Chauncey Billups & Terry Rozier Arrested

Summary

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PTI Podcast Episode Summary

Episode: "Chauncey Billups & Terry Rozier Arrested"
Date: October 24, 2025
Hosts: Tony Kornheiser, Michael Wilbon
Featured Guest: Booger McFarland

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Overview

In this fast-paced episode of Pardon the Interruption, Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon open with major news shaking the NBA: the arrests of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (for gambling-related crimes) and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups (for alleged ties to an illegal poker ring with mafia connections). The hosts dissect the implications for the league, before turning to on-court action—highlighting Victor Wembanyama’s spectacular game, a historic rookie debut in Philadelphia, and managerial moves in baseball.
The episode features a "Five Good Minutes" segment with ESPN analyst Booger McFarland, who shares insights into college football, the NFL’s Week 8, and the pressures facing LSU coach Brian Kelly. The show closes with the usual rapid-fire "Big Finish" and brief tributes, including to Lionel Messi's contract extension.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

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1. NBA Gambling Scandal: Rozier & Billups (01:16–04:39)

• Allegations:

  • Terry Rozier: Arrested for involvement in helping gamblers profit from prop bets.
  • Chauncey Billups: Arrested for participating in an illegal poker operation linked to the Mafia.

• Immediate Consequences:

  • Both placed on leave by their teams.
  • NBA faces tough questions on the breadth of gambling-related corruption.

• Discussion:

  • Wilbon is personally shaken by Billups's arrest due to their close professional and personal ties:

    “Chauncey Billups is somebody that had a really good relationship professionally when he was a player... I like and respect Chauncey Billups. And so this news is just jarring to me...” – [Wilbon, 01:52]

  • Both hosts question the depth of the issue and the investigatory limits of the NBA versus law enforcement.
  • Kornheiser highlights the conflict inherent in sports leagues’ embrace of legalized betting:

    “All the sports leagues now have sports betting partners and they encourage people to bet. Including this network with ESPN.” – [Kornheiser, 03:05]

  • On Rozier, Kornheiser is blunt:

    “If Rozier is found to have cooperated with gamblers, if he had shaded his own performance so that people could profit on prop bets, then he should be banned for life.” – [Kornheiser, 03:21]

  • Kornheiser notes the complexity, as previous NBA investigations cleared Rozier, raising concerns about due diligence or possible “show arrest.”

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2. NBA Opening Highlights and Storylines (04:39–07:42)

• Victor Wembanyama’s Stellar Game:
  • Scored 40 points, 15 rebounds as San Antonio crushed Dallas by 33.
  • Wilbon:

    “Watching Wembanyama last night was like watching a combination of a young Lu Alcindor, Wilt...and Akeem Olajuwon.” – [Wilbon, 05:42]

• Other Standouts:
  • Cooper Flagg, highly touted rookie, underwhelmed in his debut (10 points, 10 rebounds).
  • Philadelphia’s Vijay Edgecombe: 34 points—most by a rookie since Wilt Chamberlain.
  • Concerns about Joel Embiid’s fitness after a weak performance.
  • Kornheiser on Embiid’s significance:

    “If he's slow and if he’s winded and if he can’t defend the rim, then Philadelphia has absolutely no chance.” – [Kornheiser, 06:34]

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3. MLB Manager Moves (07:42–10:21)

• Angels hire Kurt Suzuki:

  • Ex-catcher and long-time MLB presence; on a one-year deal aligning with the GM’s contract.
  • Kornheiser calls this a sensible hire:

    “All catchers become managers...it makes all the sense in the world to hire him.” – [Kornheiser, 08:15]

• Giants hire Tony Vitello:

  • Unprecedented jump from college to MLB managing.
  • Hosts question how players will receive a manager with no pro playing/coaching experience.
  • Wilbon:

    "Managers now have to deal with people upstairs...This is not Earl Weaver...That staff needs to be lauded in San Francisco." – [Wilbon, 09:41]

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4. Five Good Minutes with Booger McFarland (13:18–19:39)

NFL: Vikings vs Chargers Preview (13:18–14:45)

• Main Watch Points:
  • Vikings’ QB situation: Carson Wentz starts in place of injured J.J. McCarthy.
  • Chargers’ identity crisis: Need to return to running game, emulate "bully ball":

    "Can they play bully ball? ...They have to get back to their identity and run the football." – [McFarland, 14:22]

College Football: Pressure on Brian Kelly/LSU (14:45–16:15)

