The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Covino & Rich - Big Mike + Iowa Sam= 1 Queen Bed

Episode Date: June 19, 2025

Covino & Rich finish their thoughts on protecting Clark & Ohtani! The guys react to Shadeur Sanders speeding & have an update on Henry Ruggs. 'BIG MIKE'S WORDS OF WISDOM' gets fired up & Mike and Sam prepare to share a queen sized bed! Plus, LeBron's ring culture, 'MID WEAK MAKOR,' & Lamar Jackson does something cool! Follow C&R on their Apple Podcast page: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/covino-rich/id1212071900See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Be sure to catch us live every weekday from 5 to 7 Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. Find your local station for Cavito and Rich at Fox SportsRadio.com or stream us live every day on the IHeartRadio app by searching FSR. Yeah, that's us. Let's go. Wednesday, CNN. The world famous CNN.

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Yeah. Again excited for this week. Excited to party with you Friday. And if you can't make it to Vegas, we get it. We'll be doing more live broadcast, taking the show on the road, the row ad. But you get to hear it on Fox Sports Radio. Now, this hour, Mike's Wednesday's Words of Wisdom, if you could repeat it verbatim, you win a prize.

And midweek major, Spottie's getting ready with the biggest stories in sports and pop culture. But are those stories midweek or major? Now, before we wrap up Caitlin Clark, and we keep seeing the highlights over and over again, hey, if it wasn't good for ratings, why do we keep seeing the highlights over and over and over again? Exactly.

The question is, is it bad for the league? Or is drama just straight up great for the league? What is your boy Triple G say in the world of boxing? He says, Max, Max, Max. No, no, he says, I am champion. Canelo is not, I'm real champ. Oh, oh, drama show, drama show. Because that's what people want.

Drama show. Drama show. Drama show. Everybody loves drama show. And I do want to bring in one caveat that you may have heard here on Fox Sports Radio. The Gottlieb was saying that it's bad because what about the moms that want to take their daughters to a WNBA game? You're spending good money on bad sportsmanship, bad basketball sometimes.

Like, is this the sort of example you want to show young women and girls and sports fans, period? I mean, do you like it when all these girls are pulling each other's hair? I mean, my teenage daughter sees worse on her school campus. I mean, exactly, Danny. It's just something to keep in mind to have a full conversation here. I happen to agree that the drama is great for the league. And no, Rich, I don't like when they're pulling on each other's hair. I don't know what you're talking about.

I mean, either. I'm just saying, I mean, creepo. I'm just saying, what's up, damn buyer? Guys, I know that you're getting ready for your huge weekend in Vegas, which also includes the Sam and Big Mike road trip. Yes. We're going to hear from Big Mike in a little bit. Stories.

But when you guys are driving, please don't pull a Shador Sanders. What happened? Uh-oh. The Brown's rookie quarterback cited for going 41 miles per hour over the speed limits on Tuesday morning, going 101 in a 60 mile per hour zone, according to police records in Strongsville, Ohio. I won't do that. Don't worry. I do the opposite day, and I go 41 in like a 65. You'll pass Camino.

You'll pass Camino on the 101 here in L.A. and be like, who's going 40 in the right-hand lanes? I'm old lady, and it's Steve Kavina. Yeah, I drive like Mr. Magoo. 101 in a 60 for Sador Sandhurst. Don't make foolish moves. I don't get that. I'm never one of those need-for-speed kind of guys, especially a guy with such a great life and future ahead of them.

He's like, why take any risks at all? And you know what, speaking of which, a terrible story, but you saw Henry Ruggs yesterday speaking about regret and he wished he could turn back the clock. Yeah, he got to speak to a group. of prisoners and it's sad. We recently saw Max Crosby, his former teammate, say that he was supposed to be out at Top Golf with Rugs that night, wasn't able to go. And he said Rugs had never made any big mistakes in his young life before. Wasn't a troublemaker, any of that was a really good young kid and just made one dumb mistake that night by driving fast after he drank.

We were working at ESPN not too long before this happened. We interviewed him. And I can't say you can make a full assessment of someone in one silly interview, but he seemed like such a nice kid. I mean, we hung with the guy for a half hour and he was a cool young kid and I'm sure still is, but one terrible, terrible mistake. Young men, especially do do really stupid things. I keep up with Iowa news and I saw that a 19-year-old man in Iowa was on a motorcycle. He got pulled over at 175 miles per hour. Why?

Yeah, just don't get that. Because he had somebody shooting video of him doing like, you know, what do they call it, wheelies and stuff? And this guy got up to 177? That's insane. How do you pull him over? He's gone. He got caught by a plane. Helicopters, yeah.

No, it's a car to get. It's a car to get. Thanks for noticing. The Highway Patrol had a plane that they spotted him with, and then eventually he did pull over. If you have a hundred or $200,000 sports car and you want to see what it can do, rent a racetrack. You have that sort of money where you could rent a track for yourself. No doubt. I agree.

