Arch Manning, NFL Announcers, a New Deal for 'PTI', the Ballmer Scandal, and a Crawford-Canelo Megafight With Van Lathan Jr., Bryan Curtis, and Chris Mannix

Sep 10, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
46.5 min (38.3%)
Bryan Curtis
34.5 min (28.4%)
Chris Mannix
28.6 min (23.6%)
Van Lathan Jr.
11.7 min (9.7%)

Top Entities

1NFL
31
2Canelo Alvarez
26
3NBA
22
4Kawhi Leonard
16
5Gambling
15
6Boxing
15
7College Football
14
8Los Angeles Clippers
11
9Van Lathan
10
10Steve Ballmer
10
11Bill Simmons
10
12The Ringer
7
13Terence Crawford
6
14Oleksandr Usyk
5
15NBA Draft
5
16Leonard Floyd
5
17Hall of Fame
5
18Tom Brady
4
19Serge Ibaka
4
20Nick Saban
4
21NBA Playoffs
4
22Mark Cuban
4
23Boston Celtics
4
24Bill Belichick
4
25Arch Manning
4
26T.J. Watt
3
27New York Knicks
3
28Mike Tyson
3
29Magic Johnson
3
30Errol Spence Jr.
3
31Derek Carr
3
32Bryan Curtis
3
33Arizona Cardinals
3
34Jayson Tatum
3
35UFC
2
36Tyson Fury
2
37Tony Kornheiser
2
38Terry McLaurin
2
39Seattle Seahawks
2
40San Antonio Spurs
2
41Rob Mahoney
2
42Philadelphia 76ers
2
43New York Jets
2
44National Championship
2
45Minnesota Timberwolves
2
46Larry Bird
2
47Jose Alvarado
2
48Joel Embiid
2
49Jericho Sims
2
50Green Bay Packers
2
51Floyd Mayweather
2
52Dirk Nowitzki
2
53Cesar Ruiz
2
54Buffalo Bills
2
55Boston Red Sox
2
56Washington Commanders
1
57Tom Cruise
1
58The Town (film)
1
59The Rewatchables
1
60Texas Longhorns
1
61Stephen A Smith
1
62Scotiabank Arena
1
63San Francisco 49ers
1
64Russell Westbrook
1
65Robbie Chosen
1
66Ray Allen
1
67Paul Pierce
1
68O.J. Mayo
1
69New England Patriots
1
70NBA Finals
1
71Mike Green
1
72Miami Heat
1
73Marvin Hagler
1
74Mark Andrews
1
75Manny Pacquiao
1
76Madison Square Garden
1
77Los Angeles Rams
1
78Los Angeles Lakers
1
79Los Angeles Chargers
1
80Leonardo DiCaprio
1
81Las Vegas Raiders
1
82Lamar Jackson
1
83Kevin O'Connor
1
84Kevin Garnett
1
85Kevin Durant
1
86Kay Felder
1
87Jrue Holiday
1
88Jimmy Butler III
1
89Jaylen Brown
1
90Jayden Daniels
1
91Jarren Duran
1
92Jaime Jaquez Jr.
1
93Jae'Sean Tate
1
94J.J. McCarthy
1
95Grant Williams
1
96George Foreman
1
97Fred Warner
1
98DeMarcus Cousins
1
99DeAndre Jordan
1
100DeAndre Hopkins
1
101Dana White
1
102Cousin Sal
1
103College Football Playoff
1
104Cleveland Cavaliers
1
105Chris Ryan
1
106Chris Livingston
1
107Cameron Dicker
1
108Bruno Fernando
1
109Brook Lopez
1
110Boogie Nights (film)
1
111Baltimore Ravens
1
112Baltimore Orioles
1
113Anthony Joshua
1
114Amanda Dobbins
1
115All-Star
1
116Aaron Judge
1

League Distribution

NBA
96 (41.6%)
NFL
59 (25.5%)
Boxing
47 (20.3%)
CFB
22 (9.5%)
MLB
5 (2.2%)
UFC
2 (0.9%)

