C&R - Mad Maxx, Mad NBA Fans, 'Mad' Weak Major

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show – C&R: Mad Maxx, Mad NBA Fans, 'Mad' Weak Major

Date: March 12, 2026
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts / Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Episode Overview

This lively episode of The Dan Patrick Show (with C&R – Covino & Rich subbing in for Dan Patrick’s usual slot) dives deep into three major sports stories:

1. The emotional rollercoaster surrounding Max Crosby’s near-trade and return to the Raiders
2. NBA fans’ reactions to Bam Adebayo’s shocking 83-point game and the supposed “disrespect” to Kobe Bryant
3. A rapid-fire “Midweek Major” segment covering major (and some dark) headlines across sports and pop culture

As always, the hosts blend insightful sports analysis with humor, relatable anecdotes, and interactive segments (including giveaways and audience calls), keeping the conversation engaging and upbeat even when the topics get heavy.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

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1. Max Crosby: Almost a Raven, Still a Raider

Segment starts ~[04:52]

• Setup: Max Crosby’s turbulent week: believed to be traded to Baltimore, but the deal falls through, bringing him back to Las Vegas.
• Emotional Angle:
  • Rich Davis: “We hear these stories and we forget that there’s real people involved… For a second, realize the emotional rollercoaster that Max Crosby had to go through.” [05:13]
  • The crew imagines what it's like to say your goodbyes and mentally move on to a new team, only to be sent back, likening it to quitting a job and showing back up the next day.
• Fan Reaction:
  • Danny G (Raiders fan): Expresses mixed emotions, acknowledging the team got good players in the potential trade and weighing whether Crosby fits the Raiders’ current competitive window. Considers contract restructuring to free up cap space. [06:56]
• Speculation on the Fallout:
  • Discussion about whether there was something “fishy” the Ravens saw, with references to other almost-trades (Wilmer Flores, Drew Brees).
  • Rich jokes: “His [Crosby’s] value has to be dipped down a little bit because everyone thinks it’s B.S.” [07:49]
• Pop Culture Parallels:
  • Invoking New York Mets’ Wilmer Flores crying on TV during a failed trade and stories of people announcing breakups (or divorces) only to reconcile later, highlighting that “psych” moments happen in sports and life alike. [11:02]

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2. Bam Adebayo’s 83 Points & Mad NBA Fandom

Conversation picks up at [15:18] and throughout 15:19-23:10

• Historic Game: Bam scores 83 points against a “crap ass” Wizards team, breaking into second place all-time for single-game NBA points.
• Criticism & Context:
  • Criticized by some for surpassing Kobe Bryant, not Wilt Chamberlain’s 100.
  • Rich Davis: “Was it the coolest way it happened? No... Was it from an unexpected player? Yes.” [17:12]
  • Danny G notes the critique is about the unnatural “flow” of the game and the number of free throw attempts in a blowout win, contrasting with Kobe’s 81 which came in a closer contest.
• Is It a Real Controversy?
  • The hosts think it's mostly frustrated Kobe fans, and that people should ultimately “give the dude his props”—pointing out that records and big individual games happen, sometimes against weak opposition:

    “Every single record in every single sport is meant to be broken.” (Danny G) [22:40]

• Historical Perspective:
  • It will likely be a future trivia answer, but doesn’t diminish Kobe’s legacy.
  • Mike (Big Mike) jokes, “Those 83 points last night mean Bam is a better player than Kobe in his career.” [22:51]

Notable Quote

Steve Covino:

"When people said about Cal Ripken, he broke Lou Gehrig's record. Bam Adebayo broke nobody’s record… He’s number two now." [23:35]

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3. Mike's Words of Wisdom & Interactive Segment

[13:41–15:04]

• Big Mike’s “Words of Wisdom” for the week:

  “When starting a new endeavor, you don’t need to know everything today. You just need to learn a little more than yesterday.” [13:41]

• Callers invited to repeat the phrase verbatim to win a C&R prize pack (mini footballs, koozies, and “whatever’s laying around”).
• Rich and Steve joke about the contest, riff on how listeners keep the phrase in their heads, and send out props to the winner, Sean from Phoenix. [14:17–14:44]

Notable Quote

Steve Covino:

"You just need to learn a little more than yesterday. And it’s so true.” [15:00]

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4. Midweek Major: Fast Takes on Current Events

[32:59–40:36]

Iowa Sam hosts a rapid-fire segment, inviting C&R to judge recent headlines as “mid” (meh) or “major.”

Key Stories:

• Iran Withdraws from World Cup in LA ([34:40])

  • Due to ongoing conflict with the US, Iran’s men’s soccer team won’t participate.
  • C&R agree politics trumps sports:

    "I just think sports takes a back seat to real life." (Steve Covino) [35:36]

• Ex-NFL Player Uses AI to Hide Crime ([36:25])

  • Former linebacker Darren Lee allegedly used ChatGPT to seek advice on covering up a crime.
  • C&R appalled but see it as inevitable in the age of digital evidence:

    “Let these idiots bury themselves.” (Steve Covino) [37:49]
    "Just how much stock people put into ChatGPT as if it’s their confidant, their personal psychiatrist... really dangerous.” (Rich Davis) [38:09]

• Hofstra Returns to March Madness/Speedy Claxton Comes Full Circle ([39:05])

  • Feel-good story: Speedy Claxton, a star on Hofstra’s last March Madness team, coaches them back to the tournament.
  • Steve, a Long Islander: “If you live on Long Island, that is like everyone’s safety school… Good for Speedy.” [39:57]

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5. Pop Culture, Food, & Fun

[46:17–49:36]

• Anticipation for upcoming “SGA Day” (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander inspired fashion risks), with hosts promising “ridiculous outfits” on the next show.
• Lighthearted food debate: if a World Baseball Classic winner were chosen by cuisine—Italian vs. Mexican food.
  • “On any given day, would you rather have Italian food or Mexican food?”
  • “If cuisine was a factor, who should win the WBC?”
• Jokes about bar/restaurants that serve both (“Carlos and Luigi’s”).

