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The Rand Report: Sports
The Rand Report | Hosted by Jim Rand
No soft takes. No hype machines. Just clear-eyed sports talk.
Episodes
The Rand Report: SportsBrewers Win It: Contreras MVP, Colts Fire Sale, Lambeau Measuring Stick
Jim Rand breaks down the Milwaukee Brewers claiming their first World Series title in franchise history with a 4-1 series win over the Rays. William Contreras…
The Rand Report: SportsRays Force Game 5: Walk-Off Survival, Chiefs Shut Down, Blazers Steal One
Jim Rand breaks down the Rays' stunning 12th-inning walk-off that forced Game 5 of the World Series after the Brewers looked finished. Jackson Chourio…
The Rand Report: SportsBrewers One Win From Glory, Cowboys Run Over Eagles, Valkyries Close In
Jim Rand breaks down a historic Monday night as the Milwaukee Brewers rout the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in World Series Game 3 behind an eight-run fifth inning with…
The Rand Report: SportsLeBron Spoils Ring Night, Hurts Out for Season, Rays-Brewers First Title Stakes
Jim Rand breaks down the biggest stories in sports right now. LeBron James and the new-look 76ers crash the Knicks’ banner night with a 106-100 win at Madison…
The Rand Report: SportsRays Punch World Series Ticket as Hurts Season Ends and 49ers Stay Perfect
Jim Rand breaks down a day of real stakes across sports. Freddy Peralta and the Tampa Bay Rays close out the Guardians to reach the World Series against the…
The Rand Report: SportsChaos Saturday: No. 1 Falls, Clock Error, Arch Exposed, Rays Tie ALCS
Jim Rand breaks down the biggest sports stakes on The Rand Report: Sports. Saturday delivered historic college football chaos as five of the top seven teams…
The Rand Report: Sports24-Team Playoff Nears Deal, Ohio State at Indiana, Williams On Track to Return
Jim Rand breaks down the biggest sports stakes on The Rand Report: Sports. The College Football Playoff is nearing a deal to expand to 24 teams starting in…
The Rand Report: SportsBrewers Sweep the Dodgers, Broncos Edge Seahawks in OT, Hurts Sidelined by Blood Clot
Jim Rand breaks down a day of real competition on The Rand Report: Sports. The Milwaukee Brewers sweep the two-time defending champion Dodgers in the NLCS to…
The Rand Report: SportsBrewers Take 2-0: Contreras Powers Upset, Allen Breaks OT Streak
Jim Rand breaks down the NLCS as the Brewers beat the Dodgers 7-4 to take a 2-0 series lead. William Contreras went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs…
The Rand Report: SportsBrewers Take Game 1: Small Ball Stuns Dodgers, Huntley Saves Ravens
Jim Rand breaks down the NLCS opener where the Brewers beat the Dodgers 2-1. Brice Turang homered off Tarik Skubal, Luis Lara drove in the go-ahead run with…
The Rand Report: SportsRed River Shock: Oklahoma Stuns Texas, Georgia Edges Alabama, NFL Week 5
Jim Rand breaks down a chaotic college football weekend that reset the rankings. Unranked Oklahoma walked off the Cotton Bowl with a 27-24 win over No. 1 Texas…
The Rand Report: SportsGame 5 Tonight: Guardians Force the Decider, Red River, and New WNBA Finals
Jim Rand breaks down a loaded Saturday in sports. The Guardians force Game 5 of the ALDS against the White Sox tonight in Cleveland after coming back from down…
The Rand Report: SportsBucs Stun Dallas: The Brand Was Not Enough
The star was not enough. Host Jim Rand opens The Rand Report with Thursday night in Arlington, where the winless Buccaneers beat the Cowboys 24-16. Bucky…
The Rand Report: SportsSwept in the Bronx: October Doesn't Care
The Yankees are out. Host Jim Rand opens The Rand Report with Tampa Bay's 4-3 Game 3 win and a three-game ALDS sweep in the Bronx. Victor Mesa Jr. hit the…