So, hey, be safe out there. Don't pull a Shador Sanders. Let me take it to Thunder Road. or something. You know? He was putting people's lives in jeopardy. I hate that, man. I hate that. You know what? In a few minutes, we're going to go over Mike's words of wisdom. So get ready to be dialing.

87799 on Fox. Big Mike who runs this place. Drop some words of wisdom. If you repeat it, verbatim, word for word, you walk away with a Kavino-nrich, Fox Sports Radio, stainless steel swiggy. It's the sweetest water bottle known to man. Speaking of Mike who runs this place.

Hey, Sam, Dan Byer mentioned the road trip. Are you prepared to share a queen-sized bed with Mike in Vegas. Oh, we forgot to tell you our accommodations we set up. So from what I've been told, we only have one cot and we'll be sharing a cot in a boiler room at Circa. And so. I was saying nuts to butts to butts, right?

That's right. It's going to be like old times where we're all packed in the room. You know what? This is the secondary reason that we have these big events. Of course, we want to connect and have fun with our listeners and make new friends and all that and broadcast live. But the stories that come of it are always the best part. So I can't wait to hear that sort of that side of the story.

I also don't think it should be neglected that Sam is doing this to take advantage of Mike's handicap parking. So that is. We did that for the UCLA game. In Vegas. Like, let's be real. Let's be real here. It's definitely a perk. All right.

So, Rich, we have to talk about LeBron and Ring Culture. I just want to keep people in the loop of what's going on. he's talking about people need to drop ring culture, but isn't he the guy that sort of, well, I don't want to say started it, Brad, leaned into it at least. I'm going to discuss that, but you know what, let's not keep this waiting any longer. It's time for the guy who runs this place to drop his words of wisdom. It's time for the guy that runs this place. Just for clarification, guys, Big Mike does not run this place. He is not in charge of everything.

He has no power over really anybody he is. He does not run this place. It's Big Mike's Words of Wisdom on a Wednesday. Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you're just wasted. Which actually happened to Rich. You know, we called Rich Barefoot Jones for years because he was so drunk at a party one time.

I saw him in a circle of girls like hamming it up. I was like, hey, Rich what's going on? And we're thinking, I'm just thinking out all these beautiful. women. Hi ladies. And I'm like, dude, where's your shoes? He was so drunk, didn't realize he had no shoes on. Swear to God, true story. That is a true story. They called me Barefoot Jones for years. We called him Barefoot Jones for years. Because somebody, I lost my flip-ups. Somebody ended up discovering these shoes in a room. And they're like, whose shoes are these? But they were riches. Hey, listen, it was spring break in the 2000s. What do you want me to tell you? Legend of Bearfoot

Jones. We have a beautiful Swiggy waiting to be won right now on the studio lines. Now, while we wait for that winner to call in, I do want to share something I did yesterday. I'll give that number really quick. The number again, 87799 on Fox. Repeat Mike's words verbatim and you win. I feel like I did something that needed to be done for the younger generation. As you know, I've talked about it quite a bit. I'll say what?

You trimmed your back air for Vegas? No, I'm going to do that tonight. My kid, I coach both my kids. My son, Ben, is five. I get so much joy teaching these little five and six year olds baseball. It's honestly it's what I get

what I get the most joy out of other than just being a dad and doing the show with you guys like I'm pretty blessed and I do love coaching. I could see why I got like Doug Gottliebless to do it on a professional level right? Because it really is teaching and watching the result. It's rewarding right? And yesterday it's 100 degrees. Danny G. in the Valley

can you back me up that it's like 100 degrees and gross in the valley. It is like... Yeah, it's in the like mid-90s in Sherman Oaks here and leaving. But outside and like... I saw the forecast. It was sunny, sunny, sunny, sweaty ass today. And then sweaty ass again tomorrow.

Swassy, yeah. Swassy, yeah. Swassy weather. Swassy. But in the valley, DADDG, like West Hills, Calabasasas, Woodland Hills. It's like a hundred. Yeah. Even last night we weren't able to open up the windows or the sliding glass door

because it's too... You don't get any breeze right now. No. So these little kids, we're doing baseball practice for this week's tournament. and I could see they're like irritable. I even brought the little misting fan I have that I bought at Home Depot. Yeah, I get them those cooling rags that we have. My wife bought those for the kids.

Is that misting thing? Is that what Covina uses on his hair that have mercy? So you'll love this because it's a move that these kids probably would never do. In between infield practice and batting, I'm like, kids, come with me. because I know by the snack check there is a hose. And I was like, all right, let's go. And I sprayed all these kids down with the hose. And then...

Is it true, you also sprayed a mom with a white t-shirt on? I didn't mean that it's accidentally creepo. And then my son goes, I want to drink a water. And all the kids, one at a time, took a sip of water. Hey, that's Generation X is bragging right. Out of the hose. Yeah. Shout out to the hose.

