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Hooked on Sports
Join John Flynn as he goes through and through in his world of sports, the hot takes, the blunt takeaways, and more. Regular episodes are released on Mondays, the weekly NFL Special on Wednesdays. Contributor at Fansided, for Rising Apple Social Media: Twitter & Instagram @hooked_onsports
Episodes
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187: 2022 NFL Week 2 Picks & Predictions
In today's podcast: John disccusses the importance of avoiding an 0-2 start with 15 teams (and two others that tied) looking to get their first win of the…
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186: Week 1 NFL Recap, Cowboys are screwed, Daboll & Giants score big win, Tennis, College, MLB playoff update
In today's podcast, John discusses the big takeaways from Week 1 in the NFL season, from Dak Prescott's injury for the Cowboys, Patrick Mahomes' dominant…
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185: NFL Week 1 Storylines and Picks Against The Spread
In today's podcast: John discusses several key storylines going into the opening weekend of the 2022 NFL season, from five first-time head coaches making their…
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184: College FB Week 1 Recap, Aaron Judge's historic season, Serena Williams is out, NBA 2K23 Ratings
On today's podcast: John discusses some of the biggest takeaways from Week 1 of the college football season, from Georgia's 49-3 blowout victory over Oregon…
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183: 2022 NFL Predictions
Today is Labor Day in the United States, which means it is time for an annual tradition: To officially predict the 2022 NFL season. Who will John pick to make…
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182: Jimmy G is back in San Francisco, Steelers uncertain for Week 1 QB starter, Serena Williams, and more!
In today's podcast: The San Francisco 49ers finally found a solution for their Jimmy Garoppolo problem... to bring him back on a new contract! How will that…
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181: Yankees make Subway statement, Mets remain resilient, Durant returns to the Nets, Carr unfazed about Brady-Raiders rumor, and more
On today's podast: John discusses the Yankees' statement Subway Series wins over the Mets this week in the Bronx, and the Mets' ability to stay tough as they…
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180: Fernando Tatis, Jr. suspended, Yankees' mess, Walker Buehler injury, Is this the year for Ohio State, and more!
In today's podcast episode: John discusses news across Major League Baseball, with the suspension of San Diego Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis, Jr. of 80…
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179: Tigers fire Al Avila, Reds' mess, Cubs look dumb for keeping Contreras & Happ, Packers have championship feel, Eagles, Giants
Today on Hooked on Sports: John goes through what is next for the Detroit Tigers after they axed general manager Al Avila and what led the franchise to this…
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178: MLB Trade Deadline Winners & Losers, Juan Soto to the Padres, Raiders, Ravens season preview, Brittney Griner found guilty
In today's podacst: John discusses the big winners and losers from the 2022 MLB trade deadline, including the Padres, who landed superstar outfielder Juan Soto…
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177: Mets sweep Subway Series, MLB Trade Deadline, 49ers outlook, NFC South, Trevor Lawrence
In today's podcast: John discusses the New York Mets making a huge statement in taking two from the Yankees in the Subway Series this week, and what both teams…
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176: Kyler Murray gets megabucks extension, Jimmy G trades, The cases for and against trading for Juan Soto, Ranking 10 QB's for 2022 NFL
On today's podcast: 1) John discusses the news that broke on Thursday about Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray receiving a 5-year, $230.5 million contract…
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175: MLB Roundup, Mets win, O's & M's streaking, White Sox mess, Blue Jays fire Montoyo; NBA Free Agency/Summer of Durant III
In today's podcast: John discusses several key developments in Major League Baseball this week, from the New York Mets earning a key series win on the road…
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174: The Bachelorette Season 19 Picks & Predictions (Windecchia Special)
In today's podcast: John takes a break from the traditional topics in sports to make his season predictions for the new season of ABC's "The Bachelorette"…
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173: Ranking the NFL divisions by defense, and Baker Mayfield is traded to the Panthers
In today's podcast: John starts to look ahead to the 2022 NFL season by ranking the eight divisions in the NFL based solely on the composite strength of the…
Hooked on Sports172: Breaking Arch Manning News, Steelers takes, Warriors win another title
In today's podcast: John discusses topics around the NBA and the NFL, from the Golden State Warriors winning their fourth title in eight years, to the Houston…
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171: Warriors on the verge of greatness, Stanley Cup Final pick, LIV vs. PGA, DeShaun Watson, Russell Wilson, Subway Series?
In today's podcast: The Golden State Warriors are one win away from winning their fourth championship in eight years with Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Steve…
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170: How is Stephen Curry's legacy defined by the 2022 Finals? Plus, NHL, Phillies fire Girardi, Rams pay Aaron Donald
In today's podcast: (01:17-14:24) John discusses how this year's NBA Finals are an opportunity for Stephen Curry to place himself among the all-time greats in…
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169: NBA Finals Pick, NHL Conference Finals Pick, 100 days until the 2022 NFL season!
