. And then Stanton went back to back. We also heard the TBS call when Noel tied the game in the ninth with a HR and Fry homered for the win. We heard from Mets radio as Mookie Betts had a 2-run double and a HR. Carlos Mendoza talked about the Dodger lineup. The Broncos went into New Orleans and had no problem beating the Saints. Saquon Barkley returns to MetLife and Jerry wonders how he'll be received. In the final segment of the hour, it looks like Russell Wilson will start for the Steelers Sunday night against the Jets. Ben Roethlisberger doesn't like that idea and supposedly the guys in the locker room want Justin Fields as well. No matter where he goes, Russell Wilson doesn't seem to be popular in the locker room. Gio called him a douche and impossible to like. Gio said Aaron Rodgers is one hit away from getting hit and going back to Costa Rica. Especially against the Steelers defense.

Hour 1 The Mets are on the brink of elimination. The Yankees lost last night in walk off fashion. Boomer talked about the importance of the bullpen in both of these series. It feels like the magic has run out for the Mets. Gio is going to the Mets game tonight. Gio doesn't think last night's win is going to ‘catapult' the Guardians. He thinks the Yankees win in five. The Dodgers have seemed to figure out Francisco Lindor. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and starts with Judge and Stanton going back to back to make it 4-3 Yankees with John Sterling on the call. Then the Guardians came back to tie it in the ninth and win it in the tenth and we heard the call from Guardians radio. We heard from Howie Rose as Mookie Betts hit a 2-run HR as the Dodgers are now up 3-1 on the Mets. The Broncos went into New Orleans and had no problem beating the Saints. In the final segment of the hour, Max Muncy is always on base for the Dodgers. Their relief pitching has been better and their top end stars have shown up for this series and the Mets' top end stars have not. Hour 2 Jerry Recco is in studio because a talk show host in Cleveland, Ken Carman, is annoying him on Twitter. He must listen to the Warm Up Show on his way to work in Cleveland and has an issue with a few of the things Jerry said about the Guardians. Jerry put him in his place. Jerry returns for an update and we hear the Cleveland radio call as Judge and Stanton went back to back. Cleveland came back with homers by Noel in the ninth and Fry in the 10th and we heard John Sterling on the call. We heard from Howie Rose as Ohtani hit a lead off HR last night in Queens. Mets players are staying positive as we heard some post game sound from Lindor and Alonso. The Broncos went into New Orleans and dominated the Saints. Evan Neal was asked about not playing as the Giants are now dealing with the injury to Andrew Thomas. Davante Adams said he's not feeling any pressure coming to the Jets. In the final segment of the hour, tonight's Mets game is at 5:08pm and Gio is imploring fans to get there early and get into it. The Mets have not given the fans anything to cheer for. Twice last night with the bases loaded and they came away with nothing. In tonight's Yankees/Guardians matchup, you have two starters that haven't pitched since September. Hour 3 We talked Giants/Eagles and Boomer said this should be a tight game well into the fourth quarter. Gio thinks if the Giants can score 24 points, they can win the game. Gio is feeling a 24-20 Giants win. Boomer said the Eagles defense only has 2 turnovers, the lowest in the NFL. If the Giants can keep that going they can win this game. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the TBS TV call of the Judge HR that tied the game at 3. And then Stanton went back to back. We also heard the TBS call when Noel tied the game in the ninth with a HR and Fry homered for the win. We heard from Mets radio as Mookie Betts had a 2-run double and a HR. Carlos Mendoza talked about the Dodger lineup. The Broncos went into New Orleans and had no problem beating the Saints. Saquon Barkley returns to MetLife and Jerry wonders how he'll be received. In the final segment of the hour, it looks like Russell Wilson will start for the Steelers Sunday night against the Jets. Ben Roethlisberger doesn't like that idea and supposedly the guys in the locker room want Justin Fields as well. No matter where he goes, Russell Wilson doesn't seem to be popular in the locker room. Gio called him a douche and impossible to like. Gio said Aaron Rodgers is one hit away from getting hit and going back to Costa Rica. Especially against the Steelers defense. Hour 4 Glass half full: We need one more magical night from the Mets at Citi Field. David Peterson is on the mound tonight so we should be thinking positively. Glass half empty: the Mets can't score on the Dodgers pitching. Boomer said the Mets lost the confidence or whatever they had the last two games. Pitchers ...

Joe Ostrowski and Sam Panayotovich react to last night's Game #2 of the ALCS with the Yankees taking a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Guardians, behind Aaron Judge's first homer of the postseason. Plus, the betting implications of Amari Cooper getting traded to the Bills, and what this means for Josh Allen and the Bills for the remainder of the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A much needed Judge HR and breaking down Yankees pitching options full No need to focus on any negatives after another Yankee win. A much needed Judge HR and breaking down Yankees pitching options. 2689 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 06:25:43 +0000 z21I6IfLm5NrMHxWgbuEFJRVzPv01BpK mlb,new york yankees,sports,baseball Keith McPherson mlb,new york yankees,sports,baseball A much needed Judge HR and breaking down Yankees pitching options Keith McPherson, weeknights 7p-midnight on WFAN, is a die-hard Yankees and Nets fan. Born and raised in Monmouth County, you can understand where his Nets love comes from. His dedication to the Yankees is proof that he's always been destined to work at WFAN. Keith played football at James Madison University and Monmouth University, and had stops at the MLB Fan Cave, MTV, Roc Nation, and Jomboy Media before landing at The Fan. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports Baseball False https://player.amperwavepod

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Seems like every weekend in the MLB this season is wild and this past one was no exception.  Once again, Paul Skenes dominated.  Is he the best overall pitcher in baseball?  We debate. Aaron Judge hits another one but Casey is even more impressed with WHERE he did it and why that's special. It's Bobby Bonilla day!  We dive into how Bobby and a ton of other former all-stars are shockingly still being paid.  You won't believe who is on this list!  And we give love to the Mets new rallying cry, debate which super shortstop should start for the AL in the All-Star game. Plus Sean brings a life lesson on the right mindset to handle adversity much like The Rangers' Wyatt Langforn has shown.  For more on how to join Sean's amazing Breakthrough Pro team, make sure to click on the link below!  You won't regret it!  http://breakthrough-pro.com/And make sure you're subscribed to our Youtube page for some fun giveaways!https://youtu.be/0wlOmfsUVYs

Boomer said there are a lot of rusty bridges in NJ. We talked more about the Rangers loss and took calls from people who wanted Matt Rempe to get in there and get physical. Boomer thinks there's something wrong with Adam Fox as he's not moving the way he normally does. He injured his knee during the Capitals series and hasn't been the same since. Jerry returned for an update and said, ‘on the scale of miserable around here, I don't even register'. Jerry has all the sounds from last night's Rangers loss in game 1. The Yankees beat the Mariners thanks to a HR by Aaron Judge and 2 homeruns from Juan Soto. In the final segment of the hour, Gio is surprised at how well Kyrie Irving has performed with the Mavericks. He thought he would blow up the Mavs and go down in flames, and it's been the exact opposite.

In this epiosde, Casey goes around the league breaking down all the latest, including Ohtani and Judge going deep for the first time this season. He also digs into the NHL brawl between the Rangers and Devils.

Jerry is here for his first update and starts with audio of German getting thrown out of the game. Boomer thinks it's weird to call it ‘sticky stuff'. Aaron Judge hit another HR to dead center. IKF hit a HR as well and he talked to Suzyn after the game about Judge and his HR prowess. German apologized to his teammates through a translator. We heard from Howie Rose as Verlander gave up multiple HRs to Isaac Paredes of the Rays. Verlander was hoping to have a great start but he wasn't able to do that. The Nuggets beat the Lakers in game 1. Chris Russo is rooting his ‘d**k off'.

The Yankees' top slugger sets the tone in a season-opening win over the Giants. Correspondent Tom Mariam reports.

Hour 1- The Yankees did what was needed, Stanton and Judge HR's, Nasty Nestor dominates, and Boone manages a perfect game.

MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Guardians 1                              (NYY wins 3-2) Yankees 5, Guardians 1 – Stanton, Judge HR, Yankees beat Guards, into

MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Guardians 1                              (NYY wins 3-2) Yankees 5, Guardians 1 – Stanton, Judge HR, Yankees beat Guards, into ALCS vs Astros Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge staggered Cleveland with early homers, and the New York Yankees rocked past the Guardians 5-1 in the decisive Game 5 of their AL Division Series to set up another rematch with Houston for the pennant. Yankees manager Aaron Boone won his gamble by starting Nestor Cortes on three days’ rest over Jameson Taillon, making the late switch after Monday night’s rainout. Cleveland starter Aaron Civale struggled. With two on and two outs in the ninth and ace Gerrit Cole warming up in case, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres stepped on the bag to end it, then mimicked rocking a baby with the ball — a jab at Guardians slugger Josh Naylor, who made the motion rounding the bases after a homer off Cole in Game 4. NLCS – Best of 7 Philadelphia Phillies 2, San Diego Padres 0                                       (PHI leads 1-0) Phillies 2, Padres 0 – Harper, Schwarber HR as Wheeler, Phils top Pads to open NLCS Bryce Harper homered again, Kyle Schwarber hit a jaw-dropping, 488-foot drive and Zack Wheeler was brilliant in throwing one-hit ball for seven innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres 2-0 in the opening game of the all-wild card NL Championship Series. Wheeler and two relievers combined on a one-hitter for the Phillies, who will try to take a 2-0 lead when they send Aaron Nola to mound to oppose Blake Snell on Wednesday afternoon. Harper homered in his third straight playoff game. Today League Championship Series – Best of 7 Philadelphia (Nola 11-13) at San Diego (Snell 8-10), 4:35 p.m.             (PHI leads 1-0) New York (Taillon 14-5) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 7:37 p.m.           (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association – Regular Season Openers Last Night Boston Celtics 126, Philadelphia 76ers 117 Golden State Warriors 123, Los Angeles Lakers 109 Celtics 126, Sixers 117 – Tatum, Brown each score 35, Celtics beat 76ers 126-117 Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 35 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-117 in the opening game of the NBA regular season. Malcolm Brogdon added 16 points and Grant Williams finished with 15 as the defending Eastern Conference champions gave interim coach Joe Mazzulla a victory in his debut. James Harden had 35 points — his most since joining the 76ers last season — including 12 of 12 from the free throw line. He also had five 3s. Joel Embiid added 26 points and 15 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey finished with 21 points. Warriors 123, Lakers 109 – Stephen Curry, Warriors celebrate championship, beat Lakers Stephen Curry opened the season with 33 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 123-109 after receiving their championship rings in a pregame ceremony. Jordan Poole made a pretty bounce pass assist to a driving Draymond Green for a layup and all seemed perfectly well with the defending champions almost two weeks after Green punched Poole at practice Oct. 5 then took a brief leave of absence from the team to work on his emotions. Poole wound up with 12 points and seven assists. Tonight Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Washington Wizards at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NBA/WNBA – Stephen Curry offers Warriors’ support of Brittney Griner Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison. The Warriors, long committed to social issues far beyond basketball, celebrated their fourth championship in eight years. Griner is awaiting a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. NFL – Colts owner Irsay says there’s "merit to remove" Snyder Colts owner Jim Irsay says there’s “merit to remove” Dan Snyder as owner of the Washington Commanders. Irsay is the first NFL owner to publicly state that his controversial counterpart should go. Snyder’s status has been widely debated for years amid several scandals and investigations into workplace conduct in Washington. The league has been investigating allegations of sexual misconduct and financial impropriety, a probe conducted by attorney Mary Jo White that is ongoing. Removing Snyder would requires 24 votes from the other owners. NFL – NFL says it’s not backing down on protecting quarterbacks The NFL isn’t backing down on protecting quarterbacks. League executive Troy Vincent said there was a healthy and spirited conversation with owners about roughing-the-passer penalties at the league’s fall meeting. A pair of disputed roughing penalties in Week 5 frustrated defensive players and had players, coaches and fans questioning what constitutes a legal hit. NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay said the conversation on making roughing-the-passer calls reviewable lasted about 30 seconds and needs more discussion. NFL – Prime Video will add Black Friday game to NFL package in ’23 The NFL has announced that Amazon Prime Video will stream a game on Black Friday beginning next season. The game will take place on Nov. 24, 2023, and will kick off at 3 p.m. ET. The teams will be announced in early May when the regular-season schedule is expected to be released. Prime Video is in its first season as the exclusive carrier of “Thursday Night Football” and will expand to 16 games next season. The package goes through the 2033 season. NFL – Bears waive backup receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette The Chicago Bears have waived receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette. Smith-Marsette got his first significant playing time in the offense in Chicago’s 29-22 loss at Minnesota two weeks ago and committed two costly mistakes. He had the ball taken away from behind by Cameron Dantzler at the Vikings 39 following a reception on the Bears’ final drive to decide the game. He also got flagged for an illegal block from behind on a 52-yard scramble by quarterback Justin Fields, negating a TD.   NHL – Bettman: NHL salary cap may get nice bump for ’23-24 season The NHL salary cap could be going up more than expected sooner than expected. Commissioner Gary Bettman says there’s a chance players could be finished paying off what they owe owners from pandemic revenue losses as soon as this season. That would mean the cap going up $4 million or more next summer after being mostly flat for several years. Bettman expects the players’ debt to certainly be paid off next season, allowing for a significant cap increase going into 2023-24. The cap has only gone up $1 million to $82.5 million since the pandemic began.  NHL – NHL, its workforce 84% white, sets baseline to up diversity The NHL for the first time has done an internal demographic study of its staff and all 32 teams. The results suggest hockey has a lot of work to do to increase diversity. It found that 83.6% of the NHL’s workforce is white and that men make up nearly 62% of the total. That mirrors the situation on the ice. More than 90% of players and nearly all coaches and officials are white. NHL executive Kim Davis called the study a good start and a baseline from which the league can improve. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Ohio State, Michigan making Big Ten look like Big Two Ohio State and Michigan are making the Big Ten look like the Big Two, rekindling memories or some of Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler turning the chase for a conference championship into a two-team race. The second-ranked Buckeyes and fourth-ranked Wolverines are the Big Ten’s only undefeated teams. No other team in the conference is ranked among the top 15. Penn State can potentially be a factor in the because it hosts Ohio State on Oct. 29. The 16th-ranked Nittany Lions will have to play much better than they did while getting pummeled at Michigan. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina women unanimous No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 South Carolina is the unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The defending national champions went wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team last year and have been the top team for 20 straight weeks. Stanford, Texas, Iowa and Tennessee round out the top five. UConn is sixth, the first time since 2006 that the Huskies aren’t in the first five in the preseason poll. Louisville, Iowa State, Notre Dame and N.C. State is the rest of the top 10. NASCAR – NASCAR suspends Bubba Wallace 1 race for Las Vegas crash NASCAR has suspended driver Bubba Wallace for one race following his fracas at Las Vegas Motor Speedway over the weekend. NASCAR determined that Wallace deliberately spun reigning champion Kyle Larson in a dangerous move of retaliation. Wallace will miss Sunday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Golf – PGA – Elevated events show a divide among PGA Tour events for ’23 A person with direct knowledge of the plans says the PGA Tour is announcing that four tournaments will have elevated status and $20 million purses next year. The four additions are the WM Phoenix Open, the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, the Wells Fargo Championship and the Travelers Championship. That leads to an incredibly crowded schedule. Texas-born Jordan Spieth figures to play five straight weeks in May and seven out of eight weeks. And that includes two majors. Two of the events are the week after a major. Not since Tiger Woods in 2006 has someone won a tournament the week after winning a major. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Milwaukee Admirals at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 Today Women’s Soccer Jackson College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Jackson College at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, PPD      at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, PPD       at St. Joseph Division 3 (South Haven) Holland Christian 5, Allegan 0 Fennville 2, Delton-Kellogg 1 Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Howardsville Christian 1, Cassopolis 0 Bridgman 2, Brandywine 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Hartford 8, Bangor 2 Holland Black River 2, Bloomingdale 1 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Battle Creek Academy 1 Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, PPD Division 1 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) Portage Central 3, Portage Northern 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 3, Kalamazoo Central 1 Volleyball Our Lady of the Lake 3, Howardsville Christian 1 Mendon 3, Decatur 0 Girls Swimming and Diving Portage Central 109, St. Joseph 72 Today Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.          at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.           at St. Joseph Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Battle Creek Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg) Gull Lake vs. Parma Western, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Grace Christian, 6:00 p.m. Brandywine at Niles, 6:00 p.m. New Buffalo at River Valley, 6:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Guardians 1                              (NYY wins 3-2) Yankees 5, Guardians 1 – Stanton, Judge HR, Yankees beat Guards, into

MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Guardians 1                              (NYY wins 3-2) Yankees 5, Guardians 1 – Stanton, Judge HR, Yankees beat Guards, into ALCS vs Astros Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge staggered Cleveland with early homers, and the New York Yankees rocked past the Guardians 5-1 in the decisive Game 5 of their AL Division Series to set up another rematch with Houston for the pennant. Yankees manager Aaron Boone won his gamble by starting Nestor Cortes on three days’ rest over Jameson Taillon, making the late switch after Monday night’s rainout. Cleveland starter Aaron Civale struggled. With two on and two outs in the ninth and ace Gerrit Cole warming up in case, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres stepped on the bag to end it, then mimicked rocking a baby with the ball — a jab at Guardians slugger Josh Naylor, who made the motion rounding the bases after a homer off Cole in Game 4. NLCS – Best of 7 Philadelphia Phillies 2, San Diego Padres 0                                       (PHI leads 1-0) Phillies 2, Padres 0 – Harper, Schwarber HR as Wheeler, Phils top Pads to open NLCS Bryce Harper homered again, Kyle Schwarber hit a jaw-dropping, 488-foot drive and Zack Wheeler was brilliant in throwing one-hit ball for seven innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres 2-0 in the opening game of the all-wild card NL Championship Series. Wheeler and two relievers combined on a one-hitter for the Phillies, who will try to take a 2-0 lead when they send Aaron Nola to mound to oppose Blake Snell on Wednesday afternoon. Harper homered in his third straight playoff game. Today League Championship Series – Best of 7 Philadelphia (Nola 11-13) at San Diego (Snell 8-10), 4:35 p.m.             (PHI leads 1-0) New York (Taillon 14-5) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 7:37 p.m.           (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association – Regular Season Openers Last Night Boston Celtics 126, Philadelphia 76ers 117 Golden State Warriors 123, Los Angeles Lakers 109 Celtics 126, Sixers 117 – Tatum, Brown each score 35, Celtics beat 76ers 126-117 Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 35 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-117 in the opening game of the NBA regular season. Malcolm Brogdon added 16 points and Grant Williams finished with 15 as the defending Eastern Conference champions gave interim coach Joe Mazzulla a victory in his debut. James Harden had 35 points — his most since joining the 76ers last season — including 12 of 12 from the free throw line. He also had five 3s. Joel Embiid added 26 points and 15 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey finished with 21 points. Warriors 123, Lakers 109 – Stephen Curry, Warriors celebrate championship, beat Lakers Stephen Curry opened the season with 33 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 123-109 after receiving their championship rings in a pregame ceremony. Jordan Poole made a pretty bounce pass assist to a driving Draymond Green for a layup and all seemed perfectly well with the defending champions almost two weeks after Green punched Poole at practice Oct. 5 then took a brief leave of absence from the team to work on his emotions. Poole wound up with 12 points and seven assists. Tonight Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Washington Wizards at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NBA/WNBA – Stephen Curry offers Warriors’ support of Brittney Griner Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison. The Warriors, long committed to social issues far beyond basketball, celebrated their fourth championship in eight years. Griner is awaiting a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. NFL – Colts owner Irsay says there’s "merit to remove" Snyder Colts owner Jim Irsay says there’s “merit to remove” Dan Snyder as owner of the Washington Commanders. Irsay is the first NFL owner to publicly state that his controversial counterpart should go. Snyder’s status has been widely debated for years amid several scandals and investigations into workplace conduct in Washington. The league has been investigating allegations of sexual misconduct and financial impropriety, a probe conducted by attorney Mary Jo White that is ongoing. Removing Snyder would requires 24 votes from the other owners. NFL – NFL says it’s not backing down on protecting quarterbacks The NFL isn’t backing down on protecting quarterbacks. League executive Troy Vincent said there was a healthy and spirited conversation with owners about roughing-the-passer penalties at the league’s fall meeting. A pair of disputed roughing penalties in Week 5 frustrated defensive players and had players, coaches and fans questioning what constitutes a legal hit. NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay said the conversation on making roughing-the-passer calls reviewable lasted about 30 seconds and needs more discussion. NFL – Prime Video will add Black Friday game to NFL package in ’23 The NFL has announced that Amazon Prime Video will stream a game on Black Friday beginning next season. The game will take place on Nov. 24, 2023, and will kick off at 3 p.m. ET. The teams will be announced in early May when the regular-season schedule is expected to be released. Prime Video is in its first season as the exclusive carrier of “Thursday Night Football” and will expand to 16 games next season. The package goes through the 2033 season. NFL – Bears waive backup receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette The Chicago Bears have waived receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette. Smith-Marsette got his first significant playing time in the offense in Chicago’s 29-22 loss at Minnesota two weeks ago and committed two costly mistakes. He had the ball taken away from behind by Cameron Dantzler at the Vikings 39 following a reception on the Bears’ final drive to decide the game. He also got flagged for an illegal block from behind on a 52-yard scramble by quarterback Justin Fields, negating a TD.   NHL – Bettman: NHL salary cap may get nice bump for ’23-24 season The NHL salary cap could be going up more than expected sooner than expected. Commissioner Gary Bettman says there’s a chance players could be finished paying off what they owe owners from pandemic revenue losses as soon as this season. That would mean the cap going up $4 million or more next summer after being mostly flat for several years. Bettman expects the players’ debt to certainly be paid off next season, allowing for a significant cap increase going into 2023-24. The cap has only gone up $1 million to $82.5 million since the pandemic began.  NHL – NHL, its workforce 84% white, sets baseline to up diversity The NHL for the first time has done an internal demographic study of its staff and all 32 teams. The results suggest hockey has a lot of work to do to increase diversity. It found that 83.6% of the NHL’s workforce is white and that men make up nearly 62% of the total. That mirrors the situation on the ice. More than 90% of players and nearly all coaches and officials are white. NHL executive Kim Davis called the study a good start and a baseline from which the league can improve. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Ohio State, Michigan making Big Ten look like Big Two Ohio State and Michigan are making the Big Ten look like the Big Two, rekindling memories or some of Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler turning the chase for a conference championship into a two-team race. The second-ranked Buckeyes and fourth-ranked Wolverines are the Big Ten’s only undefeated teams. No other team in the conference is ranked among the top 15. Penn State can potentially be a factor in the because it hosts Ohio State on Oct. 29. The 16th-ranked Nittany Lions will have to play much better than they did while getting pummeled at Michigan. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina women unanimous No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 South Carolina is the unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The defending national champions went wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team last year and have been the top team for 20 straight weeks. Stanford, Texas, Iowa and Tennessee round out the top five. UConn is sixth, the first time since 2006 that the Huskies aren’t in the first five in the preseason poll. Louisville, Iowa State, Notre Dame and N.C. State is the rest of the top 10. NASCAR – NASCAR suspends Bubba Wallace 1 race for Las Vegas crash NASCAR has suspended driver Bubba Wallace for one race following his fracas at Las Vegas Motor Speedway over the weekend. NASCAR determined that Wallace deliberately spun reigning champion Kyle Larson in a dangerous move of retaliation. Wallace will miss Sunday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Golf – PGA – Elevated events show a divide among PGA Tour events for ’23 A person with direct knowledge of the plans says the PGA Tour is announcing that four tournaments will have elevated status and $20 million purses next year. The four additions are the WM Phoenix Open, the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, the Wells Fargo Championship and the Travelers Championship. That leads to an incredibly crowded schedule. Texas-born Jordan Spieth figures to play five straight weeks in May and seven out of eight weeks. And that includes two majors. Two of the events are the week after a major. Not since Tiger Woods in 2006 has someone won a tournament the week after winning a major. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Milwaukee Admirals at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 Today Women’s Soccer Jackson College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Jackson College at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, PPD      at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, PPD       at St. Joseph Division 3 (South Haven) Holland Christian 5, Allegan 0 Fennville 2, Delton-Kellogg 1 Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Howardsville Christian 1, Cassopolis 0 Bridgman 2, Brandywine 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Hartford 8, Bangor 2 Holland Black River 2, Bloomingdale 1 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Battle Creek Academy 1 Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, PPD Division 1 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) Portage Central 3, Portage Northern 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 3, Kalamazoo Central 1 Volleyball Our Lady of the Lake 3, Howardsville Christian 1 Mendon 3, Decatur 0 Girls Swimming and Diving Portage Central 109, St. Joseph 72 Today Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.          at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.           at St. Joseph Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Battle Creek Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg) Gull Lake vs. Parma Western, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Grace Christian, 6:00 p.m. Brandywine at Niles, 6:00 p.m. New Buffalo at River Valley, 6:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Guardians 1                              (NYY wins 3-2) Yankees 5, Guardians 1 – Stanton, Judge HR, Yankees beat Guards, into ALCS vs Astros Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge staggered Cleveland with early homers, and the New York Yankees rocked past the Guardians 5-1 in the decisive Game 5 of their AL Division Series to set up another rematch with Houston for the pennant. Yankees manager Aaron Boone won his gamble by starting Nestor Cortes on three days’ rest over Jameson Taillon, making the late switch after Monday night’s rainout. Cleveland starter Aaron Civale struggled. With two on and two outs in the ninth and ace Gerrit Cole warming up in case, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres stepped on the bag to end it, then mimicked rocking a baby with the ball — a jab at Guardians slugger Josh Naylor, who made the motion rounding the bases after a homer off Cole in Game 4. NLCS – Best of 7 Philadelphia Phillies 2, San Diego Padres 0                                       (PHI leads 1-0) Phillies 2, Padres 0 – Harper, Schwarber HR as Wheeler, Phils top Pads to open NLCS Bryce Harper homered again, Kyle Schwarber hit a jaw-dropping, 488-foot drive and Zack Wheeler was brilliant in throwing one-hit ball for seven innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres 2-0 in the opening game of the all-wild card NL Championship Series. Wheeler and two relievers combined on a one-hitter for the Phillies, who will try to take a 2-0 lead when they send Aaron Nola to mound to oppose Blake Snell on Wednesday afternoon. Harper homered in his third straight playoff game. Today League Championship Series – Best of 7 Philadelphia (Nola 11-13) at San Diego (Snell 8-10), 4:35 p.m.             (PHI leads 1-0) New York (Taillon 14-5) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 7:37 p.m.           (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association – Regular Season Openers Last Night Boston Celtics 126, Philadelphia 76ers 117 Golden State Warriors 123, Los Angeles Lakers 109 Celtics 126, Sixers 117 – Tatum, Brown each score 35, Celtics beat 76ers 126-117 Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 35 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-117 in the opening game of the NBA regular season. Malcolm Brogdon added 16 points and Grant Williams finished with 15 as the defending Eastern Conference champions gave interim coach Joe Mazzulla a victory in his debut. James Harden had 35 points — his most since joining the 76ers last season — including 12 of 12 from the free throw line. He also had five 3s. Joel Embiid added 26 points and 15 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey finished with 21 points. Warriors 123, Lakers 109 – Stephen Curry, Warriors celebrate championship, beat Lakers Stephen Curry opened the season with 33 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 123-109 after receiving their championship rings in a pregame ceremony. Jordan Poole made a pretty bounce pass assist to a driving Draymond Green for a layup and all seemed perfectly well with the defending champions almost two weeks after Green punched Poole at practice Oct. 5 then took a brief leave of absence from the team to work on his emotions. Poole wound up with 12 points and seven assists. Tonight Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Washington Wizards at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NBA/WNBA – Stephen Curry offers Warriors’ support of Brittney Griner Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison. The Warriors, long committed to social issues far beyond basketball, celebrated their fourth championship in eight years. Griner is awaiting a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. NFL – Colts owner Irsay says there’s "merit to remove" Snyder Colts owner Jim Irsay says there’s “merit to remove” Dan Snyder as owner of the Washington Commanders. Irsay is the first NFL owner to publicly state that his controversial counterpart should go. Snyder’s status has been widely debated for years amid several scandals and investigations into workplace conduct in Washington. The league has been investigating allegations of sexual misconduct and financial impropriety, a probe conducted by attorney Mary Jo White that is ongoing. Removing Snyder would requires 24 votes from the other owners. NFL – NFL says it’s not backing down on protecting quarterbacks The NFL isn’t backing down on protecting quarterbacks. League executive Troy Vincent said there was a healthy and spirited conversation with owners about roughing-the-passer penalties at the league’s fall meeting. A pair of disputed roughing penalties in Week 5 frustrated defensive players and had players, coaches and fans questioning what constitutes a legal hit. NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay said the conversation on making roughing-the-passer calls reviewable lasted about 30 seconds and needs more discussion. NFL – Prime Video will add Black Friday game to NFL package in ’23 The NFL has announced that Amazon Prime Video will stream a game on Black Friday beginning next season. The game will take place on Nov. 24, 2023, and will kick off at 3 p.m. ET. The teams will be announced in early May when the regular-season schedule is expected to be released. Prime Video is in its first season as the exclusive carrier of “Thursday Night Football” and will expand to 16 games next season. The package goes through the 2033 season. NFL – Bears waive backup receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette The Chicago Bears have waived receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette. Smith-Marsette got his first significant playing time in the offense in Chicago’s 29-22 loss at Minnesota two weeks ago and committed two costly mistakes. He had the ball taken away from behind by Cameron Dantzler at the Vikings 39 following a reception on the Bears’ final drive to decide the game. He also got flagged for an illegal block from behind on a 52-yard scramble by quarterback Justin Fields, negating a TD.   NHL – Bettman: NHL salary cap may get nice bump for ’23-24 season The NHL salary cap could be going up more than expected sooner than expected. Commissioner Gary Bettman says there’s a chance players could be finished paying off what they owe owners from pandemic revenue losses as soon as this season. That would mean the cap going up $4 million or more next summer after being mostly flat for several years. Bettman expects the players’ debt to certainly be paid off next season, allowing for a significant cap increase going into 2023-24. The cap has only gone up $1 million to $82.5 million since the pandemic began.  NHL – NHL, its workforce 84% white, sets baseline to up diversity The NHL for the first time has done an internal demographic study of its staff and all 32 teams. The results suggest hockey has a lot of work to do to increase diversity. It found that 83.6% of the NHL’s workforce is white and that men make up nearly 62% of the total. That mirrors the situation on the ice. More than 90% of players and nearly all coaches and officials are white. NHL executive Kim Davis called the study a good start and a baseline from which the league can improve. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Ohio State, Michigan making Big Ten look like Big Two Ohio State and Michigan are making the Big Ten look like the Big Two, rekindling memories or some of Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler turning the chase for a conference championship into a two-team race. The second-ranked Buckeyes and fourth-ranked Wolverines are the Big Ten’s only undefeated teams. No other team in the conference is ranked among the top 15. Penn State can potentially be a factor in the because it hosts Ohio State on Oct. 29. The 16th-ranked Nittany Lions will have to play much better than they did while getting pummeled at Michigan. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina women unanimous No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 South Carolina is the unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The defending national champions went wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team last year and have been the top team for 20 straight weeks. Stanford, Texas, Iowa and Tennessee round out the top five. UConn is sixth, the first time since 2006 that the Huskies aren’t in the first five in the preseason poll. Louisville, Iowa State, Notre Dame and N.C. State is the rest of the top 10. NASCAR – NASCAR suspends Bubba Wallace 1 race for Las Vegas crash NASCAR has suspended driver Bubba Wallace for one race following his fracas at Las Vegas Motor Speedway over the weekend. NASCAR determined that Wallace deliberately spun reigning champion Kyle Larson in a dangerous move of retaliation. Wallace will miss Sunday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Golf – PGA – Elevated events show a divide among PGA Tour events for ’23 A person with direct knowledge of the plans says the PGA Tour is announcing that four tournaments will have elevated status and $20 million purses next year. The four additions are the WM Phoenix Open, the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, the Wells Fargo Championship and the Travelers Championship. That leads to an incredibly crowded schedule. Texas-born Jordan Spieth figures to play five straight weeks in May and seven out of eight weeks. And that includes two majors. Two of the events are the week after a major. Not since Tiger Woods in 2006 has someone won a tournament the week after winning a major. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Milwaukee Admirals at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 Today Women’s Soccer Jackson College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Jackson College at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, PPD      at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, PPD       at St. Joseph Division 3 (South Haven) Holland Christian 5, Allegan 0 Fennville 2, Delton-Kellogg 1 Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Howardsville Christian 1, Cassopolis 0 Bridgman 2, Brandywine 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Hartford 8, Bangor 2 Holland Black River 2, Bloomingdale 1 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Battle Creek Academy 1 Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, PPD Division 1 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) Portage Central 3, Portage Northern 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 3, Kalamazoo Central 1 Volleyball Our Lady of the Lake 3, Howardsville Christian 1 Mendon 3, Decatur 0 Girls Swimming and Diving Portage Central 109, St. Joseph 72 Today Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.          at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.           at St. Joseph Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Battle Creek Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg) Gull Lake vs. Parma Western, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Grace Christian, 6:00 p.m. Brandywine at Niles, 6:00 p.m. New Buffalo at River Valley, 6:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Guardians 1                              (NYY wins 3-2) Yankees 5, Guardians 1 – Stanton, Judge HR, Yankees beat Guards, into ALCS vs Astros Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge staggered Cleveland with early homers, and the New York Yankees rocked past the Guardians 5-1 in the decisive Game 5 of their AL Division Series to set up another rematch with Houston for the pennant. Yankees manager Aaron Boone won his gamble by starting Nestor Cortes on three days’ rest over Jameson Taillon, making the late switch after Monday night’s rainout. Cleveland starter Aaron Civale struggled. With two on and two outs in the ninth and ace Gerrit Cole warming up in case, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres stepped on the bag to end it, then mimicked rocking a baby with the ball — a jab at Guardians slugger Josh Naylor, who made the motion rounding the bases after a homer off Cole in Game 4. NLCS – Best of 7 Philadelphia Phillies 2, San Diego Padres 0                                       (PHI leads 1-0) Phillies 2, Padres 0 – Harper, Schwarber HR as Wheeler, Phils top Pads to open NLCS Bryce Harper homered again, Kyle Schwarber hit a jaw-dropping, 488-foot drive and Zack Wheeler was brilliant in throwing one-hit ball for seven innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres 2-0 in the opening game of the all-wild card NL Championship Series. Wheeler and two relievers combined on a one-hitter for the Phillies, who will try to take a 2-0 lead when they send Aaron Nola to mound to oppose Blake Snell on Wednesday afternoon. Harper homered in his third straight playoff game. Today League Championship Series – Best of 7 Philadelphia (Nola 11-13) at San Diego (Snell 8-10), 4:35 p.m.             (PHI leads 1-0) New York (Taillon 14-5) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 7:37 p.m.           (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association – Regular Season Openers Last Night Boston Celtics 126, Philadelphia 76ers 117 Golden State Warriors 123, Los Angeles Lakers 109 Celtics 126, Sixers 117 – Tatum, Brown each score 35, Celtics beat 76ers 126-117 Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 35 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-117 in the opening game of the NBA regular season. Malcolm Brogdon added 16 points and Grant Williams finished with 15 as the defending Eastern Conference champions gave interim coach Joe Mazzulla a victory in his debut. James Harden had 35 points — his most since joining the 76ers last season — including 12 of 12 from the free throw line. He also had five 3s. Joel Embiid added 26 points and 15 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey finished with 21 points. Warriors 123, Lakers 109 – Stephen Curry, Warriors celebrate championship, beat Lakers Stephen Curry opened the season with 33 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 123-109 after receiving their championship rings in a pregame ceremony. Jordan Poole made a pretty bounce pass assist to a driving Draymond Green for a layup and all seemed perfectly well with the defending champions almost two weeks after Green punched Poole at practice Oct. 5 then took a brief leave of absence from the team to work on his emotions. Poole wound up with 12 points and seven assists. Tonight Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Washington Wizards at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NBA/WNBA – Stephen Curry offers Warriors’ support of Brittney Griner Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison. The Warriors, long committed to social issues far beyond basketball, celebrated their fourth championship in eight years. Griner is awaiting a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. NFL – Colts owner Irsay says there’s "merit to remove" Snyder Colts owner Jim Irsay says there’s “merit to remove” Dan Snyder as owner of the Washington Commanders. Irsay is the first NFL owner to publicly state that his controversial counterpart should go. Snyder’s status has been widely debated for years amid several scandals and investigations into workplace conduct in Washington. The league has been investigating allegations of sexual misconduct and financial impropriety, a probe conducted by attorney Mary Jo White that is ongoing. Removing Snyder would requires 24 votes from the other owners. NFL – NFL says it’s not backing down on protecting quarterbacks The NFL isn’t backing down on protecting quarterbacks. League executive Troy Vincent said there was a healthy and spirited conversation with owners about roughing-the-passer penalties at the league’s fall meeting. A pair of disputed roughing penalties in Week 5 frustrated defensive players and had players, coaches and fans questioning what constitutes a legal hit. NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay said the conversation on making roughing-the-passer calls reviewable lasted about 30 seconds and needs more discussion. NFL – Prime Video will add Black Friday game to NFL package in ’23 The NFL has announced that Amazon Prime Video will stream a game on Black Friday beginning next season. The game will take place on Nov. 24, 2023, and will kick off at 3 p.m. ET. The teams will be announced in early May when the regular-season schedule is expected to be released. Prime Video is in its first season as the exclusive carrier of “Thursday Night Football” and will expand to 16 games next season. The package goes through the 2033 season. NFL – Bears waive backup receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette The Chicago Bears have waived receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette. Smith-Marsette got his first significant playing time in the offense in Chicago’s 29-22 loss at Minnesota two weeks ago and committed two costly mistakes. He had the ball taken away from behind by Cameron Dantzler at the Vikings 39 following a reception on the Bears’ final drive to decide the game. He also got flagged for an illegal block from behind on a 52-yard scramble by quarterback Justin Fields, negating a TD.   NHL – Bettman: NHL salary cap may get nice bump for ’23-24 season The NHL salary cap could be going up more than expected sooner than expected. Commissioner Gary Bettman says there’s a chance players could be finished paying off what they owe owners from pandemic revenue losses as soon as this season. That would mean the cap going up $4 million or more next summer after being mostly flat for several years. Bettman expects the players’ debt to certainly be paid off next season, allowing for a significant cap increase going into 2023-24. The cap has only gone up $1 million to $82.5 million since the pandemic began.  NHL – NHL, its workforce 84% white, sets baseline to up diversity The NHL for the first time has done an internal demographic study of its staff and all 32 teams. The results suggest hockey has a lot of work to do to increase diversity. It found that 83.6% of the NHL’s workforce is white and that men make up nearly 62% of the total. That mirrors the situation on the ice. More than 90% of players and nearly all coaches and officials are white. NHL executive Kim Davis called the study a good start and a baseline from which the league can improve. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Ohio State, Michigan making Big Ten look like Big Two Ohio State and Michigan are making the Big Ten look like the Big Two, rekindling memories or some of Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler turning the chase for a conference championship into a two-team race. The second-ranked Buckeyes and fourth-ranked Wolverines are the Big Ten’s only undefeated teams. No other team in the conference is ranked among the top 15. Penn State can potentially be a factor in the because it hosts Ohio State on Oct. 29. The 16th-ranked Nittany Lions will have to play much better than they did while getting pummeled at Michigan. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina women unanimous No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 South Carolina is the unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The defending national champions went wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team last year and have been the top team for 20 straight weeks. Stanford, Texas, Iowa and Tennessee round out the top five. UConn is sixth, the first time since 2006 that the Huskies aren’t in the first five in the preseason poll. Louisville, Iowa State, Notre Dame and N.C. State is the rest of the top 10. NASCAR – NASCAR suspends Bubba Wallace 1 race for Las Vegas crash NASCAR has suspended driver Bubba Wallace for one race following his fracas at Las Vegas Motor Speedway over the weekend. NASCAR determined that Wallace deliberately spun reigning champion Kyle Larson in a dangerous move of retaliation. Wallace will miss Sunday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Golf – PGA – Elevated events show a divide among PGA Tour events for ’23 A person with direct knowledge of the plans says the PGA Tour is announcing that four tournaments will have elevated status and $20 million purses next year. The four additions are the WM Phoenix Open, the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, the Wells Fargo Championship and the Travelers Championship. That leads to an incredibly crowded schedule. Texas-born Jordan Spieth figures to play five straight weeks in May and seven out of eight weeks. And that includes two majors. Two of the events are the week after a major. Not since Tiger Woods in 2006 has someone won a tournament the week after winning a major. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Milwaukee Admirals at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 Today Women’s Soccer Jackson College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Jackson College at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, PPD      at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, PPD       at St. Joseph Division 3 (South Haven) Holland Christian 5, Allegan 0 Fennville 2, Delton-Kellogg 1 Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Howardsville Christian 1, Cassopolis 0 Bridgman 2, Brandywine 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Hartford 8, Bangor 2 Holland Black River 2, Bloomingdale 1 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Battle Creek Academy 1 Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, PPD Division 1 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) Portage Central 3, Portage Northern 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 3, Kalamazoo Central 1 Volleyball Our Lady of the Lake 3, Howardsville Christian 1 Mendon 3, Decatur 0 Girls Swimming and Diving Portage Central 109, St. Joseph 72 Today Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.          at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.           at St. Joseph Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Battle Creek Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg) Gull Lake vs. Parma Western, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Grace Christian, 6:00 p.m. Brandywine at Niles, 6:00 p.m. New Buffalo at River Valley, 6:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Guardians 1                              (NYY wins 3-2) Yankees 5, Guardians 1 – Stanton, Judge HR, Yankees beat Guards, into ALCS vs Astros Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge staggered Cleveland with early homers, and the New York Yankees rocked past the Guardians 5-1 in the decisive Game 5 of their AL Division Series to set up another rematch with Houston for the pennant. Yankees manager Aaron Boone won his gamble by starting Nestor Cortes on three days’ rest over Jameson Taillon, making the late switch after Monday night’s rainout. Cleveland starter Aaron Civale struggled. With two on and two outs in the ninth and ace Gerrit Cole warming up in case, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres stepped on the bag to end it, then mimicked rocking a baby with the ball — a jab at Guardians slugger Josh Naylor, who made the motion rounding the bases after a homer off Cole in Game 4. NLCS – Best of 7 Philadelphia Phillies 2, San Diego Padres 0                                       (PHI leads 1-0) Phillies 2, Padres 0 – Harper, Schwarber HR as Wheeler, Phils top Pads to open NLCS Bryce Harper homered again, Kyle Schwarber hit a jaw-dropping, 488-foot drive and Zack Wheeler was brilliant in throwing one-hit ball for seven innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres 2-0 in the opening game of the all-wild card NL Championship Series. Wheeler and two relievers combined on a one-hitter for the Phillies, who will try to take a 2-0 lead when they send Aaron Nola to mound to oppose Blake Snell on Wednesday afternoon. Harper homered in his third straight playoff game. Today League Championship Series – Best of 7 Philadelphia (Nola 11-13) at San Diego (Snell 8-10), 4:35 p.m.             (PHI leads 1-0) New York (Taillon 14-5) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 7:37 p.m.           (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association – Regular Season Openers Last Night Boston Celtics 126, Philadelphia 76ers 117 Golden State Warriors 123, Los Angeles Lakers 109 Celtics 126, Sixers 117 – Tatum, Brown each score 35, Celtics beat 76ers 126-117 Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 35 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-117 in the opening game of the NBA regular season. Malcolm Brogdon added 16 points and Grant Williams finished with 15 as the defending Eastern Conference champions gave interim coach Joe Mazzulla a victory in his debut. James Harden had 35 points — his most since joining the 76ers last season — including 12 of 12 from the free throw line. He also had five 3s. Joel Embiid added 26 points and 15 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey finished with 21 points. Warriors 123, Lakers 109 – Stephen Curry, Warriors celebrate championship, beat Lakers Stephen Curry opened the season with 33 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 123-109 after receiving their championship rings in a pregame ceremony. Jordan Poole made a pretty bounce pass assist to a driving Draymond Green for a layup and all seemed perfectly well with the defending champions almost two weeks after Green punched Poole at practice Oct. 5 then took a brief leave of absence from the team to work on his emotions. Poole wound up with 12 points and seven assists. Tonight Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Washington Wizards at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NBA/WNBA – Stephen Curry offers Warriors’ support of Brittney Griner Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison. The Warriors, long committed to social issues far beyond basketball, celebrated their fourth championship in eight years. Griner is awaiting a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. NFL – Colts owner Irsay says there’s "merit to remove" Snyder Colts owner Jim Irsay says there’s “merit to remove” Dan Snyder as owner of the Washington Commanders. Irsay is the first NFL owner to publicly state that his controversial counterpart should go. Snyder’s status has been widely debated for years amid several scandals and investigations into workplace conduct in Washington. The league has been investigating allegations of sexual misconduct and financial impropriety, a probe conducted by attorney Mary Jo White that is ongoing. Removing Snyder would requires 24 votes from the other owners. NFL – NFL says it’s not backing down on protecting quarterbacks The NFL isn’t backing down on protecting quarterbacks. League executive Troy Vincent said there was a healthy and spirited conversation with owners about roughing-the-passer penalties at the league’s fall meeting. A pair of disputed roughing penalties in Week 5 frustrated defensive players and had players, coaches and fans questioning what constitutes a legal hit. NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay said the conversation on making roughing-the-passer calls reviewable lasted about 30 seconds and needs more discussion. NFL – Prime Video will add Black Friday game to NFL package in ’23 The NFL has announced that Amazon Prime Video will stream a game on Black Friday beginning next season. The game will take place on Nov. 24, 2023, and will kick off at 3 p.m. ET. The teams will be announced in early May when the regular-season schedule is expected to be released. Prime Video is in its first season as the exclusive carrier of “Thursday Night Football” and will expand to 16 games next season. The package goes through the 2033 season. NFL – Bears waive backup receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette The Chicago Bears have waived receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette. Smith-Marsette got his first significant playing time in the offense in Chicago’s 29-22 loss at Minnesota two weeks ago and committed two costly mistakes. He had the ball taken away from behind by Cameron Dantzler at the Vikings 39 following a reception on the Bears’ final drive to decide the game. He also got flagged for an illegal block from behind on a 52-yard scramble by quarterback Justin Fields, negating a TD.   NHL – Bettman: NHL salary cap may get nice bump for ’23-24 season The NHL salary cap could be going up more than expected sooner than expected. Commissioner Gary Bettman says there’s a chance players could be finished paying off what they owe owners from pandemic revenue losses as soon as this season. That would mean the cap going up $4 million or more next summer after being mostly flat for several years. Bettman expects the players’ debt to certainly be paid off next season, allowing for a significant cap increase going into 2023-24. The cap has only gone up $1 million to $82.5 million since the pandemic began.  NHL – NHL, its workforce 84% white, sets baseline to up diversity The NHL for the first time has done an internal demographic study of its staff and all 32 teams. The results suggest hockey has a lot of work to do to increase diversity. It found that 83.6% of the NHL’s workforce is white and that men make up nearly 62% of the total. That mirrors the situation on the ice. More than 90% of players and nearly all coaches and officials are white. NHL executive Kim Davis called the study a good start and a baseline from which the league can improve. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Ohio State, Michigan making Big Ten look like Big Two Ohio State and Michigan are making the Big Ten look like the Big Two, rekindling memories or some of Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler turning the chase for a conference championship into a two-team race. The second-ranked Buckeyes and fourth-ranked Wolverines are the Big Ten’s only undefeated teams. No other team in the conference is ranked among the top 15. Penn State can potentially be a factor in the because it hosts Ohio State on Oct. 29. The 16th-ranked Nittany Lions will have to play much better than they did while getting pummeled at Michigan. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina women unanimous No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 South Carolina is the unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The defending national champions went wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team last year and have been the top team for 20 straight weeks. Stanford, Texas, Iowa and Tennessee round out the top five. UConn is sixth, the first time since 2006 that the Huskies aren’t in the first five in the preseason poll. Louisville, Iowa State, Notre Dame and N.C. State is the rest of the top 10. NASCAR – NASCAR suspends Bubba Wallace 1 race for Las Vegas crash NASCAR has suspended driver Bubba Wallace for one race following his fracas at Las Vegas Motor Speedway over the weekend. NASCAR determined that Wallace deliberately spun reigning champion Kyle Larson in a dangerous move of retaliation. Wallace will miss Sunday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Golf – PGA – Elevated events show a divide among PGA Tour events for ’23 A person with direct knowledge of the plans says the PGA Tour is announcing that four tournaments will have elevated status and $20 million purses next year. The four additions are the WM Phoenix Open, the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, the Wells Fargo Championship and the Travelers Championship. That leads to an incredibly crowded schedule. Texas-born Jordan Spieth figures to play five straight weeks in May and seven out of eight weeks. And that includes two majors. Two of the events are the week after a major. Not since Tiger Woods in 2006 has someone won a tournament the week after winning a major. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Milwaukee Admirals at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 Today Women’s Soccer Jackson College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Jackson College at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, PPD      at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, PPD       at St. Joseph Division 3 (South Haven) Holland Christian 5, Allegan 0 Fennville 2, Delton-Kellogg 1 Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Howardsville Christian 1, Cassopolis 0 Bridgman 2, Brandywine 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Hartford 8, Bangor 2 Holland Black River 2, Bloomingdale 1 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Battle Creek Academy 1 Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, PPD Division 1 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) Portage Central 3, Portage Northern 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 3, Kalamazoo Central 1 Volleyball Our Lady of the Lake 3, Howardsville Christian 1 Mendon 3, Decatur 0 Girls Swimming and Diving Portage Central 109, St. Joseph 72 Today Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.          at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.           at St. Joseph Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Battle Creek Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg) Gull Lake vs. Parma Western, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Grace Christian, 6:00 p.m. Brandywine at Niles, 6:00 p.m. New Buffalo at River Valley, 6:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Colts won an ugly thursday night game in Denver. Fred says Dodger fans need to relax as the NLDS approaches. Vinny Bonsignore previews Week 5 of the NFL season. JP Cohen is the man who offered to buy the Aaron Judge 62nd HR ball

