Hour 1: Dave Almost Fought Wayne Gretzky

Jonathan Zaslow is man we love. But is he a man we know? That's what we set out to do on Football America! We get into the deep conversations of life with our good friend. Starting, of course, with a consequential debate about the Vegas Omelette Bar. Is it worth the wait? Can you ever get a decent fluffy omelette at a buffet? Or is it place of disappointment? Zaslow gives us the answer. We go from there to his thoughts on fashion: Gold Jacket vs Green Jacket. Zaslow has a natural love for sports. He's the voice in our industry that we need. We're thrilled whenever his plane lands on Football America! AUDIO Football America! is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/football-america/id1831757512 Follow us: Dave Dameshek: https://x.com/dameshek Jonathan Zaslow: https://x.com/ZaslowShow Gino Fuentes: https://x.com/Gino_Fuentes Mike Fuentes: https://x.com/mikefountains Host: Dave Dameshek Guests: Jonathan Zaslow Team: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes, Ethan Bedowsky Director: Danny Benitez Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes Executive Producer: Soup Campbell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Chet Holmgren the most consistently dominant winner in basketball history?On this episode of the Alley Oop Basketball Show, Juju and Trysta break down how Chet has somehow been a #1 seed at every level — high school, college, and now with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Is this just coincidence… or the sign of something bigger brewing in OKC?They also dive into: Cade Cunningham’s return and what it means for the Detroit Pistons The controversial Sacramento Kings foul — accident or strategy? Shaquille O'Neal’s Mount Rushmore and who got snubbed The wild Anthony Davis / Nico Harrison call fallout Kevin Durant vs Dillon Brooks trash talk heating up From OKC’s rise to league-wide drama, this episode covers EVERYTHING shaping the NBA right now. -Is OKC actually a title contender? -Is Chet building one of the weirdest legacies ever? -And what was that Kings foul REALLY about? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David is at Disney World, and Rose is in Guatemala, so Roy and Ethan are holding it down in the studio for this edition of The Hockey Show. The two discuss the Islanders' late-season coaching change, letting Patrick Roy go in favor of Peter DeBoer, before diving into the thrilling playoff races in both conferences that could come down to the final day of the regular season. This week's guest is Dave Dameshek, who joins the show to tell Roy and Ethan a story, but ends up yammering at them for much longer than planned about the Pittsburgh Penguins. He also wants to know why people hate Sidney Crosby and ends up in a screaming match with Ethan about it. It's basically Dan's dream edition of The Hockey Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"When it comes to World War II, be on the lookout for the Allies." Tony has his Top 5 storylines heading into the NBA Playoffs, and he has the balls to ask the question that nobody is asking: Can the Thunder go back-to-back? Kyle Van Noy responded to our Lamar Jackson discourse from yesterday, and Zaslow wants to know what happened to 140 characters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Then we erect statues of Dameshek on the baks of the three rivers." The Miami Heat have waived Terry Rozier and opened up a roster spot just in time to be the 10th seed and get bounced from the playoffs. With the Pittsburgh Penguins locking up a surprise playoff spot, the gang discusses their favorite teams of all time that never won a championship. Have you ever walked out of a movie? If you clap in a movie theater, who is there to accept your clapping? What the hell goes on there in the South of France? And oh yeah, Dave Dameshek almost fought Wayne Gretzky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Man, this Zaslow's a weird fella." Have you ever cut a vacation short? Does Zaslow's wife call him Zas? What happens if the Heat don't get Giannis this summer? Why did Dan say Zaslow won't watch the Stanley Cup Playoffs yesterday? Do we have any idea what bail is like in Tijuana? Why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"He's Bill, and his son is Will?" JuJu gives us his Top 5 NBA storylines we should be talking about and continues the investigation into whether or not Greg Cote was the inspiration for Steve Carell's character in Rooster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Oh, excuse me for breathing." An alarm that we refuse to listen to is going off at The Elser, so we use it to our advantage and try to get a new "Fire Starter" take segment off the ground. Greg Cote's inner monologue makes an appearance before Mike Schur joins Jeremy on this week's edition of Pitch Clock to discuss what is going wrong with his Boston Red Sox early in the MLB season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Make no mistake. Everybody's rooting for everyone's failure in every atmosphere." We dissect Zaslow's terrible question to Dusty May, and David Samson tries to defend Zas, who admits he does not deserve it. It leads Zaslow to reveal the worst professional mistake of his career, and Greg Cote thinks Zas may have taken a half step back. But once David Samson's Inner Monologue makes its debut, this hour goes completely off the rails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"You know bout that winning being better than losing?" Has Lamar Jackson lost a step? What about a half step? Did he previously gain a step? Would that mean he has not lost a step and a half? Plus, Dusty May joins the show fresh off winning a National Championship that he has yet to enjoy, and Zaslow asks him an all-time bad question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices