EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026 · 1H 1M
Fireworks, Flops & a Sixers Bombshell
from Speaking of Sports · host Chuck Grimley
The guys are back after a scorching, monsoon-soaked 250th-anniversary weekend, and the sports docket is stacked. Chuck and Ken kick off with the USMNT's heartbreaking World Cup quarterfinal loss to Belgium — Balogun controversy and all — before turning to Miami, where a manager yanked a starter with a perfect game intact through seven innings on 90 pitches ("shameful, shameful, shameful"). From there: how the Dodgers' resurgence should reshape every NL contender's deadline math, Trey Turner's alarming -30 DRS run at shortstop, and a forensic look at what's going wrong with Cristopher Sánchez. Then a bombshell: the Sixers acquire Jaylen Brown from the Celtics for Paul George, dragging Philadelphia back to the center of the NBA universe — with LeBron whispers, an Embiid escape hatch, and a fresh Flyers offer sheet on Leo Carlsson layered on top. The guys close by ranking Philly's four teams by "next championship" odds. http://speakingofsportspod.com/https://twitter.com/Speak_of_Sportshttps://www.facebook.com/SpeakingofSportsPodhttps://www.instagram.com/speaking_of_sports/https://www.tiktok.com/@speakingofsportshttps://www.youtube.com/@speakingofsports
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Chuck and Ken return from the July 4th weekend to break down the USA's controversial World Cup exit against Belgium, Miami's baffling decision to pull a starter with a perfect game through seven, Trey Turner's defensive slide, Cristopher Sánchez's rough patch — and the seismic Sixers-Celtics trade that just reset Philadelphia's championship pecking order.
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