The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington

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Hour 3 - The NFL 100 Aug 03, 2024

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Former NFL quarterback Shaun King is in for Rob, and he and Chris tell us the biggest issues they had with the top-10 of the NFL 100 as voted on by the players, explain why Shaquille O’Neal has unrealistic expectations for this current Team USA basketball squad and share their thoughts on the ongoing controversy regarding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. Plus, Super Bowl champion and FS1 contributor Amani Toomer swings by to discuss his viral comments criticizing Caleb Williams’ leadership style, why this current crop of NFL veterans might be more lenient with rookies than veterans of the 1990s and early 2000s, why he has a problem with Brock Purdy ‘experimenting’ in training camp and much more!

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Hour 2 - Team USA Needs to Bench Joel Embiid For Good Aug 03, 2024

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Former NFL quarterback Shaun King is in for Rob, and he and Chris explain why Joel Embiid is such a clunky fit on this current Team USA Basketball roster and tell us how they would fix the USA Basketball 3x3 program. Plus, FOX Sports Radio NBA insider Mark Medina swings by to discuss Embiid’s fit on Team USA, Steve Kerr’s evolving lineup rotations and much more! Finally, the Odd Couple Crew debates the stigmas tied to rap music in this week’s edition of Shop Talk.

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Hour 1 - The Imane Khelif Olympic Boxing Controversy Aug 03, 2024

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Former NFL quarterback Shaun King is in for Rob, and he and Chris discuss the ongoing controversy regarding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, what – if anything – the IOC can do to level the playing field for athletes who have genetic advantages and whether or not genetic males should be allowed to compete against genetic females. Finally, the guys explain why this is a make-or-break season for New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones.

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Hour 3 - Dak Prescott Needs to Leave the Dallas Circus Aug 03, 2024

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Former NFL quarterback Shaun King is in for Rob, and he and Chris discuss whether or not Dak Prescott needs to leave the Dallas Cowboys ‘circus’ after this upcoming season, share their thoughts on the exploding NFL quarterback salary market, tell us if we can expect another NBA Super Team to come out of this current Team USA squad and debate whether the NFL’s new ‘dynamic kickoff’ was even necessary.

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Best of The Odd Couple Aug 02, 2024

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Former NFL quarterback Shaun King is in for Rob, and he and Chris tell us if we should expect Caleb Williams to live up to the hype in his first season in Chicago and tell us if it’s disrespectful towards Williams or Russell Wilson to refer to Williams as ‘Russell Wilson 2.0’, discuss Aaron Rodgers’ approach to preseason football. Plus, NBA champion and FOX Sports Radio NBA analyst Antonio Daniels swings by to discuss why has no problem with Steve Kerr benching Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid at separate times in the Olympics, what’s at stake for Embiid heading into the upcoming NBA season, why so many star players struggle to adjust to being role players for Team USA, the biggest threat to the Americans on their path to gold and much more!

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Hour 2 - Stop Disrespecting Russell Wilson + NBA champion Antonio Daniels Aug 02, 2024

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Former NFL quarterback Shaun King is in for Rob, and he and Chris tell us if it’s disrespectful towards Caleb Williams or Russell Wilson to refer to Williams as ‘Russell Wilson 2.0’, discuss Aaron Rodgers’ approach to preseason football and explain why Justin Herbert’s latest foot injury is such a big deal. Plus, NBA champion and FOX Sports Radio NBA analyst Antonio Daniels swings by to discuss why has no problem with Steve Kerr benching Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid at separate times in the Olympics, what’s at stake for Embiid heading into the upcoming NBA season, why so many star players struggle to adjust to being role players for Team USA, the biggest threat to the Americans on their path to gold and much more!

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Hour 1 - The Caleb Williams Hype Train + 670 The Score Chicago radio host Danny Parkins Aug 02, 2024

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Former NFL quarterback Shaun King is in for Rob, and he and Chris tell us if we should expect Caleb Williams to live up to the hype in his first season in Chicago, explain why this upcoming season is such a a big one for Brock Purdy in San Francisco and which other athletes can join Simone Biles as the undisputed GOAT of their sport. Plus, 670 The Score Chicago radio host Danny Parkins swings by to discuss his expectations for Williams this season, whether or not Williams can have a CJ Stroud-type impact as a rookie, the Bears’ history of underwhelming quarterback play and much more!

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#thisleague UNCUT: Team USA Breakdown: Steve Kerr, Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid Aug 01, 2024

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The reunion of Chris Haynes and Marc Stein to bring you a fresh edition of #thisleague UNCUT unpacks the first two games for the U.S. men's national team at the Olympics in Paris leading into Saturday's game against Puerto Rico. They discuss the reasoning and reaction to head coach Steve Kerr’s decision to not play Jayson Tatum at all against Serbia and then moving Tatum into the starting lineup against South Sudan ... while dropping Joel Embiid completely out of the rotation. The guys also talk about all the latest around-the-league business and, as usual, one of Haynes' trademark surprising revelations -- this time about his college days at Fresno State -- leaves Stein in disbelief.

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Best of The Odd Couple Aug 01, 2024

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Former NFL quarterback Shaun King is in for Rob, and he and Chris discuss Steve Kerr’s decision to bench Joel Embiid one game after benching Jayson Tatum tell us why your opinion of the Jeffrey Simmons viral moment with a Nashville radio host depends on what side of the microphone you’re on. Plus, podcast host Cuffs the Legend swings by to discuss how the 2024 and 2012 Team USA Basketball teams would fare in a hypothetical matchup with the 1992 Dream Team.

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Hour 3 - NFL Players Can't Evaluate Quarterbacks Aug 01, 2024

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Former NFL quarterback Shaun King is in for Rob, and he and Chris tell us what they think of the quarterback rankings in the NFL 100, discuss the ongoing quarterback battle in Pittsburgh between Russell Wilson and Justin Fields and explain why they both agree that Patrick Mahomes should be the favorite to win the 2024 NFL MVP award. Plus, MLBBro.com’s JR Gamble swings by for the latest edition of Foul or Fair.

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