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Watch your hands, Cunningham. That was the top highlight from the NBA Cup. Seriously. But was anyone really excited about that from the highlights? Because I'll be honest, that's all that I watched. It looks like they had a sweet comeback. I mean, I checked the score throughout Danny, just to see and I was like, the spurs were in control until the fourth quarter. Well, you know what, let me quote this doofus I work with, Rich Davis. Let me quote you earlier today on our Patreon Monday through Thursday. Patreon Covino and Rich. I mean, you're pumped anytime your team wins and anytime you win a good game or close game, this was just like a tiny layer of awesome on top of a big win. Like you want to beat the spurs regardless, right? You want to set the tone. Plus the money incentive. I understand why the players are extra excited, but did they lean into it a little more? Because it's for the greater good of the NBA. And the same thing with Stephen A. Smith. If ESPN and Stephen A. Are in bed with the NBA, he has to be screaming about it, right? There was one part in his rant this morning where he does like an embarrassing, like Howard Dean. Like, yeah, Stephen A. Did like a full on, like, yeah, is that Howard Dean or Stephen A. I don't know. You know what, I'm going to try to find that clip of him just screaming because he does like an eventual scream actually is Stephen A. But that was like after the Knicks did something he didn't like. So congratulations to the Knicks for sure. They need a W. That's the first win they've had. You know, their first, I don't know, meaningful win since 73, I guess. So props to them. But Danny G. Said it best yesterday. We live in a world where championships matter. So yeah, this could set the tone and build some camaraderie and put some money in their pockets. But the Knicks need to win an NBA Finals, right? They need to win a championship. It's better than nothing. But you know I'll say this. It's when you, when you have little kids competing in a tournament and they win, do you tell them to like, settle down? Like, I always find that like a little cringy when like, let's say my team wins like the Sunday softball championship and like they're like passing around the trophy. I'm like, I'm a grown man. We had a good game. Well, here. It feels weird. It feels like the NBA Cup. Like what I think the players are pumped about the extra 500k. That's what they'd be pumped about. That's fair. I get that. But were the fans pumped? Were they as pumped as Stephen A. Smith? Sam, that was his rant. I mean, part of the problem was there weren't that many fans in attendance at the T. Mobile Arena. Exactly. The lower bowl wasn't even full. So what they had to do there is they lowered the lights so it looked kind of like Staples center or whatever the name of that place. That's embarrassing. And that's what I think Charles Barkley was referring to. It was not a good look. And at one point the camera showed how empty the facility. Facility was. And then Stan Van Gundy proceeded to kind of lecture everyone watching by saying, if you're not a fan of the NBA cup, you're not a fan of basketball. And I'm like, don't lecture me right now while there's nobody in attendance. And don't lecture me because I'm watching, you know. Do you think Charles Barkley's not a fan? Well, here's what Sir Charles had to say. Number one, I think the cup thing is somewhat embarrassing. What I mean by that is I'm disappointed in my players that we're having number one. God bless them for making money. Okay? I'm disappointed that we have to make in season tournament to make these guys more money. So they won't do load management. These guys, God bless them, making a lot of money. I never begrudged them because I made, I don't know, I ain't making what they're making, but I made a great living. But to have to pay these guys extra money to make them play other games. They should play basketball. They're well compensated to play basketball. To do an in season tournament to make them extra money. Come on, man. That's. That's a little bit ridiculous. He's. He's dead on there. Even when he says ridiculous, he's dead on there. And I completely agree. And I'm not one to poo poo as Rob Parker loves to say, I'm not one to poo poo on something new and something potentially fun. I just don't think we're there yet. I think maybe we'll get there. It takes some time, but how disingenuous would we be if we came in here today? Yeah. Even as I'm pumped. Yeah, Pumped to predict. Yo, the knee. Danny said it wasn't even packed. They had an easier time giving away, you know, Penn and Taylor tickets in Vegas than NBA cup final. You guys had more people in attendance at the CRC20 in Vegas at our convention. Yeah, we brought out more people in the NBA cup finals. Thank you, daddy. That's right. So your thoughts, let us know. But ever want to try an Olympic and Paralympic sport, try fencing. It's