The Rand Report: SportsLane Walks Away: October Doesn't Wait
Lane Johnson is done. Host Jim Rand breaks down the Eagles right tackle's midseason retirement after fourteen years, two Super Bowls, and a Sunday scratch…
The Rand Report: SportsDome Taken: Five Rush Scores, Four Yankee Errors
Monday night in the Superdome was supposed to be a reunion. Host Jim Rand breaks down why it became a ground-game verdict. Bijan Robinson ripped a 59-yard…
The Rand Report: SportsFourth Down Fire: Eagles Fold, Maye Steals Buffalo, October Starts
Nick Sirianni passed on a chip-shot field goal with the Eagles up ten. Host Jim Rand breaks down the fourth-down miss, Kyren Williams' two late touchdowns, and…
The Rand Report: SportsGame 162: Phillies on the Brink, West Goes to the Wire
Game 162 is here. Host Jim Rand breaks down the Phillies' last-week collapse after a 12-1 loss to Tampa Bay left Philadelphia one win from October or one loss…
The Rand Report: SportsNeyland Test: Arch Hits the Road, City Found Guilty, LeBron Owns the Process
Saturday puts No. 1 Texas on the road at No. 14 Tennessee. Host Jim Rand breaks down Arch Manning's first true road test at Neyland Stadium, freshman…
The Rand Report: SportsLambeau Wrecked: Penix Returns, PCA Hits 40-40, Texas Goes to Knoxville
Thursday night wrecked the preview. Host Jim Rand breaks down Atlanta's 35-14 demolition at Lambeau Field as Michael Penix Jr. returned from a torn ACL, Bijan…
The Rand Report: SportsSurgery Confirmed: Winston's Giants, Penix at Lambeau, Five Hundred Million Hangover
Wednesday ended the hedging. Host Jim Rand breaks down Jaxson Dart's confirmed season-ending knee surgery, Jameis Winston as the Giants starter against…
The Rand Report: SportsMRI Said Worse: Dart's Season, Keenum Watch, Rays Clinch
Tuesday's MRI was worse than Monday's hope. Host Jim Rand breaks down Jaxson Dart's left-knee update that now puts the Giants quarterback's season on the…
The Rand Report: SportsRams Get Right: Seven Snaps, Stafford Answers, One Game Left
Jaxson Dart lasted seven snaps. Host Jim Rand breaks down the Rams' 28-6 Monday night win over the Giants, Matthew Stafford's four touchdowns and move into…
The Rand Report: SportsArrowhead OT: Mahomes Answers, Monday Night Test
Harrison Butker hit from 40 as time expired. Host Jim Rand breaks down Kansas City's 33-30 overtime win over Indianapolis, Patrick Mahomes' 382 yards and three…
The Rand Report: SportsOxford Answers: Chambliss Beats Kiffin, Backup Sunday, One Game in the Central
Oxford got the reunion. Trinidad Chambliss got the tape. Host Jim Rand breaks down No. 8 Ole Miss beating No. 7 LSU 32-24 in Lane Kiffin’s return, a…
The Rand Report: SportsKiffin Returns: Oxford Night, Chicago Fold, Sunday Without Stars
Lane Kiffin walks back into Oxford tonight wearing LSU purple. Host Jim Rand breaks down No. 7 LSU at No. 8 Ole Miss, the first top-ten meeting between the…
The Rand Report: SportsAllen's House: Five TDs, Another Flag, A Resignation
Josh Allen put his name on a two-point-one billion dollar building. Host Jim Rand breaks down Buffalo's 41-31 win over Detroit in the first regular-season game…
The Rand Report: SportsAllen vs Gibbs: New House, Old Races
Thursday night is a measuring stick, not a preview special. Host Jim Rand breaks down Detroit at Buffalo in the new Highmark Stadium: Josh Allen after 334…
The Rand Report: Sports300 at Citi: Alonso, Milwaukee, Arch Owns It
Queens gave Pete Alonso a curtain call, then pointed the noise at the front office. Host Jim Rand breaks down Alonso's 300th career home run, a tying…
The Rand Report: Sports173-Yard Statement: Walker, Kawhi, October Arrives
