D4 Sports

Episode 66 - D4 Travels the World

Episode 66 - D4 Travels the World
Don returns from Italy, with tales of pasta, espresso, and imbibing, and Dustin made a surprise trip to the Big Dance! We share drinks of the day and other tales, then look at top sports stories - Millwall surges, the Great One becomes just ok, the Angel Reese effect and the NCAA tourney. We look at the start of the MLB season including fancy sombreros. Then we celebrate grenades, rabbits, and Direwolves. All on episode 66.
 
 
Intro: Shouting Ciao! And tales of Italy (:30), Dustin goes Dancing (4:30), Notable Beverages from the Final Four and Italy (12:45) Serious coffee and spritzes (14:30)
D4 Business: Arsenal's big win (20:45), Millwall surges (21:45), Premier League updates (25:00), Ovechkin does, big deal (27:00), D4 tourney winner announced (30:00), The Angel Reese Effect (33:50)
Sports Roundup: NBA stories (37:30), Blues on a roll (39:00), MLB gets going - except the pitchers! (41:00), Rare baseball moments (51:00), Late baseball shots (56:45)
Last Call: Guns and grenades (1:00:00), Alex the Great - and Direwolves? (1:02:45)

D4 Hits the Wall

Episode 65 - D4 Hits the Wall!
This week, in the world of surprising athletic events, Don and Dustin look at underwater rugby, Chess Boxing, and Ultra Triathlons. Dustin drinks his social tonics (better than alcohol, they say), Don has green almonds, and we consider whether the White Sox will win more games than the Pistons this year. It truly hits the wall, and it sticks - this week on D4. Also check out "Love That" - a new podcast featuring Aly Nichols...
 
Intro: Beautiful days, youth track meets, and Hitting the Wall (:30), A surprising food (8:30), Dustin in the Mood (11:50)
Opening Shots: Hungarian Water Sports (15:00), The Big Unit gives his tips (18:20)
D4 Business: March Madness as it should be (23:00), D4 Fact checked (25:30), Love That - a new Podcast (26:55), Millwall, Ovechkin, and such (28:30), MLB is getting started (31:00), Pistons vs. White Sox - who will win more? (34:00) Giddy-Up! (37:00), The Quality of the Madness (40:00)
Sports Roundup: Don's New Cocktail (43:45), The Portal has Opened! (46:30), Tennis… boredom? (56:00)
Last Call: Chess and Boxing - what could be better (1:06:00), Weetabix, because Weetabix (1:07:10), Ultra Crazy Triathlons (1:10:45)

Episode 64: Chicken and Zyn

This week Don and Dustin take you around the world of sports with a look into NFL Free Agency, Stephen Curry's latest landmark, Tennis news AND - chicken sandwiches - lots of chicken sandwiches! But first, we share some good drinks - and not so good drinks, we celebrate youth tobacco sponsorships, explore the best basketball names and celebrate Soccer marketing teams. All on D4 Sports!
 
Intro: Lubbock blows up - Green fire and Green Beer (:30), Drinks of the Day (7:00)
Opening Shots: Zyn for the kids (12:30), Chicken for the Winners (17:55)
D4 Business: Chicken and the Brits (21:00), FPL (27:00), Millwall (29:00), Ovechkin Malware (33:00)
Sports Roundup: NFL Free Agency (38:30), Curry and LeBron (48:45), Djoker and the Tennis roundup (56:30)
Last Call: Top basketball names (1:00:00), WNBA salary controversy (1:05:30)

Episode 63: D4 Defies Death

D4 is back after a brief hiatus, bringing you sports talk from around the world. With the NFL season officially over, we turn the bulk of our attention to basketball and hockey, with a fair mix of baseball, tennis and other curiosities. We have an extended discussion of drinks, and SPAM, and Processed Cheese Food to kick off, then tackle the real important things - like dead cap money, epic hockey fights, ex-con sports victories, youth sports and bad sportsmanship, and bad items found in your local liquor store.
 
