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Friday 6/12: Colts OTAs wrap, World Cup, Fever survive the Sky in OT Jun 12, 2026

Show notes

00:00 – 17:47– The show starts by the guys recapping a wild night of weather and hoops, the Fever survive the Sky in overtime, the Spurs are 5.5 point favorites in Game 5 tomorrow night, World Cup got underway yesterday, USA plays tonight against Paraguay, Kevin’s daughter turns 6 today

17:48 – 25:08 – Morning Checkdown

25:09 – 44:16 – Last day before our show schedule changes and Jake follows our show immediately, Texas town hall last night was ridiculous, thoughts from Colts OTAs and the biggest takeaways: yesterday seemed to be AR’s worst day, Sauce Gardner was impressive, kicking competition to end practice and the real kicking competition heading into camp, Red Panda’s contract for every event

44:17 – 1:08:55 – ISC’s Greg Rakestraw joins us and discusses why James’ golf swing makes the show work, USA/Paraguay tonight in the World Cup, how far can the USA go in the WC?, is the Colts WR3 role Ashton Dulin’s to lose?, Morning Checkdown

1:08:56 – 1:18:50– Storms from last night, Knicks fans, players that stuck out the most in Colts OTAs

1:18:51 – 1:26:31 - Fever/Sky thoughts from last night, late-game scenarios across basketball like fouling while up by three points and the Elam ending

1:26:32 – 1:50:16 – Previewing the USA’s World Cup match versus Paraguay at SoFi Stadium and where the teams stack up in the rankings, talking Little 500 and the Indy 500, and weighing the pros and cons of fouling up three late, as well as more thoughts the Colts’ defensive outlook following OTAs and an estimate of how well Knicks fans will travel to San Antonio for game five, Morning Checkdown

1:50:17 – 2:02:50 – Kevin and James talk about their weekend plans, Kevin sings happy birthday to his daughter, LIV Golf in Westfield?, Colts’ training camp future, getting juiced up for Team USA’s World Cup opener

2:02:51 – 2:08:00 – James scores a new bracelet, previewing the upcoming sports weekend, and talking about what the hardest part of doing live radio is

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6-11 FULL SHOW Jun 11, 2026

Show notes

00:00 – 15:31– OG Anunoby’s putback has the Knicks one win away from a championship, the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history also means the greatest collapse in NBA Finals history,

15:32 – 21:13 – Morning Checkdown

21:14 – 44:11 – More Game 4 thoughts, Colts OTAs: Alec Pierce’s off-season surgery and how he’s looking so far, is Pierce’s timeline concerning?, do the Colts need to make a move at WR?, veteran wide receivers still available

44:12 – 1:06:43 – OG Anunoby’s heroics from last night, Jonathan Taylor’s future with the Colts, his desire for a contract extension, running backs getting a third contract with the same team is extremely rare, Morning Checkdown

1:06:44 – 1:19:08 – The Pascal Siakam trade and how it affected the Pacers and OG Anunoby, our final rounds of our World Cup draft

1:19:09 – 1:23:47 – Pacers fans that are rooting for the Knicks, World Cup picks getting second guessed

1:23:48 – 1:47:09 – Alec Pierce discusses his offseason surgery and the timeline he’s looking at, other notables from OTAs, CJ Allen, Morning Checkdown

1:47:10 – 1:58:08– James is off to Colts camp so Kevin and Marc talk Colts, Josh Hart’s miss, the World Cup

1:58:09 – 2:04:24 – Kevin and Marc wrap the show and discuss the What If… series that will start next week, big games unifying fans

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Best of 6/11: Jonathan Taylor contract talks, Alec Pierce concerns? + our World Cup draft! Jun 11, 2026

Show notes

00:00 – 22:47 – More Game 4 thoughts, Colts OTAs: Alec Pierce’s off-season surgery and how he’s looking so far, is Pierce’s timeline concerning?, do the Colts need to make a move at WR?, veteran wide receivers still available

