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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.

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The People Respond To Valenti's Reaction To The Mays Injury News Aug 10, 2026

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Mike speaks to the people about the significance of Cade Mays' long-term injury.

How Big Of A Deal Is The Mays Injury News? Aug 10, 2026

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Will Cade Mays' injury affect the Lions long-term?

Valenti is VERY Concerned About The BRUTAL Cade Mays Injury News Aug 10, 2026

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Dan Campbell announced that Cade Mays will miss "significant" time and Mike explains how he's feeling about it.

Best Of The Valenti Show w/ Rico On 97.1 The Ticket: Skubal Traded, Whittingham's Thoughts On OSU, & More! Aug 09, 2026

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Stoney hopped into the big seat with Valenti on vacation this week. He and Rico react to Skubal getting traded to the Dodgers, discuss Michigan's new coach's lack of hatred towards OSU, Akron's new sweepstakes that will allow fans to call plays, and more!

Best Of The Tigers on 97.1 The Ticket: Grading Scott Harris At Trade Deadline. Could Tigers Still Make Playoffs? And Could Skubal Still Come Back?? Aug 08, 2026

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Reacting to Scott Harris’ moves at the trade deadline, trading Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize. Meanwhile, the Tigers are gaining ground in the playoff race — and Tarik Skubal hopes to return??

Best Of The Lions On 97.1 The Ticket: Lions Sign Jahmyr Gibbs To Record Contract Extension Aug 08, 2026

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On this week's Best Of Lions, each show reacts to the Lions signing Jahmyr Gibbs to a historic extension.

FULL SHOW: Friday, August 7th Aug 07, 2026

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Stoney (in for Valenti) and Rico spent the first hour of today's show talking about the new Mascot Hall Of Fame class and Skubal's comments about wanting the Tigers to go after him in free agency. They transitioned into a discussion about whether they're excited over the Tigers' hot stretch more than the start of the Lions' season and then finished out the show with some Pistons and Jahmyr Gibbs thoughts.

HOUR 1: Mascot Hall Of Fame Class Revealed + Should Tigers Go After Skubal + Red Card, Yellow Card, Or No Card? Aug 07, 2026

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The guys discussed the newest Mascot Hall Of Fame class and why Sparty is not a part of it. Then, they reacted to the NFL HOF game last night, wondered whether the Tigers should go after Skubal in free agency, and played "Red Card, Yellow Card, Or No Card?"

HOUR 2: Tigers Playoff Run Incoming? + Blind Ranking Clutch NFL QBs Aug 07, 2026

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The Tigers are (kinda?) on a roll and Stoney/Rico talked about whether they're excited to see what they have in store for the next month. They heard from a few of the people before blind ranking NFL QBs in order of clutchness.

HOUR 3: Should The Pistons Sign Russell Westbrook + Rico/Stoney's Questions For The People Aug 07, 2026

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Stoney began the hour with his pitch for the Pistons to go after Russell Westbrook. The guys quickly pivoted afterwards to discuss a few topics related to Corbin driving over 2 hours to watch The Odyssey in 70mm IMAX.

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