Best of DLS: Pete Carroll Runs a Play for Roy

It was a good year for actually following through on punishments, and one of the best (and easiest) may have been Mike Ryan dressing up as Pete Carroll. In this hour, we're introduced to Coach Carroll, and the defense drops a nose tackle into coverage, which throws Dan off completely. Then he runs a play for Roy, and all hell breaks loose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We start the final day of our 2025 recap by spending some time with our good friend Nick Wright. In this episode, you'll hear when we all learned the different ways to eat peanuts, whether that be tonguing the shell or like an elephant. Also, this hour was from the day that Pablo Torre dropped the Kawhi Leonard story, so you'll hear Nick's reaction to Pablo's big scoop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nothing says New Year's Day like a father and his son arguing over football. In this hour, you will hear one of the maddest Greg has ever gotten at Chris on the air: when Chris barged in and stole his laptop as he was working on his preseason NFL predictions. If we learned one thing this day, it is this: NEVER mess with the sanctity of Greg Cote's NFL predictions if you do not want to face the consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We celebrate 2026 with the happiest guy we know: Tony Reali. We take a trip back to June when Reali came to our studios to spread cheer in the wake of Around the Horn ending. In this hour, he crashes our studio after making every single person in Downtown Miami happy, and forces Dan to do the show with a giant bounce house behind him. There is no better way to start your year with a smile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Le Batard talks with some of the NBA's toughest players over the years including Stephen Jackson on what really went down during “Malice in the Palace”, Joakim Noah on his struggle going from the Chicago Bulls to the New York Knicks, and Baron Davis on the true behind the scenes of Donald Sterling’s Los Angeles Clippers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If HEEELLLLLLOOOOO is the best Greg Cote sound of the year, then this next one might just be #1B. Finish off your 2025 by reliving the iconic Greg Cote voicemail to his son about PFPI business, which gifted us with "I need your support." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the last day of 2025 we feature what may be the best sounds of 2025 and they both come from the legend himself Greg Cote. The first one is his best Ethel Merman impersonation that he blessed us with for seemingly no reason. That was just part of an absolute heater that Greg was on back on November 11 that included the tier of tears, a hilarious interaction with Jumpin' Charlie, and kissing the tip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have had some interviews end in epic fashion over the 20+ years of this show, but none have had an ending quite like the Spice Adams interview you'll hear in this hour. Take a listen back at another instant classic DLS moment when a David Samson sound-alike bombed into our show to let Spice know that they just had to wrap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Remember that time Greg Cote ruined what should have been one of the greatest bits in show history by acting like he wasn't fooled by Jeremy's brother pretending to be Jeremy for an entire show? We still haven't gotten over it yet. In this hour, you will hear how our plot all came crashing down. Plus, a pair of songs, Mike Ryan's JD Vance bit climaxes, and Top 5 Shoulda Couldas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are wasting no time and getting right to the good stuff. This hour features one of the great moments in recent show history, instantly becoming an all-time sounder: when Zas first uttered the word "Thai food." You will hear all about the bachelor week that featured that iconic meal, eminent domain being a son of a gun, and athletes we thought would be amazing but ended up being terrible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices