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2 days ago
2 days ago
33 min
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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Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
30 min
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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Jun 29, 2026
Jun 29, 2026
27 min
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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Jun 20, 2026
Jun 20, 2026
31 min
NBA Draft: AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, and Cameron Boozer walk into the 2026 NBA Draft on June 23 in Brooklyn, and Big Ben and K Winn have bold takes.
We break down the #1 pick debate between Dybantsa and Peterson, K Winn drops his Jazz hot take on Cameron Boozer at #2 while Big Ben says Utah will trade up to draft AJ Dybantsa at #1.
Team USA beat Australia 2-0 at Lumen Field in Seattle to punch their ticket to the knockout stage without Christian Pulisic, and the debates are wide open: can USA win the World Cup? Do you ride chalk with Argentina, France, and Spain, or does the new format make this World Cup genuinely anyone's tournament?
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Team USA Beats Australia Without Pulisic
8:25 World Cup Debate: Chalk (Argentina France Spain) vs the Field
14:48 2026 NBA Draft Preview: AJ Dybantsa at #1
19:10 Jazz Take Cameron Boozer at #2
21:37 Unfied Theory of Cares
30:25 Movie Theater Popcorn
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Jun 15, 2026
Jun 15, 2026
34 min
Jalen Brunson dropped 45 points to close out the Knicks' first championship since 1973 and we're saying it out loud: Jalen Brunson over Luka Doncic. Not a debate. A verdict. We close the NBA season breaking down where the San Antonio Spurs go from here, including the Dylan Harper starter conversation, Wemby's subpar Q4 average in the playoffs, and what to do with Mitch Johnson.
Plus: Brendan Sorsby just walked out of college football's biggest scandal and straight into the NFL supplemental draft. We grade every landing spot.
And the USA Men's National Team opened the World Cup 4-1 on home soil... but are they a real contender or a mid-major with a ceiling problem?
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Jalen Brunson over Luka
5:00 Spurs Struggles on Coach or Wemby?
8:42 Dylan Harper Should Be Closing Games for the Spurs
15:13 FIFA World Cup: Team USA Is A Mid Major
22:46 Brendan Sorsby Gambled and Won
33:01 Need A Fall Guy
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Jun 8, 2026
Jun 8, 2026
33 min
Spurs win Game 3 at Madison Square Garden! Jalen Brunson and the Knicks still hold a 2-1 series lead, but Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs just reminded everyone this series isn’t over. We break down Game 3 of the NBA Finals, what it means for the series, and whether Brunson's fourth-quarter production across this Finals already locks him into the all-time point guard conversation regardless of how this ends.
Then we get into the Protect College Sports Act, the federal bill that would cap how much schools can pay athletes, limit transfers, and give the NCAA the legal muscle to enforce it all. Athletes and agents are furious. The schools pushing for it say without guardrails the entire system collapses. We break down what the bill actually does, who wins, who loses, and why the loudest supporters might have the most to gain.
Finally, Russell Wilson officially retired and landed at CBS Sports. Ten Pro Bowls. One Super Bowl ring. Two Finals appearances. The peak-Seattle run was one of the most efficient QB stretches of the 2010s. Is that a Hall of Fame career? We take a side.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Knicks vs Spurs Game 3 Reaction, Wemby Fights Back
9:42 Jalen’s Brunson’s Legacy
14:24 Protect College Sports Act, Yes or No?
25:42 Russell Wilson Hall of Fame Debate
32:08 World Cup Games in Vancouver
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Jun 1, 2026
Jun 1, 2026
38 min
The Rams just traded for Myles Garrett. We break down the blockbuster deal and what it means for LA's Super Bowl window.
The NBA Finals are here. We break down Spurs vs. Knicks, whether we're witnessing the birth of a new dynasty, and we're making our pick: San Antonio in 6, Wemby wins Finals MVP.
Then we head to the AL West, where the Mariners have taken first place on a six-game winning streak without Cal Raleigh while a piggyback rotation experiment has Luis Castillo confronting Dan Wilson mid-game.
We also get into Justin Herbert skipping two weeks of Chargers OTAs to fly to Europe for Madison Beer's concert tour. Harbaugh said he offered Herbert a ride to the airport. We're asking whether that's the right call or a red flag for a franchise still searching for its first deep playoff run.