That's old school. Danny, some of the parents made eye contact with me like, like, Taste like rubber. Like, well done. Like, because these little kids are freaking spoil and pamper. That's our one breading, right. About time they see what it's like to have rust in their mouth. It's cold hose water.

And you know what? This tastes calcified. It's, it tastes like coins. Yeah, it tastes a little different, Coach Rich. Hey, kids. Are you sure this is okay? That's the well pump. Yeah, you'll live.

Yeah, now you're going to have a reputation. You poison the kids. I poisoned all the kids in the alley. But their bodies can't handle that. But I will say, I think it was one of those cool little. memories I'll remember. These little kids all drink it out of the hose like we did in the 80s and 90s. Now every kid has our own little water bottle and Stanley Cup and all the different things.

Exactly. All right. Let's get a contestant. I have given you time to think about this. Mike's words of wisdom. If you can repeat it verbatim, you win that prize again. Let's get a contestant and do this. Who we got, Dan?

All right. Mike in Mississippi. Mike, you think you got this? Oh, man. I think so. We'll give it a shot. All right, take a beat, let that music simmer. Okay.

Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose a shoe at midnight. Oh, no. You're no. I don't know where he missed, but. Sorry, Mikey, sorry. Mike, divulge what he missed. You know what?

Here's the beauty of it, Mike. You get to redeem yourself next week, all right? Thanks, buddy. Thanks for playing. Thanks for playing. We appreciate it. Man, he lost it. I thought he had it.

All takes is one word. Slip up on one word. It's got to be. verbatim. We can't just be handing out Swiggies. This is like the Stanley Cup of the Covino and Rich show. Life is not a furred. I mean, I think is that part's right, right? Okay.

Hey, let's get someone else. We got to get a winner here from Mike's Words of Wisdom. Spots, midweek majors on deck. All right, let's go to North Kakalaka, North Carolina Will. Hello, Will. Hey, Will. What's up? What's going on, guys? Thanks for calling, man. You ready to win a Swiggy or what?

Absolutely, yes, sir. Let's hear it. Life is not a fairy If you lose your shoe, you are just wasted. No. Really? Man, he said that with a lot of confidence. I know, right? I think he kind of summarized a little bit.

Yeah. Yo, Will, I thought you had it, man. He missed a part of the day. Oh, that's the hint. Yeah. Well, you know what? Again, play again next week. Thanks for calling.

I know it's a lot of pressure to call on the radio, but you get to win this prize. And you learn a little something. Some words of wisdom. The number's 87799 on Fox. if you could repeat it verbatim. 87799 on Fox. Mike's Wednesday Words of Wisdom.

We're going to get more phone calls. But let's dive into this LeBron James thing. Yeah, this is wildly funny to me because when someone's, you know, you guys jokingly call me double talking Davis. She, which I never double talk. I try not to. When people say something. Shout to Box Davis, yeah.

And then people say the complete opposite. that it makes me laugh. LeBron James Well, hold on. You're allowed to change your mind and you're allowed to evolve. Yeah. Because our famous example is

before we became dads, we used to say, I'm never going to have a toy castle in my living room, ever. Get your toys out of my living room. And of course, life takes over and you realize the kids take over,

and you realize that you just want to have a fun family. Yeah. And what you used to say changed. And that's okay. I remember when Kavino was a dad and I had not become a dad yet we all went out to a Japanese restaurant big group of people

and Kavino's daughter left her little toy chopsticks at home and Kavino lived like two blocks away and Kavino was like yeah bro let me just turn around I gotta get her chopsticks and in my mind I'm like your kid'll just deal everyone judged me like man what a weenie daddy is just tell your daughter

to deal with it and now I realize that if my kid left something they wanted behind and I was a block away, you damn well know I'm turning around because it's just saving me the hassle. So I was trying to prevent a meltdown and it was sort of my fault. I was really the ones that forgot them. Yeah, and I remember saying, Kavino, I'm sorry, bud.

You were right back then. Or how about this one, right? I just didn't know. You evolve, you change. You're allowed to change your mind. I'm just saying for the sake of conversation to keep that in mind here and then tell me how you feel about all this. I used to say, I used to have a rule, guys,

that you wouldn't, I could never travel more than 20 minutes for booty. That was the rule back in our 20s. Remember that? I said, I'll never travel more than 20 minutes for booty. And then I met someone I was traveling across the country every weekend like an idiot. Yeah. So you change your mind. It happens. LeBron James slams the NBA's obsession with ring culture.

It's just weird to me. Yeah, LeBron on ring culture. This is what he said. I don't know why it's discussed so much. in our sport. You tell me, Iverson, Barclay, Nash, weren't effing unbelievable. They can't be talked about with these guys because they didn't win rings. It's like saying Peyton Manning can't be in the same room as Brady or Mahomes because he only has one ring. Yeah, Mahal, yeah, Peyton has two. So LeBron's wrong with the

quote, first of all. Barry Bond's never won a World Series. You can't sit here and tell me he's not the greatest player to ever touch a bat. So when you hear that quote, You got to say to yourself, hey, we are obsessed with ring culture. But hold on. Is LeBron the guy that's like, how many we're going to win? Not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven? And he's also the guy that sort of started the trend. Three, not four, not five, not six, seven, not seven.

