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Hosted by Rob Leonard and Tim Leonard. The Los Angeles Rams had to comeback in the fourth quarter, but quarterback Matthew Stafford connected with WR Cooper Kupp for a late touchdown that gave the Rams a 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. The Nets traded James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers in the hours before the NBA trading deadline. The Mets are planning to bring back Old Timers Day this season.

Hosted by Rob Leonard and Tim Leonard. Tim seems certain the Rams will cover the 4 1/2-point spread against the Broncos to win Super Bowl LVI. The reason was simple: Rob went with the Bengals. Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores has filed a lawsuit against the NFL, accusing the league of systemic racism and discriminatory hiring practices. The Washington Football Team will be known as the Commanders going forward. The Metropolitan Division won the NHL All-Star tournament, defeating the Central Division, 5-3, in the final. The NBA trade deadline is Thursday.

Hosted by Rob Leonard and Tim Leonard. This week they talk about the new GM and new Head Coach for the Giants. Super Bowl teams decided.

Hosted by Rob Leonard and Tim Leonard. This week we remember one of the lynchpins of the New York Islanders Dynasty, Clark Gillies, Crazy weekend for NFL playoff football. Should the New York Mets retire Keith Hernandez's number?

Super Wildcard Weekend had its share of drama as the NFL playoffs got started. The 49ers held on for a 23-17 win over the Cowboys after an ill-advised run by Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, who then could not stop the clock before time expired. The Bengals defense held on to defeat the Raiders. The Bills destroyed the Patriots, 47-17, and the Chiefs and Buccaneers both won easily. The Giants fired head coach Joe Judge on Tuesday after two woeful seasons and a a couple of weeks of poor play and chaos. Kevin Durant sprained his MCL, which means the Nets' Big Three won't play together for at least a month. Tim called the Premier League's decision to postpone the Tottenham-Arsenal match "horrendous" because Arsenal has just one case of Covid-19. Arsenal being short players was due to the club's own mismanagement.

Giants, Jets need overhauls; Sports betting now legal in NYThe Giants and Jets both lost their final games of the season, leaving both teams with 4-13 records. The Giants, who scored a total of 26 points in their last four games, were beaten by the Washington Football Team, 22-7. The Giants again find themselves in a position where a complete overhaul is needed. GM Dave Gettleman and head coach Joe Judge both could find themselves out of a job. The Buffalo Bills sacked Jets quarterback Zach Wilson nine times in a 27-10 victory. The best news is that the Jets have the fourth and 10th picks in the upcoming NFL Draft, while the Giants have the fifth and seventh picks. Sports betting has been legalized in New York. Rob and Tim discussed the ramifications of that decision and also the possible pitfalls. The Yankees have hired Rachel Balkkovec as the manager for their Class-A Tampa Tarpons. Balkovec becomes the first woman to manage a minor-league team on a full-time basis.

The Jets played one of their better games, but couldn't hold on to the lead and lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 28-24. As he has done so many times in his career, quarterback Tom Brady threw a touchdown pass in the final minute for the deciding score. The Jets dropped to 4-12 and should wind up with two Top 10 picks in the upcoming NFL Draft. Rob and Tim remembered former Oakland Raiders coach and legendary broadcaster John Madden, who passed away last week at age 85. Madden is someone who had as much impact on the NFL as any person in league history. Madden was elected to the Hall of Fame and also has the most popular video game in history named after him. The Islanders won two games last week, but won't play until Jan. 13 due to NHL postponements. The Giants embarrassed themselves in a 29-3 loss to the Bears.

Despite missing 20 players to Covid protocols, the Jets held on to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 26-21. Zach Wilson rushed for 91 yards, a team-record for a quarterback. That included a 52-yard touchdown run. Braxton Berrios had a 103-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and Wilson hit offensive lineman Conor McDermott for a late touchdown. After taking a week's break for the holiday, the NHL returns tonight, with most of its teams feeling the effects of Covid and with dozens of games already having been postponed. The NHL will not allow their players to go to the Olympics, and will use the break built in to the schedule to make up games. The NBA saw 200 players placed in Covid protocol just in the month of December. The Giants were destroyed by the Eagles.

Former Yankees manager Buck Showalter agreed to a three-year contract to manage the New York Mets. Rob and Tim discussed what the Showalter Era could look like, and the possibility that Carlos Beltran will be one of his coaches. Covid-19 is back and hitting every league hard. The NFL had to move games after more than 100 players tested positive last week. The Brooklyn Nets had 10 player in Covid protocols and had to postpone games. The Nets even welcomed back Kyrie Irving to play road games only, since the unvaccinated guard can't play in New York City due to vaccine mandates. Canada already has reduced capacity for NHL games to 50-percent in an effort to reduce the spread. The Islanders defeated the Bruins, but lost to former goaltender Robin Lehner and the Vegas Golden Knights in a shootout. The Jets and Giants both lost. Again.

New York City FC had to go to overtime and a penalty kick shootout before defeating the Portland Timbers to win its first Major League Soccer title, the first championship for a New York team since 2011. NYCFC goalkeeper Sean Johnson stopped two Portland penalty kicks. Zach Parise scored a shorthanded goal -- his first goal for the New York Islanders -- to give the Isles a 3-2 lead on the way to a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. It was the Islanders' first win at UBS Arena. The Mets manager search continues. The Jets and Giants both suffered embarrassing losses.

Former Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman and New York Mets manager Gil Hodges finally is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame along with Jim Kaat, Minnie Minoso, Tony Oliva and Buck O'Neil. Rob and Tim discuss what the Major League Baseball players and owners want after the owners locked out the players. The Giants and Jets both lost. NYCFC won the Eastern Conference title and will play for the MLS Cup on Saturday.

Mets sign three free agents to bolster line-up. Will they sign Max Scherzer? Jets and Giants win, Islanders hit by Covid-19. Hosted by Rob Leonard and Tim Leonard

Tim Leonard appears on the afternoon edition of Monday's Sports talk (live from RC Dugan's) and defends the Baseball writers who vote for the Hall Of Fame inductees.

Islanders lose UBS opener After opening the season with 13 consecutive game son the road, the Islanders finally got to play a home game in their brand new UBS Arena, but wound up losing to the Calgary Flames, 5-2. The following night, the Islanders -- missing six players to Covid protocols and another to injury -- lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-0. It's not time for Islanders fans to panic, but the team is in last place and has lost six in a row. The Jets lost another game, this time to the awful Miami Dolphins. Mets fans were furious with pitcher Noah Syndergaard for accepting a one-year, $21 million contract from the Angels.

Talking Jets with J.P. Pelzman of Forbes.comThe Jets found out that QB Mike White just might be...ordinary in a 45-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills. For the fourth straight game, the Jets defense was ineffective and abused as the team fell to 2-7. Rob and Tim talked about both sides of the ball with J.P. Pelzman, the Jets beat writer for Forbes.com. We're less than a week away from the Islanders finally playing a home game at UBS Arena. Will some home cooking give the Islanders the boost they need to move up the Metropolitan Division standings? The United States men defeated Mexico, 2-0, in a World Cup qualifying match. The Hofstra men's soccer team beat Elon, 3-2, to win the CAA tournament and earn a bid to the NCAA tournament.

The Odd Couple. Giants upset Raiders; Is Sorokin Isles' No. 1?The Nets have won five straight. The Mets extended Qualifying Offers to free agents Michael Conforto and Noah Syndergaard. Knicks slowing downHosted by Rob Leonard and Tim Leonard

Tottenham gets rid of its coach, Knicks looking very good, Jets QB Mike White does something that a Jets QB hasn't been done in 21 years. Hosted by Rob Leonard and Tim Leonard

Giants defeat Panthers; Two shutouts for IslesGiants QB Daniel Jones threw a touchdown pass and made an acrobatic leaping catch to lead the Giants to a 25-3 win over the Carolina Panthers. Rookie LB Azeez Ojulari has 25. sacks in the team's best defensive effort of the season. The Islanders got back-to-back shutouts from goaltender Ilya Sorokin to defeat the Phoenix Coyotes, 3-0, and the Vegas Golden Knights, 2-0, as the team's 13-game road trip continued. The Knicks went to double-overtime to outlast the Celtic on Opening Night and then made a franchise-record 24 three-pointers in a rout of the Orlando Magic.

Hosted by Rob Leonard and Tim Leonard

Hosted by Rob Leonard and Tim Leonard