Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss when athletes should 'hang it up'. Many athletes overstay their welcome in their particular sport and play past their prime. Fans can sometimes find it difficult to watch their favorite athlete struggle when all they want to remember is their former glory. Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer ever but, he is no longe…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss if it is more likely for Caitlin Clark to win WNBA MVP or for Bronny James to win NBA Rookie of the Year. Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 93-89 last night in NBA Summer League play. The Lakers have won two consecutive games on back to back nights. Bronny had 13 points, 5 reb…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Russell Westbrook, Caitlin Clark, Tiger Woods and more. Jayden Daniels and Caleb Williams were the top two picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. Which player has it tougher: Caleb Williams or Jayden Daniels? What are realistic expectations for Daniels and Williams in their rookie seasons? WNB…

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss Bronny James' performance last night, ACC Football Kickoff media days and more. Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 93-89 last night in NBA Summer League play. The Lakers have won two consecutive games on back to back nights. Bronny had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. H…

Reese, Pam and Alex speak with Chef Netta. Chef Netta is a chef, nutritionist and food maverick. You can find Netta via social media through Netta's Pantry or southernrootsbynetta@gmail.com

Reese, Pam and Alex speak with Dr. Deborah Stroman. Dr. Stroman discusses the intersection between athletes and Covid. Also, Dr. Stroman quizzes the Sports Shop crew.

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss Shaq's comments about Bronny James, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and 'Inside the NBA'. Kalen DeBoer is the new head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. How does Reese feel about DeBoer and Nick Saban's recent comments? How will DeBoer do as Saban's replacement? Team USA defeated Team Serbia 105-79 yesterday. H…

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss who is the most polarizing player in professional basketball, Bronny James' summer league performance, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and more. Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 87-86 last night in the NBA Summer League. James had 12 points in the game with 2 threes. Reese doesn't think Bronn…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Jaylen Brown saying that Bronny James is not an NBA player. Jaylen Brown was at a Lakers Summer League game in Las Vegas. Brown was sitting courtside at the game and a camera caught Brown saying that he doesn't think that Bronny James is an NBA player. Was Jaylen Brown wrong for his comments?…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Colin Montgomerie made some unflattering comments about Tiger Woods. How did Tiger respond? Rory McIlroy choked at the U.S. Open weeks ago. Can he bounce back and recover?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss ACC college football. What are the expectations for the NC State Wolfpack football program? Within the next 5 years, will Mack Brown lead the North Carolina Tar Heels to an ACC Championship?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs trying to repeat as champions. Although the Chiefs won the Super Bowl, Patrick Mahomes was not satisfied with last season. Will the Kansas City Chiefs repeat as champions and complete a 3-peat?

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss Paul Finebaum's comments about Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes football program. Paul Finebaum said Deion Sanders, Shedeur Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes football program are irrelevant. Is Deion Sanders judged differently than other coaches? Are the Colorado Buffaloes irrelevant? Are the Buffaloes everyone'…

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss Georgia football, Deion Sanders, the MLB All Star Game and shrimp and grits. What dish did the Sports Shop eat yesterday? Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart spoke to the media. What did he say about Georgia football and Nick Saban? What did Paul Finebaum say about Deion Sanders and Colorado football?…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Bronny James' performance in his Summer League game last night and the interesting rendition of the national anthem last night. The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 88-74 last night in the NBA Summer League. How did Bronny James look? Ingrid Andress performed an interesting rendition of the national a…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the Commanders hiring Scott Fitterer to join their staff. The Washington Commanders hired former Carolina Panthers GM Scott Fitterer. How does Kmac feel?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss if Duke's incoming freshmen class is the best ever and Kawhi Leonard being removed from Team USA. Duke men's basketball team has a talented incoming freshmen class. Is there freshmen class the best ever? Team USA removed Kawhi Leonard from the Team USA Olympic roster. How involved was Los Angeles GM Lawrence Frank …