I mean, he's the guy that he's the guy that left his hometown team to go play and start and create a super team for the ring. So that's the interesting part of the story. Like, dude, you're the guy that created that culture. He built a super team to win a couple. Then he went back to his hometown to win a ring, which was glorious for Cleveland. Cleveland! And then he went to the Lakers to win for the biggest dynasty,

maybe other than the Celtics and NBA history. So when you hear everything laid out, is he allowed to change his mind? Does he make a point? Or is he the biggest double talker sort of hedging what he put out there? Because guess what? he doesn't want to be compared as the guy who has less rings than Jordan. He's basically saying without saying, I'm still the greatest that has ever played the game despite who has more rings than me.

Now you can say, yeah, Robert O'Re has more rings than him. Does that mean he's a better player? No. But how many great players out there don't have rings? Think about it. Not that many. I mean, it's the ultimate rationale, right? We all do this in life.

If something works out in our favor, then it's the most important thing. but if it doesn't, you'll say to yourself, like, yeah, it doesn't really matter anyway. And it's also the source. It's, it's LeBron. He's the poster boy for rings mattering in my opinion. That's what makes it interesting. If we were up for an award for, I don't know, the dopiest radio show. Right.

If we won, you'd be like, dude, awards matter. Look at this. If we didn't win, you'd be like, this stupid award. Who cares about this award anywhere? And I think that's what LeBron's doing now because while he is way accomplished more than most people in any sport in the history of athletics, he still is shy of the other greats. And I think it's easy for him to now say,

and the rings matter, come on. Also on the Lakers for that same reason. I mean, you're in the game of wins and losses, and you're in the game of championships. If LeBron had six and he was tied. Championships matter. If LeBron had six and he was tied with Jordan or had seven, one more than Jordan,

and had the same as Brady had in the NFL? He'd say they matter. He'd say, yo, baby, ring culture, that's what it's about. Yeah, that's what sports are about, winning. Your narrative goes along with how you do. That's just a fact. All right, let's get a winner for this Swiggy. More people are saying they could nail this.

Mike's words of wisdom. We have three contestants left to play because remember we agreed five tries at this. Okay, yeah. You get five chances. If not, you just lose. Yeah, we're on the third try right now. It's Cruz in San Diego. What up, Cruz?

Batos Locos forever. What's going on? Forever, Cano. This is Crucito. I think I'm speaking with Niccoe and El Gallo Negro. That's right. That's me. Hey, looking forward to the Padres Dodgers tonight.

Padres really need one. I tell you what, if the game gets out of hand, there's going to be another plunkin. So it's either going to be Mookie, Freeman, or Otani. Just heads up. Yo, Danny, he's called out what Dodger he's going to. hit tonight. He's aren't Mike's words of wisdom. They can have a parade in San Diego with a big sign that

says we plunked a Dodger. Oh, boy. All right. Let's go. You got the words of wisdom or what? I sure do, but also head to Big Mike who runs a place. Who? Big you like that. He's giving Mike shoutouts. Let's hear the words of wisdom, Cruz.

All right. Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you're just wasted. Yeah. Cruzito. I made me white on the outside. Finally.

Finally, the Padres win something. Nice. Cruzito. All right, Cruz. Hang on the line. I'm get your info. We're going to mail a CNR Swiggy to you there in San Diego. Thanks, Cruz.

He's got the swing. He's got the Swiggy. Thank you, buddy. Thank you, man. Congrats. That's great. So we got a winner. And again, guys, don't feel bad.

If you lost. It's not about ring culture, guys. It's not about what. winning. It's not about winning. You know, that's the funny thing about it. Your five-year-old team that you coach. It's not about winning. He's about fundamentals. But you know what, though? If we were winning every tournament, I'd say it's all

about winning. Again, you change your narrative to what works for you. It really is the truth, but I'm okay with that. But what's interesting about the LeBron thing is he's in the profession of wins and losses and winning. That's the whole point of what he does. and the whole point of what he did in this league. So that's what makes it interesting. I'm not saying I'm calling him out or mad at him or anything, but it's like, really?

Winning. Winning. As a Lakers fan, I don't like hearing that. I'd rather hear him say, you know what? I want to win one more ring before I go out. You know what? That's I'm sure he feels that way. Danny G.

That's a really great point. Like, who the heck wants to hear that? And I wanted to really dissect a few more things before. we move on. Yeah, like, you don't want to hear your boss be like, yeah, listen, man, giving my employees raises. Is that really what it's all about? No, not at all. You don't want to hear that. I listen. Think about it again. Barkley and Nash, you know, of course they were great, but I think we'd hold them at a higher echelon if they did win. You know, you always bring up

the fact that they didn't. That's true. Well, hey, Spotty, I could see him. He's doing squat thrust in the corner. He's getting ready. Midweek major. All the stories that we may have missed this week in the world of sports and entertainment. We break them down next. Break it down right here. Kavino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio.

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Stop rubbing off. That is rich. Danny G. Sam, Byer, Spot, everybody at Covino and Rich. We do this every Wednesday. We call it mid-week major. Covino and Rich gets you over the middle of the week with Mid-week Major. I love that. We throw sports and pop culture headlines and topics at the fellas,

and it's like the kids say. That's so mid-week. Definitely major. CNN scoring. Mid-week major. Sure. I gotta go really quick here to give Spotty a full eight-minute run. All right, you hear the horns. You know you've made it to the middle of the week. Before we hand things over to the number one and only host of this segment,

we roll the two big red love dice over there in the main studio. I rolled the seven. Oh, is that a good precursor? You get me in Vegas in less than 24 hours. Ooh, I'm not a big gambling man. I'm there to schmooze and booze. All right. And then a rich roll. I win. I win. All right. That meets Covino gets first. And now, ladies and gentlemen, the most famous person besides Judy Bloom from Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Spotty Boy. Hey, hi, guys. Let's do this.

Let's jump right in. So leading with the L.A. Sparks, I know you guys are all about the WNBA. When there's drama. Here's a little bit of social media drama for you. The L.A. Spark's social media team getting flack for their choice of a game day graphic that's now gone viral amongst their fans who thinks it attracts all the wrong attention. So ahead of last night's game against this Seattle storm, the team released a graphic with game day info, where to watch

the game. And rather than like one of the players wearing a jersey or an action shot, it actually featured Sparks Rookie Ashley Barker sporting a black top bikini. Ooh. Oh. While spending a basketball at our bigger, fans calling out the team in the comments for posting

thirst traps, standing against what the NBA players stand for, or have been trying to avoid for their entire career. Also calling out comparison saying, you know they would never have Austin Reeves on the Lakers page shirtless. So, you know, just to promote the game. So as of now, the post is still up has plenty of comments if you want to go read them, but midweek or me.

You know, I got to see the picture. But based on what I say, is it really that risque or is it just a bikini show? It's provocative. She looks hot. She looks hot. Lean into that. Zip it. Zippy.

I get first take here. Sorry. She looks hot. Lean into it. You're trying to attract fans. It's not over the top. It's not X-rated. It's not R-rated.

She's good-looking. Why is that a bad thing? I don't get it. I smell jealousy here. Envy. If guys are going to tune in because they think they're how. Who cares as long as they're tuning in? And then you provide a great product and some good basketball.

It's a win-win for everybody. In fact, on the show Power Moves right now with Shaquille O'Neill, the story about him and promoting Reebok on Netflix. He's taking all these sexy pictures of Angel Reese. So what? lean into it. Some of these girls are good looking. That's a bonus.

I say this story itself is weak. Weak. It's a good story, but the whole, like, premise of the story's weak. The premise of, like, why are they doing it? That's weak. I think the story's major. We definitely major.

Because it's a good idea. You're right. What's wrong with being hot? When did looking good go out of style? I look at it this way. How many straight men are watching the WMBA? Not many. You're trying to lure some straight men to watch women's basketball.

You have other demographics already watching. You want straight men. I don't know why you would say a good-looking photo of someone that she voluntarily took that the organization posted lean into it. And don't tell me men never pose, quote, sexy. Yeah. It was okay when Jeter and A-Rod were topless. Remember A-Rod looking at himself in the mirror?

I would have kissed himself in the mirror. Yes. Remember that weird SI photo shoot where all those rookie short stops had no shirt on? do I remember it. It's a wallpaper on your laptop. Right. So you know what, actually, Rich, I I started to take back what I said. The story's weak, but it is major. It's a major story. I'm looking at this and it's, you know,

it's a bikini that has a lot of cloth on it. I'll just say that. So it's fine. It's a clothy. Is that what you're wearing to the pool on Friday? Yes, clothy bikini. A clothy bikini? A lot of material. All right. You guys good? I'm good. All right. I just think the WMBA sometimes is its worst enemy. Yeah, really.

They don't embrace their stars. They push away away from positive promotion. I don't get it. UNAs like they try to sink themselves. All right. Despite what you think of his son's performance, LeBron has definitely made history playing with Brani, playing with a son Brani on the court. But his other son, Bryce,

also following in dad's footsteps, recently accepting a scholarship offer from Arizona. So could LeBron be playing with his two sons at once? What do you think? LeBron? What do you think? No, LeBron spoke out saying it's absolutely unrealistic. Acknowledges how insane it will be played to play his

23rd season at 42 years old. Hasn't given a specific timetable or date on the end of his career. I know he's been talking about it for years now at this point. Currently nursing a knee injury, trying to get ready for training camp in September, but said that it is very unlikely that he will play with his two sons on the same team,

midweeker major. It's a mid-story. Let Bryce do his own thing. Let's not rush him and make the same mistakes just to get some. ratings and to create a story. Because it's not about a family affair here. It really is about rings.

Whether he wants to say it's not, it is. It's about winning. So we're not trying to just fit his son into the team just for the story. They got to fit the right players in there to win. Yeah. This is weak. It would be pretty cool for a dad to play with his two sons. But that just now we're pushing it.

Now you're rushing it. Yeah, it's unrealistic. But hey, a cool thought, right? And by the way, I looked up that picture. It's not even like a bikini It's a clothy bikini It's almost like a top Sam said

It's like a handkerchief made into a bikini And she's like She's attractive and it says game day And she has a basketball Everyone's such a loser I'm so aggregate Who would be mad at that? I love your passion

All right well the 2025 Club World Cup That's soccer rich Is currently underway with games playing All over the US several stadiums So after several games in One huge factor has fans very concerned concerned and that is the heat. So 80,000 fans were at the Rose Bowl this week, got a preview of that heat. As you know, it's you open the door out here. It's sweltering. But it also has fans actually looking ahead, more concerned about next year's FIFA World Cup, which will take place, as you know, across three countries, the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with 11 of those stadiums in the U.S. So five of them have roofs with the rest being open air. Seven of them likely to experience extreme humidity and temps at least in the 90s. They're actually looking at some of the games coming up.

And a lot of the players are saying they're not used to playing in heat like this. So looking ahead to next year, maybe they'll have to make some accommodations for the People World Cup actually takes place around this time. The dates line up next year. So midweek or major? Well, as parents say, right,

every dad says, it's not about the heat. It's the humidity. There you go. It's not the heat to get you. It's the humidity. As I tie my Nike monarchs. and pull my pants up real high. That's the truth, but it's a mid story, dude.

I don't know. That's so big. I would say weak, but I understand the importance of soccer. I think it's kind of mid. Listen, just hire Coach Rich. I'll spraying down with water and have him drink out of a hose. There'll be fun. There'll be fun.

Good spot? I'm fine. Okay. Now, let's go to Dan Byer for an update. Spot is already on the flight to Vegas. I feel like you hated all my stories. I love them. I got more, but that's fine.

I love them. You go. Let's go. DB. Guys, Sodor Sanders was gone, flying down the highway until they got stopped, going 101 in a 60 mile per hour zone.

Brown's rookie quarterback sided for speeding in Ohio early Tuesday, subject to a $250 fine. From $250 to $10 billion, breaking news in the NBA, as the bus family has agreed to sell majority ownership of the Lakers to Mark Walter,

the CEO of TWG Global, Walter also is ahead of the Guggenheim group that owns the Dodgers. He previously had a 20% share of the Lakers and had the right of first refusal to purchase the majority stake. Jeannie Buss is expected to remain with the franchise as the team's governor. Again, Lakers being valued at $10 billion as part of this sale. Pacers guard Tyrese Halliburton, a game time decision for tomorrow's game six against the Thunder. I think I have to be as I want to be. You have to understand the risks.

Ask the right questions. but I'm a competitor. I want to play. I'm going to do everything in my power to play, and that's just what it is. He's got a calf strain with the Thunder Up 3-2 trying to close out the finals as they play in Indianapolis. College World Series, Coastal Carolina beat Louisville 11 to 3 today to advance to the best of three championship series.

Coastals won 26 straight games and will face either LSU or Arkansas in the final. Ravenside Corner Jaira Alexander to a one-year $4 million deal that could be worth $6 million in incentives. and the college football playoff will require schools to provide injury reports prior to playoff games. As for a new format for 2026, that has still not been decided by the committee. Guys, back to you. Thank you, Dan Byer. Hey, DB, is it, you probably this is more of a legal question,

but you think we'll see the cop dash cam footage of Shador Sanders, because I feel like how he treated the police officer would be a big story if that came out. Oh, I'm sure. Yeah, I'm sure it probably will. If he was all humble and like, I'm sorry, officer versus like, I'm Shador Sanders, Dion's my dad. If there's any sign of, do you know who I am? Yeah, I think that's going to work against me.

That's the story. I don't know if people will change their opinion of Shador Sanders. I just think that somebody will try to access that footage. Oh, without a doubt. If you don't like him, you know, you're not a fan. You're going to be like, why was he speeding, even if he was very nice? And then if he wasn't nice, there's more ammunition. If you like Shador Sanders, you're going to figure out ways to,

and say, well, at least it wasn't 50 over. I'm being facetious, but... Yeah, that's true. I agree with you, but I do think there is a layer where his humility, as your mom would say, which he hates when we say humbleness. His humility and humble behavior versus if he's like, yo, I'm Shadorf Sanders. I'm the new Browns quarterback. What are you doing? You know, like if he's like that, we'll see. It's going to rob people the wrong way. Yeah, definitely.

