Costa and Jansen with Heather

5/14/26 - Did the Pistons collapse or the refs steal Game 5? Have we crossed the point of no return with Jalen Duren? Two Grand Slam, Dear Jon

9:00 HOUR: Plenty of reasons for the Pistons loss, Dear Jon

8:00 HOUR: How much blame does Cade get for last night? Dd the refs steal Game 5?

7:00 HOUR: Have we crossed the point of no return with Jalen Duren? Two Grand Slam

6:00 HOUR: Did the Pistons blow it, or did the refs steal Game 5? Heather gives the news

The refs, Cade, J.B., Duren, Tobias, and more are all under the microscope after last night's Game 5 loss

Duren sat most of the 4th quarter and overtime in last night's lost to the Cavaliers

Jon gives advice on a proposal spot, mowing a neighbor's lawn, and peeing in the pool

After scoring 39 points in a losing effort, some fans still point the finger at Cunningham

The Pistons lost 117-113 in overtime to the Cavaliers

Can you do better than Rob in today's edition of the Two Grand Slam?

5/13/26 - Power Surge or Power Trip? Most frustrating Detroit athletes, An emergency Cookie Jar question, Who wins Game 5 and why?

9:00 HOUR: Power vs. Water, Who wins Game 5 and why?

8:00 HOUR: Heather gives us the news, An emergency edition of the Cookie Jar

7:00 HOUR: Gov's Mock Lions Schedule, Which Detroit athlete is more frustrating?

6:00 HOUR: Lions Dream Schedule Mad-Libs, Power Surge or Power Trip?

Gov predicts who the Lions will be playing each of the 18 weeks of the NFL season

The Tigers were clobbered 10-2 by the Mets last night

Jon and Jim share who they would like to see the Lions play Week 1, on Sunday Night Football, on Monday Night Football, on Thanksgiving, and Week 18

We continue our discussion about the struggles of Jalen Duren and Jack Flaherty in a historical sense

Both have had maddening months

We continue on which would be a greater inconvenience to be without for two weeks

The situation in Oakland County demanded an emergency Cookie Jar

Jon's trip to Disney was highlighted by an argument he had with an employee over a water slide

The Pistons and Cavaliers square off in a pivotal Game 5

The hosts of Costa & Jansen, Karsch & Anderson, and The Valenti Show pull no punches as they criticize Jalen Duren's recent performance and debate what to do about the apparent double standard for his playing time.

5/12/26 - Costa's three reasons the Pistons lost Game 4, Another Lions schedule leak, Two Grand Slam, A blind ranking for Heather

9:00 HOUR: What went wrong for the Pistons? Heather delivers the news

8:00 HOUR: A blind ranking for Heather, The newest old bit in sports

7:00 HOUR: We have another leak in the Lions schedule, Two Grand Slam

6:00 HOUR: Costa's three reason why the Pistons lost, How much of it was officiating?

The Pistons lost 112-103 in Cleveland, knotting the series at 2

Stoney has Heather rank 10 non-chocolate candies

Stoney got off on a tangent while looking for Lions-Bills tickets on the secondary market

J.B. Bickerstaff talked about the free throw discrepancy in Game 4

Can you do better than Matt in today's edition of the Two Grand Slam?

The Lions will play at the Bills in Week 2 of the 2026 season

Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points as the Cavs evened up the series with Detroit

5/11/26 - Tigers: Hope or Nope? Did Game 3 change your series outlook? Stoney's wedding conundrum, What do NIL donors get out of it?

9:00 HOUR: What's the Pistons fans level of concern? Heather gives the news

8:00 HOUR: Tigers: Hope or Nope? What do NIL donors get out of it?

7:00 HOUR: Stoney's wedding conundrum, Did Game 3 change your series outlook?

6:00 HOUR: The Tigers salvage a game against the Royals, The biggest reason the Pistons lost Game 3

We continue our discussion ahead of tonight's Game 4 in Cleveland

The Cavs got back into the series with a 116-109 win over the Pistons in Game 3

Yesterday's NBA Draft Lottery highlighted two perplexing NBA trades

Stoney was watching the 4th quarter of Game 3 before a wedding he attended

The Tigers have never reached the postseason with a 40-game start as poor as the one they've had this year

Stoney took a quick detour after NC State's commencement speaker gifted the class the cost of their final year of education

97.1 The Ticket presents a selection of conversations about the Tigers during the past week from Costa & Jansen, Karsch & Anderson, and The Valenti Show. This week the discussion centered around the left elbow surgery of ace Tarik Skubal. Obviously it's not great news, but what does it mean for the team's rest-of-season outlook, and how will they have to adjust until he returns? Including guest appearances by manager A.J. Hinch and Jon Morosi of MLB Network.