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Rich Davis:

  “You made all these phone calls, you said your goodbyes, you hugged everybody. You mentally accepted it. And then, grand opening, grand closing, and now what?" (on Max Crosby) [06:37]

• Steve Covino:

  “When starting a new endeavor, you don’t need to know everything today. You just need to learn a little more than yesterday.” [15:00]
  "We are really relying on those last few cheap points. If he was that hot at the beginning of the game, you gotta give the guy credit. You don't willy nilly score 83." [20:52]

• Danny G:

  "Every single record in every single sport is meant to be broken." [22:40]

• Big Mike:

  "Those 83 points last night mean Bam is a better player than Kobe in his career.” [22:51] (delivered in jest, tongue-in-cheek)

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Important Timestamps

• Max Crosby rollercoaster: [04:52–11:53]
• Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game: [15:18–23:46]
• Mike’s Words of Wisdom & contest: [13:41–15:04]
• Midweek Major headlines: [32:59–40:36]
• Food debate (Italian vs Mexican): [48:04–49:36]

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Tone & Style

• Relatable, energetic, and conversational with a generous dose of humor and light self-mockery.
• Willing to dive deep emotionally (Max Crosby segment), but quick to pivot to lighter fare (fashion, food, trivia).
• Interactive, with giveaways and listener calls, weaving in pop culture references throughout.

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Summary Takeaway

This episode is a showcase for C&R’s ability to mix earnest sports insight, relatable “real-life” perspective (on trades, fandom, and controversies), and a playful, irreverent attitude toward the week’s headlines. Whether lamenting the emotional whiplash of pro athletes, skewering NBA hot takes, or riffing on sweet potato fries, the show manages to be both substantial for sports fans and highly entertaining for anyone tuning in.

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[Steve Covino]

You could play along on the fox sports radio Kavito and Rich YouTube page. Now, before we get to Mike's words of wisdom in a second, any final thoughts on Max Crosby? Not to the Ravens. Back to the Raiders. They signed Trey Hendrickson and the the owner. There is no Thelma who is calling.

[Rich Davis]

It's the. The Gotham bat line right there.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Just keeps going off.

[Steve Covino]

Hello, Commissioner Gordon.

[Rich Davis]

I do have a few thoughts. I think we hear these stories and we forget that there's real people involved. Right. We think they're robot gladiators with no real emotion. We don't really seem to care. But for a second realize the emotional roller coaster that Max Crosby had to go through. So therefore the chip on his shoulder. And I'm wondering, does he now want to stay with the Raiders? Like, what is he really thinking? Does he want to see who wants him the most? Whether it be the Cowboys, the Bears, the 49ers. Like, where's the best opportunity for him? But for a minute, just think about what it would be like for you to be somewhere and you're all pumped and you've already shifted your mindset about, I guess I'm a Raven moving forward. This is crazy. Only to get it swept back, and now you're back in Vegas as a Raider. It's sort of weird, man. It's got to be a weird feeling for him. And again, they talked about it on Dan Patrick, but.

[Danny G]

Yeah, your girl Diana Rossini actually mentioned that. She said, think about Max Crosby getting his family onto this jet.

[Rich Davis]

Yes.

[Danny G]

Flying to Baltimore and then going into the facility there. And she said that the word was the atmosphere was kind of off from the beginning of his visit. And then he had to go into the office with them, and then they gave him the bad news and he had to fly back after saying a big goodbye and everything to everybody in Vegas and having that sobriety party he had. Going away party.

[Rich Davis]

That's the really awkward part. You made all these phone calls, you said your goodbyes, you hugged everybody. You mentally accepted it. And then his grand opening, grand closing, and now what? Like, I'm wondering what he really feels deep down. And as a fan, Danny G. What would you want? Like, are you pumped that you got him back?

[Danny G]

It's weird. It's mixed emotions because for a few days, you got used to the fact that, okay, you got the number 14 pick. Now, obviously, the front office, the new regime, they have a vision.

[Rich Davis]

You were kind of pumped about the moves they were making.

[Danny G]

I love the moves they were making. And they're still great moves. But now that veteran guy who could go help a team that's ready to win in the postseason right now, which is not the Raiders, is on your team. Do the Raiders kind of. Do they need him right now for 20, 26? No. But he's a man on a mission. And what I. What I'd say is I would restructure his contract if he's down for it. And then that way your cap hit is for this season at least is, you know, there's a little bit of a cushion for you to get some

[Rich Davis]

depth, and there has to be a tiny shadow of doubt, a little bit of speculation on, well, what did they really see that made them back out? Is that. Is there truth?

[Steve Covino]

I don't think Crosby's worried about that. He's probably like, yeah, his.

[Rich Davis]

His value has to be dipped down

[Steve Covino]

a little bit because everyone thinks it's B.

[Danny G]

Happened with Drew Brees.

[Rich Davis]

About that.

[Danny G]

This happened with Drew Brees and the Dolphins. Remember?

[Steve Covino]

If. The sentiment across the board.

[Rich Davis]

But if. If you're making a trade for him, are you sure you're just going to like, yeah, it's BS and roll with

[Steve Covino]

that, have your doctors look at it. But I think the sentiment is that people feel in general that there's a little fishy about this. And I. I thought of a few different things. Have you ever gone on a job interview? It could have been an internship or it could have been a job where you are pretty sure, I might take this job. And then last minute you change your mind and you almost think, like, man, I went there, and I was pretty sure that would be my life now. And then you're like, you know, I'm gonna stay at my old job. I think everyone's done the oopsie daisy. Have you ever been to a job one day and you're like, yeah, this isn't for me. And you go back or something. It's happened, and I can't have a conversation without bringing up a New York Met.

[Rich Davis]

Right.

[Steve Covino]

Do you guys remember? Because this was a national story.

[Danny G]

I thought you were gonna bring up Costanza.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, just showing back up after he quit. Wilmer Flores, who I believe is still in the Giants, he's still playing. Yeah, last I checked, he's a San Francisco Giant. He came up from the time he was a teenager drafted into the Mets farm system. He was a New York Met. And do you remember that footage of when he found out mid game he had been traded?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, he was waterworks.

[Steve Covino]

He was crying on TV and hugging all his teammates. Crying the tears and the tears, only to find out deal fell through, stays on the Mets. So those emotional moments. Yeah. You can't tell me Max Crosby didn't have that moment. Like, well, I guess silver and blacks behind me. How many idiotic fans do you think throughout their jersey? Maybe someone was smart Enough to buy a jersey on the discount rack.

