Dan Dierdorf (NFL) Interview | DeMarcus Cousins Issues | Marc J. Spears (NBA) Interview | Paul Tagliabue Vacates Saints' Suspensions

The NHL Lockout Impacting Regular People | Calls About The NHL Situation | Scott Brooks (NBA) Interview | Sign Off And Good Byes

The Remarks Made By Bob Costas | Calls About Chiefs/ Belcher | Kevin Harlan (NFL) Interview | Mike Silver (NFL) Interview

Jim Harbaugh's Appearance On Saved By The Bell | The SEC Is Overrated | The Worst National Anthem Performance Ever | Huge Text Of The Day

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If The BCS Playoff Began Today... | Matt Hasselbeck (NFL) Interview | R.A. Dickey (MLB) Interview | A Very Short Segment

Update On Alvin Delloro | A Revisit Of The Movie Top Gun | Callers Compete For Huge Call | A Good Twitter Tip

Jack Taylor's 138 Point Game | Rich Eisen Interview | Jerry Jones Interview | A Very Short Segment

Batting Stance Gar Ryness | A Toilet From Maple Leaf Gardens Is Purchased In Auction | Mark Wahlberg Calls In | Chiefs Fan Dies

Maryland And Rutgers Headed To The Big 10 | Pat Forde (College Sports) Interview | Jeff Tedford Fired | Short Segment

Ryan Pickett (NFL) Interview | Gary Bettman Is Out Of His Mind | The Harbaugh Boys | Goodbye

I knew that neither the NHL nor the NHLPA were in any hurry to negotiate initially. Eyeballs don’t really turn to that sport and the NHL doesn’t really start to get paid until January first.

So it was safe to assume, they’d really hit the negotiations as they closed in on December, didn’t mess with the Winter Classic and then get back on the ice at the start of the new year. Wrong!! The two sides can’t agree on whether or not to actually talk, they’re nowhere near a deal and the season is officially in jeopardy. Oh and nice touch cancelling the crown jewel of the league, the Winter Classic.

A few months ago I would have guaranteed there’d be hockey this season. Now I can’t. And if Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman don’t have pucks dropping by January first, they should both step down

2012-13 Season

Steve Spurrier Says Wofford Is As Good As SEC Teams | Dana White (UFC) Interview | Hostess Closes Shop | CJ Spiller Is Fun To Watch

Michael Robinson (NFL) Interview | Cincinnati Resident Has A Pot Problem | The Week That Was In The Jungle | DeAndre Jordan's Internet TV Show

Clayton Kershaw (MLB) Interview | A Challenging Homework Assignment For Athlete | Matt Cain (MLB) Interview | Brett Hull Pulls A Trick On Buffalo

Martellus Bennett Brings Down The House On Morning Show | Reaction To Sherman The Telemarketer On The Hotline | Brook Lopez (NBA) Interview | A Very Short Segment

Memo to the six of you hockey fans breathlessly waiting to find out whether or not there's going to be any puck this season. Of course there is. But no time soon. And I'm not even basing that on Commissioner Gary Bettman saying yesterday was a "step backward" in negotiations.

I've seen this movie before. I know what playbook they're running. Both sides knew they'd end up right where they are now. And their strategies are in place and have been for a quite some time. This may look like it's playing out day to day, especially in Canada, but it's not. It's month to month. The league makes its real money starting in January, so don't expect talks to get serious before December. Until then, go ahead and ignore all the smoke screens the two sides are floating out because that's all they are. But I guarantee there will be hockey sometime before New Year's Day.

NHL Strike

Get ready for an NHL lockout, because it’s coming. There’s no chance an agreement will be reached by midnight tomorrow night, so there’s not going to be any hockey any time soon. And honestly, that’s not going to be a problem.

Both sides knew this was coming and prepared for it. And neither side really cares if they don’t skate for a few months. Fact is, they don’t care if they lose October; they know they really can’t compete with the World Series, NFL and college football. And you can go ahead and flush November too, for the same reasons.

I’ll set the over under on this thing getting resolved at Dec. 15. That’s when both sides will start to care. My advice to you, forget about hockey until 2013, because that’s exactly what the players and owners are doing. In fact, if you wait until Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals to drop the first puck of the season, that’s cool too.

