The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Chargers fans are looking good. Raiders fans are looking classic. Lions fans are ready for a battle. And the Rams are preparing for an upset agains the Eagles. Plus, we unveil a new fashion segment called, The Drip Drill! Football America!s Dave Dameshek is about to get into all of it with guests Mike Ryan Ruiz, Nick Kostos and the rest of the gang. Host: Dave Dameshek Guests: Mike Ryan Ruiz, Nick Kostos, Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes, Bradley Campbell Producers: Danny Benitez, Mike Fuentes, Gino Fuentes Timestamps: (00:00:00-00:02:00) Monologue - Tom Brady (00:02:00-00:23:27) Drip Drill with Mike Ryan Ruiz (00:23:27-00:27:23) Pick Six Fantasy with The Super Fuentes Brother (00:27:23-00:50:02) Five Most Interesting Games of Week 3 with Nick Kostos Follow us: Dave Dameshek: https://x.com/dameshek/ Mike Ryan Ruiz: https://x.com/MichaelRyanRuiz Nick Kostos: https://x.com/TheKostos Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Commanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Training camps are underway around the NHL, and two of the biggest stars in the league still do not have contract extensions. The gang breaks down how they see the Connor McDavid contract situation with the Edmonton Oilers playing out, as well as its impact on Kirill Kaprizov's contract stalemate with the Minnesota Wild. Plus, takeaways from NHL media days, Anze Kopitar's final season with the LA Kings, and wins and fails of the week. Then, David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period joins the show to update us on the McDavid and Kaprizov situations, tell us where the New York Rangers go from here, provide a status report on the Toronto Maple Leafs without Mitch Marner, and give his opinion on where Sidney Crosby will be playing come April. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Everybody knows if you're looking for somebody and can't find them they're dead...anybody checked on Chris Cote?" Dan doesn't preview games so we talk about everything we possibly can besides this weekend's Florida-Miami game including the reaction to the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel's show, Gino Torretta's Heisman season, Indiana-Illinois, and Zas's movie theater selling pickles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"When I think of South Florida I don't think of the most well-read community." Billy tells us why our lawless society starts with the libraries and Domonique makes a comment that offends all of us as South Floridians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'm abandoning the thought." Yeah, yeah, yeah, the Dolphins stink; we get it. Did Mike Ryan just say the LeBron trade was bad? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining Billy Corben in studio is Miami-Dade county commissioner Eileen Higgins, who is vying for Francis Suarez's seat of mayor of Miami once his term ends. Billy and Commissioner Higgins spar over issues like the attempted cancellation of the city's election, and money that would have been best used towards county issues going directly to FIFA for the upcoming World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on Good Follow: Ros is joined by the host of In Case You Missed It with Khristina Williams and WNBA insider, Khristina Williams! They break down the significance of both Defensive Player of the Year winners, Minnesota Lynx's Alanna Smith and Las Vegas Aces' A’ja Wilson. Next, how do they both handle the pressure of having a media vote for the End of Season Awards? Then, Breanna Stewart plays Game 2 against the Phoenix Mercury after spraining her MCL. Should she have stayed off the court? What was the weird energy in Barclays Center? Finally, Ros and Khristina give Seattle Storm’s Dominique Malonga her flowers and her efforts to force a Game 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"But first, do you want to send some kind words to Cardi B and Stefon Diggs?" JuJu, as confident as ever in his Bills but still afraid of the Dolphins, is here for Thursday Thunder, to update The Polls, and to share some insight on the WNBA Playoffs. Plus, Billy Gil joins Jeremy and Chris for this episode of The Pitch Clock while Chris finally has an opportunity to break down the league in 2025, and, unsurprisingly, it devolves into total chaos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"If you don't have a podcast, you're a huge loser." We're talkin' stealing brain waves, stealing game plans, and (not) stealing basketballs. Mina Kimes joins the crew after the shenanigans to talk NFL football, including what should happen if the Dolphins get beat down on TNF tonight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Thanks for the money, Dan!" Pablo Torre dropped another Pablo this morning and is here -- while paying off his Bucket punishment as a mummy -- to discuss one of the great parables of wealth and why a sob story can coexist with a scam story. He also explains whatever the hell a carbon credit actually is. Meanwhile, while planting his own carbon credit, Billy dismisses The Guatemalan Dream™. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'd rather have my arm chopped off than have the common cold." Witty is here to deliver his Top 4 Ray Hudson Calls, as he also refuses to back down on any of his terrible, no-good, very bad takes. He also has a reason Tua Tagovailoa doesn't look the same as he did in college, other than, you know, the head injuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I wasn't out with any waiters or waitresses, you know what I mean? That's an O.J. reference." Billy Gil pays off his punishment for The Bucket called "The Kawhi," and he doesn't understand why Pablo Torre won't stop snitching. Dan and Mike lead a conversation on both bullying and cowardice that led to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension from ABC and what it means for the future of the country and our First Amendment rights. Also, the Bills will be on their p's and q's tonight against the Dolphins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The power of storytelling is to save us.... and to destroy us." Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Viet Thanh Nguyen, is deeply shaped by his identity as a refugee. Viet describes his upbringing, one without many books, one that dealt with violence and isolation, and one that made him incredibly interested in the Vietnam War. The two bond over the shared burdens that family takes on to start a new life and Viet talks about what it was like winning the most prestigious prize in literature for his debut novel, and how he was propelled from a professor to a public figure. Viet also speaks to the importance of sharing and uplifting refugee stories amidst the digital and political dangers facing today's society. Viet’s latest book, “To Save and to Destroy”, an exploration of otherness and a call for political solidarity, is available now wherever you get your books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"No. We're 1-1-1, you d**k." Unda is a revelation, JuJu refuses to call a terrible team terrible, and what is going on with Keenan Allen's shoulders? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I don't care if Saddam Hussein is calling plays, I'm pulling for them." Does Dan even know how this business works? The Baumer doesn't think so. He, Kenny Mayne, and their new friend Connor Manning are looking for a fourth show host, but Dan is resistant. Then, Smetty is here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'm talking about how your back hurts when you take a big dump." Tony asks the question nobody else in the entire world is asking: could there be something there with Cam Ward? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I hope he has his tux ready for the 2026 Peabodies." How did we let Dan get away with saying Rex Grossman dragged the 2006 Chicago Bears to the Super Bowl? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'll judge the hell out of you if you're pro devil." Is Tua too comfortable telling us what he can't do? Why do we always invoke Moneyball when the moral of the story is that the A's always lose? Is not all ass bad? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on Good Follow: Ros and Angel preview the New York Liberty and Phoenix Mercury’s game 2. How will New York adjust with Breanna Stewart’s potential injury? What does Natasha Cloud bring to the Liberty? Next, they break down the Minnesota Lynx and Golden State Valkyries before they head to the Bay. How will the crowd impact the Golden State Valkyries in game 2? Can Minnesota’s bench keep the momentum? Then, Ros gives her DraftKings pick of the week. Finally, Ros and Angel play a game of Good Follow or Unfollow. Is the pink hair an A’ja Wilson trademark or does it belong to the Studbudz? What do we think of Natisha Hiedeman’s ‘Femme T’ look on stream? Do we like Cathy Engelbert’s Rookie of the Year surprise for Paige Bueckers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Co-hosts Juju Gotti and Trysta Krick talk about the WNBA playoffs, the epic, milky, puffer jacket choices of Skylar Diggins, the lack of accountability from Alyssa Thomas, and the incredible story of Courtney Williams and the StudBudz. It’s playoff time with Alley Oop the comedy show that talks about all things basketball, hoops, and hoopers. #wnba #wnbaplayoffs #pheonixmercury #minnesotalynx #seattlestorm #connecticutsun #courtneywilliams #studbudz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices