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**The Valenti Show**

The Valenti Show with Rico is Detroit’s must-listen daily sports show — where strong opinions meet smart analysis. Hosted by Mike Valenti and Rico Beard, The Valenti Show brings unfiltered takes on the biggest national stories and dives deep into all-things-Detroit sports: the Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, Michigan and Michigan State. Whether it’s NFL drama, playoff stakes or college football storylines, Valenti and Rico tell it like it is — no fluff, no fan service, just real talk. Catch The Valenti Show with Rico live Monday through Friday 2pm – 6pm EST on 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT). Full episodes, individual hours and show highlights drop daily wherever you get your podcasts.

Latest Episodes:

Are You Still In On The Tigers Or Are You On To Football/Lions Season? Aug 24, 2026

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The guys debate whether it's time to move on from the Tigers and onto the Lions season.

Can We Say That? Part 1 | 8-24-26 Aug 24, 2026

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The guys do part 1 of "Can We Say That?", where they quickly get into what Enes Kanter did last night at the Sky-Fever game.

Reactions To Valenti's (Lack of) Preseason Thoughts Aug 24, 2026

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Do the people have an issue with Mike's stance on discussing Lions preseason games?

Why Mike Does NOT Want To Talk Lions Preseason Aug 24, 2026

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Valenti takes issue with other shows on the station for talking too much about preseason football.

49ers Owner Jed York Did WHAT?! Aug 24, 2026

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Mike and Rico (back from vacation) poke some fun at 49ers owner Jed York for the circumstances of his arrest in Ohio this past weekend.

Best Of The Valenti Show On 97.1 The Ticket: MSU Hires New AD, Mike Blind Ranks "Good" Dudes, & More! Aug 23, 2026

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On this week's Best Of Valenti, the guys begin with their reactions to MSU hiring Dan Bartholomae as their new athletic director. Then, Stoney both has Mike blind rank some of the worst people to ever play sports AND goes through some of the random miscellaneous topics floating through his mind. Mike and Brendan Schabath round out this Best Of with a conversation about 2 new absurd CFB NIL stories and an article that blames the Tigers bullpen struggles on unluckiness.

Best of Red Wings on 97.1 The Ticket: 100 GM Candidates and will Larkin be back with the team? Aug 22, 2026

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It's hard to expect the Red Wings have 100 GM candidates and could Dylan Larkin really come back to the Red Wings?

Best Of The Lions On 97.1 The Ticket: What To Do At Center + Could Brad Holmes Trade For a DB? + More! Aug 22, 2026

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Costa & Jansen wonder where the Lions can go at center following the injury to Cade Mays. Plus, Karsch & Anderson talk to some callers about whether Brad Holmes could trade for a DB, Valenti & Brendan Schabath discuss Sam LaPorta's injury, and much more!

FULL SHOW: Friday, August 21st Aug 21, 2026

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Valenti and Brendan Schabath (in for Rico) opened up today's show with a conversation about a meltdown from Sergio Garcia at this past Masters that may or may not have incidentally ended LIV Golf. They carried this into the second hour before reacting to the latest undesirable report about the discord between Jalen Duren and the Pistons in their ongoing "negotiations". The guys talked about why judges need to stay out of college sports in the third hour and then had a discussion in response to an article from the Detroit Free Press highlighting the "unluckiness" of the Tigers bullpen.

HOUR 1: The Golf Meltdown That Ended LIV Golf + Fair Or Foul? Part 1 Aug 21, 2026

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Brendan shared some information about a specific meltdown from Sergio Garcia at this past year's Masters that may or may not have ruined LIV Golf for good. This turned into a conversation about the worst meltdowns they (or others) have had on the golf course. They rounded out the first hour with part 1 of "Fair Or Foul?"

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