fast, safe, and easy to start. Find a beginner class near you at USA fencing.org tri fencing. That's usafencing.org trifencing and Sesame street helped raise all of us. Now it's our turn. Donate this holiday season@sesame.org because the world needs sesame and sesame needs you. Oh, just on cue, look who you said sesame. Here comes Snuffleupagus. What's up, Mike? Big Mike, who runs this place. It is a Wednesday, which means we're gonna break down his words of wisdom. We're gonna do midweek major in a little bit. And I wrote down Kavina. Remember I told you there were seven? Like, like six or seven games. I wrote down six NFL games that just. They're almost playoff magnitude. There's something about this season where, like, insignificant games are far and few between because all these teams are so, like, right there in it, like, a game away from clinching or a game away from elimination. And as we enter the final three weeks of the NFL season, there's six games I want to break down. But first, want to welcome Mike. What's up, Mike? What's going on, peoples? Hey, Big Mike runs this place. Hello, everybody. Hello. Never heard of him. What up, Mike who? What's up? What's up, Mike? You're Panthers, by the way. How about that, huh? How about them losing loser. Ain't they're 7 and 7, though, and they play two games against the Bucks. They have. They control their own destiny, which is the. Can you ask for anything more? Yes. I could ask for them to have three games that they could lose and still make it into the playoffs with home field advantage, but cannot be choosers. Michael, let's get into this. We do it every week. Mike's a Guy that when we first started working here, I remember being like, this guy has wisdom. That's why we thought he ran the place. And still think he does, because he walks around with a strut. As far as, you know, Mike, let's do it. Words of wisdom. It's time for the guy that runs this place. 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. It's Big Mike's words of wisdom on a Wednesday. Matt Dambier, letting nothing to the imagination there. No, he was very clear. Yeah. All right. We are in the middle of the holidays, and I'm sure everyone has been dealing with all the holiday traffic and the stress and everything that gets to you during this time of year. So these words of wisdom are inspired by the holidays. Okay? Okay, great. Perfect. Mike. Holiday generosity isn't measured by the presents you buy, but by the presence of your kindness, patience, and time. Wow. Yeah. That was good. I like that one. That's what I like. When Covino goes, I'm coming over your house. My present is me being here. Right? That's exactly what that is. Yeah, that's exactly what that is. So if you could repeat that word for word, verbatim. Verbatim. That's called verbatim. You win. The greatest stocking stuffer in all the land. Our new Nerf football with the turbo grip. There you go. Let me give it to you one more time. One more time. Okay, one more time. Holiday generosity isn't measured by the presence you buy, but by the presence of your kindness, patience, and time. Good one. There you go. Do you mind if I give everyone a little holiday tip? That's what she said. Being that you bump into some randos around the holidays, right? Maybe like a neighbor, a co worker, you might be out and about around the holidays. I always keep a bottle of wine in a bag, like a holiday bag in my trunk of my car. And I keep a $20 Starbucks gift card on hand because you may bump into someone that's like, oh, my God. Hey, I got you a little something. And then you feel like an ass clown, like, I didn't get anything. So I feel like a bottle of wine and a gift card on hand is a great idea. 100. Back in the day, I worked for someone who sees candy. They would just buy a bunch of boxes of See's candy and keep them. Who'd you work for, Willy Wonka? Actually, believe it or not, I Don't. I didn't want to name drop, so I didn't say who it was, but it was. That was Betty White. Oh, Betty White. She would just had a stack of seized candies boxes right by her front door. And anytime, you know, somebody would come by to drop off a package or do something for the house or whatever. So wait, let me get this here. Some see's candy for you. You've played Scrabble while Gary Coleman C. Blocked you. That's correct. And you were Betty White's manservant. No, actually, believe it or not, Betty White. I was bitten by Betty White's dog. That's a bright. That is a true story. Sue you, Betty White. Betty White's dog bit me once. You know how jealous our video guy Spot is of you. He is a huge Betty White fan. Rest in peace. I did not know. That's the greatest. Absolutely. Thank you. Mike's got stories. He's got wisdom. And if you could repeat that word for word. Not his story about seized chocolate, but his words of wisdom. If you could repeat it word for word, we'll give away a prize now. 87799 on Fox. Rich. Rich. So you have a bottle of wine that's