• LSU on the brink:
  • “Maybe the biggest game of Brian Kelly’s tenure,” says McFarland.
  • Loss to Texas A&M could spiral into a losing season despite high spending and expectations:

    “If you lose Saturday night, you’re not going to be favored against Alabama. You could be five and four...” – [McFarland, 15:36]

• Changing landscape:
  • Firing and buyouts are up nationwide:

    “Money doesn’t seem to be an object anymore. I just want to know where everybody’s getting it from.” – [McFarland, 15:28]

College Football: Vanderbilt’s Rise (16:15–17:44)

• Vandy’s Transformation:
  • Diego Pavia praised as "the Cam Scadaboo of college football."
  • Vandy now a threat, not a pushover, says McFarland:

    “He [Pavia] wills them to win...Clark Lea...This isn't the same old Vandy.” – [McFarland, 16:42]

NFL: Tua’s Height and Miami Turmoil (17:44–19:28)

• Tua Tagovailoa’s Comment:
  • Claimed his height (6’1”) is an issue, leading to missed throws.
  • McFarland ridicules the excuse:

    "If Tua is six-one, Mike has hair...height has never been a determining factor when you play in the shotgun..." – [McFarland, 18:07]

  • Urges Tua to speak less, play better:

    “Just go out and show us, big guy, because right now there’s a lot of turmoil in Miami...” – [McFarland, 19:20]

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5. Happy Time / Tributes & Big Finish (21:34–25:38)

Nick Bosa’s Birthday — [21:34]:

• Celebrating the 49ers star, noting both production and durability issues.

Joe Carter Anniversary — [22:48]:

• Reminiscing on the 1993 World Series walk-off.
• Wilbon:

  “That Joe Carter video...to me it’s the definition of joyous.” – [Wilbon, 23:30]

Messi’s New Contract — [23:57]:

• Lionel Messi extends with Inter Miami, bolstering the franchise ahead of its move to a new stadium.

Big Finish (24:42–25:38):

• Sean Payton-Russell Wilson controversy.
• Blue Jays rookie start in playoffs, NBA games, NHL updates.

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Notable Quotes

• “What are we talking about? How widespread is it?”
  – Michael Wilbon, reflecting on the gambling scandal’s potential scale [01:52]
• “If Rozier is found to have cooperated with gamblers...he should be banned for life.”
  – Tony Kornheiser [03:21]
• “Watching Wembanyama last night was like watching a combination of a young Lu Alcindor, Wilt...and Akeem Olajuwon.”
  – Michael Wilbon [05:42]
• “Managers now have to deal with people upstairs. This is not Earl Weaver and Leo Durocher and Billy Martin.”
  – Michael Wilbon on new era of baseball management [09:41]
• “Tua should just stop talking. Like, every time he says something, then we gotta come on TV and all of us have to talk about it…”
  – Booger McFarland [18:07]
• “We let our actions speak loud for us. Too many times right now these kids want to tell us what they’re going to do and tell us what’s happening. Just go out and show us, big guy.”
  – Booger McFarland [19:18]

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Segment Timestamps

• NBA Gambling Scandal: 01:16–04:39
• NBA Game Recaps/Wembanyama: 04:39–07:42
• MLB Manager Hires: 07:42–10:21
• College & NFL Football with Booger McFarland: 13:18–19:39
• Tributes/Happy Time: 21:34–24:39
• Big Finish: 24:42–25:38

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Tone & Style

Lively, candid, occasionally irreverent—classic PTI. Wilbon’s emotional connection to Chauncey Billups adds a layer of poignancy to the scandal, while Kornheiser’s skepticism and directness cut to the chase. McFarland’s “Five Good Minutes” blend knowledge, humor, and a tough-love, old-school football attitude.

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Conclusion

The episode delivers a hard-hitting look at the emerging gambling crisis in the NBA, thoughtful analysis of key sporting debuts and managerial decisions, and energetic debate on football’s biggest stories—plus the spirited banter and memorable moments that define PTI.

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Transcript

[A]

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[B]

Pardon the interruption, but I'm Mike Wilbon. Tony. A new study says dinosaurs were thriving until the asteroid.

[C]

I'm Tony Kornheiser. Yes, we were.

[B]

Hey, hey. Speak for yourself.

[C]

What?

[B]

Come on. We're not that old.

[C]

You don't think you're a dinosaur?

[B]

We're not that old.

[C]

We are that old, are we? I'm that old. We look like Muppets. Do you ever watch this show?

[B]

No.

[C]

We look like Muppets.

