Derek Likes Sports
by DAT Media
Hi! I'm Derek, and I like sports.Join me for fun, wide-ranging conversations about sports, life, and the weird stuff in between. Whether you're a casual fan or a diehard, there's something here for you.We’ll take nostalgic trips down memory lane, play trivia, and indulge in the age-old tradition of naming random dudes. Along the way, we’ll explore how shared interests—especially sports—bring people together.
Episodes
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An Almost Former Bill - NFL Week 3 Preview with John (Byron) AND Devesh (Devesh)
It's a very special episode of Derek Likes Sports. John "Byron" Byrne and Devesh join Derek AT THE SAME TIME. Will Derek and Byron be able to stop Devesh from talking about the sod on the Bills field? Probably not! But you won't know for sure unless you listen! Be sure to subscribe to the show…
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IT'S BEEN one week since we made a pick | NFL Week 2 Preview
Week 2 of the NFL season is upon us and Derek and John are here to break down the weekend's games. They make picks for every game and drop little nuggets about what to expect throughout. You gotta listen. You just gotta. You don't want to miss a thing. Be sure to subscribe to the show and follow…
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Teams That Disappointed and Teams That Impressed in Week 1 of the NFL + A Buffalo Sod Update + Devesh Withdraws From Ed Sheeran Tour + The Raiders Beat The Patriots Week 1 Last Year
Derek and Devesh discuss the teams that were most impressive and most disappointing during Week 1 of the NFL season in the only format that their ADHD addled brains will respect: a draft. They also touch on the sod in Buffalo, colonialism, the result of Raiders-Patriots Week 1 of 2025, paper...
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Never Forget This NFL Week 1 Preview
Derek is joined by John "Byron" Byrne of FantasyNow+'s "Beat The Bookie" to discuss all of the matchups during Week 1 of the 2026 NFL Season. Will the Bears pick up where they left off? Will Joe Brady be able to live up to expectations with the Bills? How many points will the Cowboys beat the...
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The Best 2026 NFL Preview Ever (On This Podcast)
Devesh and Derek reunite to go through all 32 NFL teams and make predictions for how they think the 2026 NFL Season will go. It is an exhaustive and exhausting look at the upcoming football season. Be sure to subscribe to the show and follow it on the various social media platforms. DLS on…
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The Odyssey to Episode 61 | Summer in Sports Recap | World Cup, Baseball Stuff, NBA trades, LePhiladelphia, and more!
After the longest gap in DLS episodes EVER, Derek and Devesh are back to talk about one of the craziest sports summers in recent memory. They go through all the important happenings that have occurred from June 5 to present. NBA Finals, World Cup, a crazy baseball win streak, NBA trades…
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Our Favorite World Cup Things So Far + Name That Pose + A Red Card For Covering Your Mouth?
The World Cup has entered the knockout rounds so Derek got together with John "Byron" Byrne to talk about their favorite moments of the group stage. Are players wearing sports bras? Will covering your mouth while talking get you ejected from the game? Could Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau get any...
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The Best and Worst World Cup Mascots of All Time
John Byrne (@byronchenko.bsky.social) is back to talk about the upcoming World Cup, but most importantly, the mascots of World Cup's past. Striker, Tip & Tap, Pique, and many more finally get the attention that they so richly deserve and desire. The World Cup begins on Thursday, June 11th, and…
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Old Man Yells At Cloud + Knicks vs Spurs + Derek Dunks + Derek Bets His Son's 529 Plan + A Trip Back To 1999 + Celebrating 10 Years of DLS
The NBA Finals have begun, but before they started, Derek and Devesh had an intense discussion about how they think they might go. The Spurs and Knicks also met in the 1999 NBA Finals so we took a look at what things were like when the Spurs captured their first NBA title. Then Derek introduces...
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The New York Knicks Are In The NBA Finals
Mike Held joins Derek to talk about the 25 years of New York Knicks fandom leading up to their rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals (and 2025 Emirates Cup) with the San Antonio Spurs. Be sure to subscribe to the show and follow it on the various social media platforms. DLS on Bluesky:...
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World Series of Technical Difficulties - The Definitive College World Series Preview
Derek is joined by returning guest Matt Perkins to go through the bracket for the 2026 College Baseball NCAA Tournament. The two brave numerous technical difficulties that were clearly designed to keep you from hearing what they had to say. Don't miss the secrets that they were trying to keep…
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2026 NFL Over/Unders + A Ketchup Deviant + English Footballer or Member of Parliament?
The British Invasion continues on Derek Likes Sports as John "Byron" Byrne of Good Teams Win, Great Teams Cover joins the show. Derek and John play a rousing game of "English Footballer or Member of Parliament?" They then talk about how John went from a soccer obsessed youth in England to a…
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Team Derek vs Team Konrad + [American] Football + A Look At Possibly The Weirdest Movie Ever Made
In a very special episode of DLS Derek is joined by one of his closest friends: soon to be Dr. Konrad Turnbull. Konrad discusses what it was like growing up watching sports as a lad in England and how things changed once he came to America. It's a rich conversation about football, baseball,...