In today's episode: (01:56-16:28) The NBA Finals are now set, as it will be the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics taking on the Western Conference…
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168: NBA Conference Finals, Mavericks offseason, Stanley Cup 2nd Round, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Mets & Yankees, Steelers hire Omar Khan as GM
In today's podcast (02:30) - The NBA Conference Finals this season have featured numerous blowout games, and John says why he feels good about the Boston…
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167: 30 Takes in 40 Minutes
In today’s podcast: John goes over some of the biggest winners and losers from the NFL Draft. Did the Jets and Giants actually do good things in the draft for…
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166 - 2022 NFL Mock Draft
In today's podcast: With the NFL Draft 24 hours away, join John today as he picks all 32 first round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft with mock trades. Who will the…
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165: Nets, 76ers, Bucks, Nuggets, Warriors, Seahawks, Cowboys, NFL Draft, Islanders, Rangers, Phillies, Miguel Cabrera, Dodgers, Mets, and more!
In today’s podcast: John discusses key developments in all the sports leagues today. Why the Ben Simmons trade proved to be a disaster for the Brooklyn Nets…
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164: Niners' Deebo Dilemma, Rams' winning culture, NBA playoffs early recap, Rockies & Mets successes early
In this week's podcast: John discusses why star wide receiver Deebo Samuel publicly asking for a trade is a lose-lose situation for the San Francisco 49ers…
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163: Talking Strategies in the 2022 NFL Draft; NBA Playoff Picks, MLB Takeaways, Dan Snyder, Scottie Scheffler and more!
In this week's podcast: John discusses the play-in victories for the Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves and how they relate to their first round matchups…
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162: Kansas crowned March Madness champions, 2022 MLB Predictions, Eagles/Saints trade, Lakers miss playoffs
In this week's podcast episode: John discusses how Kansas overcame history to win a championship in this year's NCAA Tournament, defeating North Carolina in…
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161: Duke vs. UNC in the Final Four!!!, DeShaun Watson and the Browns culture, Chiefs post-Tyreek Hill, NBA, DeGrom/Scherzer, and more!
In this week's podcast: John underscores how exciting this year's NCAA Men's Final Four will be with ACC archrivals North Carolina and Duke facing off in the…
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160: NFL QB Frenzy, DeShaun Watson traded to Browns, Matt Ryan dealt to Colts, Tyreek Hill traded to Dolphins, MLB Offseason, St. Peter's, and more!
In today's podcast: The NFL QB market appears to have settled down after a couple of dramatic trades sent DeShaun Watson from the Houston Texans to the…
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159: Baseball and Football Free Agent Mayhem, NCAA Tournament Pick, The Bachelor Finale reaction
In today's podcast: John goes over all the significant MLB and NFL free agent developments over the last few days, makes his official predictions for the 2022…
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158: The MLB Lockout is over; and six days of big NFL headlines
In today's podcast, The MLB lockout mercilessly came to an end after 99 days following a new collective bargaining agreement on Thursday in which the players…
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157: Baseball in shambles, Harden makes Sixers competitive in East, NCAA Basketball, Aaron Rodgers, Derek Carr, and Kyler Murray takes
In today's podcast: John talks about how the delay of Opening Day in baseball after a failure to reach a collective bargainning agreement is a collective…
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156: Harden in good spot with Sixers, Knicks embarrass themselves again, Villanova is team to beat in Big East, Beijing Olympics fiasco, and more!
In today's podcast: John discusses two of the biggest trades of the past NBA trade deadline, such as the Brooklyn Nets sending James Harden to the Philadelphia…
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155: Rams win Super Bowl LVI
In today's podcast, The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday night in a classic NFL game, full of twists and…
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154: Flynn's OFFICIAL Super Bowl LVI Pick
In today's podcast: John goes over all of the "X"s and "O"s related to all the particular matchups in Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the…
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153: NFL Head Coaching Carousel, Texans, Dolphins, Jaguars, Vikings, Saints, Brian Flores, NBA trade deadline rumors
In today's podcast: John gives his takes on the new head coaching hires from the past several days, including the breaking news that the Houston Texans have…
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152: Championship Weekend Roundup, Rams vs. Bengals in the Super Bowl, NFL head coaching carousel
In today's podcast: (00:52-11:40) The Cincinnati Bengals shocked the world and defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in overtime in th AFC Championship Game…
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151: Championship Sunday Picks in the NFL, Bengals vs. Chiefs, 49ers vs. Rams, NFL news & GM/HC searches
In today's podcast: (00:57-23:06) John discusses the latest breaking news surrounding the NFL this week, including the shocking departure of Sean Payton, who…
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150: NFL Divisional Weekend, NHL Power Rankings, NBA MVP Ladder, and more!!
(01:11 – 46:39) John goes over what happened in the greatest Divisional Weekend in NFL history, with four amazing games, four instant classics. So what should…
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149: Alex Wilson from Empire Sports Media joins; NFL News, and Divisional Weekend Picks
In today’s podcast: (01:04 – 17:25) John goes over a few news stories from the NFL this past week. The Arizona Cardinals’ lost 34-11 to the Los Angeles Rams in…
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148: Super Wild Card Weekend Roundup, 2nd half of NBA regular season, Novak out of the Aussie open, and more!