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the comments made by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey talks about the state of the SEC, Nick Saban, NIL, college expansion and more. What franchise has been the best sports franchise over the past 25 years?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the top 100 professional athletes since 2000. Who would you rank as the top athletes of that 2000-present era?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Bronny James' play in NBA Summer League and some NBA Summer League standout players. The NBA Summer League is underway. Bronny James has played 3 summer league games with the Los Angeles Lakers. How has Bronny looked? What did JJ Redick say about Bronny's performance? How does Reese feel about Bronny? Who are some …

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Team USA basketball and who should win WNBA Rookie of the YTear. Angel Reese's double-double streak came to an end this weekend. Reese now holds the record for most consecutive double-doubles in WNBA history with 15 double-doubles. Who should win WNBA Rookie of The Year: Angel Reese or Caitlin Clark? Team USA plays…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Angel Reese's double-double streak coming to an end. Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese's double-double streak came to an end this weekend. Reese now holds the record for most consecutive double-doubles in WNBA history with 15 double-doubles. Is this impressive? Is she just stat-padding or both?…

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss Carlos Alcaraz winning at Wimbledon. Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic over the weekend at Wimbledon. Did you watch?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss their Good Looks and Bad Looks on this Good Look Bad Look Monday. How did the Sports Shop crew enjoy their weekend? How was your weekend?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with Dereck Whittenburg about his new book, NC State and more. Dereck Whittenburg is an NC State great. Whittenburg has written a book titled,"The Shot Heard Around the World: My Journey From the Playground to the White House." Whittenburg will hold a book signing at Jimmy V's Osteria restaurant on Monday, July 15 fr…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Jayson Tatum's comments surrounding Jaylen Brown being left off of Team USA. Kawhi Leonard withdrew from Team USA due to influence from Team USA and the Los Angeles Clippers and was replaced by Boston Celtics guard Derrick White. Many believe Jaylen Brown should have been the replacement. What does Brown's teammate…

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss the ESPY's and analyze Serena Williams' performance as the host the ESPY's. What did you think of the ESPY's? How good did Serena Williams do hosting the ESPY's last night? What's her grade? Dawn Staley won the Perseverance Award. How were the ESPY's overall?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss last night's ESPY's award show and analyze the event. Serena Williams hosted the ESPY's last night! How did she do? What influence did the late great Stuart Scott have on Pam? How does Reese feel about Nick Saban's award? How were the ESPY's overall? Should more athletes host events like the ESPY's?…

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss comments from Deion Sanders and Shedeur Sanders, which players on this year's Team USA roster are Hall of Famers and why Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy is under fire. Oklahoma State runningback Ollie Gordon was arrested for DUI. Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy spoke on Gordon's DUI. What did Gund…

Reese, Kmac and Alex speak with Dr. Deborah Stroman about Team USA and Jaylen Brown being left off the team. Dr. Stroman discusses Jaylen Brown being left off of the U.S. men's national Olympic basketball team. Team USA defeated Team Canada last night 86-72 in their first of five exhibition games before the Paris Olympics. Hours before the game, Ka…

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss the new NBA media rights deal and some ACC hoops regarding UNC and Duke. The NBA reached an 11-year, $76B media rights agreement that sets league records for length and value. What does this mean? Reese and Kmac talk about some incoming players for UNC and Duke and briefly look at their rosters. Team USA defeated Team C…

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss Team USA's win over Team Canada, Jaylen Brown being left off Team USA, the newest NBA media rights agreement and more. Team USA defeated Team Canada last night 86-72 in their first of five exhibition games before the Paris Olympics. Hours before the game, Kawhi Leonard withdrew from Team USA due to influence from Team U…

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss which NBA rookie is most likely to impact their team and Joe Burrow's comments on an 18-game NFL season. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow suggests a schedule change in the NFL to "fix" the Pro Bowl. Burrow suggest an 18-game season, 2 bye weeks and more. Does Burrow's idea make sense? Would it work? Will the NF…

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss a dispute regarding North Carolina Central University, Peak Sports and many others. There was a board of trustees meeting in June at North Carolina Central University. The meeting brought some issues to light regarding the budget for athletics and many other things at NCCU. Who is involved? What do Reese and Kmac know?…