22:48 – 40:00 – OG Anunoby’s heroics from last night, Jonathan Taylor’s future with the Colts, his desire for a contract extension, running backs getting a third contract with the same team is extremely rare

40:01 – 52:45 - Pacers fans that are rooting for the Knicks, World Cup picks getting second guessed

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Wednesday 6/10: Colts OTAs, Game 4 of the NBA Finals tonight, our World Cup draft & more! Jun 10, 2026

Show notes

00:00 – 13:04 – A critical Game 4 of the NBA Finals tonight and the rollercoaster ride that is fandom, James’ horrific golf swing got rightfully made fun of

13:05 – 21:57 – Morning Checkdown

21:58 – 41:45 – Why isn’t the Daniel Jones Achilles injury seemingly not getting as much attention?, the QB2 competition between Anthony Richardson and Riley Leonard, World Cup fandom, James’ horrific golf swing

41:46 – 1:04:47 – ESPN Colts reporter Stephen Holder joins us and takes exception to James taking shots at his golf game, Pat McAfee possibly getting $65 million from ESPN, Daniel Jones and his recovery from a torn Achilles, who is more important to the Colts this season: Jonathan Taylor or DeForest Buckner, Anthony Richardson and the QB2 battle, Morning Checkdown

1:04:48 – 1:17:16 – Daniel Jones discusses his rehab process and how his legs are holding up, Alec Pierce’s status

1:17:17 – 1:25:14 – Our World Cup draft

1:25:15 – 1:53:25 – Thoughts from the Brendan Sorsby fallout, we play I GOTTA KNOW: Brendan Sorsby fallout, birthday party, punch pay, biggest Colts storyline non-QB wise, summer movie anticipation, Morning Checkdown

1:53:26 – 2:00:30 – Notre Dame at Purdue this fall also features Shaq DJ’ing, a Colts player Kevin thinks could have a very good year

2:00:31 – 2:06:18 – Surprised Kenny Moore hasn’t signed anywhere yet?, two hole in ones by two different people in the same round has to be wild odds

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Best of Wednesday 6/10: Colts OTA thoughts, we play I GOTTA KNOW and Stephen Holder joins! Jun 10, 2026

Show notes

00:00 – 19:41 – Why isn’t the Daniel Jones Achilles injury seemingly not getting as much attention?, the QB2 competition between Anthony Richardson and Riley Leonard, World Cup fandom, James’ horrific golf swing

19:42 – 34:47 – ESPN Colts reporter Stephen Holder joins us and takes exception to James taking shots at his golf game, Pat McAfee possibly getting $65 million from ESPN, Daniel Jones and his recovery from a torn Achilles, who is more important to the Colts this season: Jonathan Taylor or DeForest Buckner, Anthony Richardson and the QB2 battle

34:48 – 45:24 - We play I GOTTA KNOW: Brendan Sorsby fallout, birthday party, punch pay, biggest Colts storyline non-QB wise, summer movie anticipation

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Tuesday 6/9: A fun night in hoops + Brendan Sorsby fallout & Colts OTAs! Jun 09, 2026

Show notes

00:00 – 17:11 – A fun night of hoops as the Fever get a game-winner from Caitlin Clark and the Spurs take Game 3 at MSG, Marc is back, the Colts begin their last set of OTAs today, the Brendan Sorbsy decision

17:12 – 23:02 – Morning Checkdown

23:03 – 45:50 – Tottenham Hotspur reporter for The Athletic Elias Burke joins us to discuss a World Cup preview, his favorite to win the World Cup, USA expectations, the Colts heading to Tottenham Hotspur stadium in the fall and what to expect, could American fans handle relegation?, the Bears potential stadium in NWI, Brendan Sorsby decision

45:51 – 1:10:34 – Spurs take Game 3 in MSG, pressure more on the Knicks or Spurs for Game 4?, Caitlin Clark’s game-winner last night, Oscar Robertson at MSG, Colts OTA thoughts, Morning Checkdown

1:10:35 – 1:26:03 – The Brendan Sorsby fallout and is this the breaking point for sports betting, what’s going to happen after winning injunction against NCAA

1:26:04 – 1:33:34 – Kevin says whoever wins Game 4 will win the NBA Finals, can Jalen Brunson hold up?