Intro: Open and welcome back (:30), Drinks of the Day with a hat tip to Menorca, the abandoned island and sweet, creamy vanilla and death (5:45)
Opening Shots: Quality minutes at UK (16:00), Aaron Rodgers following his dream and questionable quarterback rooms (18:50)
D4 Business: Millwall's colorful moments (26:45), Premier League + British Sports (30:10), Wemby + Ovechkin watch - D4 curse and cursing - and LeBron and stuff (32:15), Call of the Dogs! (39:00),
Sports Roundup: Light punishment for Sin(ner) and problems with their balls (45:50), More good judgment from the Dallas Mavericks (53:00), Butts in seats at the ballpark (57:30), NHL Wins All-Star Weekend (1:02:00)
Last Call: Free Lutheran Bible College basketball - because D4 (1:07:00), Matt Rhule's TikTok Obsession (1:07:30), BYU ushers in the end of an era in College Basketball (1:10:25), Golf for ex-Cons (1:11:55), Bad stuff in your local liquor store (1:13:30)

Episode 62 - D4 Post Super Bowl

This week Don and Dustin recap the Super Bowl, and along the way enjoy some surprising drinks, engage the snub of Ichiro, bad NBA trades, Nicolas Cage and associated murderers, Millwall's recent uprising, getting paid for not playing, and flying drones at improper times.
 
Intro: Dog days of Winter - and basketball (:30), Drinks of the day - including Peanut Butter and Jelly (6:30)
Opening Shots: Anthony "I'd rather not play" Rendon (11:00), The glories of MLB writers (15:00)
D4 Business: Surprising Movie Stars and DraftKings Finale (21:00), Millwall Shines (26:45), NBA trade insanity (32:00), Win now or build for later (36:00)
Sports Roundup: Super Bowl Roundup (42:30), Mahomes's Surprising Performance (46:30), Super Bowl Free Agents (51:30), NFL Next year way too early (55:30)
Last Call: D4 Name of the Week (1:01:30), NBA Trades of questionable quality (1:02:30), Money for Not Playing (1:04:10), More bad trades (1:05:15), Droning Under the Influence (1:09:00)

Episode 61 - D4 Gets Social

Drawing from recent social media posts and memes D4 takes a look at top sports stories and some good drinking advice - including the Double Booch! Drawing from Jerry Jones, Red Flag Liquors, The Eagles rushing attack, the Florida St. Seminoles vs the snow, D4 takes on the top sports stories. We also look at where D4 ranks in the world of sports podcasts.
 
Intro: Day Drinking and high school friends (:30) , Drinks of the day - featuring charcoal (5:00)
Opening Shots: Sporting Immortality and the Pro Bowl (9:30), In-Conference Parity and Bad Math Skills (14:30)
D4 Business: D4 at the White House (20:45), Millwall Double Winners (22:15), Premier League Update (24:15), Darts, Rugby and other British Sports (25:45), Wemby Watch & NBA Drama (29:30),
Sports Roundup: Red Flag Liquors (37:15), NFL Coaching questions (41:30), The Super Bowl (47:30), Sinner the Winner (55:00)
Last Call: SLU starts rumbling (59:00), Basketball turnarounds (1:00:00), Eagles Run Over the Cowboys (1:02:45), Florida - More Snow than Wins (1:06:00)

Episode 60 - Don does the Den!

Episode 60 - Don does the Den!
This week, Don recounts his first trip to Millwall's home. We hit drinks of the day, then we cover the Demon and the Sinner, the NFL Divisional weekend, the silliness of MLB writers, and other intriguing sports stories of the week. Check it out wherever you listen to your pods.
 
Intro: Don visits the Den - the first taste of Millwall (3:00), Drinks of the Day (15:00)
Opening Shots & Sports Roundup: MLB Hall of Fame silliness (20:00), Ade takes Europe (26:30), Haaland in the money (27:15), Aussie Open and Tennis's new era (32:00), Lamar does it again (37:00), The two best players in the NFL right now (40:30)
Last Call: Cap Space and trades (50:00), Buffalo Sabres make NHL history (53:45)

Episode 59 - D4 Does the Job

This week Don and Dustin tackle the job of sports and drinking. After some beers, real and root, we look at the craziness of youth sports, the coaching carousel and putting video games on your resume. After a quick round up of D4 business, we look at the NFL wildcard round and look forward to the rest of the playoffs. Then we wrap it up with the old guys and players working to get their rating up?
 
Intro: Of ball pits and youth sports (:30), Drinks of the day (7:15)
Opening Shots: Getting seen at 7 (11:30), The life of the sideline reporter (16:05), The Coaching Carousel  (18:05)
D4 Business: DraftKings and the College Bowl Bonanza (25:45), FPL and Millwall (28:15), Various watches (30:50)
Sports Roundup: Vrabel to the Patriots (36:00), Best and Worst NFL jobs (39:45), What do you do now? Steelers and Vikings edition (45:00), Wildcard highlights (51:00), Perfecting the Option (54:45)
Last Call: Coach, fix my rating! (1:02:00), Who is older? (1:04:05)