[Danny G]

I any half intelligent fan did not do that. And Crosby had a 13 minute goodbye, very heartfelt, saying he would come back and end his career with the Raider. He would always stay a Raider if he stays with Raiders. Imagine him winning with Fernando. If Fernando Mendoza turns out to be the real deal and in a couple of seasons can lead that team to the postseason. And I know I'm big dreaming here bro, but in three, four seasons, if Fernando lifts that trophy and Max Crosby happens to be on the squad, then the narrative is going to be like, oh my God, this guy was not a Raider for a few days.

[Steve Covino]

When you said the super, Dan Byer spit out his coffee.

[Monty]

I think he was talking to me as well when he said, hey bro,

[Danny G]

well look, we got Kubiak, we got Dan's offensive coordinator.

[Monty]

I'll tell you what, you mentioned the Wilmer Flores. That was a trade with the Brewers. By the way, there was a time when the Seahawks moved for a weekend to Anaheim. This is in the late 1990s that they had moved to Anaheim. They were about to be relocated. And then the NFL stopped it, put up for sale. Paul Allen bought them and the rest is history. But for a weekend they were like the Anaheim Seahawks.

[Rich Davis]

It's, it's like a psych. And you know, it happens in life. Rich and I have friends that announced divorces and like, I mean, we're so sorry about it, you know, like a few months later they're back with their relationship and it's like, wait, so there's just. You were just kidding, I guess. What happened?

[Steve Covino]

You guys were good.

[Rich Davis]

I thought you had a new apartment and everything. Now you're back in.

[Steve Covino]

This guy we work with here, I won't call him out, but he gave everyone like a bro hug goodbye and then he's like, oh, by the way guys, I'm staying.

[Rich Davis]

I want my goodbye back. So it's an emotional roller coaster, to say the least. And it's going to be interesting to see what happens next. And again, as we said yesterday, it was a three headed monster of drama. World Baseball Classic. Team USA pulled the boner, as the expression goes.

[Steve Covino]

Not going to beep that either, huh?

[Rich Davis]

No, because that means bonehead move.

[Ryan Seacrest]

I know, I know.

[Rich Davis]

Bonehead move from Mark DeRosa not knowing the rules. The whole team should be embarrassed. And of course, Max Crosby back with the Raiders. That drama and conspiracy. There's a lot of speculation there. And we didn't even get the BAM out of bio yet. And we won't until we play Mike's Wednesday. Words of we'll talk. Bam.

[Steve Covino]

Next.

[Rich Davis]

What up, Mike?

[Mike (Big Mike)]

Hello, gentlemen.

[Steve Covino]

Mike, what are your thoughts on everything we've talked about so far today? I know you're sitting in your office just with your ears glued to CNR every day.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

I think that the Raiders need to move on from Max Crosby.

[Steve Covino]

So you think they just need to find a new shooter now?

[Mike (Big Mike)]

Exactly. They need to get what they can for him. I don't think he's happy there. I'm sure he loves the fan base and he loves the town, and he likes being a Raider. I don't think he's happy with the way he's been treated there by the management.

[Steve Covino]

And even.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Even if.

[Steve Covino]

Even if there's new people around now,

[Mike (Big Mike)]

I just don't think it's repairable. That's all I'm saying.

[Danny G]

But that roster, Mike, is a lot better today than it was on Friday when he left.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

Danny, don't come at me with your myopic Raider.

[Steve Covino]

What?

[Danny G]

That's the truth. That's.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

That's.

[Danny G]

That's not me. Okay? They signed some good players. And trust me, I'm surprised because last offseason, the Raiders did not go out on a spending spree like the Patriots in Chicago Bears, but this season they did.

[Steve Covino]

There were times that Max Crosby on the field, when healthy, looks so frustrated just playing on that team at times.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

We'll see.

[Danny G]

I mean, yeah, because he kept giving people optimism, Danny.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

I think it's cute.

[Danny G]

Max Crosby and the whole fan base was frustrated last season because he and the defense would give the ball back to the offense and they would keep going three and out. And so I'd be a frustrated defensive player as well.

[Steve Covino]

Well, you know, Mike is here. His words of wisdom might not be on the Raiders, Danny, but he's got words of wisdom. And we do this every Wednesday. Giveaway some prizes. Mike's words of wisdom.

[Rich Davis]

It's time for the guy that runs this place.

[Monty]

Just for clarification, guys, Big Mike does not run this place. He is not in charge of everything. He has no power over really anybody here. He does not run this place.

[Danny G]

It's Big Mike's words of wisdom on

[Steve Covino]

a Wednesday

[Mike (Big Mike)]

when starting a new endeavor, you don't need to know everything today. You just need to learn a little more than yesterday.

[Rich Davis]

What does that even mean?

[Steve Covino]

I heard you telling the new editor Mike that earlier.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

Well, we did have a new guy start today in celebration of, you know, starting new things and Max Crosby looking to, you know, hopefully start somewhere new I think, you know, I think it's

[Steve Covino]

important we talk about Kyler Murray going to be starting somewhere new.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

There's a lot of new beginnings in the NFL right now.

[Rich Davis]

Now, if you're new to the CNR experience, we do this every Wednesday. The rules are simple. You have to repeat that verbatim for your chance to win a prize pack. So CNR on FSR prize pack of mini nerf footballs and koozies.

[Steve Covino]

Whatever feels like goodies.

[Rich Davis]

Whatever Sandy G has like left over in the back, he'll throw you in a pack of Oreos. Whatever. So again, your chance to win now at 87799 on Fox. 87799 on Fox. If you could repeat that word for word.

[Steve Covino]

A book of matches from the liquor store, whatever. Just, you know, whatever we got laying around. You want to read it one more time? One more time, everyone? Okay, here we go.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

When starting a new endeavor, you don't need to know everything today. You just need to learn a little more than yesterday.

[Steve Covino]

And it's so true. And it's so true.

[Rich Davis]

All right, thank you, Mike.

[Steve Covino]

87799 on Fox. Repeat that and win. And we now shift gears to the third story of the three headed. What is going on in the world of sports Monster. Like you said, wbc, Max Crosby. And now Bam. Out of bayou.