[D]

Absolutely not.

[C]

Welcome to pti, boys and girls. In today's episode, Victor Wembanyama goes for 40, Lionel Messi gets a new deal and Booger McFarland joins us for five good minutes. But we begin today with gambling arrests at Iraq. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested in Florida for his alleged involvement in helping gamblers profit from prop bets. And Portland coach Chauncey Billups was arrested in Oregon and linked to an illegal poker playing operation with ties to the Mafia. The NBA immediately put them both on leave from their teams. Wilbon. What questions does this raise in your mind?

[B]

Tony? I guess one big question and that's how widespread is this? What's going to be the reveal ultimately? I mean, the NBA can conduct all the investigations they want. It doesn't have the power of subpoena. The FBI is going to get a lot more answers than the NBA, even if the NBA pressed hard. Let me declare some baggage for a second. When you throw Chauncey Billups face up there, that hits close to home for me. Chauncey Billups is somebody that had a really good relationship professionally when he was a player, an important player in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons and The Nuggets. And then when Chauncey wanted to go into broadcasting, I was one of the people that he talked to early on and he worked for this network and we became friends and it's been a long time. And I like and respect Chauncey Billups. And so this news is just jarring to me that allegedly Chauncey is involved in whatever this is. And I really had a hard time just sort of concentrating and reading it all, thinking, what in the world are we talking about? And so we're going to find out, I guess, what we're talking about, whether it pertains to many others players, other coaches, what are we talking about? How widespread is it?

[C]

This is a really bad look for the NBA as they start their season. Look on these gambling types of stories, they are very complicated and they're very murky. And that is because all the sports leagues now have sports betting partners and they encourage people to bet. Including this network with espn. That's right, including this one. So I, you know, I understand betting is legal, but I don't think it's too much to ask of a player or a coach. Do not engage in this. Absolutely do not have anything to do with your own sport, and you probably shouldn't have it with any others. So that if Rozier is found to have cooperated with gamblers, if he had shaded his own performance so that people could profit on prop bets, then he should be banned for life. There's no, you know, who's the other guy? John Tay Parker was. He should be banned for life. If that's true. The complicating factor here, Mike, is that the. Yeah, the complicating factor here is that the NBA investigated this prior to this and cleared him. Which leads you to two conclusions. One, that the investigation wasn't very good, or two, like his lawyer said, this is a show arrest and it's unjust in either case. You know, you have to get him off the field of play at that point. As for Chauncey Billups, you have to do the same thing. He's. He cannot be coaching while this is going on. One of the notes that I took here, you know, because. Because what if it's wider, Mike? I know your relationship with him. What if it's wider? What if there's relationship. What if you participated in. You can't have it, right?

[B]

So the, the appearance of it is just so heavy.

[C]

The NBA needs to protect the integrity of its product, and we will watch and see what happens. One small thing I want to add when you bet from your phone, as everybody does now. It goes into an enormous data bank, and people can look at it and see where there are odd patterns of betting, where the red flags are. So I tend to surprise any of these things. Yeah. Let's go to actual basketball action in the NBA. Last night in the marquee game, Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points and got 15 rebounds as San Antonio rolled Dallas by 33 points. Cooper Flagg made his NBA debut in that game and said it was not great. After scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in 32 minutes, Philadelphia's top draft pick, Vijay Edgecombe, scored 34 points, the most by a rookie in a debut since. Hello, Wilt Chamberlain 66 years ago. And the Sixers beat the Celtics. And Joel Embiid returned to the court in that game and. And looks slow, scoring only four points on one of nine shootings. So, Wilbaughn, what stood out to you most from last night's results?

[B]

Oh, you know this because I called you this morning and said I do. Win by Nyamo Winbonyama. That stands out, right? Okay. It's like last week's question, what stood out? Shohei and Winbanyama. Those are the two most exciting, dynamic, unbelievably spectacular athletes in the world right now. And watching Win Benyama last night was like watching a combination of a young Lu Alcindor Wilt, who you already mentioned, and Akeem Olajuwon. It's unbelievable. When Banyama put Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis in his pocket, he went into Dallas and he trucked them. It was unbelievable what he did. I cannot wait to see him for the next game. San Antonio might be further along as a team than I thought, but when Banyama is the answer to everything.

