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Grant's Rant: 6-14-21 Le 'Veon Bell is exactly where he belongs. Jun 14, 2021

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What is up with these guys who go out on social media and then realize what a bad move that was? Then try to correct whatever it was they said and make it worse. Then can't stop trying to convince everyone what they said wasn't really what they said and that they wish they hadn't said it in first place. So Le 'Veon Bell blasts Kansas City Cheifs head coach Andy Reid and then expects some other team to look to him as a good fit on their team? It's not like he's a hot commodity any longer. Folk like Bell really need to look in the mirror and see what the person looking back at them is trying to do. There's only one person responsible for what happens to them and I can assure you that person is the one looking back in the mirror. You can't blame your way to fame. C'mon Le 'Veon, if you're really all that, let's see if you can convince a coach you're a good addition to the team and then if you're fortunate enough to land a spot somewhere in the NFL, let's see you do something. It may be time for you to retire...with or without Coach Reid involved in the decision.

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Grant's Rant: 6-11-21 Major League Baseball's got a pitching problem. Jun 11, 2021

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Major League Baseball (MLB) is in trouble. The games are b-o-r-i-n-g. Who wants to watch a sport where the very essence of the game, the ball, is not in play? NOBODY!!! I can't even get thru two innings without turning it off. And now the admission is that the pitchers, up to 90% of them, are using a foreign substance to help the ball stick to their fingers thus increasing spin rate. Spin rate impacts the ability of the batter to hit the ball. So, no hits, no balls in play thus boring baseball. Now, if you're caught cheating you get a 10 game suspension. With pay!!! Are you kidding me? That's a paid leave, not a punishment. We're going to see pitchers take the penalty and rest up for another day. What is wrong with this picture? My perspective and more in today's rant.

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Episode 72: The most popular sports voice in Connecticut, Joe D'Ambrosio. Jun 11, 2021

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Former Voice of the UConn Huskies basketball teams, yes both men's and women's, ESPN radio host and so much more, Joe D'Ambrosio joins the podcast. How many sportscasters can claim to have called both winning teams in one year for both men's and women's basketball? I think none. Not to mention an incredible career that spans collegiate sports, professional baseball and football and stories from years of experience with some of the greatest players and coaches of all time. And yes, Joe share some of those stories with us today. Some surprises on his favorites from his UConn days, his praise for the dynasty Geno Auriemma has built with women's basketball and a little bit of sports talk on our favorite teams and memories. A legendary voice in a region of the country that claims several city's teams as their own, we laugh and compare notes on players we loved and plays they made. You're going to enjoy the passion and enthusiasm Joe brings to the discussion today.

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Grant's Rant: 6-10-21 Mr. Sensitive is at it again. Jun 10, 2021

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Kevin Durant. Here we go again. ESPN announcer Jay Williams shares an episode he had with KD a while back and KD unloads on him. Hard. On social media. In a comparison to Giannis Antetokounmpo that wasn't unflattering, KD goes off saying to never compare him to Giannis again. Along with a few expletives of course. When is Kevin going to grow up and let this stuff stop getting under is skin? He's a superstar just making himself look like a child doing petty, immature things. I say it needs to stop. What are your thoughts?

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Grant's Rant: 6-9-21 The Diva in Green Bay. Jun 09, 2021

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Really now. What has happened to Aaron Rodgers? Great QB, Green Bay hero, solid legacy and certain hall of famer. But judge and jury? C'mon. He's already about to burn $600K in fines and that's OK? It's a bad look for a good guy. What could possibly be going on and if you don't like it that much, buy your own team and do it your way but last I looked, the checks were signed by somebody other than Aaron. Stop the nonsense, honor your contract and do the right thing. If you have an opinion on it, let me know. I'd love to hear what the rest of you think. In my opinion, Aaron is way outta line here.

