Show Notes
This Weekend Rewind opens with the Lakers' stunning $12.5B sale to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, then rolls through an NFL training camp injury wave, fresh MLB power rankings, and the NBA's 2026-27 schedule release.
ON THIS EPISODE: 🏀 Lakers sold AGAIN — Kushner & Iger's record $12.5B deal, Jeanie Buss's role in the transition, and the questions Pablo Torre is raising about how fast (and quietly) it came together 🏈 Jayden Daniels sends LSU a cease-and-desist over his old No. 5 — does a player really "own" a jersey number? 🚑 Falcons pass rusher James Pearce Jr. suspended 8 games as an NFL-wide training camp injury wave piles up 💰 Fox locks up the 2026 World Baseball Classic, NBC keeps the Preakness, and the Cowboys lead a record $15B round of NFL valuations ⚾ CBS Power Rankings: Brewers on top, Dodgers sliding, and the Yankees adjusting to life without Aaron Judge 🏀 The NBA drops its 2026-27 schedule — LeBron's Sixers debut and the marquee Christmas Day slate 🏐 WNBA: the Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese debate that isn't going away
⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open - Rapid Fire Headlines 1:16 Show Intro & Panel Roll Call (D-Dubbz Hosts) 2:07 Summer Heat Banter 3:32 Lakers $12.5B Sale Shockwaves 9:28 Pablo Torre Investigates the Lakers Deal 13:21 Jayden Daniels vs. LSU: No. 5 Jersey Drama 18:50 Falcons' James Pearce Jr. Suspension & Injuries 21:34 NFL Preseason Reality Check 23:51 Broadcast Rights: Fox & NBC Money Moves 28:34 NFL Roster Cutdown Deadline Shift 29:37 WWE Business Crossover with Front Office Sports 31:33 Cowboys Lead $15B NFL Valuation Rankings 38:11 NFL Injury Minefield Talk 38:54 Training Camp Injury Rundown 40:30 Should the NFL Scrap the Preseason? 42:15 Browns QB Battle: Watson vs. Sanders 46:35 More NFL QB Battle Storylines 47:26 Preseason Week 1 Scores Reality Check 49:21 NFL Honorable Mentions 50:52 MLB CBS Power Rankings Breakdown 53:12 Yankees Without Aaron Judge 56:11 Dodgers' August Slump Reminder 57:32 Kevin "The Closer" Joins the Show 1:01:28 NBA 2026-27 Schedule Release Nuggets 1:05:53 WNBA Debate: Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese 1:09:01 Parting Shots & Wrap-Up
⭐ HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER Lakers' $12.5B Sale Shockwaves — 3:32 The panel breaks down Mark Walter flipping the Lakers to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record $12.5B, just 14 months after buying the team from the Buss family. They get into what Jeanie Buss staying on as governor means for the transition, and the questions being raised about how quickly — and quietly — the deal came together.
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