[Rich Davis]

Bam. Out of bayou.

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83.

[Rich Davis]

I say bio. Yeah, he's not living out in the bayou. There's no bayou involved.

[Steve Covino]

He's living. Sam's in the out of bayou.

[Rich Davis]

83 points. And again, not known for being a high scoring NBA player. 20 of 43, 36 of 43 from the foul line, 7 for 22 when it came to three points against a Wizards team. That kind of stinks. I mean really stinks.

[Steve Covino]

I mean that's part of the criticism. Might as well have had Dumbledore on the court. Harry Potter was out there.

[Rich Davis]

He still did it, you know, and by the way, the people that are mad about the Kobe thing, that's such a non story and that comes from a place of, of high respect and high regard for Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant didn't hold the record. He was in second.

[Steve Covino]

Why do people not grasp you can't get mad at second place? He's weird.

[Rich Davis]

It's like the second place guy. It's not like Kobe Bryant was the record holder and he beat him in a weak performance in a weak circumstance. No, that's not what happened. He just surpassed him as number two.

[Steve Covino]

Now imagine being like behind will change it. Being like, oh man, you Were you, were you were voted second in the Cy Young instead of the third? Like, I don't know.

[Rich Davis]

And by the way, everyone's okay with Wilt Chamberlain having the hundred points, right?

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hello.

[Rich Davis]

FOX Sports Radio controversy as to how he scored those 100 points. No one even knows how many blocked shots he had in that game.

[Danny G]

Right.

[Rich Davis]

And who was he playing against? But everyone acknowledges that he had 100 points. So if we're going to not acknowledge that he had 100 points. Yeah, then it doesn't matter how bam. Scored his 83. He had 83 now.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, the reality is it's, it's angry Kobe fans. And I get it. It's. It really is. I saw.

[Rich Davis]

Was it the coolest way to happen?

[Steve Covino]

No, I saw.

[Rich Davis]

Was it, was it from an unassuming or unexpected, I should say player? Yes.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

Well, okay, let's be fair. How many times in the NBA just this season are we going to see and have already seen a big time scorer go up against a crap ass team that's tanking for the rest of the season anyway? So you talk about the Wizards being a terrible team who aren't like that happens every day in the league.

[Steve Covino]

Still takes a lot to score 83 points.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

Still takes a damn lot to score 83 points. And frankly, I have to believe, and I'm a huge Laker fan myself and I'm a Kobe guy, I have to think that Kobe would have had absolutely no problem with any of this and that if it was Kobe chasing Michael Jordan who had 81 points, you damn straight, Kobe would have been doing everything he could to get past 81.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, this, this, this is sort of the sentiment. I saw Michelle Beetle and some people on a roundtable show saying it could be entertaining that a man did what he did, but you could also be irritated because it was ugly, gross, and kind of cheap. Especially the last seven to 10 points. Kobe fans are angry. And that's really the sentiment you're seeing.

[Rich Davis]

What, that he passed the number two guy? That's kind of corny to me, to be honest.

[Steve Covino]

Sounds like. Remember when Gastono was mad about the Strahan sacks? Like it was like, oh, I think

[Danny G]

what they're upset about is it didn't seem like it came in the natural flow of the game.

[Steve Covino]

It didn't come in the oh my God, he hit another three. Oh my God, he's unstoppable. He's on fire. It was more like the guy got 40 something opportunities from the free throw

[Danny G]

or if the game was within 10 points, like it was during Kobe's. The beginning of the fourth quarter for Kobe.

[Rich Davis]

It's called, it's called a two pack of ass.

[Danny G]

Yeah, the game was 20 point lead or whatever it was. So I think that's where the criticism.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, where was the defense? What was that circus score that we saw last night? But.

[Danny G]

And they were fouling him. They just weren't fouling him Detroit Piston style. Which is what we would have saw in the 80s if a dude was going off like that.

[Steve Covino]

83 is a hell of a lot of points.

[Rich Davis]

Should there been. And the other controversy is should they have pulled him out of respect for Colby or whatever. And like Mike said, no way. In the name of competition, you leave them in there. Let him go for it. I don't think even Kobe would have wanted to see you that 20 point. He's averaging what, 20 points this year per game. So that's why people are like, who did what?

[Danny G]

His career high prior to this was 41.

[Rich Davis]

Wait, Bam. He's not even known for scoring like that, 83 points. I think that makes it a cooler story. This guy had like the game of his life. That's insane.

[Steve Covino]

Truth be told, I, I gotta ask because I saw the highlights like everyone, but I wasn't locked into a random Tuesday night Miami Heat game from the jump. Was it he just had the touch or just have a game plan like I like. How do you even explain that? Averages 20, 31 points in the first out the gate he was unstoppable. And they just kept dishing, I guess the whole game. And then fouls took over.

[Danny G]

Yeah, well that was Izzy's point on the show prior to ours is that a lot of the national media only saw the last seven to 10 points. As you read in that post, Rich. So if you saw the first and second quarter, you saw how dominant he was.

[Rich Davis]

And in the beginning of the game they were, they were triple team in the guy.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, listen, I. The way I found out, like a lot of people, I was coaching my kids baseball yesterday, went out with some of the kids and the parents for burgers afterwards and we were all watching the World Baseball Classic. We were watching Team USA losing it. And then someone goes, oh, look it over there. Yo, Bam's got. He's going to get 83 points. I didn't watch the first quarter. I saw the highlights as they rolled like on a silent TV at the bar. You know it. I think we are really relying on those. The last few cheap points. If he was that hot at the

[Mike (Big Mike)]

beginning of the Game.

[Steve Covino]

You got to give the guy credit. You don't say, you don't use like three points. You don't willy nilly score 83.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

Why do we really care there. Nobody's getting a prize. There's no award for any of this. And as far as I'm concerned, 8. Kobe's 81 is still a hell of a better game than what Bam put.

[Steve Covino]

So what you're saying there's no award for that, but there's an award for repeating what you say?

[Mike (Big Mike)]

Yes, that's correct.

[Rich Davis]

Well, and I got to give credit where it's due. I did hear this point on our pal Dan Patrick show. It's not like Kobe Bryant's career was defined by 81 points. Not even close. Yeah, right. So. And I. And I believe Giannis said it. Does anyone know, you know, how many foul shots Kobe Bryant took in that game, like, before they looked it up yesterday? No. When? All said and done, years from now, no one's going to know how many foul shots, how many free throws he took in the game.

