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  • Dodgers-Padres might be the best

    Dodgers-Padres might be the best
    Jun 21 2025
    Good morning, all!We hear a lot about rivalries in baseball. Yankees-Red Sox, Dodgers-Giants, Cubs-Cardinals. But what are we to make with what transpired this past week at Dodger Stadium? You can make a strong case the best rivalry in baseball right now is Dodgers-Padres. I break it all down in my latest DAN ON SPORTS podcast.So intense has this rivalry become that three were suspended because of the Thursday night brawl. By the way, the Dodgers-Padres renew their rivalry on Aug. 15 at Dodger Stadium.Chapman wins battle over DeversThe Red Sox are hot and Friday night, Aroldis Chapman battled Rafael Devers to get the save in Boston’s scintillating 7-5 win at San Francisco.While the Red Sox continue to defeat teams with winning records, the first place, but reeling Yankees are 1-4 on this homestand against teams with losing records. New York lost to last place Baltimore, 5-3, Friday night. Meanwhile, the Mets continue their free fall, annihilated by the Phillies, 10-2, to drop out of first place, one game back of Philadelphia. The Amazins’, anything but, have lost seven straight.Here are some other DAN ON SPORTS top stories for Saturday, June 21, 2025:* 3-way tie at Traveler’s* The rise of Scott Van Pelt* Do Mariners have baseball’s best catcher?* Ranking Thunder-Pacers Game 7* Pirates Santana suspended* College wars. Wisconsin sues Miami* Sosa welcomed back to Wrigley two decades later* Commissioner will attend A’s ground breaking in Vegas* D-backs injury woes mount. Puk out for season* Top hoop executives leave Minny* Coastal Carolina-LSU vie in CWSThank you for subscribing.DAN This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.danonsports.com/subscribe
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    3 mins
  • Pacers force Game 7

    Pacers force Game 7
    Jun 20 2025
    Good morning, all!There will be a Game 7 to decide the NBA championship. Thursday night Indiana dismantled OKC, 108-91, setting up a showdown Sunday night at eight. It is the first time the finals have gone to a Game 7 since 2016 and the 20th Game 7 in NBA history.Meanwhile, OKC did not beat around the bush in explaining the defeat. “We sucked.”It will take months to sell RaysWith word out and acknowledged by the Tampa Bay Rays that owner Stu Sternberg has executed a Letter of Intent to sell the team, it does not mean the Rays will be sold in a matter of weeks.It will take months before the deal is approved and the process could spill over into 2026. I break it all down in this edition of the DAN ON SPORTS podcast.Here are some other DAN ON SPORTS stories for June 20, 2025:* Padres-Dodgers in ninth inning brawl, as SD salvages finale. HBP sparks latest confrontation* Kurtz makes A’s history. Hits second walk-off HR in series. Former Yard Goat Willie McIver hits first big league HR* Scheffler, Eckroat tied for lead after Round 1 of the Travelers* Spieth withdraws for the first time* Rain impacted U.S. Open ratings* PCA joins 20/20 club and it’s only June* Finally! Yankees end losing streak* Ohtani to pitch again Sunday* Dodgers manager to Lakers: Hands off Ohtani* Fanatics expands to Middle East* Welcome to 2025! DraftKings goes political* Manfred says he’s talking labor situation with MLBPA* Seriously? Already Bills picked to win Super BowlThank you for subscribing.DAN This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.danonsports.com/subscribe
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    8 mins
  • Rays step closer to being sold

    Rays step closer to being sold
    Jun 18 2025
    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.danonsports.com

    Are the Tampa Bay Rays a step closer to being sold? Sportico is reporting a letter of intent to sell has been signed by the Rays and a Jacksonville, FLA developer. Additionally, the Rays have publicly acknowledged the LOI. I break it all down on this edition of the DAN ON SPORTS podcast.

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    2 mins
  • Reasons for Devers trade

    Reasons for Devers trade
    Jun 16 2025

    You are going to hear myriad reasons why the Boston Red Sox traded superstar Rafael Devers, in the prime of his career, to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Here is my take on the blockbuster trade that caught the baseball universe by surprise.



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    9 mins
  • Yankees rolling in the dough

    Yankees rolling in the dough
    Jun 10 2025
    Good morning, all!The American League defending champion New York Yankees may have lost slugger Juan Soto in a free agency battle to the crosstown rival Mets, but they are still rolling in the dough. According to a story in Sportico, ticket revenue for the Bombers enjoyed a healthy boost, as I detail in this edition of the DAN ON SPORTS PODCAST. Remember, when you talk about ticket revenue for the Yankees, as with all clubs, this is just one of many revenue streams. When you are in the number one media market in the country, the numbers grow exponentially.Here are some other DAN ON SPORTS top stories for Tuesday, June 10, 2025:* Panthers unleash attack on Oilers* Anthony hitless in debut* Groundbreaking date for A’s Vegas ballpark set* College World Series set* Mandatory NFL minicamps underway* Irsay’s daughters take over Colts* Scott Pioli, former NFL GM, hired by Iowa* Chubb a Texan* Report: Rodgers was not Steelers number one* Clark out for tonight’s game against Atlanta* Bengals releasing team captain* Latest CFB transfer portal news* Penn St., UCLA deny being involved in private equity funding* Thunder five-point favorites for Game 3 Wednesday night* Detroit loving their Tigers. Big attendance bounce* Yes, Ukraine has a baseball team* Doris Burke under microscopeThank you for subscribing.DAN This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.danonsports.com/subscribe
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    3 mins
  • Knicks prove tail wags the dog