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Aaron Judge is your new AL HR King | What happened to the Judge HR ball? | The Braves win the NL East.

Ke'Bryan mentioned the injuries he played with this season and we wonder if there was severe mismanagement here. Also talk about the guy who caught the Aaron Judge HR ball and more! 

Live Sports Talk Week 3 recap Week 4 preview. Judge HR chase --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coach-muddle/support

Hour 3: The Mets and Braves get underway in Atlanta tomorrow and people seem to be confused on how many games the Mets need to win in order to clinch the East. Zach Wilson is starting for the Jets this week in Pittsburgh and we're just hoping for something other than a complete disaster. Zach Wilson needs to look like he belongs. A caller says he will always remember the Judge HR because he celebrated with his kids. Jerry returns for an update but first we talked about Kayvon Thibodeaux's outfit walking into Metlife stadium. Jerry has audio from Judge's 61st HR of the season. We also hear the Rickie Ricardo Spanish version of the HR call. We also hear from Aaron Judge. Eduardo Escobar had a huge night with all five RBIs in the Mets walk off win over the Marlins. Zach Wilson says he can't wait to get out there this Sunday with his teammates. Daniel Jones says he's heartbroken for Sterling Shepard's injury. Aaron Rodgers was on Pat McAfee talking about calling plays himself. Joey Bosa needs surgery for a torn groin and Brett Favre is probably going to jail for fraud. In the final segment of the hour, 103 year old Sister Jean throws out the first pitch at a Cubs game. Boomer wants to know if we've had enough of the Carton Dummy. We have not. Gio didn't like how Boomer took credit for his Saquon Barkley take which he talked about on the Kay Adams show.