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Grant's Rant: 6-8-21 Karma is a bitch. Jun 08, 2021

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First it was James Harden acting like a child in his process to get out of the Houston Rockets. Immature and unprofessional. Now his team is in the playoffs and he's sidelined with a hamstring pull. May not be able to play in the playoffs likley hurting the Brooklyn Nets chances of advancing to the next round. Karma is a bitch James.
Then it was Lebron James mouthing off about the play-in program and how stupid it was, not to mention all the hypocritical comments about so many other issues in the news. Well, first round elimination has to be the payback for both Lebron and his team, the Los Angeles Lakers. Yes, Karma is a bitch Lebron.
And how about Luka Doncic? He and his owner and his head coach all had a lot to say about the stupid play-in series. There you go Luka, Mark and Rick. Karma is a bitch.
And I have to add the asterisk to the mouth of Rick Carlisle on his comments about Atlanta changing out their talented young coach for Nate McMillan. Rick, your team blew a 2-0 lead in the first round and is now watching the rest of the playoffs from home. As a matter of fact Rick, those "insane" Atlanta Hawks with the "insane" front office and "insane" management you were so inappropriately critical of, have now advanced into the second round and have already won their first game. Now how about that? They actually did something that wasn't insane by expecting a different outcome from doing something different vs doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome. Good for them. Bad for you, Rick. Karma is a bitch.

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Episode 71: Long time Seattle Supersonics voice Kevin Calabro shares his story. Jun 08, 2021

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35 year Sportscaster veteran, Kevin Calabro, has really seen it all. From minor leagues to major, Olympics and two stints with fierce rivals, he went from the voice of the Seattle Supersonics to the Portland Trailblazers TV announcer after an 8 year hiatus once the Sonics left Seattle for Oklahoma. Yes, he'll tell his understanding of that story as well as a the bumpy reception in Portland. His career started as many sportscasters of his era with a love of radio, the legendary sportscasters of the day and a love of sports. He may be one of the most recognized voices of the NBA, a committed family man, and a gentleman who knows how fortunate he has been to have built the relationships he has with the players, managers and fellow broadcasters he has had the good fortune to have been associated with. A highlight of the conversation you'll want to hear is his five year plan for the NBA to return to Seattle. I have to say, this was one of my favorite interviews for the podcast. You'll hear why when you pull up a chair and join us for the conversation.

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Grant's Rant: 6-7-21 A few drunken fools... Jun 07, 2021

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What's all this noise about unruly fans at stadiums? Really? We have a couple of incidents in the last two weeks, two that have made the press, and you would think the players are being assaulted at every game. Two incidents that have been dealt with as they should have been dealt with. If you're going to serve alcohol, you're going to have drunks do stupid things. Period, end of story. So, here's what I suggest NBA, for the players safety, eliminate alcohol at the arenas and the players will be safe as babies in a crib. But what? You can't do that can you? So let's just tell the players to lighten up. Enough already. This is nothing unusual or extreme and let's have all the fans watch out for those few jerks that have an inability to control themselves., then report them. And yes, I do have more to say about in today's rant so listen up.

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Episode 70: The depth of character goes deep with Steve Kerr. Jun 04, 2021

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My guest today is Scott Howard-Cooper author of the book, Steve Kerr. This is an incredible discussion about Steve's life and how Scott was able to capture the information he needed to capture to produce a book. There's much more that many don't know about Steve beyond basketball and it's not that his basketball career was all that shabby to begin with. He played for nine seasons on the championship Chicago Bulls teams with Michael Jordan. He's passionate about gun violence and for good reason. Scott has done an incredible job of researching a great deal about Steve and I think you'll be surprised to not only hear what Scott found in his efforts to learn what he could about Steve, but additional tidbits that make the man who he is today. It's a fascinating discussion I know you'll enjoy, basketball fan or not.

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Grant's Rant: 6-4-21 Does De'Aaron Fox demand a trade next year? Jun 04, 2021

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So if you're De'Aaron Fox, and many of the younger rookies are in the playoffs, how long before you say get me outta here, Monte? Think about it. Players all over the place are demanding trades and getting their wishes. Somebody brought this to my attention recently as it wasn't even on my mind. But, reality is the Kings have been terrible. They've had change after change to no positive effect, have made what I and many others would consider awful trades and it all shows in year after year of losing seasons. You can't argue that. For a player like De'Aaron, where's the bright spot? In my opinion, the Kings have one more year to get it together or I would suggest, De'Aaron pushes hard to get out. Let me know how you feel about it. I think Kings fans do have something to worry about because I'm certainly not sure about what next year is going to look like. Bottom line is it had better look good.

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