[Steve Covino]

If anything, it'll be a good trivia question, because talking about that, it's a good player, but not a. Not like a legend, where. I think it will be a great question. In 10, 20 years from now, you'll be at a bar, your kids will be grown up, they'll be at a bar, and it'll be like, bar night, trivia night. We all know Will Chamberlain had 100 points. Who had the second most? And I'll be like, who was it again?

[Rich Davis]

Oh, Bam. Out of my Bam.

[Steve Covino]

That's right. Yeah, it's. I mean, I think it's, you know, an unlikely guy.

[Rich Davis]

You know, I think. I think it was a really cool moment and happy for the dude. And he said it, too. He's a big Kobe fan. So I'm happy for that. I think the only people really upset are guys with Kobe Bryant tattoos like Danny G. And if you.

[Danny G]

I'm not upset about it.

[Rich Davis]

No, but hold on. But if you really did, like, love Kobe Bryant, I don't expect you to like it. Right. You don't have to like it, but you got to give the dude his props. Yeah, that's it. Simple as that. I don't.

[Danny G]

I don't expect every single record in every single sport is meant to be broken.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. I mean, players will go on hand to watch their record be broken in person.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

I think you guys are all crazy. Those 83 points last night mean Bam is a better player than Kobe in his career.

[Rich Davis]

Guys.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

All right. Are we all agreed?

[Rich Davis]

That's what's silly about this debate. Record wasn't broken. He just surpassed the guy I saw.

[Danny G]

More noise, Covino. Not from Kobe fans, but from some basketball fans that just hated the end of that game because it was embarrassing. The end of the game wasn't.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

When you start fouling just so that you can turn the possession over and give your guy another shot, that's a little weak.

[Danny G]

We made fun of a LeBron game earlier this season because they were doing that for LeBron, remember?

[Mike (Big Mike)]

It's really.

[Steve Covino]

It's so funny that you would say that, but I think the best point made, and I hate to give him props, is the guy to the right of me, Steve Kavino.

[Rich Davis]

What did I say?

[Steve Covino]

It wasn't a record. Yeah, we're making a big deal about. We're making a bit like. But I get it.

[Rich Davis]

When people said about Cal Ripken, he broke Lou Gehrig's record. Bam. Adebayo broke nobody's record.

[Danny G]

Yeah, he just had a great game.

[Rich Davis]

He's number two now.

[Steve Covino]

It's not. It's not Aaron Judge breaking the American League home run record over Marison. You know. You know any. You know, there's no. There's nothing at stake here.

[Rich Davis]

Nothing at all is at stake. His name is on a list.

[Steve Covino]

All right, you know what? Let's get it contested. If you could repeat Mike's words of wisdom, you win a prize. And then I'm excited because after that, we got. I was Sam and midweek Major. Who do we got?

[Danny G]

Danny G. All right, first in line, Sean in Phoenix.

[Steve Covino]

What's up, Sean?

[Mike (Big Mike)]

All right.

[Rich Davis]

When starting a new endeavor. Endeavor. You don't need to know everything today. You just need to learn a little more than yesterday.

[Steve Covino]

Wow. He went right after.

[Rich Davis]

Dang, what's a winner? He was on the edge of his seat. We really. I mean, we kept that bam. Conversation going in hopes that you forgot it.

[Danny G]

He went so fast that our judge, Iowa, Sam, wasn't even ready.

[Iowa Sam]

I didn't have my paper.

[Steve Covino]

I read it.

[Iowa Sam]

You got it. You got it.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

Great.

[Danny G]

All right. Congratulations.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

Good job.

[Danny G]

Sean, we're going to mail a CNR Price pack to you there in Phoenix.

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[Steve Covino]

I appreciate it.

[Rich Davis]

I appreciate you, man.

[Steve Covino]

And I know his strategy probably had it in his head. And he's like, no chit chat. I just want to say it. Don't distract me.

[Rich Davis]

And for the record, if you missed the game yesterday because you were eating hamburgers, it was 150 to 120. Like, that's just ridiculous. So I understand. Like, yeah, what happened to defense?

[Mike (Big Mike)]

But guys, I gotta.

[Rich Davis]

You're talking about the last end of the game. What's up, Mike?

[Mike (Big Mike)]

I gotta bounce. I gotta go. I have an appointment to get my Kobe tattoo changed to a bam tattoo.

[Steve Covino]

I understand.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

Just a couple quick strokes of the nice.

[Rich Davis]

The number 13.

[Steve Covino]

You make fun of me because I'm having burgers instead of watching the Heat game. Let me ask you this. If you go to a burger spot.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

I don't want to distract you because we have midweek major to get to. But real quick, are you choosing if they have a sweet potato fry option? Is that the automatic?

[Rich Davis]

For me it is, yeah. I'm a sucker for that.

[Steve Covino]

If they say, hey, we got fries, but we do have sweet potato, I go, I'll go.

[Rich Davis]

Because in my mind it's healthier, even though it's probably not.

[Steve Covino]

But also they're fantastic.

[Rich Davis]

The option of the sweet potato fry, but not everybody loves it like you.

[Steve Covino]

I had those last night. I thought he was like, oh, Cavino definitely would have went.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, why would they call them sweet potatoes if they weren't super sweet?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, well, well. Hey, coming up next, all the stories, all the stories you missed in the world of sports and entertainment. I was. Sam's going to break it down next with midweek major right here on Fox Sports Radio. Now, is your business struggling, struggling to find qualified candidates? Well, you're not alone. Nearly struggling. Half of the hiring decision makers out there say that the top talent out there, that's the biggest challenge, trying to find that top talent for your company. And with the average cost of hiring someone nearly nearing $4,700, every new employee is clearly an investment.

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[Monty]

It's called Stugac company Live which is available in podcast form right when the

[Steve Covino]

show finishes every single day. Some of the biggest names in sports, a lot of phone calls. I love you guys show.

[Rich Davis]

It's one of my favorites.

[Monty]

A lot of interaction guys that not

[Steve Covino]

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So listen to Stetson Co. Live and our original podcast.

