Sunday Sports With The Sponge: Recent Episodes
Sunday Sports With The Sponge
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Hey all you people! Come hang with Nicholas Halper and The Sponge (his brother Justin) every Sunday as they give their take on a handful of sport topics throughout the past week. Sunday Sports With The Sponge the sports podcast you need to start a great week.
The dynamic duo is back as Nick reunites with Sponge after returning from vacation. Have the Marlins ruined our only chance at baseball in 2020? Does Dak want no part of Dallas after 2020? Jamal Adams gets his wish and gets traded out of New York, but who is the biggest winner in this deal. Plus, NHL looks set to get there season underway with over 4000 COVID tests coming back negative.
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With Nick taking some vacation time, Sponge brings on college buddy and fan of the show Brian to fill the void. The Hokie Alumni talk about the upcoming college football season and what trouble universities face with Covid-19. NBA is set to restart their season inside the Orlando Bubble, what teams look to have the edge as the regular season comes to a close? Baseball starts its 60 game season with the Washington Nationals hosting the New York Yankees. Plus, Sponge and Brian discuss Dark Horse playoff teams for the NFL 2020 season.
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End of an Era in Washington as Dan Synder has retired the Redskins name and logo. Club 99 is the place to be if you are a football player in the NFL and with Madden 21 coming out soon, which players made the cut and received the gold 99 chain? He is the best basketball player on the planet and has more power than most sports franchise owners, but why is LeBron James not opting into changing the back of his jersey for the Orlando bubble? Plus, Sponge and Nick discuss the career of Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and if he will retire only wearing one uniform.
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July seems to be the make or break month for sports in America as three of the four major sports get ready to return to the field of play. NBA and MLB look to be set up for a late July start, but not all players have decided to participate. How will that affect teams down the stretch as they push for the playoffs? Sponge and Nick discuss what they would do with $500+ million dollars after seeing Kansas City lock up superstar QB Patrick Mahomes for the next 12 years. Will Dan Synder be out as majority owner of the Redskins or will the team change its name before the start of 2020? Plus, what new rules are in place for the 60 game schedule that MLB has set up and what precautionary measures have been taken in regards to Covid-19?
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After capturing there fifth championship in seven years, doubt began to creep into the minds of those in the basketball world as many wondered "Will Michael Jordan come back next year?" Knowing that it would be his final year as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls, Phil Jackson penned the season "The Last Dance." Join Nick and Sponge as the breakdown the phenomenal ten part documentary that highlights the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls season and there quest for a sixth championship. Broken into two parts, Part two will cover the last five episodes and what happened to the Chicago Bulls after they captured there sixth title in eight years.
As promised in Part 1 of The Last Dance Special, here is all the NBA/NCAA 30 for 30's in order (excluding The Last Dance)
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When The Garden Was Eden
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Bernie & Ernie
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Playing for the Mob
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Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies
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Survive and Advance
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Phi Slama Jama
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Without Bias
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Rodman: For Better or Worse
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Bad Boys
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I Hate Christian Laettner
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The Announcement
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The Fab Five
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This Magic Moment
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Jordan rides the bus
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Winning time with Reggie Miller
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Unguarded
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Requiem for the Big East
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One and Not Done
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Believeland
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After capturing there fifth championship in seven years, doubt began to creep into the minds of those in the basketball world as many wondered "Will Michael Jordan come back next year?" Knowing that it would be his final year as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls, Phil Jackson penned the season "The Last Dance." Join Nick and Sponge as the breakdown the phenomenal ten part documentary that highlights the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls season and there quest for a sixth championship. Broken into two parts, Part one of this special will cover the first 5 episodes and what impact that had on the world of basketball.
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BREAKING NEWS!
What would have been The Last Dance review, has been changed due to the news about the NBA, MLB, and Black Lives Matter movement. Nick and Sponge reflect on Kyrie Irving saying he doesn't "support going into Orlando." How will that impact the rest of the league as we get closer to July 31st? MLBPA now await a decision from the Owners on whether there will be a baseball season in 2020. What do the Owners gain by dragging out the negotiations? Plus, the greatest race on electronic dirt... THE CAT CAVE DERBY!