NHL Lockout

Charles Woodson Interview ( NFL) | Derrick Rose, The Only Guy Who Can Cry At Work | Lame Facebook Status Updaters | The NHL Lockout Will Not End Anytime Soon

Arian Foster Interview (NFL) | Rare Combinations Of Great Player And Great Interviews | The Week That Was | Huge Call Of The Day

The Players Who Want To Stay On The Penn State Team | Rob Gronkowski Reality Show | Alexander Wolff (College Football) Interview | Penn State's Recovery

Ike Taylor's Way Of Dealing With Failure | Reflecting On A Popular Anti-MMA Call From Years Ago | Huge Email Of The Day | Bill O'Brien (College Football) Interview

The L.A. Kings had their Stanley Cup victory rally yesterday and goalie Jonathan Quick had a TV-ma moment. In fact, he had three of them. Here is your Conn Smythe winner, digging deep and hyping his team for their suffering fans:

Kings fans should have thrown their lids on the ice after that hat trick. The Kings may have been an 8 seed but they love that 7 letter word.

Look, Dustin Brown letting one fly right as the clinching game ends is one thing, but a dude letting three fly in 10 seconds, 3 days later has never happened. When in doubt, and if you have nothing to say, just start spitting f bombs I guess. The Bruins celebrated last year with public intoxication: the Kings are going with public profanity. Jonathan Quick killed it throughout the playoffs but yesterday he was more Dice Clay than Conn Smythe.

Los Angeles Kings Goalie

John Smoltz (MLB) Interview | Bryce Harper And The 'Clown Question' | Steve Elkington (Golf) Interview | Reaction To Elk

A Date Is Set For Mike In Indy V. Chael Sonnen | The Best Day Of Logan Rome's Life | Adam Sandler (Movie) Interview | The Week That Was

Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2

It’s official: Tinseltown is now Hockey Town. Now, I’m not going to say Kings fans weren’t gripping last night, because they were. And with good reason. Old school fans will never forget the meltdown in the 1993 Finals when the Canadians nailed Marty McSorley for a curved stick. And after letting New Jersey jump back in this series, the Kings were on the verge of something much more catastrophic. Until this happened…

Just what the doctor ordered: a stupid penalty by Steve Bernier, giving the Kings a five minute, man advantage. My man, your job is to separate the man from the puck, not the man’s nose from his face. There was no play on the puck, so Bernier was ejected, the Kings got a five minute power play and they went to work. And it was the right call. Good luck wearing that one for the rest of your life, Bernier.

Certainly I have a high threshold for Rob Scuderi’s pain, but that was an awfully cheap price for Scuderi to pay. His face, for a five minute man advantage. Then again, having that advantage and actually doing something with it are two different things. If the Devils kill that off, the Kings are in huge trouble. Then they would have known they really couldn’t beat Martin Brodeur. Not cashing in that five minute gift probably would have cost them the Cup; because there was no way they were going to beat New Jersey in a Game 7, in their house. Not after choking away a 3-0 series lead. But they did score. Three times, which was huge for a team that had never been there before.

Photos: 2012 Stanley Cup Final

I don’t care who you are, it’s never easy to play with the Cup in your building. But it would have been easy for guys to start to grip, get tight and think, ‘I don’t want to be the one to screw this up. You know, like Bernier.’ But they didn’t, they stayed aggressive, never took their foot off the gas and finished. I grew up in this town. Went to those games as a kid. And I still cannot believe the Kings have the Cup.

Los Angeles beats New Jersey 6-1; Win series 4-2 and claim first Stanley Cup

Keyon Dooling (NBA) Interview | LeBron Is A Changed Person | Johnny Miller (Golf) Interview | A Very Short Segment

Chael Sonnen Accepts Challenge From Mike In Indy | Quinn Pitcock (NFL) Interview | Reaction To Quinn Pitcock Interview | Huge Call Of The Day

Devils beat Kings 2-1; L.A. leads series 3-2

New Jersey did the Kings again Saturday forcing a Game 6 tonight in L.A. So should you Kings’ fans worry? Oh yeah. No. You should. Panic.

