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The East Coast Bias boys return to recap the U.S. men’s basketball scare against South Sudan and give their prediction for the Olympic tournament. Then, they discuss their early leans for the 2024-25 NBA season. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out RG-help.com to find out...

Olympic Preview and Way-Too-Early NBA Win Totals

There is a story that Canadian basketball lifer and former men’s national team coach Jay Triano likes to tell about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. It’s a July morning in Manila, 2016. Team Canada is in the Philippines for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The entire roster is on the team bus, bright and early, headed to its first practice. Everyone but Gilgeous-Alexander, a surprise inclusion as an 17-year-old rising senior who was months away from committing to Kentucky: a teenager on a team full of grown adults—including Tristan Thompson, who’d just won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers a few weeks prior. The youngster soon to be known as SGA was nowhere to be found. “OK, let’s go,” Triano, then in his second stint as the head coach of the national team, told the driver. We’re going to show young fella you can’t be late for a bus, Triano thought. As the team got off the bus and stepped onto the court, Triano saw Shai already working out with national icon Steve Nash, then the Canadian men’s national team general manager. “I guess Steve had woken him up and said, ‘Come on, you’re not playing a whole lot. Let’s go to the gym,’” Triano told The Ringer last week. “And they spent a couple hours in the gym before we even got there for our practice. And when Steve takes an interest in somebody, then he believes in that guy.”

Canada Basketball Was Literally Built for This

Sheil and Steven discuss three questions they each have that they believe will be answered during training camp and the preseason. Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins. Subscribe: Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Stitcher / RSS.

What Questions Will Be Answered Before Week 1?

Did you miss our live show in L.A. this summer? We got you! Here is all of the fun The Midnight Boys (00:00) and House of R (30:12) had with the Bad Babies and the Midnight Mafia. Hosts: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson. The...

Into the Ringer-Verse Live Show!

Matt is joined by Mark Lazarus, NBCUniversal Media Group chairman, to discuss the business behind broadcasting the Olympics, how these Games will feel different than the 2020 Olympics, what they learned from streaming an NFL playoff game on Peacock, Al Michaels’s AI broadcasting debut, and NBA rights (2:56). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for Deadpool & Wolverine (28:22).

The High Stakes of Broadcasting the Olympics

Cousin Sal and the D3 recap this weekend in sports, give out their plays of the day in the MLB (14:54), and discuss Team USA surviving South Sudan (25:32), and Sal gives out his worst loss of the weekend in betaches (43:00). Hosts: Cousin Sal, Darren Szokoli, Brian Szokoli, and...

Weekend Recap, Team USA Survives, and Betaches

Van, Charles, and Jomi are back to break down the latest episode of HotD (05:38)! The boys dive into the fracturing within both Team Black and Team Green and talk about Seasmoke, who stole the show. They also have the occasional tangent on Jomi’s birthday weekend. Hosts: Van Lathan,...

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 6 Instant Reactions

House and Hubbard recap the Open Championship and start with Xander Schauffele obtaining his second major win of the season, whether they expected more from Scottie Scheffler, and the surprising amount of players that struggled this weekend (02:03). After, they discuss the players that had good or bad performances (25:02), then end by questioning if this win cements Xander as a future Ryder Cup captain (29:52).

Open Championship Recap: Xander Claims Second Major Win of the Season

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Chennedy Carter is showing the league that no one can guard her. On Tuesday, the Chicago Sky Guard led her team to a win against the defending champs, the Las Vegas Aces. In their last game before the Olympic break, the Sky emerged victorious over the Aces at Michelob Ultra Arena.

Chicago Sky’s Chennedy Carter was Once the League’s Hidden Star; Now She’s On Top

The Ringer’s Tate Frazier and J. Kyle Mann connect to discuss their final thoughts on NBA summer league, designate their own “first team” from Vegas, and break down Team USA’s Achilles’ heel in the Olympics. Hosts: Tate Frazier and J. Kyle Mann. Producer: Cliff Augustin.

Final Summer League Takeaways, Team USA Concern Level, and Luol Deng’s Master Class

Is there any such thing as a “normal” Olympics? Hard to say! After all, there are really only two reliable certainties about any given Games: (1) that they will be an expensive boondoggle, and (2) that the unexpected and absurd have a way of winning the day. For athletes, making it to the Olympics is the culmination of a lifelong dream, the payoff for decades of dedication and sacrifice. For everyday viewers, on the other hand, watching the global sporting event means respecting all of that hard work … while also sending rower dong memes to colleagues and saying things like, “You catch that greased-up Tongan?” in polite conversation. (Gonna miss that guy.)

