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What's The 411Sports Episode 78: Julio Jones and Atlanta Falcons leading NFC South, Tebow Mania

Dak Prescott and Dallas Cowboys looking good in Tony Romo's absence; Giants, Jets, Brooklyn Nets, and Knicks all in the NY Sports Report

In this episode of What's The 411Sports, the panel of Keisha Wilson, Mike McDonald, and Vincent Davis, are talking about:

What's Poppin'!

  • Dak Prescott, Tony Romo, and the Dallas Cowboys
  • Julio Jones and the Atlanta Falcons
  • Chris Bosh vows to come back to the NBA
  • Tebow Mania reigns again
  • Ben Simmons out for several months
  • JJ Watt to miss the remainder of the NFL season
  • Josh Gordon to enter rehab for alcohol abuse

NY Sports Report

  • Is Odell Beckham a distraction to the team/
  • Is Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick's mediocrity the least of the Jets problems, particularly considering the health of Brandon Marshall and Jalin Marshall
  • Joakim Noah skips dinner at West Point

On The Bench

  • Randy Gregory
  • Nebraska Governor Pete Rickets
  • Hal Daub
  • Mets fans
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What's The 411Sports Episode 77: NFL Week 3; Tom Brady or Bill Belichick?

The Kaepernick Effect; Odell Beckham Jr. - Josh Norman; Ryan Fitzpatrick measuring up? Will Derrick Rose Trial impact Knicks? Will the Nets Bring the Buzz

In this episode, the What's The 411 Sports team of Keisha Wilson, Mike McDonald, and Amsterdam News reporter, Vincent Davis are talking about:

Quick Bites

Miami Heat team president, Pat Riley, says Chris Bosh will no longer play for the Miami Heat
Kevin Garnett is retiring this year after 21 years in the NBA
Tom Brady living a good life on suspension; he's staying in shape with his supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, and paling around with Jim Harbaugh on the campus of his alma mater, the University of Michigan

What's Poppin'!

• NFL Week 3
• Is it Tom Brady or Bill Belichick?
• The Kaepernick Effect

What's The 411Sports New York Sports Report

• NY Jets
• NY Giants
• Odell Beckham vs. Josh Norman
• NY Mets and the MLB Wild Card Race, can the Mets pull it off?
• Derrick Rose Civil Trial and its Impact on the Knicks
• Jeremy Lin is a marketing buzz magnet. Will the Brooklyn Nets Create Some Buzz this Season?

On The Bench

On the What's The 411Sports bench this week are Steve Clevenger and Mike Ditka.

Steve Clevenger on the Bench

Seattle Mariners catcher Steve Clevenger is on the bench because on his Twitter comments that called the Black Lives Matter protestors and President Obama pathetic and further declared that "everyone involved should be locked like animals". The Seattle Mariners dismissed Clevenger for the rest of the season. Clevenger has since issued an apology.

Mike Ditka on the Bench

Mike Ditka is on the bench for making the following comments:

"I have no respect for Colin Kaepernick – he probably has no respect for me, that's his choice. My choice is, I like this country, I respect our flag, and I don't see all the atrocities going on in this country that people say are going on."

Ditka added, "I see opportunities if people want to look for opportunity – now if they don't want to look for them – then you can find problems with anything, but this is the land of opportunity because you can be anything you want to be if you work. If you don't work...that's a different problem."

Perhaps, these two, Clevenger and Ditka belong in the What's The 411Sports Dog House.

In Memoriam

We also bid a sorrowful farewell to Florida Marlins catcher Jose Fernandez; the legendary golfer Arnold Palmer, and actor Bill Nunn, who is best known for his role as Radio Raheem in the Spike Lee movie, Do The Right Thing.

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Pat Riley Courting Lance Stephenson

Now that LeBron James is settled in Cleveland, it is reported that Pat Riley, Miami Heat, Team President, is checking out Lance Stephenson, another 2014 NBA free agent, to fill out the Miami Heat roster.

In general, the What's The 411Sports team feels Stephenson would be a good fit in Miami.

However, Glenn Gilliam would prefer that Stephenson come to New York because he is a passionate guy that plays with abandon.

VIDEO: Join the conversation about Pat Riley and Lance Stephenson

 

Which team do you think would be a good fit for Lance Stephenson?

King James is Moving His Castle to Cleveland

LeBron James: "Northeast Ohio is Bigger Than Basketball"


The longer LeBRON JAMES' free-agency period lasted, the more it looked like he was headed to Cleveland. It became even more apparent that King James might be headed to Cleveland when he reportedly summoned PAT RILEY to meet with him in Las Vegas and that meeting lasted all of 30 minutes. Additionally, speculation that CHRIS BOSH would be signing with the Houston Rockets heightened the chatter that James was on his way to Cleveland. Then, there was the media blackout.

Today, as anticipation continued to build about LeBRON JAMES' status, things started to hit a fever pitch.

The conversation focused on the #LeBronLetter; the now infamous letter written by the Cleveland Cavaliers owner DAN GILBERT after King James left Cleveland in search of a championship with his compatriots in Miami. Twitter was on fire with comments about the #LeBronLetter. I even added my two cents on Twitter regarding the letter, including advice for what it's worth.

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In my humble opinion, the #LeBronLetter was a very sophomoric move by an owner whose net worth is probably 10 figures. Gilbert came across like a spurned lover, not like a savvy businessperson. After all, basketball and sports in general is a business.

Hopefully, going forward, DAN GILBERT will be able to demonstrate that he, the elder in the room, has matured. A cool head is needed for the sake of the team and for the fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

With this new decision, the moving trucks, planes, and trains are headed to Ohio. And, we now all know why LeBRON JAMES' camp didn't leak a morsel. He wanted to get his "moving on" story out to the public without interruption from reporters.

Now that we know King James is moving his castle back to Northeast Ohio, we can now move on and wait to hear from Prince CARMELO ANTHONY.

 

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