I’ll say it again; the Kings don’t awe you with their talent. They win with their grit, physicality and because they don’t make mistakes. At least they didn’t make mistakes. Now they are. And come to find out, Kings goalie Jonathan Quick is human after all. He does make mistakes and you can hook him. L.A. suddenly looks tired. They look like they’ve lost their swagger and mojo. They need to dig deep and find their inner 8 seed. Find that team that went right through Vancouver and St. Louis. Then they need to forget the Cup is in the building and ignore the movie stars and porn stars. And treat this one like Game 7. And they better hope they score first, because New Jersey has nothing to lose and is playing free and easy. The team that couldn’t lose suddenly can’t win, but they better tonight.

The Devils are who we thought they were…and the Kings let ‘em off the hook! And for a night, the Kings weren’t who we thought they were. They were tight. And got ahead of themselves. Really, no big surprise when you think about it: they were on the cusp, the Stanley Cup was in their building, and they haven’t been here before. If they had, they would have remembered what got them here: namely, playing disciplined, smart hockey and doing all the little things on every single shift.

Last night: they made way too many mistakes, didn’t take care of the puck, and didn’t pressure Marty Brodeur. In short, the Kings didn’t play Kings hockey. If I’m New Jersey, I’m thinking, we’re down 3-1, but we lost two in overtime, and just beat them in their house, we can do this thing. No they can’t. That was the wake up call L.A. needed. It’s not a question of if; it’s a matter of when. New Jersey merely prolonged the inevitable.

Avoid Sweep

Caron Butler (NBA) Interview | Caller Has LeBron-Hot Chick Analogy | L.A. News Anchor Calls Kings Goalie Jonathan 'Swift' | LeBron Caller Analogy

Pat Forde (Horse Racing) Interview | Anchor Christine Devine Calls In To Explain Her On-Air Slip | More LeBron Analogies | Huge Text Of The Day

Don says “the old Forum” is the loudest hockey building he’s been at.

Topics: Stanley Cup Final | At the Los Angeles Kings optional practice | Game 4 | New Jersey’s mindset | Kings wanting to finish | Kings being an 8 seed | He picked the Kings early in the Playoffs | Darryl Sutter | If he’d pick a MVP it would be Darryl Sutter | The young Kings players liking Sutter | Sutter listens to the players | Jonathan Quick | Quick reminds him so much of Tim Thomas last year | Quick hasn’t had a bad goal scored on him in the Playoffs | New Jersey needing to put more pucks on the net | New Jersey’s bad power play | New Jersey Devils stars are not playing good | The Kings hitting the Devils | Southern California | The loudest hockey building was the old Forum | Great times at the old Forum | Los Angeles Kings fans | Bobby Orr and Nicklas Lidstrom | Lidstrom doesn’t compare to Bobby Orr | Don’s career |

I’m not going to say I told you so. Everyone hates that guy. And I’d never be that guy. Except I told you so. The L.A. Kings smashed New Jersey last night to take a commanding 3-0 series lead and in effect just won the Stanley Cup.

Trust me; they’ll put the Devils out of their misery and finish this thing weds night. Kings goalie Jonathan Quick is so far in their heads, they know they can’t beat this guy. Especially after they came up empty when they had a 5 on 3 advantage for a minute in the first period. The series essentially ended right then and there.

Look, it’s not even like the Devils are playing badly: they’re dumping it into the zone, creating scoring opportunities, getting guys in front of net and creating traffic. They’re doing everything they’re supposed to do. It’s just not working. If the Kings haven’t planned their victory parade, they should do it right now, because this series is over, and the Kings have shocked the world. Congratulations.

Kings beat Devils 4-0; LA lead series 3-0

Kyle Brandt's Recent Move | Email Reaction About KB's Move | Mickael Pietrus (NBA) Interview | Stu In Manhattan Describes The L.A. Parade Route

Don Cherry (NHL) Interview | Caller Reaction To Don Cherry | Barry Zito (MLB) Interview | Huge Text Of The Day

I guess I was wrong about the L.A. Kings. Not about them winning the Cup, but in saying their unbeaten road streak would come to an end in New Jersey. Nope. They’re back home, up 2-0 with a chance to finish. Fact is, they make your house, their house. They’re actually better in your house than they are in their own. And the Devils are in big trouble. And they’re frustrated. They look like a team that knows they can’t beat Kings goalie Jonathan Quick and have actually changed the way they play because of him. They’re normally a volume shooting team, always looking to put the puck on the net. Instead, now, they’re waiting on the perfect shot, and even when they get it, Quick blocks that too. On top of that, their stars aren’t playing like stars because they’re all wearing Kings. No time. No space. No impact. The only negative I see for L.A. is that they’re coming home!