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We Watched The Schedule Release Videos of All 32 NFL Teams So You Don't Have To + Awards!
The NFL released its full schedule which means that all 32 NFL teams released a video revealing their schedule. That's a lot of stuff to watch, but don't worry! Derek watched all of it for you! Derek and Devesh talk about the highs and lows of the NFL schedule release videos. Derek then gives out…
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What Does Devesh Know? + Boston Sports Had A Month (Derogatory) + An Idea For Diana Russini + Trying To Guess NFL Team's Best and Worst Seasons
Derek and Devesh break their silence on the Mike Vrabel and Diana Russini situation. Derek tries to discuss the last month for Boston sports. Derek gives Devesh a quiz that combines sports trivia and pop culture trivia. Then we played a game where we try to guess the best and worst years for...
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Let's Do A Draft of... Everything? | NFL Draft First Round Recap + Derek Called 911 for the First Time Ever + What Does "Vegan" Even Mean? Like Really? I'm Being Serious
Derek and Devesh do the thing where they debate a topic that is probably actually settled science, but both of them present their points as though they are breaking fresh new ground. It's great! Why did Derek apologize to a paramedic for getting blood on his iPad? How did cheese cause Devesh's…
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Let's Get Musical (The Music In Sports Episode) | What Do John Tesh, Ludacris, LFO, Tim Robinson, and John Cena Have In Common?
What do John Tesh, Ludacris, LFO, Tim Robinson, and John Cena have in common? We talk about all of them in this incredible episode of Derek Likes Sports. Mike Held brings some of the greatest examples of music appearing in sports and sports appearing in music. The best part is, all of the music...
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The Mascot Madness Finale + Sweepstakes Winners + Hot Baseball Players + Jo Adell + Josh Allen Had A Baby + Tiger Woods
Derek and Devesh reveal the winner of the 2026 Mascot Madness Tournament and the winners of the 7 trading card drawings! Thank you everyone who participated and congratulations to the winners! Look out for an email! This was a classic DLS episode that touched on the first coming, the second…
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Devesh Does A March Madness Bracket... on March 31st + Mascot Madness Fun-Filled Four
Can a man that has been living so far under a rock he has no idea what has happened during March Madness correctly "predict" the winners of every game? It's the question that no one has ever wondered, but this episode of Derek Likes Sports definitively answers. Plus, the Fun-Filled Four of Mascot...
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A Reincarnation Situation + NFL Uniform Bracket + Mascot Madness Update + Picnics
Don't forget to check out Mascot Madness! https://derekadamthomas.com/mascotmadness Derek and Devesh get together for the first regular DLS episode in two weeks and boy did it have everything.After a long discussion about, you guessed it, weddings, Derek had Devesh choose the winners of a NFL...
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Mascot Madness | A Mascot Competition Where YOU Choose The Winner! | Selection Show
March is a time for Madness. Mascot Madness. 76 mascots enter a bracket and YOU vote on the winners of each round until one mascot is left standing. Your vote also enters you into a drawing to win a one of a kind special edition Mascot Trading Card! So what are you waiting for?! Go to...
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Devesh Was Late Because He Bought A Suit + Ravens Get Sketchy With Maxx Crosby Trade + Why Are Kobe Fans Being So Weird? + More Content About Weddings
Mascot Madness begins on March 15th at 12pm! Be sure to watch the Selection Show and vote in each of the contests! There might even be prizes for participants! DerekAdamThomas.com/mascotmadness (available 3/15!) In this episode, Derek and Devesh discuss Devesh attending yet another wedding and...
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Maybe We've Peaked! + The Bills Traded for DJ Moore + Is Romeo Doubs Pronounced "Dobbs," "Dubz," or "Dowbs"? + More Month Ranking Feedback
In the most unplanned (but still kind of planned) episode of Derek Likes Sports yet, Derek and Devesh talk about topics ranging from once in a lifetime events, NFL player movement, the proper pronunciation of an NFL Wide Receiver's name, the fact things can always get worse, mustache feedback…
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The Sports Mustache Hall of Fame
A mustachioed Derek and Devesh debate the merits of various sports mustaches throughout history. It also becomes apparent that Devesh doesn't really know the difference between a mustache and a beard. The two cover some of the most legendary mustaches in sports history: Randy Johnson, Aaron...