Monday night did not belong to the knee brace. Host Jim Rand breaks down Kansas City's 31-10 win over Denver, where Kenneth Walker III ran for 173 yards and…
The Rand Report: SportsMr. Irrelevant: John Tuggle — Giants True Story
John Davis Tuggle (1961–1986) was the last pick of the 1983 NFL Draft—Mr. Irrelevant—and a New York Giants fullback who made the roster, won Special Teams…
The Rand Report: Sports59-Point Statement: Week 1 Doesn't Care About Hype
Fifty-nine points in a season opener is not a vibe. Host Jim Rand breaks down Chicago's 59-37 road win over Carolina, the highest-scoring NFL opener on record…
The Rand Report: SportsTwenty Down, One Shot: Texas Steals No. 1
Twenty points was supposed to be a coffin. Host Jim Rand breaks down No. 4 Texas erasing a 20-point fourth-quarter hole to beat No. 1 Ohio State 24-23 in…
The Rand Report: SportsNo. 1 Comes to Austin: Manning, Michigan, and Milwaukee
Number one walks into Austin tonight. Host Jim Rand breaks down the Ohio State-Texas rematch at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, where Arch Manning and…
The Rand Report: SportsWalk-Off in Nashville, Irish Pull Away at Lambeau, Super Bowl Rematch Looms
Lucas Carneiro ended Sunday with a 48-yard kick as the clock hit zero. Host Jim Rand breaks down No. 9 Ole Miss surviving No. 24 Louisville 41-38 in the Music…
The Rand Report: SportsFavorites Flattened: Purdy in Melbourne, Maye Lost Patience
The coronation never arrived. Host Jim Rand breaks down San Francisco's 27-7 demolition of the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL's first regular-season game in…
The Rand Report: SportsFirst Down Under, Maye's Three Picks, American Semis
The rematch is in the books. Host Jim Rand breaks down Seattle's 13-10 win over New England after Sam Darnold left with a hip injury on the opening drive and…
The Rand Report: SportsKickoff in Seattle, Judge Unhappy, Shelton Ends Alcaraz
The NFL season opens tonight. Host Jim Rand breaks down the Super Bowl rematch at Lumen Field as the Seattle Seahawks raise a banner and the New England…
The Rand Report: SportsGonzalez Gets Paid, Judge Returns, Tua Takes the Keys
Christian Gonzalez signed a four-year, $135 million extension with $102 million guaranteed, the richest corner deal in the league and the largest contract in…
The Rand Report: SportsKiffin Steamrolls Clemson, Michigan Steals a Second, Lambeau Tonight
Lane Kiffin opened the LSU era with a 51-10 demolition of Clemson. Host Jim Rand breaks down Sam Leavitt and Dilin Jones each rushing for 113 yards, a 644-145…
The Rand Report: SportsKiffin Debuts, Two Spots Open, and Judge Gets Close
Lane Kiffin opened the LSU era without the two players who spent Thursday in court. Host Jim Rand breaks down why Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris stayed off…
The Rand Report: SportsJudge Clears LSU, Prime Escapes, and Ohtani Sits
A Louisiana judge cleared Lane Kiffin to roster former NFL camp players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris ahead of Saturday against Clemson. Host Jim Rand…
The Rand Report: SportsGoodbye Arte, Dabo's Line, and the Contract Freeze
Stan Kroenke is buying the Angels from Arte Moreno at a record four-billion-dollar valuation. Host Jim Rand breaks down why a 23-year ownership era ended on a…
The Rand Report: SportsFive Picks Gone, Cousins Starts, and the Flight Down Under
Adam Silver dropped the largest cap hammer in NBA history. Host Jim Rand breaks down the Clippers losing five first-round picks from 2029 through 2033, a $30…
The Rand Report: SportsWednesday Kickoff, Four Quarterbacks, and Kiffin's Moral Fight