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[Rich Davis]

You know down by the bayou with bam out of bayou, how to bayou and a bio bam out of bio. 83 points.

[Steve Covino]

Well, I have an instinct to say Ada Bayou the same way I have an instinct to say Shia Labouf. I don't know why. There's some things that I feel like my pronunciation.

[Rich Davis]

I think you just misspoke. Like Mark Derosa.

[Steve Covino]

I know.

[Rich Davis]

Or did he misunderstand?

[Steve Covino]

No, me and Derosa, same cat.

[Rich Davis]

It's Cavino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. And we got midweek major coming up, but can we take a quick phone call?

[Steve Covino]

Someone wants to talk about that ABA documentary real quick.

[Danny G]

Yeah. Dwight has been holding forever from Idaho.

[Steve Covino]

Dwight, tell me your thoughts on this. It's on Prime Soul Power. What's up, man? Dwight?

[Rich Davis]

Nope.

[Steve Covino]

No, not again.

[Iowa Sam]

Oh, man.

[Danny G]

Yeah, Dwight's not there.

[Rich Davis]

Dwight punking us.

[Danny G]

Maybe it's line one because he's been on line one this whole time.

[Rich Davis]

Son of a. Dwight, you sabotage.

[Steve Covino]

Wait, put him on hold. I want to see if I'm going to try something.

[Rich Davis]

Right.

[Steve Covino]

Put him on hold.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

All right.

[Danny G]

There we go.

[Rich Davis]

Dwight?

[Steve Covino]

Dwight?

[Mike (Big Mike)]

Hello?

[Steve Covino]

Dwight?

[Rich Davis]

No.

[Monty]

Turn the door.

[Steve Covino]

Let's keep this on. We sound like robots.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, guys, it's me, Dwight the alien.

[Danny G]

You know, if he's still there for his. For his patience today.

[Steve Covino]

Yes.

[Danny G]

I'm going to send him a CNR prize pack. We got to get to midweek major.

[Rich Davis]

All right.

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[Steve Covino]

And now it's time for midweek Major Covino.

[Danny G]

And Rich gets you over the middle

[Rich Davis]

of the week with midweek major. We throw sports and pop culture headlines and topics at the fellas and it's

[Steve Covino]

like the kids say, that's so mid week.

[Rich Davis]

Definitely major C and R scoring Midweek major

[Danny G]

remix. Gotta go really quick here to give our fill in Iowa, Sam at least six minutes before we hand things over to the number one fill in post. We roll the the two big red love dice seven for co to see who goes first.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, nine. I go first.

[Danny G]

Ah, that means Rich does get the first take. And now the most famous person besides Michael Mosley from Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa. Sam.

[Steve Covino]

Hi Sammy.

[Iowa Sam]

Thank you guys. I'll be quick here. We got three big stories. Some are a little happier, some are a little sadder than others. We'll cover it all. Hey, let's start with global military conflict and the upcoming World Cup. Everyone's favorite, right?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Iowa Sam]

Most of you should know what has been happening between the us, Israel and Iran for almost the last two weeks. This war is now having an impact on future sporting events. The Iranian men's soccer team was supposed to participate in the World cup in June in Los Angeles. But today the Iranian sports minister Ahmad Daniel Mali says that's a no go. It is reported that he told Iranian state television, given that this corrupt government assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup. Iran was supposed to face off against New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt. It's possible that with Iran's withdrawal from the competition, Iraq or United Arab, United Arab Emirates could take its place. War impacting global sports competitions midweek are major.

[Steve Covino]

You know, I think it's major, definitely major. And I'll tell you why. Because politics and global war and stuff and conflicts aside, listen, you can't compare where this big conflicts going on in the world. Soccer doesn't compare. If they can't play, they can't play like this. There's real, real world stuff going on. Like to compare.

[Rich Davis]

It's a World Cup. So why, why are they using their animosity toward the US and whatever against the whole competition?

[Steve Covino]

But how could you. It's almost like can you focus on,

[Rich Davis]

by the way, are we at war? I thought it was a military strike.

[Steve Covino]

Right. But I'm saying could you, could you really think soccer could take a priority for any country that's in the middle of a huge conflict?

[Iowa Sam]

Basically they're saying like this. The men's national team of Iran is not going to the U.S. like, they're

[Steve Covino]

saying, like, not going to us.

[Rich Davis]

And there's a lot of controversy with the women's soccer team too, right now.

[Danny G]

Right.

[Iowa Sam]

Asylum in Australia. But President Trump was. He said he was okay with them coming here to play.

[Steve Covino]

But I mean, I just think sport. Dude, we work for Fox Sports. I just think sports takes a backseat to real life. And I think if they're like, yeah, this is gonna work, like, what are we gonna, you know, have someone else fill in? It's not like Iran was gonna win the World Cup.

[Rich Davis]

I'll just put a positive spin on it. Give these people something to cheer about. No, I mean, you gotta show them some hope. And maybe soccer is the answer after 9 11. I'm not comparing any of the two or anything like that. But what is it that made us feel a sense of normalcy and gave us hope about the future? When sports came back. Right. And when we watched Mike Piazza hit a home run and when we watched baseball.

[Steve Covino]

I got you.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, let. Let them play. But I get it. Not as important. I do understand. I'd say. I'd say it's major. Major story. Definitely major.

[Iowa Sam]

All right, let's go to another story. This one's even darker, even more morbid, even more bizarre.

[Steve Covino]

Geez.

[Iowa Sam]

Not that the last one was so much, but this is a bit of a disturbing story and very 2026. Former NFL linebacker Darren Lee has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence after the recent death of his girlfriend, Gabriella Carvalho Perpetuo, who was found dead in a home in Tennessee in February. It was later revealed by authorities that Lee used Chat GPT as an AI legal advisor of sorts on how to cover up the alleged murder and how to talk to authorities about what happened. He reportedly had a number of conversations, conversations with the popular AI software over a two day period in the days following her death. Now we've seen how AI can be misused and abused. Look no further than grok of X being asked to create explicit images. That recent controversy. And we've heard of people googling highly suspicious things and having their search histories used as incriminating evidence against them. Guys, this sad and bizarre story of leaving behind a digital trail of evidence

[Steve Covino]

midweek or major, major. And I don't. I almost say let's not talk about it. Not because it's a sensitive subject, because if idiots and bad people are going to incriminate themselves by asking ChatGPT, let them do it. We find them, we arrest them, we get rid of them. Like, imagine, imagine creating a digital trail of a heinous crime. Like, hey, chatgpt, how do I get rid of a body?