Two more wins and Hollywood is officially Hockey Town.

Los Angeles wins 2-1 in OT; Kings lead series 2-0

Kevin Garnett Gives A Shout Out To The Jungle | Woman Beats Out Kid For Donald Driver's Shoe | Mike Freeman (NFL) Interview | A Very Short Segment

Justin Blackmon Arrested For Aggravated DUI | Costly No-Hitter For Johan Santana | George Karl (NBA) Interview | Huge Call Of The Day

I don’t care how it looks: a win is a win, and now the L.A. Kings are just three of them away from shocking the world. Don’t get me wrong. Game one of the Stanley Cup Finals was an ugly, poorly played game. But you can’t win a Stanley Cup without finding out a way to grind out some ugly wins. And that’s what the Kings do: especially on the road. In fact, at this point there is no such thing as a road game for L.A. It’s just a sheet of ice. It’s 200 by 85 and they don’t care if it’s Vancouver, St. Louis, Phoenix and obviously New Jersey. And Anze Kopitar was the last guy Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur wanted to see skating in on him all alone in O.T and Kopitar made about 15 moves in five feet to beat the Hall of Famer.

Look, the Devils will come out much differently in Game 2: they’ll be better and more physical: they’ll crank up the hate. But it won’t matter. I really liked the Kings before last night. And I love them now. They are a team of destiny. And just 3 more wins until Tinseltown is Hockeytown.

Game winner in OT for the Kings; L.A. leads series 1-0

Jim Harbaugh Claims The Team Was Not Interested In Peyton Manning | The 909 Caller | Bob Costas (MLB) Interview | Reaction To Costas

The Porn Film That Was Shot At The L.A. Coliseum | The WNBA Is Giving Out Free Tickets | Clayton Kershaw (MLB) Interview | Huge Call Of The Day

Info & Stats: NHL Hall of Famer | Current Los Angeles Kings President of Business Operations

Luc on what some scouts were saying about him when he entered the 1984 NHL Draft: “I was slower than a Zamboni.”

Topics: It’s been an amazing year | 1993 was along time ago | Struggling to score goals earlier in the season | They always knew they had the talent | Dustin Brown | The trade deadline | Everyone was interested in Dustin Brown around the deadline | Jack Johnson | 1992-93 Season | Getting the “C” in the 93 run when Wayne Gretzky went down | Keeping the 1992-93 team together tell Wayne got back | Los Angeles right now | L.A. in the early 1990s was amazing | Him always coming back Los Angeles | The Kings have always been his team | NHL Draft | Him being a 9th round draft pick | His scouting report | Tom Glavine was drafted ahead of him | Martin Brodeur vs. Jonathan Quick | Forecheck | 1993 Stanley Cup Finals | Marty McSorley’s stick | Still could have overcome the McSorley stick incident |

Current Los Angeles Kings President of Business Operations

Byron Scott (NBA) Interview | Not Your Typical Spelling Bee Take | Luc Robitaille (NHL) Interview | The Thunder Will Not Win Four Out Of The Next Five Games

Terrell Owens Gets Cut By Indoor Football League Team | The Heat Had Their Way In The Paint Against Boston In Game One | Adam Jones (MLB) Interview | The Prospect Of Gronk And Kim Kardashian As An Item

I’ve been honking the L.A. Kings the entire postseason and I’m not about to stop right now. They’ll lose their first road game but they’re not going to lose to the Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals. I like L.A. better because they’re bigger. And they’re deeper. They don’t just roll out four lines; they roll out four big lines. And even their guys, who aren’t that big, play big. And New Jersey’s smaller defensemen better get in the habit of getting rid of the puck quickly or they’re going to take a beating.