1:33:35 – 1:57:34 – Why did Jonathan Taylor drop off so much in the second half of last season?, will Father Time catch up to Taylor?, No. 2 running back options in 2026, the workload Taylor has had even since college is wild, Morning Checkdown

1:57:35 – 2:14:36 – IndyStar IU reporter Zach Osterman joins us to discuss some World Cup thoughts and how the USA will do, the Brendan Sorsby fallout and his latest piece on it, why it’s okay to feel sympathy for Sorsby while also enforcing the rules, OG Anunoby in the Finals and his time at IU

2:14:37 – 2:16:51 – The Brendan Sorsby decision is truly something, Caitlin Clark/Curt Cignetti/Pat McAfee/Carlie Irsay-Gordon crack’s Time’s Top 100 influential sports list

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Best of Tuesday 6/9: A fun night in hoops with the Fever and MSG + Colts OTAs & World Cup talk! Jun 09, 2026

Show notes

00:00 – 16:49 – A fun night of hoops as the Fever get a game-winner from Caitlin Clark and the Spurs take Game 3 at MSG, Marc is back, the Colts begin their last set of OTAs today, the Brendan Sorbsy decision

16:50 – 31:25 – Tottenham Hotspur reporter for The Athletic Elias Burke joins us to discuss a World Cup preview, his favorite to win the World Cup, USA expectations, the Colts heading to Tottenham Hotspur stadium in the fall and what to expect, could American fans handle relegation?,

31:26 – 48:07- IndyStar IU reporter Zach Osterman joins us to discuss some World Cup thoughts and how the USA will do, the Brendan Sorsby fallout and his latest piece on it, why it’s okay to feel sympathy for Sorsby while also enforcing the rules, OG Anunoby in the Finals and his time at IU

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Best of Monday 6/8: Jake Arthur and Law Murray join! Jun 08, 2026

Show notes

00:00 – 12:04 - Jake Arthur of Locked on Colts joins as Colts minicamp week is upon us. Kevin asks him if the Colts should be worried about the Bears being in Indiana, anything on the Anthony Richardson front, the defensive end room for the Colts, the wide receiver room. Kevin asks Jake a question from a daily sports game he's been playing before pivoting to the question of if there is any defensive ends the Colts can grab. List of highest stadium capacities in college and the NFL.

12:04–35:40 – Jake Query's time change, James needs to know the Colts' best and worst uniforms, James hates the Indiana nights uniforms, ticket prices for game 3 of the NBA Finals, Morning checkdown

35:40 - 51:43 – LA Clippers and NBA Reporter for The Athletic, Law Murray, gets up early on the west coast with us to touch on Mike Brown getting the Knicks to the finals, how he sees Ivica Zubac fitting in with the Pacers, how Rick Carlisle can make Pascal Siakam and Zubac can work together, how can Tyrese Haliburton lift Zubac, how Benedict Mathurin played for LA and what free agency holds for him.

