Argentina Rules Soccer In Epic World Cup Win/Messi's Immortality Sealed! Wild Comebacks/Tough Defeats Lead NFL's Week 15. Lakers AD Injured AGAIN! NHL Expands Schedule. Rodon/Swanson Find New Homes
Getting ready for a double dose of Christmas podcasts to put under your tree this week as I'm primed to entertain and inform you all as the latest podcast is here. On deck:
(3:21) A very good World Cup Final with a classic 45 minutes to conclude an epic match between Argentina vs. France. After two furious comebacks by France, Argentina prevails in penalty kicks to win the 2022 World Cup. I'll dive into all that took place, from arguing why not sudden death in a championship match? The legend and Immortality of Lionel Messi, the enormous save in the extra time by Emiliano Martinez, Kylian Mbappe and France's performance as we'll wait another four years to when the tournament returns to North America in 2026.
(21:44) The NFL had one of its better weekends of the year as I share my winners (i.e. Vikings improbable comeback & Giants) and losers (i.e. Patriots. Did you witness the final play of the game? UGH! And Titans.) of Week 15. There were plenty of last minute heroics (Jaguars vs. Cowboys, Chargers vs. Titans, Lions vs. Jets) I'll take a look at who's in good shape to make the playoffs and who may be on the outside looking in as we're down to the final three weeks of the regular season.
(44:16) Once again, Lakers big man Anthony Davis is out multiple weeks with a foot injury. How his absence is more critical than anyone else (yes, including LeBron James) on the team? Nikola Jokic's dominant statistical performance (40 pts, 27 rebs, 10 asts) vs. Charlotte. Both the Knicks and Nets are riding long winning streaks and the Celtics hit a bit of a skid losing four out of five, with back to back losses to Orlando AT HOME!
(50:30) The NHL is looking to expand the schedule to 84 games to have more of a competitive balance in the division. I'll break that down, as well as, the Devils have finally hit a rough stretch as the Hurricanes and Rangers are moving up in the Metropolitan. Same for the Penguins and Kris Letang scoring a goal in his third game back from suffering a stroke. Leafs winger, Mitch Marner had his franchise leading point scoring streak snapped at 23 Thursday night at MSG, as I look throughout the league on the latest of what's going on.
(55:47) The MLB offseason may start to cool off as a few more big players are off the market. I'll discuss where SS Dansby Swanson and SP Carlos Rodon are going, as well as, Andrew Benintendi, JD Martinez, Justin Turner and Michael Brantley as the Hot Stove may go into hibernation before the Christmas holiday arrives.
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