just been cooking in your trunk for months. So they open up that wine, it's going to be like vinegar heat. I'm like, guys, it's like a mildly tasty white. It's a Pinot grigio that tastes like, gotta have something. Yeah. And Mike, who runs this place, has a bunch of melted chocolate in his trunk. Yeah. Yeah. Very thoughtful of you, Mike. Thank you. Oh, thank you. So Mike's words of wisdom, repeat them, win a prize. That's how we do it here on cnr. Now, I said I did want to talk some NFL. So, Sam, I feel like when I talk NFL, I could use some, like, majestic NFL films music. Do you have something like that on standby? I know you do. Let's. We're doing that right now. We're doing this right now, right now. Right While we get the phone calls going for the prize, Rich is going to break it down for us now. There are seven games, by the way. Can I just let it. We got a Stephen, a scream after everyone, just to spice it up a little. Yeah, we're excited. I mean, you got to really pump this up. I mean, I don't know if I want to scream first game and. And cove. Give him a thumb, please. Dirty Fonz. Yeah, give me the Dirty Fonz. If you were great and by the way I made that up. Dirty Fonz. Try it out tonight. Oh, hey, hey. If your wife's like, what are you doing? Be like, it's the Dirty Fonz. Relax. Six games with such magnitude and I gotta be honest, we did this two weeks ago, Danny G. And none of us hit six or six. Which is just shows you how parlays are a suckers game. You get lucky here and there. You see your buddy on like Instagram like, yo, I hit some ridiculous parlay. Six for six is tough. I think three or four leg parlays are doable, but six leg, ooh, muy difficult day. Let's start with the first game. I want to. Good one. Rams at Seahawks. 211 and three teams battling for the NFC West. Now, my 49ers have vested interest in this because if the Seahawks beat the Rams, that's a battle. The Niners win out and they're the 1 seed in the NFC. How is that even possible? It's at Seattle. Right at Seattle. I'm still leaning Rams on this. Devonte Adams, a little banged up. Isaac Lonecron, any update on the health of one Devonte Adam? Sorry to put you on the spot. That's what I'm here for, actually. And I can answer that question. He has been officially listed as of literally just a few moments ago. Doubtful. So advantage Dan Byer, who's currently painting a Seahawk on his chest. That's why he's not here today. Hold on. Seahawks. That fooled me for a second. Seahawks hosting the Rams. What is your instinct, guys? I feel like I'm still going Rams. I like the Seahawks. At home. I feel like I like the Seahawks. Okay, Danny G. I was saying, what are we feeling? Oh, I'm going to go Rams. All right, so ram it all day. Covino. I do share in that Stephen A. Excitement though. I do. That's a really great game. Cavino and Mike say the Rams. Anyone else say the Rams? No, I said Seahawks. I know Styles makes fights and what they did against the Colts really doesn't matter as far as what they do against the Rams. But I didn't really like how they played that game. Like they barely, barely won that game. A rematch of two weeks ago, they're back at it, but this time at Soldier Field in Chicago. Packers at Bears 9, 4 and 1. That weakest tie the packers are hanging on to at the 10 and 4. Bears. Some people, there's some people that are not high in the Bears that think that they could lose out and be the team out of the mix because someone's not making the playoffs. So packers at Bears. If the Bears win, that would mean they split for the season. If the packers win, they're right back. They're in first place again. I'll. My instinct says Bears on this one. Micah Parsons, huge. Definitely plays a major factor. Morale crusher, unfortunately. Morale crusher. He was the player they needed. He was like that missing piece that was going to put them over the hump. Yeah. Now you took that piece away. It's the Bears. I think packers are favored by seven in the first affair, and I believe they won by seven. It was just what we thought. It's. We got what we thought we'd get. I'm going Bears in this one. I agree with you. I think it's a split series. Both great teams win at home and not just Micah Parsons. That packers team got banged up with Watkins hurt his wing and. And of course, Josh Jacobs is not healthy. So. Yeah, that's. That's a rough one. I'm. I'm going with the packers just because it's one of those situations when you're down. You lost your. You lost your best player on defense. You're. The rest of the team is going to be looking to step up. They're going to be motivated to get out there and prove that they're not just a. You know, they're not relying on one guy. That they're a team and they can win. Is this an offensive chess match that Matt LaFleur beats Ben Johnson? I mean, takes a lot of pride in that. Right? I mean, we'll see. I give that a Stephen. A scream. Another great matchup. Third one, Mike. Since Big Mike's in the studio, I'll