Hour 1: Boomer & Gio react to Aaron Judge hitting #61 in Toronto last night. Eduardo Escobar had a great game for the Mets as he had all 5 RBIs in their walk off win over the Marlins. Jerry is here for his first update and has John Sterling's call of Judge's 61st HR. We also have post game sound from Aaron Judge talking about his Mom and the Maris family. We also have sound from Howie Rose and Eduardo Escobar's huge night: 5 RBIs including the walk off. The Mets lead the NL East by 1 game as the Nationals beat the Braves in extras last night. Week 4 of the NFL kicks off with the Dolphins in Cincinnati. Zach Wilson will start Sunday in Pittsburgh and he says he feels great. The Chiefs/Bucs play Sunday night in Tampa. If the damage is too significant, the game will be played in Minnesota. Brett Favre has major problems and is most likely going to jail. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about Judge's HR. It was not caught, though it was very close. It landed in the Blue Jays bullpen.  Hour 2: The Dolphins play in Cincinnati tonight and Boomer says we will see what football is supposed to look like. We get back into Aaron Judge and the fans keeping or giving back the balls they caught. Friday's game will also be on YES. It was originally just going to be on Amazon. Jerry returns for an update and has Sterling, Kay and Blue Jays TV on the call for Judge's 61st HR. We also hear from Aaron Judge himself. Eduardo Escobar did it all for the Mets last night. Had the walk off hit in the 10th and all 5 RBIs in the game. The Mets are in Atlanta starting tomorrow night holding a 1 game lead. Mike McDaniel talks about Joe Burrow. Rob Saleh says Zach Wilson is 100% and will start in Pittsburgh. We also talk about reasons why Chiefs/Bucs might not be able to be played in Tampa Sunday night. Jerry also has audio from Hurricane coverage in Florida. Bill Belichick says Mac Jones is ‘day by day'...over and over again. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about Coolio passing away at the age of 59. They think it was a heart attack. Gio reads a tweet from Coolio's friend which involves the phrase ‘meat sauce'. The Mets need Starling Marte back. It's been 3 weeks and he's not coming back for the Braves series. Gio says they need Marte to win. We also talked about Zach Wilson starting this Sunday in Pittsburgh.  Hour 3: The Mets and Braves get underway in Atlanta tomorrow and people seem to be confused on how many games the Mets need to win in order to clinch the East. Zach Wilson is starting for the Jets this week in Pittsburgh and we're just hoping for something other than a complete disaster. Zach Wilson needs to look like he belongs. A caller says he will always remember the Judge HR because he celebrated with his kids. Jerry returns for an update but first we talked about Kayvon Thibodeaux's outfit walking into Metlife stadium. Jerry has audio from Judge's 61st HR of the season. We also hear the Rickie Ricardo Spanish version of the HR call. We also hear from Aaron Judge. Eduardo Escobar had a huge night with all five RBIs in the Mets walk off win over the Marlins. Zach Wilson says he can't wait to get out there this Sunday with his teammates. Daniel Jones says he's heartbroken for Sterling Shepard's injury. Aaron Rodgers was on Pat McAfee talking about calling plays himself. Joey Bosa needs surgery for a torn groin and Brett Favre is probably going to jail for fraud. In the final segment of the hour, 103 year old Sister Jean throws out the first pitch at a Cubs game. Boomer wants to know if we've had enough of the Carton Dummy. We have not. Gio didn't like how Boomer took credit for his Saquon Barkley take which he talked about on the Kay Adams show.  Hour 4:Last night when the Mets were down 4-0, it started to look like they were collapsing. But Eduardo Escobar turned it on and had all 5 RBIs. Boomer loves that the Mets new and bench players have really stepped up. A caller from Mississippi is angry at Boomer for his comments on Mississippi. He curses and we have to dump out of it. Jerry returns for his final update but first tells us about a guy he met who does NFTs and autographs with Josh Allen. We have all the audio calls from Judge's 61st HR: John Sterling, Michael Kay, Toronto TV. Judge talked with Suzyn Waldman after the game. We also hear from the son of Roger Maris. Eduardo Escobar had all 5 RBIs including the game winner as the Mets beat the Marlins 5-4. Is it possible Bill Belichick is on the hot seat? And Brett Favre is probably going to jail for fraud. In the final segment of the show, Gio tells us his daughter is a cheerleader and this Sunday it's at 230pm, right in the middle of football. Gio does an impression of Bill Cowher working out. We wonder who is booking the hotels for us at the Super Bowl, CBS or Audacy. 

Ben starts the show with fresh news that the Blue Jays just clinched a Wild Card spot with the Orioles loss to the Red Sox today. Next (5:00) Shi Davidi explains why the Jays didn't use today to have a viewing party. Why he believes the Jays will not split up Manoah and Kirk and then his views on the Judge HR and those who suggest it's more pure than McGwire or Bonds. Finally (39:00) we are joined by Frankie Lasagna the man who just missed catching Judge #61 and how the moment put him on a media tour across the country today. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

Excess Attention To Judge HR Chase, Into The Weeds On VT, UVA Penalties, Fast 5 by Ed Lane

Chuck Heinz and Jamie Lent get a recap of the Joey McGuire coaches show from last night, Yankee game tonight only on Apple TV plus and not having the New York broadcast crew, Jamie shared a conversation he had with Ray Hayward about his surgery, and favorite players that you never got to see play live, and Texas Tech vs Texas this Saturday at the Jones.

On this edition of  Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob leads off with his take on Aaron Judge reaching the Astros clinching the AL West, the Mets punching their ticket to the postseason for the first time since 2016, and pays his respects to Dodger legend Maury Wills after his passing. Also, the Pocket Protector Stat of the Week and Foul or Fair. Guests: MLB Network's Harold Reynolds on Aaron Judge's historic season, Buck Showalter's impact on the playoff bound Mets, the Guardians closing in on the AL Central crown, and why the Braves aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Sports Illustrated Tom Verducci on how Aaron Judge's historic year stacks up against other great single season performances, why he's been so comfortable under the glaring New York spotlight,  Subscribe and download all of the latest Inside the Parker podcasts and follow Rob on Twitter!! #oddcoupleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of  Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob leads off with his take on Aaron Judge reaching the Astros clinching the AL West, the Mets punching their ticket to the postseason for the first time since 2016, and pays his respects to Dodger legend Maury Wills after his passing. Also, the Pocket Protector Stat of the Week and Foul or Fair. Guests: MLB Network's Harold Reynolds on Aaron Judge's historic season, Buck Showalter's impact on the playoff bound Mets, the Guardians closing in on the AL Central crown, and why the Braves aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Sports Illustrated Tom Verducci on how Aaron Judge's historic year stacks up against other great single season performances, why he's been so comfortable under the glaring New York spotlight,  Subscribe and download all of the latest Inside the Parker podcasts and follow Rob on Twitter!! #oddcoupleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2: Boomer is annoyed that the UN Assembly is happening today and will be causing traffic in NYC. We take calls from people who were in the stadium near the ball and describe the chaos that ensued. Jerry returns for an update and has John Sterling's Aaron Judge HR call and how it sounded in Pittsburgh. The Mets beat the Brewers with HRs by Alonso and Lindor. Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel tries to give us an injury report. In the final segment of the hour, we take calls on the Judge HR ball

Hour 1: Aaron Judge hits #60 and the kid who got it gave it back for a picture and an autograph. Gio cannot believe the kid did that but Boomer understands it's not all about money for some people. Jerry is here for an update but first we debate whether Boomer is wearing a Yankee sweatshirt. Jerry has play-by-play audio of Aaron Judge's 60th HR and Giancarlo Stanton's game winning grand slam. The Mets also won with a HR by Pete Alonso and a grand slam by Francisco Lindor. In the final segment of the hour, Al has an idea for a movie where Aaron Judge is kidnapped and it has a Scooby Doo ending.  Hour 2: Boomer is annoyed that the UN Assembly is happening today and will be causing traffic in NYC. We take calls from people who were in the stadium near the ball and describe the chaos that ensued. Jerry returns for an update and has John Sterling's Aaron Judge HR call and how it sounded in Pittsburgh. The Mets beat the Brewers with HRs by Alonso and Lindor. Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel tries to give us an injury report. In the final segment of the hour, we take calls on the Judge HR ball. Hour 3: The center of the baseball universe is right here in NY. We talked about the importance of the bullpens for both the Mets & Yankees. We need a Mets sweep of the Brewers in order to stay ahead of the Braves who do not lose. Ever. Jerry returns for an update but first we talk about our Friday show at Blue Point Brewery. Jerry has audio of Judge's 60th HR from John Sterling and Michael Kay. Judge is the current Triple Crown leader. Alonso & Lindor homer in the Mets win over the Brewers. In the final segment of the hour, Boomer does not like the traffic the UN causes. We got a call from the baseball coach of the kid who caught the HR ball last night.  Hour 4: Boomer's colleague at the NFL Today, Nate Burleson, joins us to talk Jets & Giants wide receivers. We also play ‘Kiss, Marry, Kill' with Nate Burleson and his colleagues at NFL Today. Jerry returns for the final update of the morning but first we discuss people who have wife-swapped. Aaron Judge hit his 60th as the Yankees beat the Pirates on a walk off grand slam by Giancarlo Stanton. In the final segment of the show, we talk about Aaron Judge and the MVP vote.

Quick emergency episode as Judge is closing in on Yankees and American League homerun record and the value of the lucky person to catch the ball.

