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The Appetizer Hour with Brett Kane
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6-11-26 - Best comeback in NBA Finals history/Joe Sakic's presser today/Mahomes' contract extended
Jun 1100:42:44Tap to summarize0:00 - That was the GREATEST comeback in NBA history. Period. The NY Knickerbockers battled back from a 29-POINT DEFICIT and beat the Spurs to take a 3-1 series lead. Unbelievable. Thanks for playing, Spurs. This series is OVA. 17:45 - Joe Sakic will finally address the media today for the Avalanche season postmortem. What do you want him to say? What are you expecting to hear from him?32:03 - The Chiefs tacked on an extra 2 years to Mahomes' contract, keeping him in KC through 2033. His contract is now worth $504.75 million, making it the first contract in NFL history to pass the half-billion mark. Understandable. He's certainly earned it from that franchise. But will the Chiefs still be the same juggernaut they always have been? Mahomes is coming off that tough knee injury, and Kelce isn't a spring chicken anymore.
Transcribe →6-10-26 - Canes even the series/Don't forget Mims, done with Knicks fans/Don't touch locker room cancers
Jun 1000:43:16Tap to summarize0:00 - The Canes beat the Golden Knights last night and evened up the Stanley Cup Final. Thank you, Carolina! This series continues to be a blast. But it has Brett thinking...what do those teams have that the Avs don't? 14:50 - Everyone is focused on the off-season addition of Jaylen Waddle. He's turning lots of heads already. But let's not forget...the Broncos still have Marvin Mims! For years, we've been begging the Broncos to actually use him on offense and not relegate him to just special teams.Also, Brett's officially DONE with Knicks fans. He was flip-flopping on whether or not he could root for the Knicks and their loudmouth fans, but now it's over. Get bent, Knicks fans. Bing Bong. Go Spurs.31:56 - Brandon Aiyuk recently went on IG Live and blasted the 49ers for how they handled his injury/contract situation. And we're SO thankful we don't have an Aiyuk/AJ Brown/Diva/locker room cancer on the Broncos roster. Everyone is bought in. All for one, one for all.
Transcribe →6-09-26 - We don't hate Wemby, we hate Celebrity Row/Sam Presti is a whiny loser/The Sorsby plot thickens
Jun 900:42:56Tap to summarize0:00 - The Spurs won Game 3 last night, and NOW, we've got ourselves a series. Sorry, NYC. Wemby spoiled your party at the Garden. Why don't we hate the Spurs? Shouldn't we hate Wemby? Don't we usually end up hating someone during a playoff run?You know who we DO hate? CELEBRITY ROW AT THE KNICKS GAMES. Guess what, Spike Lee and Timothee Chalamet? You're not ON the team! They're called courtside SEATS. So stay SEATED in them. 19:39 - Sam Presti is a brilliant GM. Don't get it twisted. Look at how he's turned around the Thunder. He built a championship juggernaut with a back-to-back MVP on the roster. But he's also a WHINY LOSER. He addressed the media yesterday, and we genuinely can't believe some of the words he actually spoke into a microphone. 36:46 - As reported by Ari Meirov yesterday, Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby "admitted to wagering at least $90,000 across more than 9,000 bets during his college career, including bets involving Indiana football while he was a member of the Hoosiers in 2022." A judge ruled he has to serve a 2-game suspension, then he can play college football for the rest of the 2026 season. That's insane.Already, multiple teams around the Big 12 are saying they'll refuse to play Texas Tech if the ruling stands. The Big 12 commissioner has a sticky situation on his hands. This is going to get worse before it gets better.
Transcribe →6-08-26 - Knights & Knicks have the "It" factor/Jonathan Cooper arrested/Our boy Zlatan is back at it
Jun 800:42:50Tap to summarize0:00 - What do the Vegas Golden Knights & New York Knicks have in common? They both have that "Team of Destiny" feel to them. When their backs are against the wall, they stand tallest. They win against all odds. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Both Finals have been pure cinema so far.14:16 - Jonathan Cooper was arrested last Friday on domestic violence charges. According to the police affidavit, he did something we've never heard of before. He...bit a cell phone?Of course, the Broncos will wait for all the details to emerge before they make a decision. But if everything is true and they cut him loose...would that pave the way for a Von Miller return?32:15 - Long-time listeners of our show know how much we love our boy Zlatan Ibrahimović. In his playing days, he was a complete headcase in the best way. We've missed seeing him on the soccer pitch. With the World Cup coming up, he sat down for an interview with Tom Brady on Fox. He said something interesting about US sports fans, but Brett thinks it's a bit misplaced.
Transcribe →6-05-26 - Canes even the series in OT/Courtland Sutton defends TE room/A flying puck to the face
Jun 500:42:35Tap to summarize0:00 - HURRICANES COUNTRY. LET'S...spin? Storm? Rain? Thank GOD the Hurricanes evened the series last with a thrilling OT win. Seth Jarvis with the snipe, and we're tied 1-1 heading back to Vegas. Does Carolina have the least hated PRO sports team? Specifically PRO. There's plenty of college teams to hate in the Carolinas. I'm looking at you, Duke.16:17 - At OTAs yesterday, Courtland Sutton was asked about how Jaylen Waddle can help open up the field, and he ended his answer by defending the TE room. Unprompted. Good on Court for standing up for his teammates, but let's zero in on one specific thing he said. It might actually explain why the TE room has struggled the past few years.32:24 - Last night, Brayden McNabb took a slapshot directly to the nose. He was standing in front of the Carolina net, and a seeing-eye puck threaded the needle up and under his visor. That's gotta be one of the scariest things ever in all of pro sports. Time slows down, and you have the pleasure of watching the puck approach your schnoz. There's nothing you can do to stop it.