let you take the lead. This is the. Where your hands, Kavino. There's three games left. Three games left. They face each other twice. This is the first time. And it's in North Carolina. It's at Carolina Panthers. Bucks and Panthers. Big Mike, you're the only Panthers fan I know. Yeah. And it's really hard when it's, you know, the team you root for because you're. I'm. I have blinders on and I have no idea what. You know. I can't be objective about it. So, you know, the pessimist in me says the. The Bucks are going to win that game. Oh, wow. I feel like the Bucks have been skidding hard, though. They really bottomed out last week. Yeah. Just when you think Baker. When you think Baker's going to fire him up because he's that great type of guy. They're just. Maybe. Maybe Mike's right. They'll. They'll turn it around. It's one of those things when you think, you know, you don't know. You don't know. It's the NFL. You don't know Kavina. Wow, that's a tough one. I actually agree with Sam. I'm going Panthers on this one. I like the Buccaneers. I like Mayfield, but they haven't been good for the past, like, five games. I think they've lost like, six out of seven. Yeah, six out of seven. Six. Don't do it. I won't. I'm gonna go with you, Mike. I'm going Bucks. I'm going Bucks. I think even though it's in Carolina, I don't. I don't deem that as, like, some ridiculous home field advantage. Not nice, mild weather. They're both in the, you know, southeast where it's nice. It's not like. It's not like you're going to Soldier Field or Lambeau or Seattle or something or, you know, so. All right, hit you up with a couple more, and then we'll get Mike's words of wisdom. Winner Jags at Broncos 10 and 4. Jags who are hot versus the Broncos who are hot. Ooh, that's a good one, man. Jackson, Broncos. This had playoffs. That's a really good one. I give that one two dirty Fonz's two thumbs up. Do we know what the line is? What's the line on that? That's a really good game. Honestly, I'm. I'm. I'm leaning towards the bucks on that. I mean, the Broncos at home. Yeah, but Rich is right. Jaguars are playing hot. Lawrence is having a season, putting up big numbers. I don't think it's as cut and dry as you think. Broncos home field, three point favorite. Your traditional three point. So there's a walk. Is looking at it like, you know. Yeah, that's a. That's a nice battle. I feel like this is going to be a statement game for the Jags. Danny G. I'm feeling you, too. I think. I think the Broncos have got not lucky at times. They're a great team, but 12 and 2, they're at home, though. Do you give him any advantage for that? Just for the fun of it, for the smell of it. I'm going Jags, too. Just to give me more rooting interest. I'm going Jaguars. Well, if you look at the standings this year, let's. Let's take a look at their Home. You know, remember back in the day, we'd be like, wow, this team's undefeated at home. Whether it be Seattle or the Chiefs or someone. Is anyone really perfect at home? And as of right now, the only team. As I speak this, the only undefeated home team in the AFC are the 7 and. Oh. @ home. Broncos. Oh, wow. So do they just jinx them? Yeah. Do they. Do they wrap the season eight no. At home? Because they could be eight. No. At home. And again, no. I think it's due. I think they're due to lose. If they're eight no. At home and end up being the one seed, they'll be the undefeated at home one seed. Which is major advantage. Regression to the mean. Okay, so we're. Jags are, by the way, Rich. The longer you go on this and they're all great games, the harder it is for our contestants. Remember Mike's words, right? You know, there's a guy on hold right now with the nervous farts. Like, oh, no, he's just repeating it over and over in his head. He's going, holiday, generosity. Holiday, Generosity. Holiday. Two more quickies. Steelers at Lions. Two, eight and six. Teams that are fighting, they're like both in desperation mode. Not so much the Steelers because they're in a bunk division, but the Lions loser out. By the way, if the Lions lose, they're out of the playoffs. So no way the Lions lose their game. No way in Detroit. No way they. Hang on. Keep the fight 100%. I just don't think the Steelers are good. I don't either. I haven't been high on the Steelers not rooting against anybody, but, yeah, I think the Lions win this one. You have been on the ayahuasca with the Steelers not high on. Lions are almost. Or a touchdown favorite. That's pretty telling in. In Detroit, their home. But still. But still, like, seven's a lot. What was the must win game the Lions had to have a few weeks ago? And they got that done? Yep. Was that against that? Against the Cowboys? Correct. At our holiday party. Yeah. And Danny G. Your thoughts on the Steelers Lions? You know, just because you guys are all going Lions, I want to go the other direction. Okay, let's go Steelers. Fine then. And one last one. You could say, Rich, don't even put