Reese and Alex make a starting 5 from the Team USA roster and discuss the Ollie Gordon DUI situation. Reese and Alex look at Team USA's 12-man roster and make a starting 5. Who would be in your starting 5? Oklahoma State runningback Ollie Gordon was arrested for DUI. Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy spoke on Gordon's DUI. What did Gund…

Reese and Alex discuss some NBA Summer League action from last night, Chris Paul with the Spurs and Cooper Flagg. Armando Bacot, Cormac Ryan and many other players competed last night in some summer league games. How did Bacot and Ryan look? Chris Paul signed a 1-year contract worth $11M with the San Antonio Spurs. Paul opted to sign with the Spurs…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the Golden State Warriors front office decison-making. The Golden State Warriors didn't trade for Paul George but did trade one of their franchise's greatest players Klay Thompson. The Warriors seemingly have been making efforts to enhance the roster around Steph Curry. Have they done a good job? Did the Warriors m…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Paul George almost being traded to the Golden State Warriors. Paul George is a Philadelphia 76er. George was sent to Philadelphia in a sign-and-trade when George signed a 4-year contract worth $212M. But why did Paul George leave Los Angeles? What were contract negotiations like? Why did Paul George want to go to P…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss if they would put aside fandom to play for a rival. In an interview with Theo Pinson, Armando Bacot admitted he grew up a Duke fan. Would you put Fandom aside to play for your rival? Did you end up going to the school you wanted to go to?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with Gregory Reynald Williams. Gregory Reynald Williams joins the Sports Shop to talk about two lawsuits regarding Zion Williamson and Shilo Sanders. What lawsuit was Zion Williamson involved in with Prime Sports? What lawsuit was Deion Sanders' son Shilo Sanders involved in?…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Paul George's decision to go to the 76ers, the NBA Summer League performances of Duke's Jared McCain and Kyle Filipowski. and what person could convince you to do anything. Jared McCain, Kyle Filipowski and many other players made their NBA Summer League debuts over the weekend. How did McCain look? How about Filip…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Bronny James' summer league debut and LeBron James. The NBA Summer League is underway! Bronny James played in his first NBA Summer league game. How did he look? What did LeBron James say about his son Bronny? What's Reese's problem with Bronny James?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the rookie of the year race between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. There were many records set in the WNBA over the weekend. Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson set the franchise scoring record as the Aces beat the Dallas Wings 104-85. Angel Reese set the record for consecutive double-doubles. And Caitlin Clark beca…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss their Good Looks and Bad Looks on this Good Look Bad Look Monday and if there will be a dynasty like the Warriors ever again. Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors have one of the greatest dynasties in NBA History and have had tremendous success. The Warriors went to the NBA Finals 6 times in an 8 year span, wi…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss LeBron James resigning with the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James signed a 2-year, $104M contract with a no-trade clause to return to the Los Angeles Lakers. Do Reese and Kmac like this? LeBron said he would take a paycut if the Lakers were able to get a player or two from a select group. The Lakers were unable to g…

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the best 4th of July dish. Tomorrow is the 4th of July! What is the best 4th of July Dish?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss if Kemba Walker is a Hall-of-Famer. Yesterday, Kemba Walker announced his retirement. Is Kemba Walker a Hall of Famer? Is Kemba Walker the greatest Charlotte Hornet in franchise history? Walker played 12 seasons in the NBA, was a 4-time NBA All-Star, and is the all-time leading scorer in Charlotte Hornets history. …

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the WNBA All Star teams. Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and others were selected to WNBA All Star teams. How good is the WNBA? What does the Sports Shop crew think about the All Star selections and the WNBA as a whole?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Klay's decision to go to the Dallas Mavericks. After spending 13 seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Klay Thompson agreed to a sign and trade that will send Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks on a 3-year, $50M contract. The Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers were the favorites to land Thompson. Why did Thompson end…

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss the Lakers introductory press conference for Bronny James and Dalton Knecht. Bronny James, JJ Redick, Rob Pelinka and Dalton Knecht spoke yesterday in a press conference introducing the newest Lakers, James and Knecht to the media. What did JJ Redick say about Bronny James? What did Bronny James say about his future and …