Transcribe →6-04-26 - Knicks & Spurs use depth/MacFarland's intro presser in Nashville/Caleb Williams on Madden cover
Jun 400:42:56Tap to summarize0:00 - The New York Knickerbockers stole Game 1 of the NBA Finals from the Spurs in San Antonio last night. What a game! Brett noticed that both teams USE THEIR DEPTH. They're playing like 10+ players a game! It's almost like that's what we wanted the NUGGETS TO DO in their first round series! This is the new NBA. Depth wins ballgames. No more shortening the rotation in the playoffs. All hands on deck.16:43 - Chris MacFarland was officially introduced yesterday as President of Hockey Operations and General Manager of the Nashville Predators. He addressed the media in Music City and was very complimentary of Joe Sakic, the Avalanche organization, and his time in Denver as a whole. When did Nashville start chatting with CMac? Were they in touch during the playoffs? Does that matter?33:04 - Caleb Williams will be on the cover of Madden 27. Is a Madden cover the honor it once was? More importantly, does Caleb Williams have the resume to appear on the cover?
Transcribe →6-03-26 - Chris MacFarland hired by Predators/PSII's $5 million bonus payday/Bednar will be back
Jun 300:43:06Tap to summarize0:00 - Avs GM Chris MacFarland was hired by the Nashville Predators to be their President of Hockey Operations and General Manager. They made him an offer he can't refure, so he took his talents to the Music City. Joe Sakic will take over as GM "for the foreseeable future."Realistically, how much will change in the front office with this move? Joe Sakic was probably involved in every decision anyway. What was the division of responsibilities between MacFarland and Sakic?14:51 - The Broncos gave PSII a $5 million bonus yesterday. That kinda came out of nowhere. Here you go, PSII! Take a cool $5 mil. Brett's reading between the lines here...what was the real reason for the bonus? Were the Broncos attempting to appease PSII and prevent a potential camp holdout?32:03 - Word on the street is that Jared Bednar will keep his job. The Avs end of season presser will happen sometime next week, and they'll probably announce that Bedsie is saying. That's what all the insiders are hearing around the hockey world. He only has one year left on his contract. Usually, coaches don't coach on an expiring contract. Would they bring him back and extend him? Or let him play out his final year? A "Prove it. Cup or Bust" type situation to earn an extension.
Transcribe →6-02-26 - Spurs defeat OKC in 7/Blockbuster NFL trades/No Avs presser yet, Trade Cam Johnson or CB?
Jun 200:42:40Tap to summarize0:00 - Ding dong, the Flop is dead! The Spurs beat the Thunder in 7, and they're heading back to the NBA Finals. Watching the WCF got Brett thinking...could the Nuggets beat either of these teams in a 7 game series when fully healthy? If the answer is no, then what should the team do in the offseason?14:58 - Well that came out of nowhere! Some HUGE blockbuster trades went down around the NFL yesterday & over the weekend. One of them poses a direct threat to the Broncos. But the trade still might go up in flames.32:22 - We still haven't heard anything about and end of the season presser for the Avs. It's probably because of the Champions League & Arsenal parade and the memorial service for Claude Lemieux. The organization is busy. Does the delaying of the presser bode well for Bednar? Is his job looking more secure?Also, Tim Bontemps said that Christian Braun or Cam Johnson will most likely be traded in the offseason to re-sign Peyton Watson. Is that doable? Is that a viable trade?
Transcribe →5-29-26 - Assessing the Avs & Nugs rosters/Avs vs Golden Knights was a fluke/NBA's anti-tanking "solution"
May 2900:42:19Tap to summarize0:00 - The Avs and the Nuggets are in different situations roster-wise. The Nuggets might know what they need to do, but don't have the cap room to do it. Meanwhile, the Avalanche don't know WHAT to do, and maybe they don't need to do anything! Which scenario is worse?14:59 - The more Brett thinks about it, the Avs vs Golden Knights WCF series was a fluke. If they play that series 100 times, the Knights would sweep the Avs once. Unfortunately, that's the reality that we live in.31:06 - The NBA officially agreed on a shiny new anti-tanking solution. And here's the thing...it STILL doesn't solve the problem! I feel like I'm tanking crazy pills here!
Transcribe →5-28-26 - Avalanche Autopsy Day/Rather be Avs or Nuggets?/Mahomes on the field at OTAs
May 2800:41:01Tap to summarize0:00 - Today's mostly going to be an Avalanche Autopsy day. We've had another day to process this crushing defeat a bit more. As we look at the future and the long offseason, what changes do we need to see?14:31 - All things considered, would you rather be the Avalanche or the Nuggets right now?31:36 - OTAs are underway for most NFL teams and shocker...Patrick Mahomes is on the field practicing for the Chiefs! He tore his ACL about 5 months ago. That's a quick recovery! But this shouldn't come as a shock to anyone. We knew he was going to be back when the NFL announced Broncos @ Chiefs on Monday Night Football Week 1. They showed their hand.
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