this in the pile. But I need to because the Ravens are only one game out in that. Like you said, Mediocre AFC North. They're 7 and 7. They lose, then they're sort of putting themselves out of it. Right. But they're Playing at home in Baltimore against the 11 and three Patriots. No way. No way. What? I'd be so surprised the Ravens beat the Patriots. You'd be surprised. Yeah. Is anyone picking the Ravens? Anything's possible, but I'd be surprised. It's a bounce back game for Drake, man. Co. Yeah, I think so too. Yeah. And the fact that they lost last week. Yeah, I agree with which. Which would then mean unless something weird happens, Aaron Rodgers is going back to the playoffs. Oh, God. With a new team. We're all better for it too. Well, with that said, thank you guys for entertaining me. I love these schedule watching games. There's six. I just named six. The other games are mediocre. I'm not gonna lie to you, but those are 16. I can't believe you left off the Falcons and Cardinals. Come on. How did I do that? Unlike the NBA cup, the excitement, Sam, was real for this one. Stephen A. Stephen A. That's where you hit the Steven I got off my page. There it is. There it is. There we go. And I did. I also left off the Colts on Monday night hosting my Niners because as much as I love Philip Rivers, I, I, I'm going to feel sad when I see my Niners stomp Philip Rivers. I just, I'm sorry. I love Philip Rivers, but I don't think that team's winning against the Niners. I don't think so either. So. All right. Hey, let's get our winner for words of wisdom. And then spots got midweek major. Let's do this. Who do we got? I was Sam Patrick in Jacksonville. Hey, Patrick. Patrick. Oh, man, I didn't hear it. I didn't know you played it yet. Oh, my goodness. Excellent work, Patrick. All that time we thought he was repeating it to himself over and over. He never does. Hey, Patrick, what do you think the words of wisdom are? Hey, how about we get some of your words of wisdom? Patrick, what do you got for us? Too many holiday words of wisdom. You know what? We'll get a contestant. One on the other side. Big Mike. Just go ahead and do it a third time. Oh, wow. We're really holiday generous, huh? Yes, we are. Here we go. Holiday generosity isn't measured by the presents you buy, but by the presence of your kindness, patience, and time. Hey, repeat that on the flip. 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Holiday generosity isn't measured by the presents you buy, but by the presence of your kindness, patience and time. Nice one. And done. I love it. And that's how you do it. Word for word, game of the game. Excited for you, man. Chris Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy holidays, all that good stuff. And put that in your. Same to all you guys. Thank you very much. Hell yeah. That's awesome, man. I'm excited for everyone to get their turbo balls. Well, as you said, the perfect stocking stuffer. But our buddy Mouser in Cincinnati hit us up and he goes to quote the late, great Mitch Hedberg, who, one of our favorite comedians passed away back in the day. Yeah, the perfect stocking stuffer is a severed foot. That's great. That's a good one. All right. You know, we do it every Wednesday. Whatever you miss in the world of sports and entertainment, don't sweat it, Spots. Got it. Midweek Major Covino and Rich gets you over the middle of the week win mid week. Major. Oh, I love that. We throw sports and pop culture headlines and topics at the fellas. And it's like the kids say, that's so mid week. Definitely Major. CNR scoring midweek Major. A remix. Gotta go quick here to give Spotty a full six minutes before I hand things over to the number one and only host of the segment. We roll the two big red love dice in the main studio. Why the extra sticky this time? All right, moving along ritual. That's the love. Oh, I beat him. I got a seven. Rich rolled a six. That means Covino gets first take. And now, ladies and gentlemen, the most famous person besides Judy Bloom from Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Spotty Boy. How you guys doing? Hey, Spot. Guys want some jelly beans? Dude, why you bogarting all the jelly where this came from? I don't know what you're talking about. I was. You know what? I almost want to, like in retribution, tell you a story about Ja Rule because you stole the story about Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart. Or do you want to hear the full story? I want the full story. So as you know, the NBA cup big win was celebrated by the Knicks yesterday. And Knicks star Josh Hart gave a big thumbs up to the team win as they were celebrating the big win where the. Where they beat the Spurs 124 to 113. Hart was captured giving his teammate Jalen Brunson a literal thumbs up his backside. So as Karl Anthony Towns was hoisting up the trophy, Brunson turned to help and leaving him vulnerable for the attack from behind. And as you can see, moment went viral. Josh Hart just