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College Baseball 101: The Ultimate Sicko Sport
Folks, we have entered the part of the year I refer to as the sports dead zone. Football is done. The Olympics are done. Basketball is... there I guess, but is it? Friend of the show Matt Perkins joins to explain his favorite sport to fill this entertainment vacuum: College Baseball. Matt walks…
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What Month Is Best? + Derek Runs a 40 + ADHD Simulator + wtf LeBron + "Nothing but good things to say about dressing up as O.J." + Oh yeah, the Olympics
Have you ever wondered what it is like to have ADHD? Well, listening to this episode might be the closest you ever get [complimentary [I hope]]. This episode has everything: facial hair, half baked Olympics recap, political banter, a definitive ranking of months of the year, a 35 year old man who...
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Who Would Play Sean McVay [And More!] In A Movie? + Incognito Tabs Full of Jimmy G with Irene Turner | A Life of LA Fandom
Screenwriter and author Irene Turner joins Derek to talk about her life as a Los Angeles sports fan. She touches on the emotional journey of growing up a Rams fan only for them to be ripped away to St. Louis and then triumphantly returned. Ever wonder what it is like to watch your favorite team…
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Two Men Bravely Say Bad Bunny Was Good | Super Bowl LX Recap + Trivia
039 Description Devesh and Derek recap the events of Super Bowl LX including the dueling (not really) halftime shows. The Seahawks dominated the Patriots winning their 2nd Super Bowl in franchise history 29-13. Derek also brings a handful of trivia quesitons that may or may not be aimed at...
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The Definitive Super Bowl LX Preview and Prediction Show + What's Harder: Raising Children or Coming Back To Life? + "They're Extra Stupid"
With the Super Bowl just days away, Derek and Devesh dive into the two teams squaring off: The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Of course, they first have to get through a lot of [entertaining] nonsense including a debate about a former QB that you would never be able to guess. At…
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Somehow The Patriots Returned | Long Suffering New England Patriots Fan Tells All Before Super Bowl LX
It has been 7 full years since the New England Patriots were in the Super Bowl. Can you imagine? There are full grown 7 year olds running around your town shouting "6, 7!" that have never experienced a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots. Many of us thought they had been vanquished. But much...
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New Pope Means Seahawks Super Bowl & A Seattle Meteorologist Forecasts Super Bowl LX
Lifetime Seattle sports fan Scott Sistek joins Derek to discuss how this Seahawks Super Bowl run compares to their previous three. Scott provides a unique perspective on Seattle sports fandom and as a professional meteorologist provides a forecast for both the weather of Super Bowl LX and the...
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I'm A Little Baby + Botox + Belichick + AFC & NFC Championship Games + Devesh At Sundance + Devesh Gets Kicked Out Of The Library
In a jampacked episode of Derek Likes Sports, Derek and Devesh discuss Devesh's trip to Sundance Film Festival and what he was doing instead of watching the AFC and NFC Championship games. They then talk about Derek's chronic migraines and a new headache for Bill Belichick: missing the Hall of…
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Bills Depression Syndrome | Bills Fan Reacts to Playoff Loss, McDermott Firing, and Promoting The Guy That Burnt Down Your House
Bills Derangement Syndrome is often followed immediately by a spell of Bills Depression Syndrome. Every January, millions of Bills fans are struck down with a seasonal affliction. There may be a cure out there, but to date, it has never been found. The Buffalo Bills organization has tried…
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They Didn't Screw It Up! (They Did) | Josh Katzker of "The Same Old Dolphins Show" + The First DLS Mascot Madness Tournament
Derek is joined by Josh Katzker of The Same Old Dolphins Show which can be found on the DolphinsTalk.com YouTube channel. Josh and Derek discussed how Josh came to be a Dolphins fan living in the snow belt of Central New York while also supporting the Cubs and the Blackhawks. They also discuss…
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Bills Derangement Syndrome | "Why Aren't You Happy For Your Friend?" | NFL Wild Card Review | Divsional Preview | Goodbye Tomlin, Goodbye Rodgers?
After the Jaguars failed to cure Devesh's Bills Derangement Syndrome, Derek has hope for the Broncos. Despite Devesh's affliction, Derek and Devesh manage to review the games from one of the wildest Wild Card weekends of all time and make fresh predictions for the Divisional Round. Will the...
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No One Mourns The Harbaugh
After 18 seasons, the Baltimore Ravens have fired Head Coach John Harbaugh. Ravens Fan in Residence Alec Pulianas joins Derek to discuss the Harbaugh era in Baltimore and what the future might look like for his beloved Ravens. Check out Alec's blog here: https://pulianas.com/ And check out Huddle...
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Devesh Discovers The Most Popular Things On Earth & NFL Wild Card Weekend Preview
Derek continues to be mesmerized by the things Devesh has never heard of or seen before. The two argue about how many 1st round quarterbacks is too many for one NFL team to draft. They then go through every game in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs and predict who they each think will wind…
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$1 in the Bills Jar & All of the NFL Week 18 Playoff Scenarios & Maybe The MVP Should Rollover
Derek and Devesh have a passionate conversation about who should and shouldn't win the 2025 NFL MVP and ultimately land on a pretty genius solution that will never happen. They then take a look at all of the games of the NFL's final regular season week and break down what is at stake for playoff...