I’m not saying it will be easy. There’s a lot to like about New Jersey, they’re extremely disciplined, they have a system they believe in, and if they give up an early goal, they don’t trip. In that sense, they’re a lot like L.A. only not as good. The Kings have the hot goalie. They have the size. They have the depth. And six games from now they’ll have the Cup.

Stanley Cup Finals

Johnny Tapia's Career | Bill Reiter (NBA) Interview | Stanley Cup Finals Prediction | Singer Victoria Zarlenga Botches The National Anthem

Albuquerque Caller Shares His Thoughts About Johnny Tapia | Al Bernstein (Boxing) Interview | Dario Franchitti (Indy 500) Interview | Huge Call Of The Day

Mike Vanderjagt Accused Of Choking A Child | Charlie Sheen Interview | Metta World Peace Seems Confused | Revisiting The He Miami Sound Machine

Chris Jericho’s Incident In Brazil | Mark Wahlberg's Smackoff Call | Jay Onrait (NHL) Interview | Huge Call Of The Day

Los Angeles Kings Goalie

Now, I don’t want to say, I told you so. I’m not that guy. But I did. The Kings did go into Phoenix’s house and finish the Coyotes. In overtime. And Phoenix is not taking it well. They’re bitter because of that non-call on Dustin Brown right before the game winner.

The Coyotes think Brown cheap-shotted Michal Rozsival. The Kings say the contact was incidental. And they’re right. That’s an impossible call for a ref to make on something that happens that fast. And you don’t want him to anyway. Let the players decide playoff games, not the referees. If you Yote fans want to believe that non call ended your season, knock yourselves out. Whatever works for you. Just know you’re wrong. Dead wrong. And that the L.A. Kings are now four wins away from shocking the world. And it is going to happen.

Headed to the Stanley Cup Finals

Metta World Peace Entertains At Press Conference | Lolo Jones, A Virgin Looking On Twitter For A Man | The Broncos Have Traded For Gronk | Another NFLer Wins DWTS

Mike Wells (NBA) Interview | Danny Green (NBA) Interview | A Very Short Segment | Jake Peavy (MLB) Interview

This was supposed to be the best of times for LA. Then it all came crashing down. The Clippers were swept and the Lakers got smashed. So now it’s up to the L.A. Kings to pick up L.A.’s front running fans. And I’m calling my shot right now: the Kings will do Phoenix in their house tonight and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1993... And they’ll do it because they’re on the road. The Kings aren’t the Lakers: they’re not about all the bandwagoning celebrities and stars that showed up to see them close Phoenix out in Game 4. They don’t need or want that: it only created more pressure for them. They’re not Showtime like the Lakers: they’re muckers and grinders and do their best work on the road. Clippers dead. Lakers dead. Kings getting crowned.

Give it another week and a half: and Hollywood will be Hockey Town.

Stanley Cup bound?

Kevin Garnett Runs On Fuel Like No One Else | Tom Brady Singing Drowning Pool | Gary Stevens (Horse Racing) Interview | The Possibility Of Another Triple Crown

What The Lakers Can Get For Andrew Bynum | A Call From Isreal In L.A. | Joey Votto (MLB) Interview | Very Short Segment

Hell is about to freeze over. Because the L.A. Kings are going to win the Stanley Cup. I never thought I’d see it. Not in my lifetime. And not in my kids’ lifetime. But they will. They’re up 3-0 against Phoenix so that series is over and I really don’t care who comes out of the East.

And they’re not going to beat the Rangers or the Devils because they have more experience. Or more talent. Because they don’t. They’ll win because they’re bigger and they’re badder. And neither New York or New Jersey have the size to stand in and trade with them. Bigger, badder and smarter because while they initiate they never retaliate. And they’ve already faced and beaten tougher than what they’ll see in the Finals. It won’t be as easy as it’s been so far, but the Kings will win. And LA LA land will be hockey town, USA.

