Episode 20

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1st Feb 2021

Episode 20: Covid and Sports, Hate/Love

This episode provides a Superbowl preview, a rant on all the worst league decisions dealing with Covid, a hockey night in Canada recap, and the biggest NBA moments over the weekend.

Timestamps are approximate

Starting off with everything Max hates about Covid-19 and sports (02:04) from fake fan noises and coaches wearing masks to the Ovechkin suspension and toll on player mental health.

A little baseball talk with Nolan Arenado to the St Louis Cardinals (17:11)

Back to regularly scheduled programming the Football Fancave (18:46-33:17) first covers the trade between the Rams and Lions of Goff for Stafford (18:55) and then does the big superbowl preview (21:52) the matchups of Brady vs Mahomes, loaded offensive arsenals, and big moment defence!

NBA storylines (33:18-47:03) covers the big Westbrook and Lilliard comeback gamewinning 3s over the weekend (33:27), the Raps snap a 3 game losing streak (38:59), the Houston Rockets starting to improve (41:21) and the big Lakers Celtics game and the Smart injury (43:58)

Talkin' Hockey (47:04-01:02:25) recaps all the Saturday Hockey night in Canada games, starting with the McDavid led Oilers win over the leafs, then the Markstrum led Flames shut out the Habs (52:50) and finally the Canucks break a longtime losing streak in Winnipeg (56:04)

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Sports NextDoor
Two Toronto boys who grew up next door to each other talking, playing and breathing sports, continuing to do just that. Tune in to hear analysis and reactions to the latest happenings in the NFL, NBA, NHL, UFC, and more...
Run by two Childhood BestFriends: Sports NextDoor is a next generation sports show. Hybriding the daily show delivery format of the TV era with the freedom of the internet. Sports NextDoor gives the most interesting sports topics of the week the treatment they deserve, unhampered by: length, troll takes, or excessive cordiality. Hosted by two lifelong friends, and sports fans. Max and Owen record themselves doing what they have for 15 years: discussing the weekly games, trades, and prospects in the NBA & NHL and informing each other about what happened in their own areas of interest. Airing twice a week in audio and video format, with regular segments: Baseball Bit, BBall Storylines, Combat Corner, Football Fancave, Talkin’ Hockey, and Tennis Talk. Catch Sports NextDoor on Youtube or all available podcast streaming platforms!

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