[C]

All right, so it's one game, one of 82. And by next week, things could change completely. Cooper Flair could be getting 35 points. Edgecombe could be getting 12. But as I look at this, and I knew you would feel that way about Wembanyama, so I'm going to go a different way, and I'm going to talk about Joel Embiid at the moment, because, Joel, it doesn't matter how good Edgecombe is. Joel Embiid is more important to the Philadelphia 76ers in the near term than anybody else. And if he's slow and if he's winded and if he can't defend the rim, then Philadelphia has absolutely no chance. You saw Wembanyama last night. Did you see Antetokounmpo these two Guys were flying. They were way above the rim. Those are the guys that Embiid has to guard. Right. That's the important thing. So I want to know, when does he get into game shape? When does that be did? Because you remember Mike, couple of years ago, played 19 games last year, played 36. Or maybe we were 31. Yeah. And he's had the same operation on his meniscus four different times. Four different times. Maybe Wembanyama's year. But I'm interested at the moment and looking at Embiid with a performance.

[B]

I hear you on that tone. I love him, but I hear you and Edgecomb. Philadelphia's got some guards now. He and Maxi. That's nice to see him. Now to baseball's two newest managers. The Angels signed former catcher Kurt Suzuki to a rare one year deal that matches the amount of time that GM Perrymanezian has left on his deal. Meanwhile, the Giants are giving three years to Tony Vitello, who makes the unprecedented leap from college coaching to major league managing. Tone, which decision is more curious to you?

[C]

Well, there's nothing curious about Suzuki. I mean, he's a catcher. Eventually all catchers become managers. He spent a long time in the major leagues and then he worked in the major leagues. It makes all the sense in the world to hire him. The curiosity is that it's a one year deal, but that's because his pal who's the GM is on the last year of his deal. So he probably couldn't get Suzuki any more than that. Look, it's a terrible job, Mike. The Angels haven't had a winning record in the last 10 years. And, and Suzuki is going to be their sixth manager in the last eight years. So, you know, but in terms of the higher, the higher makes all the sense in the world. The other guy is a different story. He has not played in the major leagues. He has not coached in the major leagues, not one day. And you know baseball players, they're going to look at this guy with a tremendous amount of skepticism.

[B]

Prove it.

[C]

Tremendous. And so if Buster Posey needs to literally walk with him and put his arm around him from the beginning of spring training and sell this guy to the players. And I'll be brief with this. Baseball is not basketball and football. Basketball and football. College coaches float up, float up and they get pro jobs all the time. This has never happened in baseball. So if he doesn't do the hit and run, if he burns out the bullpen, if he gives him college rah rah, they're going to Say, who's this guy? Who's this guy? So that he could be the greatest manager in the world. But that's the more curious hire.

[B]

Well, it's curious because we don't know what he's going to be allowed to do. And I'm not saying that Buster Posey is in some conspiracy because I don't believe that. But we know managers now have to deal with people upstairs. This is not Earl Weaver and Leo Durocher and Billy Martin. That's right. You know, this isn't that. These guys have people meddling with from above every pitch of every game. So I'm wondering how that's going to work out. And can Buster Posey either avoid it or can he be the buffer between it? Can we find out what this guy, you know, what does he know? And maybe he can float up if he's got some independence. Maybe.

[C]

Yeah. I'll just say this. Max Scherzer played for him in college and loves him. Scherzer loves him. He developed crochet as well. I mean, you know, he may be great. Let's take a break. When we come back, is LSU looking at its third loss this season on Saturday? And what would that mean for Brian Kelly? We're going to ask LSU's own Booger McFarlane.

[B]

We'll also ask him to break down tonight's game. Between the bikes and the chargers in uniforms, I would fire people over. I would say whoever came up with that idea to wear that hard in.

[C]

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[C]

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[C]

Part of Happy hour. Week 8 of the NFL season kicks off tonight. We are pleased to welcome in our great friend, ESPN NFL and college football analyst Booger McFarlane. Let's start with the game tonight. The Vikings are at the Chargers. You know, I mean, it's not like they're burning up the league. What will you be watching for in this one?

[D]

Booger? Well, let's first start with the Vikings. Like I'm trying to figure out, where is J.J. mcCarthy? Like we thought this was going to be the year where we grow JJ McCarthy. He's supposed to get some experience, especially after he missed last year and we're still out with this high ankle sprain. So that's number one. Carson Wentz is going to start at quarterback. He's been up and down. Can he hit the open receiver? Kevin o', Connell, head coach, is one of the best play callers in football. He does a great job of designing plays. And now can Carson Wentz actually hit them when they're open? That'll be one thing. As far as the charges, remember when the Chargers started undefeated and we were like, man, Jim Harbaugh's about to do it again. Well, that's kind of falling off a little bit. So are the Chargers going to be able to get back on the horse again? Can they play bully ball? Because they've been throwing a football a lot, Mike. You know how this goes in the big team. When Harbaugh was there, they barely threw the football. With this version of Harbaugh, they're throwing across the lot. I think they have to get back to their identity and run the football. So I'll be watching those two things.