Hour 4 Gio went to the wake of a local Long Island person who was a legend in his neighborhood. Max Scherzer was pulled after six innings while he had a perfect game going and it annoys Gio that baseball is this way now. Boomer says the Mets have everybody back right now except for Starling Marte. Jerry returns for an update and starts with Max Scherzer throwing six perfect innings before he came out. The Mets clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2016. The Bills beat the Titans behind 4 Josh Allen TDs, with 3 of them going to Stef Diggs. Jalen Hurts ran for 2 TDs and threw for another as the Eagles beat the Vikings. Kirk Cousins threw 3 INTs. Brian Daboll met the media and talked about Kenny Golladay. In the final segment of the show, Gio feels like he was uninvited to dinner with Boomer on Thursday. We also talk about how you could go about getting the Aaron Judge HR ball.

Hour 1: Max Scherzer was perfect through six innings last night and was taken out since it was his first start coming back from injury. Gio hates baseball taking guys out of a perfect game to prevent injury. And the Mets officially clinched a playoff spot. Jerry started with the Mets beating the Brewers as Max Scherzer was perfect through his six innings. Scherzer had no problem getting pulled. With the Mets officially clinching a playoff spot, they all say this is just the beginning and they have high expectations. Josh Allen to Stef Diggs was good for 3 TDs last night as the Bills beat the Titans 41-7. The Eagles beat the Vikings as Kirk Cousins threw 3 interceptions. Jalen Hurts had a great game passing and running. Eli Manning goes undercover to pretend to be a walk-on QB at Penn State. In the final segment of the hour, Gio brings up the viral video of a man breaking things in a McDonald's with a hatchet. A caller says if he catches the Judge HR ball he will give it back to him for free.  Hour 2: If Aaron Judge plays the rest of the way he will have played in 158 of 162 games. We also talked about what ball would be worth more, the record breaking HR or the final HR he hits in the season. Boomer also does an unboxing of his mail. Jerry returns and has Wayne Randazzo doing old time radio calls as the Mets beat the Brewers. Aaron Judge says he's focused on winning games and not the pressure of the HR chase. The Bills dominated the Titans and the Eagles beat the Vikings. Frank Caliendo calls the Kyler Murray scramble as Madden & Summerall. Justin Fields takes a shot at the Bears fans. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about Mike Evans' 1-game suspension. Gio thinks it's too much. Boomer says they have a history so that's why the suspension is going down.  Hour 3: There were two MNF games last night and the Mets with Scherzer on the mound. Boomer thinks Flacco throwing 59 times in the opener probably helped get on the same page with receivers for game two in Cleveland. With Josh Allen in the division, Gio says Zach Wilson has to be great. Boomer says you also have to watch out for the Dolphins in the division now too. Brian Daboll is playing guys based on production, not paychecks. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the Mets beating the Brewers. Aaron Judge continues his HR chase tonight against the Pirates. The Bills beat the Titans 41-7 thanks to Josh Allen's 4 TD passes. Jalen Hurts and the Eagles beat the Vikings although neither team scored in the second half. Mike McCarthy met the media yesterday and he had a little fun with them. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about Judge and the HR chase and Apple TV+. Jerry does not like Apple TV+ or Amazon for watching sports.  Hour 4: Gio went to the wake of a local Long Island person who was a legend in his neighborhood. Max Scherzer was pulled after six innings while he had a perfect game going and it annoys Gio that baseball is this way now. Boomer says the Mets have everybody back right now except for Starling Marte. Jerry returns for an update and starts with Max Scherzer throwing six perfect innings before he came out. The Mets clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2016. The Bills beat the Titans behind 4 Josh Allen TDs, with 3 of them going to Stef Diggs. Jalen Hurts ran for 2 TDs and threw for another as the Eagles beat the Vikings. Kirk Cousins threw 3 INTs. Brian Daboll met the media and talked about Kenny Golladay. In the final segment of the show, Gio feels like he was uninvited to dinner with Boomer on Thursday. We also talk about how you could go about getting the Aaron Judge HR ball.

Hour 1: Max Scherzer was perfect through six innings last night and was taken out since it was his first start coming back from injury. Gio hates baseball taking guys out of a perfect game to prevent injury. And the Mets officially clinched a playoff spot. Jerry started with the Mets beating the Brewers as Max Scherzer was perfect through his six innings. Scherzer had no problem getting pulled. With the Mets officially clinching a playoff spot, they all say this is just the beginning and they have high expectations. Josh Allen to Stef Diggs was good for 3 TDs last night as the Bills beat the Titans 41-7. The Eagles beat the Vikings as Kirk Cousins threw 3 interceptions. Jalen Hurts had a great game passing and running. Eli Manning goes undercover to pretend to be a walk-on QB at Penn State. In the final segment of the hour, Gio brings up the viral video of a man breaking things in a McDonald's with a hatchet. A caller says if he catches the Judge HR ball he will give it back to him for free.

On the latest episode of “The Show” with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman, the guys open the podcast talking about Aaron Judge chasing the AL home run record and arguably the all-time HR record. They discuss why Judge is the MVP and what his next contract could look like. They also discuss the Mets clinching a playoff spot to wrap up the opening segment. Yankees manager Aaron Boone then joins the program. Boone talks about Aaron Judge's historic season, the home run record, playoff push, reinforcements coming and Gerrit Cole's up and down season. Boone also discusses his thoughts on forming lineups every night and receiving criticism despite having success as Yankees manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the first hour of the show, Dan discusses Aaron Judge's home/road splits, Mets clinching playoff spot, playoff odds and more. Also, what's going on with DirectTV? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode we discuss the first week of the NFL, give our week 2 predictions, the Suns owner, Robert Sarver suspended, Becky Hammon in the WNBA finals, the Yankees pulling it together, the Judge HR watch and so much more.

On this episode we discuss the NFL key match-ups and games to watch, our picks for each game, the Donovan Mitchell trade, Judge HR watch and the Yankees, The NL race and so much more.

On this episode we discuss more Fantasy Football sleepers, What does Jimmy G's resigning mean for the 49ers, Pat Beverly signs with the Lakers, RJ Barrett gets an extension, Judge HR watch, the Yankees struggles and so much more.

Hour 3 The 8am hour opens with the Yankees win against the Royals last night. Even though they won, Boomer did not like the malaise he watched. Jerry says Saquon Barkley is going to have a huge season for the Giants. C-Lo returns for another update and starts with the Yankees beating the Royals on a walk off Judge HR, 1-0. Shohei Ohtani is supposedly on the trading block. In the final segment of the hour, we wonder what Ohtani would get on the open market considering he's a dominating hitter and a dominating pitcher. A caller says Benintendi is a cry baby and not fit for NY.

Hour 1: Gio is on vacation this week so it's Boomer & Jerry. They started with the Yankees 1-0 win over the Royals thanks to an Aaron Judge walk off HR. Boomer says Brian Cashman needs to make a move because winning the World Series is the only goal now. Boomer says they need Juan Soto and Jerry insists that's not happening. They also talk about Jerry's tooth falling out. It was actually a temporary cap. With Jerry filling in for Gio this week, C-Lo has the updates and starts with Aaron Judge hitting a walk off HR to beat the Royals 1-0. The Yankees had no other offense other than that HR. Andrew Benintendi played his first game for the Yankees last night. Trey Mancini hit an inside the park HR after it hit the outfielder in his face. Kyler Murray held a press conference to say it's disrespectful to think he doesn't prepare for games. After that, the Cardinals removed the homework clause. In the final segment of the hour, a caller says bars never play Yankees games when they are on Amazon or Apple. There are still rumors out there that Ohtani is on the trading block. The Houston Astros are very interested in Josh Bell.  Hour 2: The 7am hour starts with talk of Daniel Jones and the Giants. If things don't go well, would Kyler Murray be a fit here? A caller says Kyler Murray's teammates don't even help pick him up after he gets hit. C-Lo returns for an update and starts with the Yankees beating the Royals on a walk off Aaron Judge HR. Andrew Benintendi played last night for the Yankees but didn't do anything. But he will end up shifting Judge to right field. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about Boomer's upcoming trip to Nova Scotia to play golf.  Hour 3: The 8am hour opens with the Yankees win against the Royals last night. Even though they won, Boomer did not like the malaise he watched. Jerry says Saquon Barkley is going to have a huge season for the Giants. C-Lo returns for another update and starts with the Yankees beating the Royals on a walk off Judge HR, 1-0. Shohei Ohtani is supposedly on the trading block. In the final segment of the hour, we wonder what Ohtani would get on the open market considering he's a dominating hitter and a dominating pitcher. A caller says Benintendi is a cry baby and not fit for NY.  Hour 4: The 9am hour starts with talk of a potential Deshaun Watson suspension coming down today. Makes sense for them to do it on a Friday. C-Lo returns for an update and Boomer says there's a weight clause in Zion Williamson's new contract. The Yankees beat the Royals 1-0 on an Aaron Judge walk off. They only had one hit before that. Benintendi says he's open to the Covid vaccine but nobody has talked to him about it yet. In the final segment of the week, a couple of callers and Jerry simply wants to talk about pizza.