The Rich Eisen Show

Dan Schwartzman fills in for Rich Eisen. James Caan passes away. Brittney Griner pleads guilty of drug charges in Russia. Political pawn. Brian Mahoney, NBA Writer of the AP. NBA Talk. Summer league. Kevin Durant watch. Nadal out of Wimbledon with an injury. Wimbledon talk. Not enough Americans are represented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Schwartzman fills in for Rich Eisen. NFL Talk. Where does Jimmy Garappolo go? Howard Balzer of Sirius XM NFL Radio. Talking NFL. Jimmy Garappolo. Eli Manning HOF debate. Eli Manning HOF debate cont’d. Will Dak Prescott take the Cowboys to the playoffs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Schwartzman fills in for Rich Eisen. Baker Mayfield trade. Carolina got the better of the deal. Meredith Marakovits of Yes Network. Covers the Yankees. Meredith cont’d and talks of Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Webber in for Rich Eisen. Baker Mayfield trade, terms of the deal. Which QB will the Browns bring in if Deshaun Watson is suspended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Webber in for Rich Eisen. MLB Talk---What If Aaron Judge Hits 65 Homers And No One Cares? Will The Browns Change Their Minds About Baker Mayfield? Report: "Mystery Team" Has Joined Trade Talks. NBA Guest Eric Pincus   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Webber in for Rich Eisen. NBA Free Agency & Trade Talk: Could Durant Stay In Brooklyn? Is It A Done Deal Kyrie Will Land In LA? Tiger Woods Played His 1st Round Since PGA Championship Yesterday In Ireland--Could his image rehab be a blueprint for the LIV Tour defectors? Guest - Pete Fiutak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Schwartzman in for Rich Eisen. Tennis – Wimbledon talk, college football – USC and UCLA going to the Big Ten. Joe Person, The Athletic NFL Carolina Panthers reporter. NFL talk – rating the quarterbacks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Schwartzman in for Rich Eisen. MLB Talk. Bill Shaikin Los Angeles Times National Baseball Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Schwartzman in for Rich Eisen. Sports contracts skyrocketing. NBA is the most lucrative. Howard Beck Senior Writer Sports Illustrated NBA talk. NBA talk – Kevin Durant to Miami. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Webber fills in for Rich. NBA Free Agency & Trade Talk George Steinbrenner & Al Davis Were Born on July 4th. Does Modern Sports Need More Villains Like Nick Krygios At Wimbledon? Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest: We Examine The Competitive Eating Circuit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Webber fills in for Rich. If Durant Goes To Phoenix or Miami, Aren't the Warriors Still The Team To Beat? USFL Title Game Yesterday. What's a Fair Assessment Of Year One With Empty Stands Other Than Last Night? Robert Lusetich - PGA Writer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Webber fills in for Rich. NBA Free Agency & Trade Talk: Where Will Durant Land--Kyrie To Lakers For Westbrook? USC & UCLA To Big Ten. What's The Next Domino That's Going To Fall IN CFB? Keith Law - MLB Writer from The Athletic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan alum Rich weighs in on UCLA and USC going to the Big 10 and warns those team’s fan bases to get ready for Big 10 fanbases coming to L.A. to watch their teams play in the Rose Bowl and Coliseum.  In his ‘What’s More Likely’ segment, Rich says if Joe Burrow or Aaron Rodgers is more likely to reach the Super Bowl, if the 49ers or Broncos will make the playoffs, if Trevor Lawrence or Zach Wilson will make the bigger 2nd-year leap, if Matt Corral or Malik Willis makes a start next season for the Carolina Panthers or Tennessee Titans, if the Jaguars or Lions are more likely to have a top-2 pick again next year, and if the 9-win Eagles, Saints, Chargers or Colts will make the leap to double-digit wins next season.  TJ lists his top 5 mulligans for his recent ‘NFL Team GOATs’ list, and Rich reacts to the Big Ten reaching out to Notre Dame to join the conference along with UCLA and USC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich weighs in on Kevin Durant asking the Nets for a trade and wonders if Brooklyn GM Sean Marks could have done anything to keep KD in the fold.  Rich responds to the question posed by Green Back Packers running back Aaron Jones: is cereal soup? WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg and Rich discuss his new ‘A&E Biography: WWE Legends’ episode, reveals how the son of an OBGYN doctor and a concert violinist became one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, says how former Rams teammate Kevin Green and his former Atlanta Falcons teammates stayed an important part of his life after he left the NFL, and much more.  Rich shares some behind-the-scenes stories from his days at ESPN, and the guys react to Fan Duel possibly stealing TJ’s ‘G.O.A.T. Player for Every NFL Team’ idea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the stunning back-to-back turn of events yesterday that say UCLA and USC jumping to from the Pac-12 to the Big 10 followed by Kevin Durant asking the Brooklyn Nets. College Football Insider Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and the Athletic tells Rich how UCLA and USC bolting to the Big 10 came about, what happens next to the Pac-12’s top remaining schools like Oregon in the wake of the Bruins’ and Trojans’ defections, how conference realignment could impact the College Football Playoff, and how Steve Sarkisian was able to lure prized 5-star QB recruit Arch Manning to the Texas Longhorns.  Rich list his top 5 moments from the week in sports, and ponders the possibility of relegation for lesser football programs in a new college football super conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to reports that USC and UCLA are close to leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten and says this could be the first steps toward the creation of a College Football Superleague that breaks away from the NCAA. Actor Paul Walter Hauser joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new Apple TV+ series ‘Black Bird,’ Netflix’s ‘Cobra Kai,’ doing a comedy spoof with Aaron Rodgers, heckling James Van Der Beek from the stands at a celebrity flag football game, his upcoming hip-hop album and much more. Rich reacts to the breaking news that Kevin Durant has asked the Brooklyn Nets for a trade and discusses which teams are best situated to land the former NBA MVP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich lists the top 5 NFL teams that people are sleeping on including the Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, Las Vegas Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles. In an impromptu version of ‘What’s More Likely’ Rich and the guys debate if Joe Burrow is more likely to win multiple Super Bowls a la Tom Brady or never return to the Super Bowl a la Dan Marino. ESPN NFL Analyst Robert Griffin III tells Rich why he’s predicting a breakout season from Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, why he’s betting Rob Gronkowski comes out of retirement again, says how Baker Mayfield should respond if offered an olive branch from the Cleveland Browns, and explains why the Ravens are his sleeper team to win the Super Bowl next season.  Rich reacts to the breaking news that USC and UCLA are on the verge of bolting the Pac-12 for the Big Ten.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to James Harden opting out of his 1-year deal with the 76ers with the intent to re-sign with the Sixers to give them more cap space flexibility.  Rich and the guys marvel at the Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards throwing around football as well as any top quarterback in the NFL.  The Athletic Senior NBA Writer Sam Amick tells Rich why the Spurs trading PG Dejounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks means San Antonio has chosen to rebuild rather than compete, what James Harden opting out means for the Sixers ability to add more pieces and if one of them could be Bradley Beal, says what the Trail Blazers must do to get Damian Lillard to sign an extension to stay in Portland, explains why Deandre Ayton is one of the more intriguing players on the free agent market, discusses if the Miami Heat’s Pat Riley has some big plans cooking to add another star, and why the Lakers could be in for “another long, tough year.”  Rich gloats over yet another win by his New York Yankees which touches off a debate

The Rich Eisen Show's Chris Brockman, TJ Jefferson, and Adam Chudwin break down the latest from the NBA. 00:00- Offseason storylines.. Kyrie/Westbrook beef with media 22:30- Can the Warriors go on another title binge? 28:00- Clippers adding John Wall 34:30- Adam's Bulls free agency wishlist/ PJ Tucker to Sixers rumors Follow the guys here: Twitter-@chrisbrockman, @toojiggy, @achudwin Instagram-@brockshady, @tjjefferson, @achudwin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Acclaimed film director and writer Ron Shelton joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new book ‘The Church of Baseball’ about the making of his baseball classic ‘Bull Durham’ including the story of how he nearly lost out on landing Kevin Costner as the lead role of Crash Davis, how Susan Sarandon landed the role of Annie alongside Tim Robbins’ Nuke LaLoosh, says why Coster is so believable and relatable in his sports movies, reveals how he mined his own professional baseball career for some of Bull Durham’s story lines, and takes a look into the future and tells Rich what became of some of his more memorable characters including Crash and Nuke, Happy and Coach Pete from ‘Blue Chips,’ Billy Hoyle and Gloria from ‘White Men Can’t Jump,’ and Roy McAvoy and David Simms from ‘Tin Cup.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices