Derek Carr: Criticism of his brother is comical

NFL draft prospect Derek Carr joined the show to talk about the process, his brother and being married. Here are some of his takes: — Carr thinks criticism of his brother David, who didn’t live up to the hype as a No. 1 overall pick, applying to him is comical: “It was one of those…

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Bill Laimbeer: Getting past Celtics was biggest challenge

Former Piston Bill Laimbeer joined the show to talk about the ESPN documentary “Bad Boys.” Dan asked his reaction to the film. “A little bit of relief that it wasn’t a hatched job,” Laimbeer said. Dan asked who the toughest opponent was – Boston, L.A. or Chicago? “Getting by the Celtics was the toughest thing…

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Tim Kawakami on Aldon Smith, Colin Kaepernick

San Jose Mercury News’ Tim Kawakami joined the show to talk about the issues facing the 49ers this offseason. Kawakami weighed in on the future of Aldon Smith and said a lot depends on his next court date at the end of April and the Niners don’t seem to be decided on what to do…

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Adrian Wojnarowsk: Carmelo likely to stay in N.Y.

Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski joined the show to talk about the big stories around the NBA. Wojnarowski looked at how the Lakers fell off this year, and had interesting comments on Carmelo Anthony’s future. He said that Anthony would have to give up a lot of money to leave. He thinks Phil Jackson will convince him…

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Rich Eisen: Don’t expect Trump to buy Bills

NFL Network host Rich Eisen (@richeisen) joined the show to talk about the big storylines about the League. Dan and Rich had an interesting conversation about Donald Trump. Eisen doesn’t think the owners would let him in their club, so he doesn’t expect it to happen. Eisen also weighed in on Draft Day’s opening-weekend ratings…

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Johnny Bench on challenges athletes face in public

Hall of Famer Johnny Bench joined the show to talk about a wide variety of baseball topics. Bench talked about how stardom was different back in the day. He said they were big stars, but it wasn’t the pandemonium you see now. “Today everybody has to watch their back,” Bench said. “I tell these young…

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Aaron Murray expects to be mid-round pick

NFL draft prospect Aaron Murray joined the show to talk about his preparation and what he expects to happen. Murray talked about preconceived notions about where he thinks he’ll be drafted, his relationship with Tony Dungy, preconceived notions about his height (he measured over 6-feet) and his girlfriend. Dan pitched a show “Girlfriends of the…

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