The NFL opens on a Wednesday. Host Jim Rand breaks down why Patriots at Seahawks on September 9 is not a scheduling stunt. It is a Super Bowl LX rematch at…
The Rand Report: SportsDonald Unretires, Jacobs Hits Exempt, and Scheffler Passes Tiger
Aaron Donald ended a two-and-a-half-year retirement Sunday and signed a one-year Rams deal worth twenty million, up to thirty with incentives. Host Jim Rand…
The Rand Report: SportsCousins Gets Week 1, Belichick Takes Dublin, and Pittsburgh Cashes Out Jones
The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to name Kirk Cousins the Week 1 starter and keep No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza on the bench. Host Jim Rand explains why that…
The Rand Report: SportsRiley's Fifth Year, the Sunday Cut, and Makar's $20 Million Line
College football is live, and Lincoln Riley's fifth season at USC starts this afternoon against San Jose State. Host Jim Rand explains why a forty-point…
The Rand Report: SportsSkubal Comes Home and Seattle Pays the Middle
Tarik Skubal walks back onto the Comerica Park mound tonight in Dodger blue, twenty-seven days after Detroit traded a two-time Cy Young winner rather than pay…
The Rand Report: SportsTua's Last Shot and Belichick's Second Test
Tua Tagovailoa goes back to Hard Rock Stadium on Friday wearing Falcons red. Not as Miami's franchise quarterback. As a veteran on a minimum deal who has to…
The Rand Report: SportsNo Going Back: Power Leagues Slam the Door
The Big Ten and SEC just slammed the door on players who tasted the NFL and tried to walk back onto campus. After a Louisiana court opened a fifth-year window…
The Rand Report: SportsShedeur’s Shot, Geno’s Statement
Shedeur Sanders got the start in Cleveland’s open quarterback competition against the Bills. He opened with a clean touchdown drive, then mixed results and an…
The Rand Report: SportsChubb Walks Away, Nix Returns, Young Steps Up
Nick Chubb announced his retirement at 30 after a career defined by toughness and injuries. Bo Nix returned from a broken ankle and immediately connected with…
The Rand Report: SportsFines, Battles, and Donald's Clock
The NFL just fined the Cowboys and Saints $500,000 each after their joint-practice brawls. Jerry Jones is appealing. In Las Vegas, number-one pick Fernando…
The Rand Report: SportsPreseason Tape Don’t Lie: Allen, Tua, and the Real Cuts
NFL Preseason Week 1 is rolling and the early tape is already talking. Josh Allen is connecting with DJ Moore in the new Highmark Stadium. Keon Coleman scored…
The Rand Report: SportsThe Standard They Set: 1996 Olympic Women Enter the Hall
Thirty years later the 1996 U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team finally walks into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. They went 60-0. They…
The Rand Report: SportsLeBron’s Banner Night and the Toughness Test
The schedule is already written. LeBron James will make his 76ers debut on Opening Night at Madison Square Garden against the defending champion Knicks as they…
The Rand Report: SportsSkubal’s Home Debut and the Urgency Test
Tarik Skubal made his first start at Dodger Stadium as a Dodger and it was not the electric night some expected. Five innings, three runs, command issues. The…
The Rand Report: SportsKirby Smart and the Standard That Still Matters
Kirby Smart is in his 11th season at Georgia and now the clear dean of SEC coaches. His message into fall camp has been consistent and sharp: stop talking…
The Rand Report: SportsLawrence’s Early Tape and Bridgewater Walks Away Again
Trevor Lawrence opened camp with three interceptions in three days. Soft language followed immediately. Later practices improved in spots, but the…