[Iowa Sam]

Like, you've, people used to Google that stuff and be like, how do I honestly do that? And they have evidence against them.

[Steve Covino]

You ever see, like, someone get accused of murder and it's like, oh, that's weird. They bought a shovel, rope and everything at Home Depot and then Googled how do I get rid of a body? Like, let these idiots bury themselves.

[Rich Davis]

I also think it's major, definitely major for so many reasons. Just how much stock people put into ChatGPT as if it's their confidant, their personal.

[Steve Covino]

Let them think that psychiatrist.

[Rich Davis]

And you're going to crazy lengths to find how to murder someone or cover it up, like through ChatGPT. It's really dangerous, just really concerning for young people. And yeah, major, I, I, I hope that definitely major I hope this all works out, put it that way.

[Steve Covino]

Any other bright, any, any, any other bright, uplifting stories? Sam?

[Iowa Sam]

Actually, we will finish on a an actual uplifting, good, fun, positive story. Great story of men's college basketball. It is March after all. Teams are punching their tickets to the very large basketball waltz. And pride is sky high for Hofstra, who hasn't been to the tourney since 2001. After winning the Coastal Athletic Association Conference tournament Tuesday night, the pride is back in the state of New York. Hofstra's Coach back in 2001, hall of Famer Jay Wright, who went on to national championships at Villanova, and one of Jay's star players was Speedy Claxton. And guess who the current Hofstra head coach is.

[Steve Covino]

Speedy Claxton.

[Rich Davis]

Yes, it's Speedy Clackston.

[Iowa Sam]

And Speedy helped get Hofstra to its first NCAA tournament.

[Rich Davis]

Good old Speedy Claxton.

[Steve Covino]

Scene Sounds like a guy from the 1930s.

[Iowa Sam]

Speedy helped.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, my music.

[Iowa Sam]

Where'd it go? There we go. Well, Speedy, back in the day, he helped Hofstra get to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 23 years. So sports coming full circle midweek or major?

[Steve Covino]

I think it's mid for everyone but me. Major for me. I lived, I grew up 10 minutes from Hofstra University. It's where all the local, local guidos that were too good for community college went. Hofstra.

[Rich Davis]

I'm tell Wayne Crabbet you said that.

[Steve Covino]

Wayne Crabette, Best known Hofstra University we would have a big our, you know, championship games would be at Hofstra University. So a lot of great college bars by Hofstra And I think it's cool, man. Honestly, if you live on Long island, that is like everyone's safety school, because it's a good school. But it's like, I'm going to apply here, here, and here. But if I don't get in, guess

[Mike (Big Mike)]

where I'm going to go?

[Steve Covino]

Hofstra University?

[Iowa Sam]

Back of the dance, baby.

[Rich Davis]

Claxton. Yeah, I'm going to.

[Steve Covino]

Good for Speedy.

[Danny G]

It's.

[Rich Davis]

It's a really nice story, and it's cool to hear. And props to Speedy Claxton for being that guy and coming full circle. I don't know.

[Steve Covino]

Sam made that name up in the whole story.

[Rich Davis]

No, he's right here. I'm looking at him as we speak. Good old Speedy Claxton.

[Iowa Sam]

What say you weak mid.

[Rich Davis]

I'm going. It's a mid story.

[Iowa Sam]

Overall, that's fine.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Overall, I do like it. It's a nice story.

[Iowa Sam]

It's a nice story. And you know what? Next week, I'll try to keep him a little more positive. And that's all.

[Steve Covino]

Shiroki.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, no, those are all great stories. I mean, the other one is really sad. I'm just sad to hear about.

[Iowa Sam]

COVID it all, you know?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Rich Davis]

I like that sign Lee thing.

[Steve Covino]

And Sam, I like that sign off. And that's all she wrote.

[Iowa Sam]

That's all she wrote. Thanks, guys.

[Steve Covino]

Let's go to Dan Buyer for an update. DB in the newsroom with Monos distracting him. It's a newsroom party. Everyone was so checked out of Sam's segment.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

If.

[Steve Covino]

If. Little dark there. A little dark.

[Monty]

It's amazing. Again, Monty's here. She's not even on the air, but yet she's been mentioned on Kavino and Rich. Usually when I leave you guys. Mony, bring it in.

[Steve Covino]

Three minutes left.

[Monty]

Let's bring you in on the show here. I'm going over act on what's happening in the slate of games tonight. That's all we're doing.

[Steve Covino]

Monty's. She's a big Rich Davis guy.

[Monty]

Interesting. Actually. Monty, can I have that sheet that I just gave to you? Did you hear what Eric Dacosta had to say earlier today? The Ravens GM talking about why the Max Crosby deal didn't go through. Well, he said this.

[Rich Davis]

Nobody is more upset about this than me. Gutted by it, actually. A big regret for me.

[Mike (Big Mike)]

But we will move on as a football team.

[Monty]

And I think there's many, many opportunities

[Mike (Big Mike)]

for us to grow as a team,

[Rich Davis]

to become a better team, to build a roster, and to be the team

[Monty]

that we want to be so they signed Trey Hendrickson today to a four year deal worth $112 million. After the Max Crosby deal fell through, the Buffalo Bills on former Dolphins defensive end Bradley chubb to a three year deal worth more than $43 million. The Colts and quarterback Daniel Jones agreed to terms on a two year contract worth 88 million bucks. The NFL is considering playing a game on the night before Thanksgiving as soon as next season. Syracuse fired men's basketball coach Adrian Autry today after three seasons. Some bubble teams. As for the NCAA tournament, Cincinnati was one of them. They lost in overtime to UCF in the second round of the Big 12 tournament. Auburn's on the bubble. They beat Mississippi State 79 61. Louisville A 6258 winner against SMU in the ACC in the Big Ten. Washington Upset USC 83 79. Rory McIlroy still unsure if he'll tee it up at the Players Championship and Canada for the first time ever advancing to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic, beating Cuba today 7 2. Congratulations to the Canadians guys. Back to you.