slipped his thumb right up in between the cheeks. Went and went nice and deep. Gave him the old. What was it? The Dirty Fonz. Yeah, we coined It. The Dirty Fonz. The Dirty Fonz. After the moment went viral, Heart went to social to defend himself. Jokingly say damn in 4k and said it was AI. He said it was AI, so maybe it wasn't real. It was AI. Hart and Brunson have known each other for a while, so they always give each other a little bit of ribbing. Midweek or major ribbing. It's kind of major because. Because this was on national TV after a pretty significant victory. Look, it's interesting. We're very much bros here on this show, but I've never crossed those lines with my pal. I've known rich for over 20 years. True story. I've never given him a Dirty Fonz in celebration. Oh, come on. I've never given you a ribbing. Now for his pleasure. Now I'm questioning our friendship. Like, is this how the young guys get down? I don't know. Yeah, it's actually really funny. I know it's meant to be in fun and funny. I think it's funny as hell, but yeah, Major. All right, Major. Just because it's funny. And I think when you inject sports, it goes along with our first conversation of the day. Locker room clubhouse camaraderie is an important thing, and the Knicks have it. They're so comfortable and having laughs. They're sticking fingers places. Let's go. Okay, cool. Luka, continuing to make his mark amongst these Lakers teammates and staff, decided to tell celebrate Christmas a few days early by gifting his teammates and Lakers staff with over 100 E bikes. E bikes. So apparently coach J.J. redick told the team Luka had, quote, something for us. Some of the teammates thought that he was handing out cars. That being said, that ended up being these E bikes, which were worth about $3,000 each. In a video posted on Lakers social, you could see everyone getting excited about their gifts like kids on Christmas morning. And some of the players even dubbed him Luca Claus. Midweek or major. I think that's awesome. That's major. Yeah. I mean, it's a nice gesture. He's winning over his teammates. Not as cool as Dak Prescott gifting, like, cancer scans and body scans to his staff and teammates. He was saving lives. Did you hear that story? Really cool story. But anytime you're giving back to the team and. And you're a leader like that. Tis the season to give. That's awesome. Yeah, I. I think. I don't like when people start judging people. Like, they only got him that, like, you don't think anyone anything I think generosity is a nice thing. It's a holiday season and Luka has done nothing wrong in LA so far. So I think as of right now, he's done everything, possibly to win over Lakers fans and his teammates. Rich nailed it. Yeah. Cool. All right, Soccer fans gearing up for next year's FIFA World Cup. Oh, do you mean football? Football? Football. I guess that would be. Well, it's not American football. I guess it would just be football. Yeah, football. Across the. Taking place next summer across North America. Loyal fans aren't too thrilled with the ticket pricing. I don't know if you heard this. FIFA made steps to offer lower ticket pricing around $60 after initial ticket pricing had ranged from $140 to $3,750 for the early rounds, growing and surging as the rounds went on up to about. Was it 8,680 for the final round, the final game? Those $60 tickets account for only about 1.6% of the tickets. FIFA said it had about around 20 million requests for tickets and that the organization only makes their money from the FIFA World cup, which takes place every four years. New York City Mayor elect Zoran Mamdani actually jumped in as you know, trying to work on the tickets. He said free tickets, he said, for audit. Pretty much. He said free tickets for everyone. And as one of the events is taking place in the New York area, He said that 15% of tickets should be set aside for local fans at a discount and saying it should be accessible to all. As you know, anyway, midweek or major? I'd say right now it's mid, but the closer we get to it, the more and more major is starting to feel it's going to be a big, big deal. I mean, supply and demand, right? I mean, like, it's a Super bowl, right? If you want to go to the super bowl, you're going to spend a lot of money or not go. That's. That's the World cup. Right. I think, I do think that they should keep things reasonable, but that's just not reality, man. Everything's so expensive. You go to the World Series. We established that the hundred is the hundred dollar bill is the new 20. Yeah. Things are getting out of control. Remember like, grandma used to give you a 20 when you were a kid and you're like, oh, my God, a 20. Bill, 20 is now a hundo. You need a C note. I got takeout yesterday. Rich was there as my witness takeout yesterday for me and my daughter. Over 60 bucks here in Los Angeles. So it's no surprise that tickets to the World cup are expensive. Yeah, exactly. Good points. That'll be