Spain and Fitz

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Momentum Swings May 25, 2022

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Matt Jones fills in with Sarah Spain to talk about a pathetic showing from the Heat on Monday night and the Warriors' chances of closing out the Mavs in a sweep. Quickies covers the Pro Bowl, a big night for the Las Vegas Aces, Chicago Sky ring night & the worst actors-playing-athletes in movies. Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe joins to talk Celtics, Jorge Sedano on the Warriors/Mavs series and DailyFaceOff.com's Scott Burnside on Nazem Kadri's hat trick and the NHL's failure to respond in the wake of the death threats and racism faced by the Avs player. Plus, a passionate plea from Steve Kerr in the wake of a horrific elementary school shooting in Texas.

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Solo Spain Power Hour May 24, 2022

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Spain asks whether Dallas can get back into the Western Conference Finals and lays out the keys to Game 4 between the Celtics and Heat. Quickies covers Justin Thomas throwing shade at Jimbo Fisher, a big weekend in the WNBA, MLB punishing Josh Donaldson and rave reviews for Top Gun: Maverick inspires a list of great long-awaited sequels. NBC Sports Bay Area's Kerith Burke joins to talk Golden State's attempt to sweep the Mavs and Nick Friedell previews Game 4 of MIA-BOS.

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Luka v Curry May 21, 2022

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Spain and Fitz look back at last night's Celtics win & preview Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. 560 WQAM's Jonathan Zaslow shares how the Heat can bounce back from their Game 2 loss to the Celtics and former Major League Baseball player Drew Robinson talks about life after his suicide attempt and finding a new purpose. Plus Quickies covers errant balls, CFB changes, CBB and more, Spain and Fitz highlight some big games to watch this weekend, and Mark Kestecher previews Warriors-Mavs from The Bay.

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CFB on Fire! May 20, 2022

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Solo Fitz tonight. We break down Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals with ESPN NBA Analyst Doris Burke before breaking down the war of words between Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher. Fitz believes these coaches have drawn a line in the sand but they are too far gone to not share everything now.

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Western Conference Finals Begin May 19, 2022

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Spain and Fitz talk Warriors-Mavs Game 1 & dissect Miami's win over Boston with Nick Friedell. USWNT and Chicago Red Stars superstar Tierna Davidson joins to chat the historic Equal Pay deal for US Soccer that was decades in the making. Spain and Fitz share the latest on Brittney Griner, plus PJ Carlesimo previews WCF Game 1 from The Bay.

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Spain & Fitz Power Hour! May 18, 2022

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Spain and Fitz break down Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals and the keys to the series, plus offer up some Draft Lottery takes. SNL's Heidi Gardner talks her new hoops movie with Adam Sandler, "Hustle," and her intense sports fandom, plus Monica McNutt previews Heat-Celtics and how Boston can thrive without two stars.

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Dinty Moore & Ramen May 17, 2022

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Spain and Fitz eulogize the Suns and the Bucks and their ugly Game 7 exits, talk to Emily Kaplan about a wild NHL Playoffs 1st round and chat with Matt Barnes about Patrick Beverley's disrespectful comments and what went down in Phoenix. Plus, Deshaun Watson's meeting with the NFL, who had the worst weekend in sports and Sparks guard Jordin Canada on a hot start to her season.

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At Least We're Honest May 10, 2022

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Spain and Fitz admit they were wrong about two of the NBA's playoff series, talk to ESPN Milwaukee's Gabe Neitzel about Bucks/Celtics and The Commercial Appeal's Evan Barnes about Grizzlies/Warriors and Ja Morant's injury. Weekend Quickies covers F1, the WNBA, the Kentucky Derby and more, NBA MVP news gets the Hot Take Machine fired up again, BasketballNews.com's Etan Thomas talks the physical series and inconsistent officiating across the NBA postseason, Cory Alexander previews Warriors/Grizzlies & breaking news about Steve Kerr and Mike Brown.

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He's Back *Cue The Music* May 07, 2022

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Spain and Fitz talk about the return of Joel Embiid and Kyle Lowry to the Sixers/Heat series, discuss whether the Suns can deliver a decisive blow to the Mavs and break down the start of Season 26 of the WNBA. Tim Bontemps joins to talk PHI/MIA, Ari Chambers talks WNBA, Brett Okamoto on Oliveira/Gaethje and what's next after Oliveira's missed weigh-in and Tim Cowlishaw on DAL/PHI. Plus, how other sports can copy F1's success and some serious breaking Raiders news.

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Is It Over? May 06, 2022

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Spain and Fitz ask if it's over for the Mavs & Sixers, do NBA Quickies on Brooks, Simmons & Kyrie and chat with 560 WQAM's Jonathan Zaslow about the Heat and Pearl Jam. The Daily Six's Derek Bodner on James Harden and the Sixers' 0-2 hole to Miami, Meadowlark Media's Kate Fagan on collegiate athlete mental health and the recent spade of athlete suicides, plus a Tuck Rule update from Tom Brady inspires an attempt at catharsis and Spain and Fitz talk WNBA expansion and cap issues ahead of Season 26 starting Friday.

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