[Steve Covino]

Any speedy Claxton upd nothing, nothing for you and Monty, I enjoyed on the YouTube your Macarena behind Dan Byer while

[Rich Davis]

he did the update.

[Steve Covino]

Good work professional right there. I love it. All right, we got more Covino and Rich next as we wrap up the show right here on Fox Sports Radio.

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Do you know our video guy Spot is part of the world record holding Macarena dance at Yankee Stadium? I don't know if you guys know you're in the presence of greatness. Spot was part of the 55,000 plus that were there doing the Macarena back in the day.

[Steve Covino]

That's why I'm friends with him.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, me too. Once I heard that, I'm like, dude, you're hired. Let's be best friends.

[Steve Covino]

I'm sorry, what is this on your resume?

[Rich Davis]

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[Rich Davis]

Two things. One tomorrow is SGA day because he's got that aura. The guy that never. That says he never repeats an outfit. Never repeats an outfit, comes in with all this swag. And last week, his fur coat was just so ridiculous. We said, well, we have to take some fashion risks here on this show, and we'll do our best to, you know, not be sga. We're not trying to be Shay Gilgis Alexander. We're trying to be the best version of ourselves and put our swag out there. Let's see our real aura and put it to the test. So more reason to follow us on YouTube for tomorrow's show. Covino and Rich FSR on YouTube at Covino and Rich FSR. And if you're watching, that's really his jacket that we have on right now.

[Steve Covino]

That's the SGA special, man.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, he donated two of them to us. Because he never repeats an outfit. How does he have so much aura? We're going to find out tomorrow.

[Danny G]

I'm going to wear a Mr. Farley jumpsuit.

[Rich Davis]

Yes. Well, hey, you know that. Who's you, Sam. We want to see everyone's Sunday best tomorrow. And in eight minutes, everybody, including Mark DeRosa and everybody on Team USA on the edge of their seats waiting to see if Team USA moves forward in this tournament.

[Ryan Seacrest]

What's.

[Steve Covino]

What's more likely in your mind for Mexico to win and score five or more runs?

[Rich Davis]

I agree with the Ambayer. Or it's more likely.

[Steve Covino]

Or the alternative is Italy just winning straight up. Those are the two ways.

[Rich Davis]

Italy. Scrappy. But as you so inappropriately said in the beginning of the show, they sort of. Sort of went all out. Let's use that expression yesterday. Good one. They sort of went all out.

[Steve Covino]

Yes. So Italy, Mexico. Which poses a better question on any given day, would you rather have Italian food or Mexican food? Calories don't count, dude. Calories don't count.

[Rich Davis]

You know, that's. That's so tough. And I grew up.

[Steve Covino]

It's your culture.

[Rich Davis]

Both, right? Because Kavina, I'm Italian and a few other things.

[Steve Covino]

If I told you, you could have like penne vodka, but chicken parm and pizza and all that.

[Rich Davis]

Or no repercussions.

[Steve Covino]

With no repercussions. Or on the flip, you could have like chicken mole with guacamole and nachos, and I love it all, dude.

[Rich Davis]

It's tough.

[Iowa Sam]

Those got to be the. The most popular cuisines in America, right?

[Rich Davis]

I think so.

[Steve Covino]

Tonight's a battle of the food. If you ask me.

[Iowa Sam]

I could eat Mexican food. Like every day. I could eat a burrito every day. I never, never get tired of it.

[Steve Covino]

Dude, you ain't kidding.

[Rich Davis]

Save that for behind the velvet robe. I feel like we need to dive into this.

[Steve Covino]

That's a better question. Kavino's heritage. Half Italian, half Mexican. We'll do this on who's got better Food?

[Danny G]

Rich Back in the day I did a live broadcast from a place called Carlos and Luigi's and they served bar both.

[Rich Davis]

No. Oh yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Oh my God.

[Rich Davis]

Dude. Well, you know, we should do this on over promise tomorrow if we run out of time. But tomorrow is.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, who should win the wbc if cuisine was a factor.

[Rich Davis]

If cuisine was a factor. Yeah, but look, USA's fate is on the line tonight. Depending on what happens. Well, if you missed it, either Italy has to win or Mexico has to score five or more runs. That's how USA advances.

[Steve Covino]

Will strategy play your role? We'll find out. Have a great night. We'll see you then. Until then, have a good one. Arriba dieti baby.

[Rich Davis]

See you in the promised land. Goodbye.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, it's Covino and Rich struggling to see up close. Make it visible with Viz.

[Rich Davis]

VIZ is a once daily prescription eye drop to treat blurry near vision for up to 10 hours.

[Steve Covino]

The most common side effects that may be experienced while using VIS include eye irritation, temporary dim or dark vision, headaches and eye redness.

[Rich Davis]

Talk to an eye doctor to learn if VIZ is right for you. Learn [e-mail] no one knows what the

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future holds, but you deserve a weather app that can help. Weatherbug is easy to use and provides forecasts for your every need. From storm warnings to pollen levels right at your fingertips. Get the fastest local alerts and comprehensive 10 day forecasts wherever you are. Its hyperlocal real time customizable alerts make sure the weather never takes you by surprise so you can plan every day with confidence. Download the free weather bug app from the App Store today and start getting accurate weather forecasts 24 7.

[Steve Covino]

This is Julian Edelman from Games with Names. I want to take a second to talk about something that's personal to me. I've had the privilege of working closely with Robert Kraft for a long time and one thing I've always respected is how seriously he takes up standing up to hate Hate. As a Jewish athlete, my identity is something I am proud of. But I also know what it feels like to be singled out for it. That's why this new commercial for the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate that aired during the Big Game really hit home. It's about showing up for someone when they're targeted, even if you don't have the perfect words. And sometimes standing next to someone is enough. And you can show support by sharing the blue square.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hey, it's Ryan Seacrest. For Albertsons and Safeway, it is. Stock up Savings time now through March 31st. Spring in for storewide deals and earn four times the points. Look for in store tags to earn on eligible items from Goldfish, Keebler, Doritos, All M M's, Drumstick, Outshine, and Kellogg's. Then clip the offer in the app for automatic event long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store or online for easy drive up and go pickup or delivery restrictions apply. See website for full conditions.

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