good one, Steve. $94. I'll squeeze in one more. So with the Dodgers building up their roster, someone has been crunching the numbers on the recent. After the recent acquisition of Edwin Diaz. And apparently the dodgers now owe 1.6, 1.06 billion in deferred contract money. So someone crunched the numbers. They said, of course, Ohtani the biggest culprit, 680 million from 2034 to 2043. Basically, the as of 2037, the roster for retired players will be over $100 million. Wow. And that includes Ohtani bets with 115 million. Snell. This is for the deferred contract. Snell has 66 million. Freeman has 57 million. Will Smith has 50 million. TE, Oscar 32 million. Edmund 25 million. So basically, after these players are long gone, they will be paying millions of dollars per year for all the players midweek or major. I think it's major. It's all about win now. And they've done that. And they proved this model to work. And wasn't the stat that they paid off Ohtani's contract in his first year even having him? Yeah, so they've already made their money back on him, man. To quote. And he continue to win. To quote Lloyd Christmas. These are IOUs. They're just as good as money. Hey, listen, if they pay him eventually, Bobby Bonilla is saying. Exactly. So I think it's major. Just because the Dodgers are doing all the right things. And if I'm a player, I don't blame anyone for wanting to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They're winners, man. And there you go. That's it. Thanks, Bot. Thanks, guys. Go to Isaac Lohenkron for an update. Ilo. What's doing, my friend? Hey, buddy. That's as good as money, sir. Why, thank you. Those are IOUs. And thank you, fellows. The Athletic reported this afternoon that the attorney for the Michigan football staffer who had a relationship with former head coach Sharon Moore told police that Moore had a, quote, long history of domestic violence, unquote, against the staffer during their relationship. In the NFL, the Miami Dolphins today benched quarterback Tua Tungavailoa. Rookie seventh round pick Quinn Ewers will start on Sunday against the Bengals. The Los Angeles Rams listed receiver Devontae Adams as doubtful for tomorrow's game at Seattle due to a hamstring injury. Every Olympic dream starts with a first glide through. Learn to skate. USA kids. Build confidence, strength, and joy on the ice. Learn to Skate. USA offers programs for skaters of all ages and abilities. Find a program near you@ learntoskateusa.com Finally, Covino and Richard we have just had a new twist in the Chicago Bears stadium situation. In a letter to seasoned ticket holders, Bears president Kevin Warren said that the state of Illinois told them that cooperation on the Bears proposed stadium project in Arlington Heights, Illinois will not be a priority in 2026 and therefore the Bears are now expanding their search for a new stadium site to Northwest Indiana. So get ready for the potential Northwest Indiana Bears. Wow. Back to you. Thank you, Isaac. That's. That's certainly a twist. All right, listen, we got more Covino and Rich. We'll talk to some. We'll talk to you guys about some NFL as we get ready for week 16 and anything on your mind. Hey, let's do it at Covino and Rich. More here next on Fox Sports Radio. 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And you could score 100 or other instant prizes just for opening it. Or save even faster with mobile coupons you can use right now@fast.valpak.com Valpak there's definitely something in it for you. CNR on FSR Live from the Fox Sports Radio studios. And for over 40 years, Tire Rack has been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive. Shipped fast and free, backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation. Tire rack tirek.com the way tire buying should be now. Rich. I'm sorry, monsieur. And I was Sam that I almost made you guys cry. Louise, I'm traumatized. Now, there was no. Almost no. I. My. We had a let my dog go the other day, Piper. Almost 13 year old little Frenchie and I showed Monsie like, oh, here's the last picture. Here's the last picture of my dog with our kids before we had to, you know, put her down. It was video of your son saying goodbye. Piper. Yeah, no, I'm dying. I'm dying. So thank you, but I'm so sorry. So anyone that, Anyone that. Anyone that loses a dog, trust me, I'm going through it right now. It's the worst. Dude, it's like a little member of your family. Right? It's the worst. And I know Monty went through it a year ago. Yeah. So it's hitting some spots. But I feel for you. I hear Monty cry during her update in 10 minutes. It's because I showed her another video. Trust me, I did my fair share of man crying over the last week, but anyone that's going through that, trust me, it's. It's like a mild version of losing a human. And for people, losing a family pet is more impactful than losing, like your distant uncle. Unfortunately, Rich gave Piper a way better send off than Uncle Bart got. I'll tell