[B]

I'mma go to college football right now because this is irresistible given you have skin in the game. LSU ranked, of course, 20th, hosting number three, Texas A and M. Booger, you know how this goes. Having been a prominent star at lsu, Brian Kelly, how hot is his seat?

[D]

Let me say this, Mike. First and foremost, I was told by a wise man a long time ago, it's a poor dog that won't fight in his own backyard. So we're going to find out just how much fight the LSU Tigers have in Tiger Stadium on Saturday night. But this is, this is maybe the biggest game of Brian Kelly's tenure. Let me explain. Number one, LSU is 5 and 2 after losing the Vanderbilt. They play Texas A and M at home Saturday night. They got a bye week next and they go to Alabama. So you're, you're essentially, if you lose Saturday night, you're not going to be favored against Alabama. You could be five and four with three games left after you told everybody you spent $20 million on a roster. This coming off the fact that Florida has fired Billy Napier. Penn State has paid hundreds of millions to get rid of James Franklin. Like, money doesn't seem to be an object anymore. I just want to know where everybody's getting it from. But this is, I think, the biggest game of the Brian Kelly era so far because of what's at stake, because of the era we're in, and because of the expectations that the LSU fan base, and not only the fan base, but the LSU coach said himself, this is a playoff team. So this is the biggest game of his career so far.

[B]

Let's go to a place in your old conference where expectations aren't quite as great. Vanderbilt. I mean, that last year was Indiana, which started ascending in ways that us and we in the Big Ten are not accustomed to. Now it's Vandy Booger playing against Mizzou, which is ranked. Do you have, like, faith or confidence or what do you think of Vandy being a guy who used to beat up on Vandy?

[D]

Yeah. Well, listen, Vandy is a really good team. Can they be a great team and win a college football playoff game or two? I don't know that yet. Now, here's what. And here's why I say that Diego Pavia should be in the Heisman Trophy conversation. He I've never seen, maybe since Tebow has a player galvanized a team, a university, and they follow his heartbeat like he is unreal. He wills them to win sometime. Here's the problem. The biggest determining factor in wins and losses in college football is turnovers and explosive plays. They're leading receivers, the tight end, okay, you got to get some explosive plays down the field to some wide receivers. They've struggled getting those. But Mike, think about this. If we like Cam Scatterboo in the National Football League, to me, Diego Pavia is the Cam Scatterboo of college football. Like, he'll run over year. He'll throw the football like he can do whatever it takes. And everybody at that university should be proud. Clark lead the head coaches turned him around. This isn't the same old Vandy. And it pains me to say that, especially after they beat LSU last weekend.

[C]

We will get you out of here on this. We will go back to the NFL. Tua said yesterday that his 6 foot 1 inch height may be preventing him from locating receiver Jalen Waddle as much as he'd like to, which I add parenthetically. What? How would you feel about that comment if Tua were your teammate?

[D]

There's so much to unpack there. Number one, Tua should just stop talking. Like, every time he says something, then we gotta come on TV and all of us have to talk about it, trying to figure out who. What the hell is he trying to say? That's number one. Number two, if two is six' one, I need to be playing the NBA because I'm six' seven. Like, I've stepped. Two is. There's no way two and six' one. All right, if two and six' one Mike has hair. And Tony, you also had. You also got a full beard that's black. Like, I can sell you a lot of different things. So that's number two. Number three. Understand this height has never been a determining factor when you play in the shotgun so much. So the fact that he's six one really doesn't matter. He's in the shotgun. So you should be able to see guys down the field and throw them open. So I. I just think right now, every time Tua says something, it comes across as if I'M not going to say it's not intelligent, but it comes across. He's kind of putting his foot in his mouth over and over and over. I just wish he would go out, stop throwing interception, play football and let your play do the talking. I remember the time when we were growing up guys, and you guys a little older than me, but we let our actions speak loud for us too many times right now. These kids want to tell us what they're going to do and tell us what's happening. Just go out and show us, big guy, because right now there's a lot of turmoil in Miami and I'm afraid that the turmoil is going to lead to a lot of people losing their jobs and maybe the quarterback is one of them.

