Milwaukee Brewers' Corbin Burnes tells the rollercoaster story of his call-up to the big leagues including going from the rotation to the bullpen, debuting in front of 6,000 fans against the Marlins & throwing his first pitch to the backstop.
Milwaukee Brewers' Corbin Burnes tells Ben Verlander about his struggles in 2019 where he got bumped from the rotation and dealt with being shuttled between AAA and MLB. This led Burnes' to start working with a mental performance coach, which helped him become the Cy Young Award winning pitcher we know now.
Shayna Baszler joined Ryan Satin on the latest episode of “Out of Character” and reminisced on her time in Japan, praising the vending machine options and electing the corn soup as her favorite.
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen spoke glowing when asked about the Bills season outlook during mini-camp. Allen was quoted saying “we’re here for one goal and that’s to win a world championship.” Allen and the Bills came within inches of a AFC championship berth last season before ultimately falling to Patrick Mahomes & the Kansas City Chiefs. Marcellus Wiley and Emmanuel ponder if Bills are the team to beat in the AFC.
Kyrie Irving is expected to exercise his $36M player option to re-join the Brooklyn Nets next season. The move comes on the heels of Irving providing the Nets with a list of the NBA teams he would be interested in joining if he were traded away from the Nets. Marcellus Wiley and Emmanuel Acho react to Kyrie Irving re-joining Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets.
Shayna Baszler joined Ryan Satin on the latest episode of “Out of Character” and reminisced on her time in Japan, praising the vending machine options and electing the corn soup as her favorite.
The Golden State Warriors recently won their fourth NBA Finals in eight seasons, including two with Kevin Durant. Draymond Green recently said on The Old Man and the Three/Draymond Green Show that the Warriors may have not won their second title without KD, saying quote: 'The reality is I don't think that team wins another championship if Kevin doesn't come..there's a gap in there where teams started to figure us out.' Ric Bucher reacts to Draymond's comments.
FOX Sports NBA writer Yaron Weitzman joins Joy Taylor on THE HERD to discuss the latest in NBA Free Agency. Yaron begins with Kyrie Irving’s decision exercise his $36M player option and what it means for Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets. Yaron also analyzes the Los Angeles Clippers addition of John Wall and Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden contract situation.
Nick and Damonza play a new game called "Wright or Wrong" where they tackle a number of topics, including Paolo Banchero going No. 1 in the NBA Draft to the Orlando Magic, Indiana Pacers rookie Bennedict Mathurin saying he's better than LeBron James, and a potential 4-point line.
Nick Wright discusses the possibility of LeBron James teaming up with his son, Bronny, on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Nick and Damonza wonder if LeBron would take less money to play with Bronny on a championship caliber team.
Nick responds to Draymond Green calling him out on his podcast once again. Draymond criticized Nick for flipping his NBA Finals pick, but Nick says sometimes that's just part of the content creation business.
FOX Sports NBA writer Yaron Weitzman joins Joy Taylor on THE HERD to discuss the latest in NBA Free Agency. Yaron identities the Atlanta Hawks as the team poised to make the most noise this NBA Free Agency period as they've been linked to San Antonio Spurs all-star Dejounte Murray.
Josina Anderson joined Joy Taylor on The Herd to discuss Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield. The Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks are amongst the teams rumored to be interested in Baker Mayfield after he formally requested a trade earlier this offseason. Josina argues the Browns best move may be to retain Baker Mayfield and Baker’s best move is to comeback for another season. Joy Taylor ponders the possibility of Baker Mayfield returning to Browns for another season.
With NBA free agency tipping off to a hot start, it is never too early to decide who are the league's best duos. Joy Taylor shares her Top 10 duos .. when hypothetically healthy. Who is your top duo, besides Joel Embiid-James Harden?
Ric Bucher joins Joy Taylor on The Herd after news breaks that despite all of the dissension being reported in Brooklyn, Kyrie Irving is returning to play for the Nets this season. Ric tells Joy whether he believes this is a best case scenario for the Nets, and why this situation reminds him of a 'Last Dance' scenario.
Kyrie Irving is back! According to Shams Charania, Kyrie tweeted that he was returning to the Brooklyn Nets, saying quote: 'Normal people keep the world going, but those who dare to be different lead us into tomorrow. I've made my decision to opt in. See you in the fall. A11even.' He opted into his $37 million to remain in Brooklyn for one more season. He will commit to one more year with Kevin Durant, but how does this affect all parties? Joy Taylor reacts to the news and explains why Kyrie opting in is the 'best scenario for everyone.'
Russell Westbrook is reportedly exercising his $47 million player option to return to the Los Angeles Lakers. The LakeShow acquired Russ last summer from the Washington Wizards in exchange for the 22nd overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell and Kyle Kuzma. The Lakers were reportedly invested in a Kyrie Irving trade involving Russ, but his contract made business complicated. Joy Taylor breaks down what this means for the Lakers this upcoming season.
The NBA is swirling in this year's free agency period. John Wall and the Houston Rockets agreed to a contract buyout, with the PG planning to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. Wall agreed to take $6.5 million less than his $47.4 million player option to become a free agent. He averaged 20.6 points and 6.9 assists in 40 games during the 2020-21 season and would join the Paul George-Kawhi Leonard duo. Joy Taylor explains why this is a 'great situation' for Wall.
The Los Angeles Clippers are expected to acquire John Wall to their roster after the Houston Rockets agree to buyout the star's $41M contract. Though Chris Broussard agrees the Clippers are a great place for Wall to land, he makes a case that the Los Angeles Lakers may have been a better choice. Broussard tells Nick Wright that Wall may not start with Kawhi Leonard's team, and if they do well this season, that success may not be attributed to Wall the way it would be on the Lakers.
After weeks of speculation, the contract saga in Brooklyn comes to an end with Kyrie Irving deciding to opt into the final year of his contract with the Nets and declining to become a free agent. After initially requesting a five-year deal, with a $245M contract, the star will earn $37M in his final year with Kevin Durant in Brooklyn. Nick Wright and Chris Broussard discuss this turn of events, and decide what it means for the future of Brooklyn and Kyrie.
With Kyrie Irving officially committing to one more season with the Nets, the odds for Brooklyn to win the NBA Title in 2023 have shot up to just under this year's champions, the Golden State Warriors. This also puts them three spots up from the Milwaukee Bucks, which Nick Wright says is outrageous and borderline offensive. Watch as he breaks down why he's not even convinced Kyrie will remain with the Nets for the entirety of the season. Chris Broussard tells Nick whether he agrees the Nets are too highly favored to win a championship in the 2022-2023 season.
For a while there, it looked like Los Angeles fans may get a LeBron James / Kyrie Irving reunion after the star wasn't getting what he wanted out of his contract with the Brooklyn Nets. But that all went away last night after Kyrie passed on the Lakers to re-sign for $36.5M with the Nets. Nick Wright and Ric Bucher decide what this means for LeBron's Lakers who seem to be stuck with the same lineup that kept them out of the playoffs last season.
Doudrop, Becky lynch, Nikki A.S.H., Shayna Baszler, Xia Li and Tamina faced off on Monday Night Raw in the Women’s Money in the Bank Last Chance Qualifying Elimination Match.