you that. 100 think about it. We were talking about the other day. We're like, if you have a family pet for over a decade, you're closer to that pet than like a distant relative you've seen twice in your life. I know that sounds terrible because A human is always more important than an animal. But nonetheless it's, you know, you get close to pets. I was, Sam, I know you're a big dog guy, right? So that was that. Just even watching that for three seconds, I was like, no, I was saying walked away. He's like, nope. Turning away. Nope. I have a dumb question in the show. It's a. Lighten it up. I've just, I feel like I just had a revelation. Like, you know, when, like, remember at the end of Usual Suspects when they all realize it's Kaiser Soze, you sure you don't want to talk about CP3 undermining Jeff Van Gundy? We could save that for tomorrow. There's no time limit on CP3. He's not, he's not going anywhere. Don't be hating on CP3. I'm not. I'm saying, I'm saying we'll talk about him tomorrow. Way to spoil the movie. But continue, go ahead. Did I just spoil, Did I just spoil? Kaiser says 30 year old movie. So I had to go see it anyway. It's still good. Kavino saw in our kitchen in the fridge, there were these like bananas that were going like, look like they're going south. Like they're like rotted looking bananas. And Covino says, you know, I eat a, like a banana a day. Well, there's a, there's a stat. Walmart's number one selling item is bananas. People eat a lot of bananas. Oh, what is it? No, no bananas. Yeah, I know it's kind of bananas when you think about it. Oh, you mean it's not bananas? I thought it was like a scrub daddy or something. Bananas. And I mentioned a ritual. It makes sense. I ate a banana. I ate at least one banana a day. And then Big Mike who runs this place was like, yeah, you buy your bananas. And then Danny G's like, yeah, man, I have a couple bananas a week for sure. And then Big Brandon, who's the editor is like, like, yeah, I. What do I have like two bananas a day? I, I feel like I'm living in a weird world. I have like one banana every three or four months. Do you met Monty? Do you eat a banana a day? Is this something everyone does? I have a banana twice, three times a week. Yeah, see, there's a reason why are eating a banana every day. The buyer always has bananas. Think about it. If you eat protein, protein shakes, maybe you put them on some toast, some peanut butter, I don't know, maybe it sounds delicious. But now I'm thinking spot do you? No Good handheld fruit. I always have bananas at home. Bananas, for me, are sort of like a last resort. They never have really been in my repertoire because I'm not thrilled with the taste of banana. Is that what Paparoch was singing about all those years? Yeah, because, like, especially for a protein shake, if you put, like, a slice of a banana in a huge protein shake that has strawberries, blueberries, raspberry, whatever, it's overwhelming. All you're gonna taste is banana. It changes the flavor. Oh, man. So, I mean. I mean, then, you know, someone else here, one of the editors was saying, like, yeah, you know, back in the day, bodybuilders would have protein, you know, and bananas every day. So am I. Am I missing out here is like. Is the key to who is eating bananas? Like a maniac on the sideline. Who was that? It was this year, remember? Was it? That's right. Someone got. I can't remember who it was, but somebody. It wasn't Bo Nix. It was. Someone got pulled in the game and talking about it and remember, they were like, yeah, it wasn't stretched out. Was it Mac Jones? It's a good source of potassium. Oh, yeah, it was. I think it was. Mac Jones had, like, potassium. Yeah. So anyway, well, Rich is realizing now he's. He's one of the only guys here that really don't have any throughout a week. So I'm like, wait a minute. Am I missing your banana deficiency? Yeah, it was. Mac Jones reportedly had about 11 bananas. During the game? No, after the game. One of those things that, you know, people aren't talking about and people hide when they eat them because I don't want you watching me eat my banana. Did you see what James. Did you see what Hart did with that banana last night? Oh, no, wait. That was a stunt. That was done. Oh, sorry. Dib in chocolate. Is it weird that Camino always makes sure to pick out the biggest banana? What does that psychologist. Is it weird to pick the biggest banana? I tend to go for the smaller one. Oh. There's a lot of guys that are like, ah, thank goodness. Because it's overwhelming. Like, okay, you've said enough. You've said enough. You've said enough. All right, we'll see you guys tomorrow. Have a great Wednesday, Revolution. See you in the promised land. This is Sophie Cunningham from Show Me Something. Do you know the symptoms of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, in adults with obesity? They may be happening to you without you knowing. 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