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Monday 6/8: Recapping the sports weekend & NBA Finals + Colts minicamp week! Jun 08, 2026

Show notes

00:00 – 17:26 – Kevin has a peculiar way to start the show, the Knicks haven't lost since day 1 of the NFL draft, Colts minicamp week begins, Kevin passed Hammond Indiana over the weekend and gives a take on the area and asks how close we are, James touches on the Fever loss from over the weekend

17:26- 26:31 – Morning Checkdown

26:31 – 45:05 – Why did the IndyCar race have to start at 9pm last night, could this be the final time Riley Leonard and Anthony Richarsdon take starter reps this offseason at Colts mandatory minicamp, the Colts haven't had a double-digit sack guy since 2019. Who is the Finals MVP right now, how fanbases react to each game, the Knicks bench is their superpower, the 82-0 game craze

45:05 – 1:09:14 - Jake Arthur of Locked on Colts joins as Colts minicamp week is upon us. Kevin asks him if the Colts should be worried about the Bears being in Indiana, anything on the Anthony Richardson front, the defensive end room for the Colts, the wide receiver room. Kevin asks Jake a question from a daily sports game he's been playing before pivoting to the question of if there is any defensive ends the Colts can grab. List of highest stadium capacities in college and the NFL. Morning checkdown.

1:09:14 – 1:19:42 – Is the Bears to Indiana actually happening, how will it affect future fandom, how will it affect the events that Indianapolis gets?

1:19:42 - 1:26:09 – Kevin's experience at a bar over the weekend, is the Knicks run one of the greatest we've seen?

1:26:09–1:49:45 – Jake Query's time change, James needs to know the Colts' best and worst uniforms, James hates the Indiana nights uniforms, ticket prices for game 3 of the NBA Finals, Morning checkdown

1:49:45 - 2:05:49 – LA Clippers and NBA Reporter for The Athletic, Law Murray, gets up early on the west coast with us to touch on Mike Brown getting the Knicks to the finals, how he sees Ivica Zubac fitting in with the Pacers, how Rick Carlisle can make Pascal Siakam and Zubac can work together, how can Tyrese Haliburton lift Zubac, how Benedict Mathurin played for LA and what free agency holds for him.

2:05:49 - 2:09:32 – We get the payoff of Kevin "starting the lawn mower", Riley Leonard and Anthony Richardson at Colts minicamp.

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Friday 6/5: Fever get bounce-back win over Dream + getting ready for sports weekend! Jun 05, 2026

Show notes

00:00 – 14:23 – Kevin finds out Marc is out on more time next week, the Fever get a bounce back win, Kelsey Mitchell's electrifying performance, what can still improve, a crazy game 2 in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

14:23- 22:23 – Morning Checkdown

22:23 – 47:51 – The voice of IndyCar Radio, Mark Jaynes, joins us to first reflect on his call at the Indy 500, how it compared to 2006, what he's looking for at St. Louis this weekend and what his high school play-by-play schedule looks like. Then, the guys get into Caitlin Clark throwing up mid-game last night, the Fever's performance last night and how crazy the college baseball world series has been.

47:51 – 1:09:17 - ISC's Greg Rakestraw joins to let us in on the Indiana-Kentucky All-star games, Luke Ertel, what the most expensive ticket is in American sports history, how he will be giving away world cup tickets at the Broad Ripple Tavern tonight, is the USA's first match a must win? Morning checkdown.

1:09:17 – 1:21:29 – Colts minicamp begins next week; James and Kevin get into what they are looking forward to seeing. Kevin thinks Braden Smith is the most important loss the Colts had this offseason. Will they sign a veteran pass rusher? If so, when will it happen?

1:21:29 - 1:32:30 – What is Freddy Fever? We try to dissect differing opinions on it. Caleb has an NBA Finals stat about the Spurs. We remember the Tyrese Haliburton clutch shots from last year, but we forget the individual comebacks.

1:32:30–1:53:32 –Kevin is wearing his golf shirt from his high school state championship; we play some comments from Caitlin Clark on hoping people can calm down after the Fever got a win, how do people feel about her body language, how much of it can you deal with and how much can you reign in, Morning checkdown

1:53:32 - 2:04:42 – Kevin introduces a fun online sports game before Caleb and James do the same to him.

2:04:42 - 2:13:40 – Kevin reveals his team. Also, will Lamar Wilkerson get drafted?

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