Hey, we got more Kavino and Rich right here on Fox Sports Radio. Hang tight, everyone. Hey, it's us, the Jonas Brothers, and guess what? We have some big news. What's the news, name? Huge news. We created our own podcast called, Hey Jonas. We invented a podcast?

Well, we didn't invent it. We just contributed to it. We're the first people to do podcasts. Pretty, yeah, pretty wide range of podcasts. We're starting a trend. But this one's extra special. So how do we actually come up with a name, Hey Jonas, guys? I honestly don't remember.

I think it was on a call about what we should call it. And we were thinking I'm originally calling it. one of the early names of our band before Jonas Brothers was... This is how you guys remember it going down? Yes. I have a very different memory of this.

We were talking about a thing, a bit for the podcast, where people could call in and say, Hey Jonas. And then I wrote down on my little notepad, Hey Jonas, and offered it up as a potential title for the podcast.

But thanks for remembering that, guys. Listen to Hey Jonas on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Just listen. We don't care where you hear it. Another podcast from some SNL late-night comedy guy, not quite on Humor Me with Robert Smygel and Friends.

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Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get. your podcasts. Jacob Kingston grew up in an isolated polygamous sect. We were God's chosen kingdom on earth. He felt destined for greatness. So when a swaggering Armenian businessman catapults Jacob into an extraordinary world, he doesn't look back. Ferraris and Lamborghinis, private jets, meeting the president of Turkey. I'm Michelle McPhee, and this is one of the most shocking criminal conspiracies I've ever come When Jacob met Levan this went to a billion dollar fraud. But with two kings from entirely different worlds, just how long can their empire survive? The largest tax investigation in American history.

You need to tell me what you know. Is somebody coming after me? Jacob told Levan, you're ruining my life. Listen to Kingdom of Fraud on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Last night, a blown call changed a game. This morning, the internet lost its mind. Highlights are trending, opinions are flying, and nobody's telling you exactly what happened.

That's where Sports Slice comes in. I'm Timbo. Every episode, we're cutting through the noise, breaking down the plays, the controversies, and the stories behind the headlines. We go straight to the source, the athlete themselves. Their locker room stories, their reactions, the stuff nobody gets to hear. The laughs, the drama, the triumphs, the moments that never make the highlight real. From viral moments to historic games, from buzzer beaters to controversial calls,

we break it down, give you context and ask the questions everybody wants answered. SportsSlice brings you closer to the action with stories told by the people who live them. Listen to SportsSlice on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more, follow Timbo Slicalif 12 in the TikTok podcast network on TikTok. The French Open is one of the toughest tests in tennis. And I know firsthand because I competed there myself. I'm Renee Stubbs, and on the Renee Stubbs tennis podcast, I'm breaking down everything happening at Roland Garris, every match, every upset, and what it really takes to win on Clay.

Jenchian win. I mean, she went down in three to Rabakina, but I'm delighted. She's an outsider to win the French for me. And she likes Clay. Listen, Lina Rabakina is arguably the best player in the world right now, and I actually can win on any surface, because if she's serving, well, good luck. Consider this your court side seat to the French Open. Listen to the Renee Stubbs Tennis podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Presented by Capital One, founding partner of IHeart Women's Sports. Sam thinking about his drive with Big Mike to Vegas tomorrow. I'm thinking about their drive to Vegas. Don't be speeding like Shador Sanders now. I don't think Mike's truck can get over 65. It's an old truck. We're actually throwing a whole. slew of swiggies for giveaways,

t-shirts, prizes, cuisies. People love coosies, man. Yeah. That's why we ordered them. So listen, if you go to Mike, if you go to Kavinoenrich.com, which is old school, I get it's a website. But if you go to our social media, it's going to direct you there anyway. All the events for Friday and

Saturday, let me just give you the quick rundown. Everyone's invited. Friday, we're doing our show live at Circa. Stadium swim. It's a big pool party. We're doing our show live. Come join us. It'll be a lot of fun. Friday night is a big party. The rooftop lounge at Circa. Come hang with the show. Fireworks and everything. Fireworks, drinks, all the fun Friday night. Saturday, you could buy tickets. We're doing a big event at Atomic Golf Saturday afternoon, a little brunch where we rented out a bunch of bays. There's a brunch buffet.

Are you drinking manmosas? Drink tickets. Oh, wow. So that's a big event. Full on brunch. That's at Covino and Rich. I'll be wearing some Travis Matthew. And then Saturday night is our big Covino & Rich dinner. We rented out the whole area by the sports book. It's more of a party than it is a dinner. It's just a party with food. Yeah, no, I'm saying.

We have, you know, tons and tons of food. Right. But it's not going to be like, hey, Rich, pass to mashed potatoes. No, no, yeah. Of course. Of course. Right. But it's a lot of fun.