Top Players

1Canelo Alvarez
26
2Kawhi Leonard
16
3Van Lathan
10
4Steve Ballmer
10
5Bill Simmons
10
6Terence Crawford
6
7Oleksandr Usyk
5
8Leonard Floyd
5
9Tom Brady
4
10Serge Ibaka
4
11Nick Saban
4
12Mark Cuban
4
13Bill Belichick
4
14Arch Manning
4
15T.J. Watt
3
16Mike Tyson
3
17Magic Johnson
3
18Errol Spence Jr.
3
19Derek Carr
3
20Bryan Curtis
3
21Jayson Tatum
3
22Tyson Fury
2
23Tony Kornheiser
2
24Terry McLaurin
2
25Rob Mahoney
2
26Larry Bird
2
27Jose Alvarado
2
28Joel Embiid
2
29Jericho Sims
2
30Floyd Mayweather
2
31Dirk Nowitzki
2
32Cesar Ruiz
2
33Tom Cruise
1
34Stephen A Smith
1
35Russell Westbrook
1
36Robbie Chosen
1
37Ray Allen
1
38Paul Pierce
1
39O.J. Mayo
1
40Mike Green
1
41Marvin Hagler
1
42Mark Andrews
1
43Manny Pacquiao
1
44Leonardo DiCaprio
1
45Lamar Jackson
1
46Kevin O'Connor
1
47Kevin Garnett
1
48Kevin Durant
1
49Kay Felder
1
50Jrue Holiday
1
51Jimmy Butler III
1
52Jaylen Brown
1
53Jayden Daniels
1
54Jarren Duran
1
55Jaime Jaquez Jr.
1
56Jae'Sean Tate
1
57J.J. McCarthy
1
58Grant Williams
1
59George Foreman
1
60Fred Warner
1
61DeMarcus Cousins
1
62DeAndre Jordan
1
63DeAndre Hopkins
1
64Dana White
1
65Cousin Sal
1
66Chris Ryan
1
67Chris Livingston
1
68Cameron Dicker
1
69Bruno Fernando
1
70Brook Lopez
1
71Anthony Joshua
1
72Amanda Dobbins
1
73Aaron Judge
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NFL
14
2Van Lathan
8
3Gambling
8
4Canelo Alvarez
7
5Kawhi Leonard
6
6NBA
5
7Bill Simmons
5
8The Ringer
4
9NBA Draft
4
10Leonard Floyd
4
11College Football
4
12Boxing
4
13Steve Ballmer
3
14Terry McLaurin
2
15Seattle Seahawks
2

Bryan Curtis

1NFL
9
2NBA
8
3Boxing
8
4College Football
7
5Canelo Alvarez
7
6Steve Ballmer
6
7Kawhi Leonard
5
8Los Angeles Clippers
3
9Bill Simmons
3
10The Ringer
2
11Terence Crawford
2
12Serge Ibaka
2
13Oleksandr Usyk
2
14Mark Cuban
2
15Floyd Mayweather
2

Van Lathan Jr.

1NFL
7
2Nick Saban
3
3Tom Brady
2
4T.J. Watt
2
5Gambling
2
6College Football
2
7Boston Red Sox
2
8Arch Manning
2
9Van Lathan
1
10Texas Longhorns
1
11Robbie Chosen
1
12NBA Playoffs
1
13NBA Finals
1
14NBA
1
15National Championship
1

Chris Mannix

1Canelo Alvarez
12
2NBA
8
3Los Angeles Clippers
5
4Kawhi Leonard
5
5Terence Crawford
4
6Gambling
4
7Hall of Fame
3
8Boxing
3
9UFC
2
10Serge Ibaka
2
11San Antonio Spurs
2
12Oleksandr Usyk
2
13New York Knicks
2
14Minnesota Timberwolves
2
15Mark Cuban
2
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