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KBO showing the love with the best fans in baseball. Makes us wonder, what will American sports do to give home teams an advantage? With the MLBPA and Owners caught in a staring contest, are we past the date to get a 2020 MLB season? Orlando Florida is the destination for 22 NBA teams as they get set to finish out the reaming games of the season. Peter King drops his NFL offseason power rankings, what did get right? Plus, new addition to the podcast as we introduce "Questions Of The Week" and the Greatest Race on Electronic Dirt... The Cat Cave Derby.
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After a two week hiatus, Sponge returns with Nick to catch up on all the latest sports news surrounding the four major American Sports. NHL becomes first sport to declare plan for 2019-2020 season conclusion. With MLBPA and Owners at an impasse, will we see any baseball in 2020? NBA looks to be headed in the right direction, but do they have the final details ironed out? Plus, a ranking of NFL QBs and Sunday Pick'em for the Greatest Race on Electronic Turf... The Cat Cave Derby.
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More sports return as Bundesliga aims for May 16th resume and Real Madrid get all clear to begin practice at facility. The MLB season hangs in the balance as the owners come together for a conference call on May 11th. With the release of the NFL 2020 schedule, which match ups are we looking forward to and which teams are happy with the opponents they were given? Plus, UFC 249 and Sunday Pick'em for the Mothers Day edition of Cat Cave Derby.
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April showers bring May flowers and with that we start to see the possibility of sports taking place again in 2020. As NASCAR looks to get there season started, Ligue 1 in France cancels the remainder of there season by naming PSG the 2019-2020 champions. Will we see another star quarterback changing teams soon? Brett Favre seems to believe that Aaron Rodgers' days in Green Bay are numbered after the Packers selected Jordan Love in the 1st round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Is there a new sheriff in town? Former Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has signed a 1 year deal to be the backup QB for the Dallas Cowboys, or is this a leverage play to speed up Dak Prescotts contact negotiation? Everyon seems to point to the Cleveland Browns as the laughing stock of the NFL, but should we be looking at the Jaguars instead? Plus, with back-to-back wins by Kenny, Sponge takes the lead over Nick in the Cat Cave Derby Sunday Special Pick'em.
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After months of investigation, commissioner Rob Manfred finally announces the punishment for the Boston Red Soxs... but was it what we expected? NFL Draft has come and gone, who were the winners and who were the losers. The NBA and La Liga look to begin practice in the month of May, but what sports seems to be in a better position to handle life post Covid-19. Plus, Sponge looks to take the lead in the Sunday picks of the legendary Cat Cave Derby.
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A lot of free time on ours hands due to the current Covid-19 situation and it got us thinking... Could we become professionals in something if we took the time to do so? Will 10,000 hours turn us into pros? Top high school basketball recruit Jalen Green has opted for the NBA G League over college, are we starting to see the beginning of the end for college hoops? Japans NPB was scheduled to start at the end of April, but now it has been pushed back until June. What does this mean for Major League Baseball? Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey is now the highest paid running back in the NFL, will this start to change the way teams view the running back? Spiral Ham gets Nick to 1-0 in the Sunday Cave Cat Derby Picks and the Michael Jordan 10 part documentary "The Last Dance" airs on TV. What do we think we will learn from this in depth coverage of the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls team?
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Welcome to an Easter Sunday special and 1st episode of Sunday Sports With The Sponge. The sports podcast you didn't know you needed (or even existed) until now. Meet your hosts Nicholas Halper and The Sponge (his brother Justin) as they tell you what is going on in a life without sports. When will the MLB season begin and is Grapefruit and Cactus League play the best idea going forward? Former faces in new places as the NFL sees longtime QBs change teams during the off-season. Risk reward for drafting a QB in the first round, would taking Tua be a bad idea for NFL teams? Last but not least, we make our picks for the greatest horse race on the face of the earth... The Cat Cave Derby.
Happy Easter
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