    Knicks prove tail wags the dog
    Jun 9 2025
    Good morning, all!Stories emerged over the weekend about what led to the dismissal of New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau. And they were not pretty.Thibodeau was the first coach to bring the Knicks to the conference finals in 25 years, but that did not stop the players from throwing him under the bus. Players apparently buried Thibodeau to Knicks owner James Dolan, during exit interviews. It was a reminder that in today’s sports, the tail wags the dog. I detail it all in this latest Dan On Sports podcast.Here are some other DAN ON SPORTS top stories for Monday, June 9, 2025:* Thunder rumbles over Pacers in Game 2* Bueckers didn’t suit up again due to illness* Onto to FLA for Game 3 of Stanley Cup Finals* Alcaraz wins French Tennis Open* Mavs schedule workout with Cooper Flagg* Arizona heads to CWS* Alonso clubs two HRs. Second on Mets all-time home run list* Red Sox decimate Yankees pitching again. Judge homers twice* Ranking players before this week’s U.S. Open* Fox beats Burns in four-hole playoff to capture RBC Canadian Open* Dominant Joaquin Niemann wins LIV Golf Virginia tournament* Silver: NBA Europe years away* WNBA player criticizes commissioner over “heavy schedule”* Hamlin wins at Michigan* QB Wilson getting rave reviews in Giants camp* Niners wideout calls it a career* Chubb to Texans?* Penn St. coach not happy with College Football Playoff Committee* Renown sports columnist announces he has Parkinson’s diseaseThank you for subscribing.DAN This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.danonsports.com/subscribe
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    5 mins
  • Scottie Scheffler is #1. Or is he?

    Scottie Scheffler is #1. Or is he?
    Jun 3 2025

    Scottie Scheffler won the Memorial Tournament on Sunday, winning his third tournament since the Masters, which was won by Rory McIlroy. It’s as if Scheffler is out to prove a point, since coming up short at Augusta.

    But is Scheffler really the best golfer? I explain in this edition of the DAN ON SPORTS podcast.

    Here are some other DAN ON SPORTS top stories for Tuesday, June 3, 2025:

    * Trout launches mammoth homer at Fenway

    * Report: Drunken bettor from out of country sent death threats to McCullers Jr.

    * Slumping Braves bring back former manager to be third base coach

    * The Rockies win! The ROCKIES WIN!! THE ROCKIES WIN!!!!!

    * Ouch! Kenley Jansen comes on to close door on Red Sox. Angels win, 7-6.

    * Double Ouch! Red Sox have not won two in a row in more than a month

    * Will the Red Sox become sellers?

    * Are you serious? Dodgers get roasted for not sweeping Yankees

    * Bye, bye Missouri? KC Royals corporation buys mortgage for land in Kansas

    * Lions center announces retirement

    * Coaching search down to two for Suns?

    * Hey Giants fans! Guess who’s on the cover of Madden 26?

    * Huff to Niners

    * Cha-ching! Masters ticket prices increase

    * Texas reaches Women’s College World Series again

    * Your post positions for Belmont Stakes

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    DAN



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    3 mins
  • Goodell has tough week

    Goodell has tough week
    May 25 2025

    It was a tough week for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell at the NFL owners meetings in Minneapolis. His defeat on two proposals he was favoring has led to speculation owners may not extend his contract, when it expires in March of 2027.

    In this edition of the DAN ON SPORTS podcast, I break it all down, including how the commissioner has made hundreds of millions of dollars, during his 19-year tenure.

    Here are some other DAN ON SPORTS top stories for Sunday, May 25, 2025. Gotta love the date, by the way, right? 5-25-25

    * Hoosiers again. Move over Connecticut. Indiana basketball the center of the hoop universe

    * Gates open at six this morning. Arrive early for Indy 500. It’s a sellout.

    * NBA WCF between OKC and A-Rod’s T-Wolves not catching on

    * Caitlin Clark not happy over game’s last play. Liberty down Fever

    * Red Sox top prospect gets the call

    * Ex-Celtic says Flagg not a given to succeed in NBA

    * Sanders attributes online attention and slide in draft to his dad, Deion

    * Rutgers heads to Georgia to land recruit

    * Briscoe has the pole for today’s Coca-Cola 600

    * Tie atop the leaderboard, entering final round of Charles Schwab Challenge

    * Is Rodgers ready to commit to Steelers?

    * Skenes: “My days” not numbered with Pirates

    * Knicks know what’s at stake tonight

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    DAN



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    6 mins