[C]

Agreed with all of that. Thank you, Booger, and very nice shirt from Chichesi Creek. Good shirt.

[D]

I love it. Appreciate it, Tony. Have a good one, guys.

[C]

Let's take one last break. Still to come, Sean Payton says he meant no offense to Russell Wilson. Yeah, right, Sure, I took offense. Sure.

[B]

38 year old Lionel Messi, Tony's boy, signs up for more years in Miami.

[C]

So Booger's got a Chichise Creek shirt on. I've played that a bunch. It's in the low country in South Carolina. Okay, can we get you down there, Mike? Can we get you down to play that course?

[B]

Maybe. Depends on next year. Who else is down there?

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[C]

Pardon the interruption is presented by the refreshing taste of twisted tea Hard iced tea. Please drink responsibly. Part of happy Hour Happy time people. Happy 28th birthday. Nick Bosa Bosa was Defensive Rookie of the year for the 49ers in 2019 when he came out of Ohio State as the second overall pick in the draft. Bosa has made the Pro bowl five times every year he wasn't hurt and was Defensive Player of the year in 2022 when his 18 and a half sacks led the league. But Bosa missed 2020 with a torn left ACL and now he's missing the last 14 games of this season because he tore his right ACL in Game three. Nick Bosa should not be confused with his older brother Joey Bosa, who has also been to five Pro Bowls and was also named Defensive Rookie of the Year. Joey Bosa played 10 seasons with the Chargers and is now in his first year with Buffalo.

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The 49ers so far, Tony are surviving a lot of injuries, including Bosa's been over Kyle Shanahan doing a hell of a job. I don't know how long it's sustainable. It's still professional sports, which is about players, but man, that staff needs to be a player lauded in San Francisco.

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Happy Anniversary Joe Carter on this day 32 years ago, the Toronto outfielder hit the most famous home run in franchise history. With the Blue jays trailing Philadelphia 65 in the ninth, Carter hit a three run shot off closer Mitch Williams to give the Blue Jays their second straight World Series championship. Carter joined Bill Mazeroski as the only players to hit World Series winning walk off homers. That was the last game Toronto played in the World Series, but now they get more courtesy of the franchise's second most famous home run, George Springer's three run shot in Game 7 against Seattle on Monday. Carter watched that homer and said, quote, my heart was beating 10,000 beats per second. Unquote.

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Tony that Joe Carter video is something I never get too much of and to me it's the definition of joyous. That moment, I mean that was natural. It wasn't some phony stupid bat flip. I mean, it was Joe Carter who'd been around the block and who'd had some games in his life and played some important games. Wow wow.

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Wow.

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Why don't we see? Can't they get him to Toronto? Can't Joe Carter be in like a seat in Toronto instead of at home in Kansas?

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Probably will be. Probably throw out a pitch. Happy trails to Lionel Messi. Moving on the 38 year old has signed on for up to three more seasons with Inter Miami. Messi shows few signs of slowing down, finishing atop the MLS in regular season goals with 29 over 28 games. He leads his squad into a best of three playoff series against Nashville SC starting tomorrow night. His contract is significant for Inter Miami as the franchise has locked in the biggest season ticket draw in the league ahead of its move from Fort Lauderdale to a brand new stadium in Miami next year.

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You got skin in the game, Miami, Nashville, you want to break it down? You want to tell me who you got in that best of three series?

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I got people in pink shirts. I think they're really cool. Let's go to the big finish.

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Let's do it.

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Broncos coach Sean Payton says he did not mean to insult Russell Wilson in any way, shape or form. I'll bet you don't believe him.

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Was this classless is not enough. You got to go move toward Liar too. Really. The Blue Jays have decided to start rookie Trey Yasavich in Game one against Blake Snell. Is that a good choice?

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He's been very good in the playoffs, but Snell has been great. There's a difference. Trae Young said getting blown out at home by the Raptors was embarrassing. What would you call it?

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This game won. I mean, you know, it was sort of anonymous when Banyama was on. It was hard to watch. Anything else. Sharks and Rangers tonight. Will San Jose get his first win of the season?

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Tom I just wanted to see the Rangers score goals at home which they didn't do the first three or four games, right? Last one. Nuggets and warriors tonight. Who you got man?

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You know. You know how much I love the warriors, but the Nuggets, if they're healthy and Jokic is out there, they're gonna be hard to beat.

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We're out of time. We will try to do better the next time. I'm Tony Kornheiser.

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And I'm Mike Wilbon. Same time tomorrow, knucklehead. Talk about stepping up.

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