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"Let's Roll" and the Feast of the Circumcision and also Week 17 NFL Playoff Scenarios
Derek and Devesh start the episode off the rails and gradually try to steer back onto them. They touch on the 12 days of Christmas, the NFL playoff scenarios heading into the penultimate week of the season, and of course 9/11. Maybe microphones shouldn't be so widely available. Be sure to…
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Derek Dislikes Vomit & Featuring Derek's Wife Colleen & NFL Week 15 & Josh Allen Pukes Too Much
In a very special episode of Derek Likes Sports, Derek's totally real wife Colleen joins the show. Along with Devesh, Derek and Colleen discuss the viral moment of Josh Allen puking all over the Bills sideline. This brings up a discussion about Derek's very real phobia of vomiting. It is an…
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Grandpa Quarterback + The First Derek Likes Sports Peace Prize + NFL Week 14 Recap
On the heals of the first ever FIFA Peace Prize, Derek opens up the show by awarding the first ever DLS Peace Prize to a very deserving and special boy. Derek and Devesh then talk about the events of the NFL in Week 14 and the return of Philip Rivers, a 44 year old man with 10 children and a...
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Wishbone Could Get It & Final Stretch NFL Power Rankings
Derek and Devesh enter a long battle with their most daunting foe: ADHD. This battle leads them to talking about Wishbone, a PBS Television that ran from 1995 to 1997, about a dog that reenacts classic moments from public domain works of literature. You know, the most pertinent thing when...
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This Cat Looks Like Andy Reid & NFL Week 12 Review
Derek and Devesh talk about the historic comeback by the Dallas Cowboys against the Philadelphia Eagles, the state of the Buffalo Bills, and a cat that, respectfully, looks exactly like Andy Reid. Along the way they take a look at the state of the playoff race in both conferences and have a...
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What The Hell, Google? NFL Week 12 Preview
Derek touches on the Bills loss to the Texans on Thursday Night Football and then dives into each game on the Week 12 slate including the down-bad Chiefs take on the Colts and the down-worse Cowboys take on the Eagles. Derek also gets incredibly frustrated with a Google Gemini search result which...
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Why They're Called The Browns & NFL Week 11 Recap
Derek and Devesh talk about the happenings of the NFL during Week 11. Derek discovers how Josh Allen's 3 rushing and 3 passing TD game connects back to the reason the Browns are called the Browns, the reason the Bengals exist, how 75% of the AFC North is just the Browns, and of course, Syracuse...
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Derek and Devesh Are Falling Apart | NFL Week 11 Preview
Derek's voice is shot. Devesh's foot is in a walking boot. But football continues. After a brief discussion of the AL and NL MVP awards, Devesh talks about his frustrations with the Buffalo Bills, and then the two preview Week 11 of the NFL season. Be sure to subscribe the show wherever you get...
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NFL Week 10, Oops! All Derek!
Derek goes solo to recap Week 10 of the NFL and decides which NFL teams are Serious and which ones are Unserious. "I'm all alone, there's no one here beside me. My troubles are all gone, there's no one to deride me. But you've got to have friends..." -The great philosopher Donkey from the hit…
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Weird Tom Brady Merch
Derek and self-proclaimed "Masshole" John Fozberry discuss the magic of the 2004 Red Sox, what it was like to grow up only knowing Tom Brady as your team's quarterback, and the best weird Tom Brady merch that eBay has to offer. It's a wide-ranging conversation that I think even the most die hard...
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Is Grandpa Having A Bad Day? NFL Week 9
Derek and Devesh discuss the conclusion of the World Series and then dive into an action packed Week 9 of the NFL. Along the way they also come up with a genius solution to fixing NFL overtime. It's the best episode of the show ever released on November 4th. Be sure to subscribe to the show...
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NFL Mid-Season Power Rankings & I Want To Go To Sleep ASAP
Following Game 3 of the World Series, a sleep deprived Derek fawns over Shohei Ohtani. Derek and Devesh then discuss Week 8 of the NFL which may have been the worst slate of games in the league's history. Finally, they power rank all 32 NFL teams separating them into 6 distinct categories based…
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About this show
Hi! I'm Derek, and I like sports.Join me for fun, wide-ranging conversations about sports, life, and the weird stuff in between. Whether you're a casual fan or a diehard, there's something here for you.We’ll take nostalgic trips down memory lane, play trivia, and indulge in the age-old tradition of naming random dudes. Along the way, we’ll explore how shared interests—especially sports—bring people together.
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