A Surprising Yankee Plight With All Star Break Looming. Warrior Dynasty Done? Celtics Selling Team? Preds, Blackhawks Thrive In NHL Free Agency. Iga Stunned At Wimbledon. NFL Training Camps On Deck
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Back after a little 4th Of July respite as I deliver the same fire, passion and opinions with all that’s going on in the sports world. On deck:
(4:35) After a minute discussing the 4th of July holiday, baseball is front and center as we head into the All-Star Break after this week. The big story over is the plight of the New York Yankees over the past month. What has gone on with the Bombers and will it continue with huge road series vs. the Rays & Orioles upcoming? It’s a fascinating deep dive on what has taken place with a team that has sights set on getting back to the World Series for the first time in 15 years. I’ll take a look at the rest of the MLB landscape, which has pretty much stayed the same since we last met a week ago today.
(23:17) NBA free agency should cool off after a crazy first week. I’ll go over some of the big signings (Klay Thompson to Dallas & DeMar DeRozan to Sacramento) to date. Steph Curry commented with Klay’s departure that the Warriors are the last dynasty in the NBA. I’ll refute that and give plenty of examples why they weren’t a true dynasty in my eyes. I’ll share my two cents on the Celtics ownership selling their franchise. Why I found it shocking? And what I hope they DON’T DO when it comes to who’ll be the next owner of the team?
(40:59) Same for the NHL as free agency has been fast and furious with the Nashville Predators making some big moves with the signings of Steven Stamkos & Jonathan Marchessault. The Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks and Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers have made significant deals to improve their rosters as this period should start to quiet down from here on forward. Do I get crazy about the New York Islanders acquisition of Anthony Duclair? Kudos to the Seattle Kraken for hiring the first woman to be an assistant coach (Jessica Campbell) behind the bench in NHL history.
(48:11) Wimbledon on the men’s side has been chalk for the most part as Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, among others, still alive for a Grand Slam title. It’s the women’s side that’s been astonishing. #1 women’s player Iga Swiatek doesn’t make it into Week 2 of the tournament. Why I can’t let this slide as she needs to step up on a grass surface?
(55:38) Don’t look now, but training camps in the NFL open up as early as this week! That’s not a typo. Am I ready for some football with training camp, the Hall of Fame Game, preseason and the curtain raising on September 5th in Kansas City? Sadly, there was a passing with a young player in the sport as Minnesota Vikings fourth round pick, Khyree Jackson and two other college players, perished in a car accident in Maryland over the weekend.
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