In today's podcast: John discusses why the Dallas Cowboys wasted a prime opportunity to win playoff games this year and why they lost to the San Francisco…
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147: Wild Card Picks; Giants fire Joe Judge; Bears have no hope; Texans fire Culley
In today's Hooked on Sports podcast: John goes into depth on why the perception of the New York Giants should change now that the Giants fired head coach Joe…
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146: Week 18 NFL Highlights, Black Monday in NFL, Klay Thompson returns
In today's podcast: John discusses the wild and wacky sequence of events in Week 18 in the NFL, including the unprecedented nature of the Chargers-Raiders game…
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145: Aaron Rodgers' MVP Defector, Steelers' future, Jim Harbaugh back in the NFL?, Week 18 NFL Picks & Predictions
In today's podcast, John exposes the hypocrisy behind Hub Arkush's comments about Aaron Rodgers not getting his vote for MVP because of outside circumstances…
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144: Football Madness! College Bowl Season, NFL Week 17
In today's Hooked on Sports Podcast: John goes over some of the highlights and big stories that came out of some of the college football FBS bowl games over…
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143: Predictions Special! NFL Awards, Week 17 NFL, College Football, 2022 Sports Headlines, The Bachelor Season 26
In today's Hooked on Sports special!! We have several topics of concern as we round out 2021, many of it predictions based as the calendar turns to 2022. 1)…
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142: NFL Week 16 Stories, NBA Christmas Day recap, and more!
In today's podcast: John looks at five important results from the weekend in the NFL and how it relates to the playoff picture, particularly in the AFC North…
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141: NFL Week 16 Preview; Browns' failures, Bears' Nagy crisis, and can the Eagles make the playoffs?
In today's podcast episode: John discusses what the Cleveland Browns should do next now that it is likely they're going to miss the playoffs in a disappointing…
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140: NFL Week 15 stories, Mets hire Showalter, Lakers' mess, NBA Christmas Day Schedule, MediumSodaGate
In today's episode, John goes through the best from Week 15 in the NFL, and was the Saints' shutout victory over the division rival Buccaneers the best win by…
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139: NFL Playoff Picture, COVID running amuck, Week 15 Fantasy Advice, Picks & Predictions
In today's podcast episode: John goes over how all the playoff contenders stack up in the AFC and NFC with four weeks left in the regular season, and the teams…
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138: NFL Week 14, NYCFC, Army/Navy, Bryce Young, and more!!
In today's episode: John goes over some of the key games from Week 14 in the NFL, and he analyzes the trust levels fans should have when it comes to the…
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137: Week 14 NFL Preview, Picks, Predictions, Fantasy Football Advice
In today's Hooked on Sports Podcast: John details why the Cleveland Browns must defeat the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive and…
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136: This Week in Sports; MLB Lockout, Baseball Hall of Fame, NFL Week 13, Pacers thinking rebuild, Flyers fire Vigneault
In today's podcast: John discusses the ramifications of the current baseball lockout and how soon the players and the owners can reach an agreement, and…
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135: College Football Madness!!!
College football fans have gone through one of the wildest weeks in recent memory, with several Power Five conference programs changing head coaches, a…
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134: Primetime Importance and Week 13 NFL Picks
In today's podcast: John talks about how important this week's primetime games are in terms of the playoff picture across the NFL, with the Cowboys and Saints…
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133: Michigan finally beats Ohio State, Max Scherzer to the Mets, Packers team to beat in the NFC
In today's podcast. (01:14) John discusses an incredible weekend in college football, with Jim Harbaugh finally leading Michigan to beat Ohio State and go to…
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132: Week 12 Preview; Giants' mess, Eagles' schedule, Bills inconsistencies, Patriots most dangerous team in AFC??
In today's podcast: (1:18) The New York Giants are in a deep crisis, and they just fired offensive coordinator Jason Garrett after another lackluster…
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131. Chargers, Chiefs, Vikings, Ravens pick up huge wins; Why Ohio State will beat Michigan, and MORE!
In today's podcast: John discusses the entertaining slate of NFL action we saw on Sunday, from a thrilling 41-37 victory for the Los Angeles Chargers over the…
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130: Week 11 NFL Picks & Predictions; Chiefs are back, Jets' mess, Packers' defense shines
In today's Hooked on Sports podcast: John discusses how the season outlook on the Kansas City Chiefs changed following a dominating 41-14 victory over the Las…
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129: Ohio State football dominates, Tigers and Angels add front line pitching, Mets pick next GM
In today's Hooked on Sports: John discusses whether or not the outlook on the 2021 College Football Playoff changed following some eye-opening results from…
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128: NFL Midseason Awards, Odell Beckham, Jr. news, and taunting, Plus Week 10 NFL Picks & Predictions:
Today, John reveals who he would vote for in terms of the NFL awards with the regular season officially half way complete. He reveals his picks for MVP, Coach…