Finally, we discuss Chet Holmgren's brutal series against the Spurs, the Chet vs. Wemby debate, and what his future looks like in OKC.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 NBA Finals Preview: Spurs vs Knicks
9:57 Is San Antonio Building a Dynasty?
14:25 Mariners AL West Lead and Piggyback Rotation Drama
21:35 Myles Garrett Rams Trade Breakdown
27:05 Justin Herbert Skips Chargers OTAs
30:22 Chet Holmgren vs Wemby: Future in OKC
37:04 Madison Beer
37:42 Mexico Customs Issue
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May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
35 min
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: flopper or genius? There's a real conversation about what flopping does to the integrity of playoff basketball. Is SGA a surgeon who found the exact edge of the rulebook, or is he undermining the product? We go both sides, stat-backed, no hedging.
Wembanyama put up 41, 24, and two overtime periods in Game 1. OKC answered with 76 bench points in Game 3. The Thunder lead the Western Conference Finals 2-1 and the series hinges on whether Wemby can carry San Antonio alone. We break down the depth gap killing the Spurs and what Game 4 actually means for this series.
Plus: college sports NIL spending is completely out of control. Football rosters are pushing $50 million. Athletic directors are calling it sustainable with a straight face. We break down who wins, who loses, and what gets cut when the bill comes due.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 SGA flopper or genius?
3:03 Game 4 Preview: OKC vs SAS
11:52 Mitch Johnson’s Pregame Hype Speech
14:34 NIL Is Out of Control
20:14 College Salary Cap
32:58 College Baseball
35:11 Outro - Trendy Hat Guy
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May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
29 min
The New York Knicks are rolling into the Eastern Conference Finals against a Cleveland team that just played two seven-game series. We break down why New York's plus -19.8 net rating makes this Eastern Conference Final feel less like a series and more like a formality.
Then the West Coast superstar slump report: Fernando Tatis Jr. has gone 46 games without a home run, Cal Raleigh is hitting .161, and Rafael Devers is nowhere near the player San Francisco paid for. Plus, 20-year-old Colt Emerson makes his MLB debut for Seattle after signing the largest pre-service extension in baseball history. JP Crawford is a free agent after 2026. The clock is ticking.
Also on the show: the next number one MLB Draft pick nobody is talking about, a live Spurs vs OKC update, and Ben went geoduck hunting.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Knicks ECF: Is Cleveland Already Dead?
5:41 MLB: Tatis, Raleigh & Devers Are All Broken Right Now
7:42 46 Games. Zero Home Runs. What Is Happening to Tatis?
13:34 The Next #1 Pick Nobody Is Talking About
16:40 Colt Emerson Arrives. JP Crawford's Clock Is Ticking.
21:50 Spurs vs OKC Mid Game
24:18 Ben Went Geoduck Hunting
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May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
31 min
The NFL schedule is out and the biggest story is not the marquee matchups -- it is who drew the toughest road. The Bengals could get a home field advantage for the playoffs while Miami Dolphins could open the season 0-5 with a brutal five-game stretch that includes trips to Vegas, San Francisco, Kansas City, and Minnesota. Meanwhile the San Francisco 49ers open Week 1 against the Rams in Melbourne, Australia on Netflix, and the Seahawks get a Christmas Day NFC West showdown against LA.
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are heading to the Western Conference Finals. Now the most anticipated conference finals matchup in years is set: Wembanyama vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Spurs vs. Thunder, the future of the NBA on one side of the bracket.
Also, Lane Kiffin is not a villain and not a genius. He is college football's Draymond Green, and the attention is the whole strategy.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 NFL Hardest and Easiest Schedules 2026 Breakdown
6:54 Would You Pay to Watch the Seahawks in Las Vegas?
11:14 Cavaliers vs. Pistons: Is This Series Already Over?
12:40 Wembanyama Is One Win From the Western Conference Finals
13:59 OKC Thunder vs. Spurs Preview and Dylan Harper Breakout
21:13 Lane Kiffin: College Football Troll or Certified Genius?
30:45 Outro - Don’t Lane Kiffin Me
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