All the details again, like Rich said, at Covino Enrich or just Covinoenrich. com and you'll see some of your favorite friends here from Fox Sports Radio. We hope to see you there. If not, you'll hear it on Friday right here on Fox Sports Radio, poolside. Right now, we're live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Are you ready for a new job? Let Express Employment Professionals help. While Express helps people in all industries find work, our sweet spot is logistics roles and Express never charges job seekers a fee. So go to expressprose.com. Now, I got to ask, have you gotten friends jobs before? we all have, right? I mean, or put in the good word.

Good word, definitely. But it's really on them and their qualifications, right? You could give someone the recommendation. Yeah. Do you see what happened in the NFL? This is a pretty cool story. Lamar Jackson told Ravens GM Eric DeCosta, go get Jair Alexander. That's my boy. Go get him. Yo, we got to play together. They were teammates in college and DeCosta delivered. I love that. That's cool. You got to think about some of those old camaraderies people had in college. I always think about how there's such an understated vibe that Burrow and Jamar Chase played together.

Like people forget that there takes a minute to get that chemistry. They had it at LSU and it just translated right to the NFL. Imagine if he also had Justin Jefferson. My point is. It's also looking out for your boy and built-in chemistry and just goes to show you the poll that Lamar Jackson has and keeping your quarterback happy, all these factors matter. They're not often discussed, but I think it's great.

And it also shows how when it's Aaron Rogers, we make fun of it, when it's Lamar Jackson. Like, that's cool. Right? Because it almost felt like Aaron Rogers demanded and they weren't athletes in their prime anymore where Lamar's like, yo, this guy is my guy, let's go. Yeah, it feels like, hey, what do you think?

Like, absolutely get them. That's great. I'd love to play with him. Who wouldn't? You know, Rich, you often say that we craftily, you especially, have position yourself in a situation where you're working with friends. And it makes it that much better.

I feel that way genuinely. Like I enjoy Danny G's a friend, Iowa Sam, Dan Byer, Moncie, who's here. I feel like if you work with people you consider friends, the people that you actually enjoy to be around, you're going to be better at your job. I think a clubhouse and a locker room where teammates that genuinely like each other, the team's going to be better. But who would you stick your neck out for when it came to actually getting hired as far as interns?

The ones that we felt like they were great people. They were friends. They were friends. They became friends. And you want to work with those people. It feels less like work when you're going through the hallway. You know, what's up, man? Are your buds?

It feels less like work. Like I love that like Iowa Sam will text to something stupid at like 10 p.m. Like the funny name or something. You know how many people we have in this business that we've crossed paths with us that are, are really just friends of ours because we worked with them or we helped them get a job along the way because they were our pals. I like this Lamar Jackson story because I feel like honestly, the product that any company, any sports team is going to be better when you surround yourself with people that are just fun

to be around. Spot, I mean, he knows this, but when Spot used to interview all our intern and producer candidates, the number one qualification isn't, oh, where'd you go to college? Let me see your resume. They was, do you want to hang out with this person every day? And do they, are they a good person? We would have interns sit in the studio with us for a full show. And can you be around bad jokes?

Well, that's the thing. If they laughed at our bad jokes, or if they acted like they got a kick out of what we did and they got it, we like them. If they sat there with a resting bee face the whole time, you know, smug and bored, who wants to be surrounded by that guy? Yeah. No, yeah, I don't want to hang with you. There's some people around here. I'm sure you don't want to hang with. No, but it's true.

Fortunately, not at our network. Like, honestly, if there was a list, it'd be a very short list. It's a short list. There's always a list to any cheap. Right, but I'm saying the majority is like the Lakers' ownership. I'll see you guys. Arrema there at you, baby. See you in the promised land.

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Hey, Jonas. We invented a podcast? Well, we didn't invent it. We just contributed to a... We're the first people to do podcasts. We get to ask other people questions because we're sick and tired of being asked questions. Well, sick and tired is a strong way to put it, but, you know... Tired and sick.

Tired and sick. Listen to Hey Jonas on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Just listen. We don't care where you hear it. Another podcast from some SNL late night comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smigel and Friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guest, S&L's Mikey Day and headwriter, Streeter Seidel, help an a cappella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform?

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And we're going straight to the source, the athletes themselves. Their locker room stories, their reactions in the moment, and the stuff nobody gets to hear. Listen to Sports Slice on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more, follow Timbo Slicelife 12 in the TikTok podcast network on TikTok. Winning on clay is an art. The rallies are relentless. and at the French Open, only the toughest survive. I'd know. I competed there for decades.

Join me, Renee Stubbs, on the Renee Stubbs tennis podcast for no-nonsense breakdowns of the biggest matches, the toughest players, and the moments that define Roland Garris. She's an outsider to win the French fame. And she likes Clay. Listen, Lennarabana is arguably the best player in the world right now, and I actually can win on any surface. Listen to the Renee Stubbs Tennis Podcast on the IHeart Radio app,

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