Location:
United States
Description:
The Valenti Show with Rico is Detroit’s must-listen daily sports show — where strong opinions meet smart analysis. Hosted by Mike Valenti and Rico Beard, The Valenti Show brings unfiltered takes on the biggest national stories and dives deep into all-things-Detroit sports: the Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, Michigan and Michigan State. Whether it's NFL drama, playoff stakes or college football storylines, Valenti and Rico tell it like it is — no fluff, no fan service, just real talk. Catch The Valenti Show with Rico live Monday through Friday 2pm - 6pm EST on 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT). Full episodes, individual hours and show highlights drop daily wherever you get your podcasts.
Language:
English
Website:
https://971theticket.radio.com/
Episodes
Best Of The Lions On 97.1 The Ticket: Reactions To The Blake Miller Pick
4/25/2026
This week's Best Of Lions centers around the Lions' selection of Clemson OT Blake Miller with the 17th overall pick in this year's draft.
Duration:00:43:47
FULL SHOW: Friday, April 24th
4/24/2026
Valenti and Rico opened the final show of the week with their thoughts on the Lions' selection of OT Blake Miller with the 17th overall pick in Thursday night's 1st round of the NFL Draft. They dove into what this means going forward before shifting to talk Pistons in the second hour. The guys gave their confidence levels for Detroit to win game 3 tomorrow against the Magic and took a bunch of your calls on both topics. They wrapped the show with a reset of their 2 main talking points of the day in the final hour.
Duration:02:24:10
HOUR 1: Reacting To Lions Taking Blake Miller With The 17th Pick + NFL Draft Receipts
4/24/2026
Mike and Rico recapped last night's first round of the NFL Draft in the first hour. They dove into the Lions' #17 overall selection, OT Blake Miller, discussing how he will fit into the roster. Then, they returned to their round 1 predictions to see what they got right and wrong.
Duration:00:41:13
HOUR 2: How Must-Win Is Tomorrow's Game 3 For The Pistons Against The Magic?
4/24/2026
The guys spent the second hour previewing Pistons-Magic Game 3 tomorrow and discussed their confidence levels in Detroit winning.
Duration:00:40:30
HOUR 3: NFL Draft Winners/Losers + More Calls + Who Said It?
4/24/2026
David and Kenny joined Mike & Rico to discuss the winners and losers of the first round of the NFL Draft. Then, the guys took a few of your calls before wrapping the hour with this week's "Who Said It?"
Duration:00:31:22
HOUR 4: Predicting What The Lions Will Do In Round 2 Tonight + Taking More Of Your Calls
4/24/2026
The guys rounded out today's show with their thoughts on what the Lions might do with the 50th overall pick. Plus, they heard from a few more of the people on round 2 and Game 3 of Pistons-Magic tomorrow.
Duration:00:31:03
Hearing From The People For The Final Time On Lions' Day 2 Tonight
4/24/2026
Mike and Rico take your calls for the final time of the show on today's topics.
Duration:00:10:25
Valenti Predicts The Lions 2nd Round Pick Tonight
4/24/2026
Mike offers a name that he thinks has a chance to be taken by the Lions tonight in the 2nd round of the NFL Draft.
Duration:00:13:28
Winners & Losers Of NFL Draft 1st Round | In Football Today
4/24/2026
The guys have a conversation about the teams that won and lost the first round of the NFL Draft last night.
Duration:00:12:24
Taking Your Calls On The Importance Of Game 3 For The Pistons
4/24/2026
Valenti and Rico hear from the people, who chime in on the Pistons conversation.
Duration:00:11:05
How Important Is Game 3 For The Pistons?
4/24/2026
Do the Pistons need to win Game 3 against the Magic in order to win the series?
Duration:00:09:11
Returning To Round 1 Receipts | In Football Today
4/24/2026
The guys go through their over/under predictions they made ahead of the first round of the NFL Draft.
Duration:00:08:33
Hearing From The People On Lions Drafting Blake Miller
4/24/2026
Valenti and Rico read your texts and take your calls on the Lions' first-round selection yesterday.
Duration:00:09:05
What To Make Of The Lions' Plan Following Their 1st Round Pick
4/24/2026
The guys discuss the Lions going O-Line with the 17th pick and what this means for the other holes they need to fill.
Duration:00:11:33
Reacting To The Lions Taking OL Blake Miller At #17
4/24/2026
Valenti and Rico discuss the Lions staying at #17 and taking Florida OT Blake Miller.
Duration:00:11:59
97.1 The Ticket's 2026 NFL Draft Show: First-round reaction and analysis
4/23/2026
Jeff Riger, Rico Beard and special guest caller Mike Valenti come together for a special show, providing coverage of the first round of the NFL Draft through the Lions' pick of Clemson offensive lineman Blake Miller at No. 17.
Duration:01:27:55
FULL SHOW: Thursday, April 23rd
4/23/2026
The guys opened this short show following a big Tigers win over the Brewers with their best and worst case scenarios for the Lions tonight in the 1st round of the NFL Draft. They stayed with this topic until the end of the show, where they were joined by Riger in cross-talk.
Duration:01:06:30
Draft Day Over/Under Predictions
4/23/2026
The guys give some over/unders for tonight's first round of the NFL Draft.
Duration:00:10:50
Hearing From The People On Lions' Draft Plans Tonight
4/23/2026
Valenti and Rico take your calls and read your texts on your predictions for the Lions tonight in the 1st round.
Duration:00:10:30
What Are The Dream & Nightmare Scenarios For The Lions Tonight?
4/23/2026
The guys continue their conversation on what Brad Holmes might do in the first round of the NFL Draft tonight.
Duration:00:10:50