Tom Bogert joins us! We have soccer talk! Thomas Muller transfer to MLS? Messi is mad at MLS? Tom will break it all down! (29:00) Steph Curry thinks he’s underpaid. Here is why. Equity. (37:00) NPPOD. (40:00) NFL players are in big trouble for selling Super Bowl tickets. Uh oh! (47:00) The NFLPA is still going through it. Every week is a new story.…

Today’s word of the day is ‘sadness’ as in just a terrible morning for so many of us. Ryne Sandberg died last night after a long battle with cancer. Sadness because of a mass shooting in New York City yesterday after a gunman stormed a building and killed four people. What are we doing? What is this country? (9:00) Trying to honor Ryne Sandberg on …

The viral commercial has a mysteriously simple message: sportsmanship. The child actor has gotten dunked on by NBA Twitter for more than a decade. Correspondent Zach Schwartz untangles a web from Madison Avenue to the Supreme Court to Damian Lillard, in search of a boy named Alex — and the meaning of perseverance. (This episode originally aired Jan…

Long before the viral Coldplay concert, there was another — and even wilder — affair caught on camera. Two pitchers for the Yankees agreed to the wildest trade in sports history: They switched wives. And children. And furniture. And pets. David Mandel laments his big-screen adaptation that never was... even though the ultimate passion project could…

Aaron Judge is hurt. Horrible. Having one of the best offensive seasons we’ve ever seen, and now a flexor strain and straight to the IL. (15:30) The Astros got swept by the Athletics. So many injuries for Houston. How will they respond? Are reinforcements coming? (23:00) The Atlanta Braves are finished. All five Opening Day starters are on the IL. …

Today’s word of the day is ‘surreal’ as in what a weekend as in Hall of Fame as in Ichiro Suzuki as in CC Sabathia as in Billy Wagner as in Dave Parker as in Dick Allen. An unbelievable weekend. I’m still a bit speechless with what happened in Cooperstown. This first hour is all about the Hall of Fame. There’s just too much to cover. Learn more abo…

We are back with another Coca Friday! It has yet to crack the Top 100 Podcasts of All Time list, but I'm sure we were 101! As always (IF YOU'RE EVEN READING THIS) you can yell at me on Twitter @matthewcoca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Dan Le Batard

Today’s word of the day is ‘induction’ as in Hall of Fame as in Ichiro as in CC as in the best of the best as in Cooperstown! The weekend is finally here! My guy! Our guy! Ichiro Suzuki! What a weekend it’s going to be and I’ll be there! (12:00) The trades are starting! The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Josh Naylor yesterday to the Seattle Mariners. …

On this episode of Mystery Crate, the show travels back to their senior high school days to discuss the times they did, or did not, skip class and what pranks their senior classes pulled off. Also, Mike Fuentes wants to revive a classic show bit, Jessica was made to feel bad by athletic children and Billy finds himself in a pickle over group chats.…

Jim Bowden joins us today! He’s an MLB Insider for CBS Sports, The Athletic, and you can hear him on SiriusXM. Let’s get into the trade deadline. The Diamondbacks and Twins are the two teams that have to sell! What other teams should we be paying attention to? (28:45) Messi didn’t play in the All-Star Game yesterday. Wow. For rest? (39:00) NFL isn’…

Today’s word of the day is ‘defensive’ as in the Yankees as in Aaron Boone as in ejected as in the Blue Jays as in errors. The Yankees defense has been bad. Anthony Volpe has been bad. The Yankees are now 4 games back of the Blue Jays and lost the tiebreaker if the season ends tied. Let’s talk about Boone and his comments postgame. (9:50) Automated…

Leave your message at 631-377-4869 for a chance to make it onto the show! It’s So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! First up, someone asked me about an owner being forced out. What would it take? How does it work? (10:00) Someone asked me about how taxes work for athletes. Do they have to play in games to be taxed? Just show up? (15:30) A correct…

Today’s word of the day is ‘crazy train’ as in Ozzy Osbourne as in The Prince of Darkness as in Parkinson's as in the MLB season. Let’s start with Rafael Devers. He made his debut at first base with the Giants yesterday. Said he loves playing the field. Oh? (9:30) Aaron Boone is having a rough go of it right now. He went off on the Jomboy team. The…

Evan Drellich joins the show! He’s a senior writer for The Athletic and an author! HE covered some tactics that MLB has taken this year with the CBA fast approaching. MLB wants to be cool and win over the fans. This is how they’re doing it! Is a salary cap coming? (27:30) Let’s talk about paywalls. (39:30) Trey Hendrickson is not showing up for cam…

Today’s word of the day is ‘manna’ as in Jerry Jones as in the Dallas Cowboys as in training camp as in FOOTBALL! Jerry Jones is back and he brought his fastball with him! You want hope for the season? Well Jerry spent time bashing Micah Parsons who wants a new contract. What a guy! (21:30) Now we move to the Bengals owner and his comments on Shema…

Donald Trump has taken aim a the Washington Commanders and the Cleveland Guardians. He wants the name changed back. He has threatened the Commanders stadium deal. This is a big deal. (16:00) The WNBA All-Star Game was this weekend. Did you watch? The players wore shirts before the game calling out the league. The CBA negotiations are ongoing and th…