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The Seahawks won the Super Bowl and Vegas has them fourth at +1100, behind three teams that did not. De'Zhaun Stribling has 11 catches in two preseason games. Lane Kiffin just pulled a tight end straight off an NFL roster.

We open with a confession and a ruling on the question every fan has argued about and nobody has ever settled. How many teams are you actually allowed to have? Is a main team plus a side team or two legal, or is that just fandom with an escape hatch?

Then we get to the defending champions sitting behind three teams in the Super Bowl odds and what Vegas is telling us it doesn't believe. We set the over under on Stribling at 600 yards and four touchdowns with Ricky Pearsall gone for the season. We break down the eligibility ruling that sent Dae'Quan Wright to LSU to play for Lane Kiffin and what it means for a sport that has run out of boundaries. And we pick the third AL wild card out of seven teams all under .500, with Cal Raleigh hitting .158 and Seattle three back.

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0:00 How Many Teams Can You Root For

3:41 Seahawks Fourth At +1100

8:43 De'Zhaun Stribling Over Under 600 Yards 

12:58 Lane Kiffin Raids NFL Roster

21:45 AL Wild Card Race

27:28 Dodgers Running Away With The West

28:11 Jed York Arrested In Ohio

 

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The San Diego Padres have surged into the third NL Wild Card spot and the verdict is coming: contender or pretender? Meanwhile the Seattle Mariners are on the brink, one more bad road trip away from getting knocked out of both the AL West and the Wild Card race entirely.

We're also breaking down the Las Vegas Raiders' Week 1 quarterback battle. Fernando Mendoza or Kirk Cousins, who's under center when the season kicks off? Then we shift to the rookie debate that's splitting the show: Ty Simpson or De'Zhaun Stribling, who builds the better NFL career from here?

Padres playoff push. Mariners on the ropes. Raiders QB battle. Rookie legacy debate. All the West Coast storylines that matter this week, backed by the stats and delivered with the takes national media won't give you.

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0:00 Padres Streaking

4:54 Mariners Season On The Brink

9:55 Mendoza Or Cousins Week 1?

14:45 De'Zhaun Stribling vs Ty Simpson Debate

20:00 NFL Hard Knocks with Seahawks

23:26 CFB Rankings & Playoff Predictions

30:20 Washington State’s New Rival

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The 49ers' training camp injuries pile up again, and we dig into the Santa Clara substation conspiracy theory behind San Francisco's historic run of bad injury luck. Cal Raleigh follows a 60 home run MVP runner up season with a .161 batting average, and Lincoln Riley heads into a make or break fourth season at USC with the number one recruiting class in the country and zero excuses left.

This week: whether Raleigh's power outage is a fixable blip or a 29 year old catcher's body telling the truth, Brock Purdy earning the Layer King nickname from 49ers DC Raheem Morris, Sam Darnold finally getting a real nickname after leading Seattle to a Super Bowl LX win, and whether USC's offense or the defense is the real problem heading into Riley's last chance. Plus a tribute to Don Nelson.

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0:00 49ers Injury Conspiracy Theory

04:50 Brock Purdy’s MVP Year

9:58 Top 10 NFL QBs

11:48 Sam Darnold’s New Nickname

13:24 Cal Raleigh's Historic Power Outage

20:35 USC and Lincoln Riley's Playoff Pressure

26:48 Don Nelson and Warriors Legacy

29:53 6man Volleyball Apology

 

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The Dodgers traded for Tarik Skubal without moving a single player off the active roster, and Buster Posey turned the San Francisco Giants deadline into a five-trade heist. Deebo Samuel is back in the Bay on a one-year deal worth up to $7 million, and we settle whether Brock Purdy or Justin Herbert is under more pressure this NFL Season.

Kyle breaks down 6-Man Volleyball in Manhattan Beach and why a bracket in the sand explains the current state in MLB.  Plus why Zac Taylor's seat is getting a lot hotter.

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0:00 Six Man Beach Volleyball vs MLB

01:22 Are The Dodgers Ruining Baseball

09:54 Kade Anderson For Mason Miller Trade

12:18 Buster Posey's Trade Deadline Masterclass

16:48 Padres Are Heating Up

18:54 Seahawks Hard Knocks Preview

20:34 Purdy vs Herbert QB Debate

23:58 Shanahan vs Zac Taylor Hot Seat

27:50 Deebo Samuel Returns To The Bay

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LeBron James is a Philadelphia 76er, the Warriors still need to upgrade their roster, and the Dodgers are one week away from deciding whether Tarik Skubal is worth the farm. This week Big Ben and K Winn break down the LeBron to Philly move, the Golden State trade that actually makes sense, and the biggest names on the MLB deadline board.

We start with the five grill masters problem in Philly. LeBron, Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe in one starting five, and nobody in that locker room volunteering to defer. K Winn lays out why Cleveland was the plan until Jaylen Brown got traded. Big Ben makes the case that this is a media market play, five titles in four cities.

Then we tell Mike Dunleavy exactly what to do: trade for Trey Murphy III, pair him with Yaxel Lendeborg, and stop chasing veterans on the back nine. We hit Skubal, Mason Miller and the 46-46 Padres, whether Dante Moore and Oregon can win a College Football Natty, and Arizona State launches a new influencer degree.

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0:00 LeBron James Signs With The Sixers

3:35 Why LeBron Picked Philly 

10:23 Warriors Need To Make A Move

12:02 MLB Trade Deadline: Mariners, Tarik Skubal And Mason Miller

21:20 College Football Banter

24:00 Is This The Year Oregon Wins A National?

25:34 CFB Oysters Comps

27:33 ASU Influencer Degree

33:23 Hitch Training Workouts

 

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No full podcast this week, just a few rants and loud takes  

 

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LeBron's 2026 free agency, France's run to the World Cup final, and the NCAA burning down the redshirt headline this one, and no MLB Allstar Game Home Run Derby watching. 

We discuss the FIFA World Cup Semifiinal games and France.  In six games, France has six wins, sixteen goals scored, two conceded, and we’ll see if anyone in the field can stop them on July 19 in New Jersey.  Big Ben plants his flag on Messi and Argentina for the last dance. 

What will LeBron decide?  We talk about the possibility of the Bay next to Stephen Curry, and lay out exactly what makes the most sense.  Plus the NCAA's new five-for-five rule, the best thing they've passed in a decade, and what it means for college athletes.   

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0:00 Skipping The MLB All Star Game

2:44 Summer League Has No Defense

3:28 FIFA World Cup Semifinals Preview

5:47 France Or Argentina Favorite?

10:11 FIFA Chalk vs The Field

11:26 LeBron's Decision Looms

22:16 NCAA Rule Kills The Redshirt

32:47 Messi's Global Brand Power

 

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LeBron James is still a free agent and the entire NBA is holding its breath. The Golden State Warriors cleared cap space, Draymond Green walked away from $27.7 million, the Miami Heat acquired Giannis, and the Cleveland Cavaliers want another homecoming.

This week on Big Ben & K Winn, we unpack the biggest question in basketball: does LeBron chase a fifth ring on a team-friendly deal, or protect the bag in his 24th season?

We also break down Draymond Green's opt-out and what it actually means and if he could leave the Warriors. Genius or reckless?

Plus, USA is out of the FIFA World Cup after getting bounced by Belgium. The fireworks were spectacular. We tell you which ones actually mattered.

Caught up and fired up in half an hour. Wherever you're tuning in from, welcome home.

Big Ben & K Winn. Your West Coast Source For Sports.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 NBA Free Agency Is Exploding

1:12 LeBron, Money or Legacy?

5:29 Warriors, Heat, Cavs: Who Gets LeBron?

10:05 Draymond Opts Out, Genius or Mistake?

13:44 Blazers Offseason Plan

16:50 USA vs Belgium: What Went Wrong?

25:06 The Grand Finale

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LeBron James is a free agent and the question is, what’s next? Lakers, Warriors, Cavs or Heat? We break down his options and pick a destination where we think he lands.

Steph Curry is 38 years old and the Warriors are a middle team in the West. Draymond declined his player option. The front office is targeting Trey Murphy III, LeBron,, and Anfernee Simons with the mid-level exception. We make the call on which move actually extends Steph's window and which ones are Band-Aids on a roster that needs surgery.

Plus Ja Morant is headed to Portland and we tell you what that means for the Trail Blazers. And Team USA faces Bosnia-Herzegovina Wednesday night in the World Cup knockout round at Levi's Stadium in the Bay Area. Full squad. Pulisic healthy. We give you the pick.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 Taylor Bisciotti + LeBron Free Agency

5:29 Warriors Are a Middle Team

10:00 LeBron: Lakers, Warriors, or Miami? 

14:12 USA vs Bosnia World Cup Knockout

20:33 Ja Morant Traded to Blazers

27:09 Schemdium T-Shirts

 

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