Under the Bus

Ozzie and Harriett Navratilova

The fellas are taking a week off for load management next week while Coach B goes cruising with the grandkids, so they left it all on the floor on this week's episode of Under The Bus. Former ESPN SportsCenter anchor Bob Stevens, esteemed high school basketball coach Rich Basirico, and Hall of Fame sportswriter Curry Kirkpatrick hold court on the biggest stories in sports, weighing in on Joey Chestnut's ban from the July 4 hot dog eating contest, Dan Hurley spurning the Lakers, and Caitlin Clark's snug from the Olympic team. Curry shares some stunning stories from his years covering Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, and a long-lost gem about the time he nearly got banned from covering the Stanley Cup Finals for treading where the NHL warned him not to tread. (Imagine that!) Bob schools his fellow grumpy GOATs on cricket and golf, while Coach B tosses frequent target Kyrie Irving under the bus, and Curry takes a shot at overzealous drone captains on golf broadcasts, plus much more.

A Pie in the Face from Bill Walton

It's a bittersweet episode of Under The Bus, now presented by Hudson’s Seafood On The Docks in Hilton Head Island, as Hall of Fame sportswriter Curry Kirkpatrick remembers his friend Bill Walton, who passed away this week after a battle with cancer. Esteemed basketball coach Rich Basirico and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor Bob Stevens reflect on their love for Walton's game, and the crew laments the passing of PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray. Curry and Coach B throw the entire Minnesota Timberwolves organization under the bus, along with the majority of the Indiana Pacers, while Curry calls Kyrie Irving "the Kanye West of basketball" and refers to Luka Doncic as a "little fatty." Bob and Curry clash on Scottie Scheffler vs. The Cop and Harrison Butker, as both exercise their freedom of speech about his graduation address at Benedictine College. If you miss this episode, you might be the next one who goes Under The Bus!

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Bucky Dent All Over Again

Our grumpy GOATs open this week's show by riffing on the debate over how many NBA players could make a seamless transition to the NFL (not many), bagging on Austin "Son of Doc" Rivers and getting in a shot on LeBron for posterity. Curry Kirkpatrick criticizes Scottie Scheffler's newborn son for his slow pace of play and trashes Nelly Korda (with tongue still firmly in cheek) for failing to win a sixth consecutive start. Resident Knicks fan Coach Rich Basirico shows his frustration with Thibs' short bench, while Curry shows love for Rick Carlisle and pledges allegiance to the Pacers against the "obnoxious" Nova Knicks. The guys gear up for their first season caring about the WNBA, Curry predicts the Atlanta Hawks will use their NBA Lottery win to draft another quarterback for the Falcons, and Rich predicts prison for Chiefs WR Rashee Rice. Bob Stevens points out the games he has circled on the NFL schedule, Curry reveals he has a crush on the NHL playoffs, and things wind down with an in-depth discussion of basketball coaches' wardrobes, plus a couple more gratuitous digs at LeBron.

We Roast Everybody

Our fussy fellas open by reflecting on the Kentucky Derby and throwing their predictions Under The Bus, along with the broadcast coverage of the race and flopping favorite Fierceness. The grumpy GOATs riff on The Roast of Tom Brady and get in a couple digs of their own, and resident Swiftie Curry Kirkpatrick manages to work Tay-Tay into the conversation. 
Our impassioned panel can't come to an agreement on whether the New York Knicks' Game 1 win over the Pacers was legitimate, with in-house NYC homer Rich Basirico grinning while Curry and Bob Stevens lambast the officiating down the stretch, but they reach a consensus that the challenge system sucks and agree Donte DiVincenzo should be up for a Tony for his late flop. Your favorite curmudgeonly commentators show love for the Minnesota Timberwolves, shouting out the Stifle Tower and the Ant Man, and wondering whether anyone can stop them.
Coach B blasts LeBron's hijacking of the Los Angeles Lakers' coaching situation (and Curry sneaks in a Duke dig, naturally), Curry buzzes about the bees in Arizona, and Rich rants about Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton's plate approach (again). Plenty of umpires and referees end up Under The Bus, including one who tried to retire to Coach B on the spot before a game, but no more than the speedbumps that come from the NBA's "two-minute report" that throws shade on the refs.
Come for the sports banter, stay for the Kristi Noem jokes on this week's edition of Under The Bus!

Horses Don’t Know What They Cos

The grumpy GOATs are back to riff on the NFL Draft, the NBA Playoffs, and a little of this and a little of that. Former ESPN SportsCenter anchor Bob Stevens bags on the Browns for using their first-round pick on Deshaun Watson (again), Hall of Fame sportswriter Curry Kirkpatrick declares “LeBron’s over” and has some strong words for Philly fans, and legendary high school basketball coach Rich Basirico has a tip on the Kentucky Derby from Kenny and Jack, and you know you can trust them, whoever they are. Tune in for all that and more, and see who ends up Under The Bus!
 

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“Coach Cal Calls The Hogs”

The college basketball season is in the rearview mirror, and two of our grumpy GOATs are glad they opted to watch from home in lieu of spending a fortune to watch “ a couple UConn scrimmages,” because it allowed them to keep a closer eye on the “real Final Four” and the victorious Cocks (lot of cock talk in this one). The women’s Final Four had everything — traveling, three seconds, even moving screens! Curry evokes the great Oscar Schmidt (look him up), Geno goes under the bus, and Calipari calls the hogs to get out of Lexington ahead of the posse. Plus, see who claimed the gold medal in our bracket contest, who everyone likes this week in Augusta, and whether Caitlin Clark can be called the GOAT without a ring, all on this week’s episode of Under The Bus!

Unleash The Dancing Bear

Our grumpy GOATs are beside themselves this week, marveling at what their younger selves would think about leading off with a love letter to women’s college basketball — razor eyelashes notwithstanding — and relating Iowa vs. LSU to “Beyonce vs. Taylor Swift in a shake-off” (Curry Kirkpatrick, of course), as well as making a speed bump out of the NCAA for slighting the women with janky three-point lines in Portland. 
The men get their due, even if UConn’s dominance has curbed Curry’s enthusiasm for the Final Four somewhat, with cheers for N.C. State “Fatty Bear” DJ Burns Jr., jeers for Dookie Kyle Filipowski, and admiration for Alabama and Purdue. 
Coach Rich Basirico’s favorite pastime of ragging on the Yankees might be on the back-burner with Juan Soto in the Bronx, but former ESPN SportsCenter anchor Bob Stevens pushes the rest of the league under the bus for not signing the Childish Bambino and laments the $973M being paid to MLB players who won’t play this season.  
Plus, no one can remember who sang “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” All on this week’s episode of Under The Bus!