Kings 1 game away from Stanley Cup Finals

Dave In St. Louis And Mike In Wichita | Joe In OC | Chael Sonnen | Iafrate

Vic In NoCal And Doc Mike | Jolene In Farmington And Mike In Indy | Brad In Corona And Isreal In L.A. | The Champion Is Crowned

I’ll say it again. I don’t root. But know this: when the New York Rangers lose, we all win. Because then we get to see John Tortorella work his magic with the media. These get togethers are now the stuff of legend. So, turn your phones on silent and get ready to squirm in the beautiful awkwardness of it all. He answered 6 questions in just 37 words and nearly all of his answers were either “no” or “I’m gonna keep it in the room.”

The only thing that masterpiece was missing was a mean beat and some auto tune. DJ Steve Porter if you need him!

New York Rangers Coach

Lawrence Frank (NBA) Interview | Silk In HB RSVPs For Smackoff | John Tortorella Has Another Classic Press Conference | The Boston Celtics And Ubuntu

Ryan Zimmerman (MLB) Interview | Caller Preview Of The Smackoff | Caller Predictions For Smackoff | Huge Call Of The Day: 2011 Brad In Corona Smackoff Call

Kings beat Phoenix 4-0; lead series 2-0

Mark Jackson (NBA) Interview | The Phoenix Coyotes May As Well Quit | Tim Duncan Has Found A Time Machine, Has Never Looked Better | LeBron James Is Still Not Ready For Prime Time

Abdul-Jabbar On Jeopardy | Brandon McCarthy (MLB) Interview | Smack-Off Profile: Iafrate | Huge Call Of The Day

Roy on Kings goalie Jonathan Quick: “Nothing’s rattled him all year.”

Topics: Playoff time | The Kings winning Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against Phoenix | Jonathan Quick | Quick reminding him of Ken Dryden | The Kings are the hottest team in the NHL | The 1992-93 Kings team compared to the current one | The Kings changing coaches this year came at the right time | Thinks the series is over if the Kings beat Phoenix on Tuesday night | Thinks the Kings will win the Stanley Cup if they get by the Coyotes | What it would mean to Los Angeles if the Kings win the Cup | Wayne Gretzky | Gretzky back in the day calling his shot in Toronto | New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils | Good goal tending in the Eastern Conference Finals |

Kings beat the Phoenix Coyotes in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals

Former Ottawa Senators CEO

NBA Flopping Has Reached Crisis Level, Per David Stern | Emailer Joaquin Goes Off On MMA Guy, Again | Donovan McNabb Says He's Always Been In Shape | The Chances LeBron James Does It Without Chris Bosh

Shaun Powell (NBA) Interview | Roy Mlakar (NHL) Interview | Smackoff Profile: Dan In DC | Huge Call Of The Day: Iafrate From 2008 Smackoff

Info & Stats: Phoenix Coyotes Forward

Shane on what the matchup with the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Finals will come down to: “Will.”

Topics: Advancing to the Western Conference Finals | 16 years with the franchise | It’s an unbelievable feeling right now | People always telling him he needed to go somewhere else to win | His goal was to win for the organization | As a young player you don’t understand how hard it is to win | In February he knew this team had a chance to compete with anyone | The situation in Phoenix | Mike Smith’s play | Smith’s career | Smith being so athletic | The matchup with the Los Angeles Kings will probably come down to will | Imposing Will | The run the Kings have been on has been unbelievable |

Phoenix Coyotes Forward

Michael Young Interview | Aaron In Canton With An Hack-Off RSVP Call | Andrew Bynum Is Not Worried About The Close-Out Game | Mavs Do Not Give Lamar Odom His Playoff Share

Dell Demps (NBA) Interview | Jolene In Farmington Hack-Off RSVP Call | Shane Doan (NHL) Interview | Good Byes

On how the LA Kings are doing in the playoffs “It’s nice to see we are playing consistent right now”

Topics: What changed from the regular season to the postseason | Confidence built up over the past 2 months | On how the team is doing in the playoffs “It’s nice to see we are playing consistent right now” | First thoughts on being sent to LA | Didn’t know what to expect from Kings fans | Buzz felt in the locker room and arena | LA fans are passionate | Team is playing like they expect to win the Stanley Cup | Solid defense | Playing a good team game right now | Concussions suffered in his hockey career | Takes a few weeks to get back in game shape | Trainers and doctors do a good job to make sure you are 100% before coming back

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