Faster-Higher-Stronger ’Splainer: The Ringer’s Guide to the 2024 Paris Olympics

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L.A. TACO

An anonymous L.A. influencer is turning everyone's lightly-awkward exchange—when a food service worker flips over their iPad so you can fill in the tip percentage— into some of the most controversial content on social media right now. And today, we talked to them about it.

Meet the L.A. Influencer Who Is Trying to Get Famous By Never Tipping at Restaurants and Bars

The Full Go returns as Jason welcomes no. 96 Alex Brown to the podcast! The two chat about the start of training camp, why AB wants to see the defense be competitive, and hurdles that NFL players go through to get back into football mode (1:28). Then, Alex tells a story about an interaction he had with former Bears running back Tarik Cohen, how the Bears can change under defensive coordinator Eric Washington, and how Bears fans can navigate the overreactions to Caleb Williams (23:40). Next, Jason welcomes Adam Kramer to talk all things college football! They talk about the nostalgia aspect of NCAA Football 25, individual player rankings, and standouts to watch (40:28).

“I’m Pro Dog” With Alex Brown and Adam Kramer

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(0:30) — TWITTER SPACES: JJ returns to react to the Mets’ victory in the 2024 Subway Series with a 3-2 win on Tuesday, and the team will look to sweep on Wednesday. We always want to hear from you! Leave JJ a message on the listener line at 917-382-1151.

Mets Take the ’24 Subway Series

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The hit History Channel series "American Pickers" is gearing up for an exciting return to Minnesota this fall. The show's production team has announced plans to film episodes throughout the state in September 2024, offering locals a chance to showcase their unique collections and share their stories with a national audience.

"American Pickers" Set to Unearth Minnesota's Hidden Treasures

Meg and Spanners are back to break down the dramatic Hungarian Grand Prix! First, they must talk about potentially the best radio day in Formula One history with McClaren’s feud between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri (14:37). They discuss the what ifs of the race had Norris followed team instructions earlier (14:37), as well as an awkward post-race and cool-down room celebrating Piastri’s victory (18:10). They talk about Verstappen’s childlike arguments on the radio after he was up late sim racing (24:16) and their thoughts on the Red Bull strategy (28:58). They discuss the Verstappen interview that has since been taken down on Red Bulletin, as it was poorly timed after his crash with Hamilton (39:10), and a dismal future for Sergio Perez on Red Bull (45:16). Finally, they talk about the announcement that Magnussen will not be on Haas next year (51:47) and the Williams rumor that they will get rid of Sargeant for Ocon (54:56).

Hungarian Grand Prix Recap

Brian chats with 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Joe Murray about the start of training camp for the Patriots, initial impressions of Jerod Mayo, the QB depth chart entering the season, a look around the AFC East, and more (0:45). Then, Brian and Jamie chat about the new season of Hard Knocks, Team USA basketball, and what the Sox will do at the MLB trade deadline (30:40).

Pats Training Camp Is Here, With Joe Murray!

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Netflix’s strong second-quarter earnings and how the company’s strong numbers might weaken in the next few years, partially because of their underwhelming advertising revenue. They then ask a larger question: Is the race for streaming now down to two finalists—Netflix and YouTube (2:43)? Matt finishes the show with a prediction for which city will win hosting duties of the 2027 Sundance Film Festival (25:30).

Is Netflix or YouTube the King in Streaming?

Welcome to a jam-packed House of the Dragon mailbag. I received more reader questions after “Smallfolk” than any previous episode of Season 2. Keep them coming! To appear in future editions of the mailbag, message me @zachkram on Twitter/X or at zach.kram@theringer.com each week after a new episode airs.

‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 6 Mailbag: You Must Be This Targ to Ride

House of the Dragon is back, and the Dance of the Dragons is underway. The Targaryen war of succession will come down to control—who can control their impulses, their sycophants, and, yes, their dragons. With each passing episode, The Ringer will examine how Westeros’s key players are aligning their pieces on the board. As the saying goes, chaos can be a ladder. Welcome to the House of the Dragon power rankings.

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Power Rankings: Wrath of the Smallfolk

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Five Questions as the Dust Settles on 2024 NBA Free Agency

Much like the Boston Celtics’ run to this year’s title, 2024 NBA free agency has been quick, methodical, and efficient. With the NBA’s new second apron...

Five Questions as the Dust Settles on 2024 NBA Free Agency

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