Longtime Washington, D.C. sports personality Al Galdi takes an in-depth look at D.C.-area sports every weekday, giving hard-hitting analysis on - and having som...
Episode 1,000: Josh Harris says Commanders name is staying and discusses football ops and stadium and more
13:53 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to managing partner Josh Harris at a season-ending press conference saying that the team is staying with the name Commanders
32:50 - Commanders: discussion of comments from managing partner Josh Harris at a season-ending press conference on Commanders football operations, including how aggressive the team will be in the 2025 offseason, the opportunity with a great young quarterback in Jayden Daniels and the work of general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn
46:44 - Commanders: analysis of comments from managing partner Josh Harris at a season-ending press conference on the Commanders' quest for a new stadium, including what he wants in a new stadium, perhaps telling comments regarding Virginia not being a factor, the extent to which he wants the next stadium on the RFK Stadium land in Washington, D.C., the perpetual issue of whether public money should be used to build pro-sports venues and when the new stadium might be ready
01:08:56 - Wizards: breakdown of a 124-114 win at the Charlotte Hornets to give the Wizards their second two-game winning streak of the 2024-2025 regular season
01:12:34 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland being No. 18 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll, Virginia's 73-57 win at Pitt and William & Mary's 90-75 win over CharlestonÂ
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Episode 999: Commanders retain potential Kliff Kingsbury successor David Blough and more
12:52 - Commanders: update on the first defection of a Commanders assistant coach in the 2025 offseason...discussion of the team reportedly keeping assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough via preventing him from interviewing with other NFL teams, including Blough's promise as an offensive coach and potential to succeed Kliff Kingsbury as Commanders offensive coordinator...and reaction to the NFL tellingly fining Philadelphia Eagles receiver A.J. Brown - but not Commanders cornerback Marshon Lattimore - for a notable occurrence in the Commanders' 55-23 loss at the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game
30:46 - Capitals: breakdown of a 5-4 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets in a battle of the NHL's top two teams in the 2024-2025 regular season
35:59 - College Basketball: analysis of Georgetown's 73-70 win over Butler, American's 73-70 win over Butler, George Mason's 64-60 win at Davidson, VCU's 90-49 win over Richmond, Liberty's 72-61 loss at Jacksonville State and Virginia Tech's 75-74 win at Virginia
47:51 - Wizards: thoughts on a 105-103 win at the Minnesota Timberwolves to end the Wizards' 16-game losing streak, which was tied for the longest losing streak in a regular season in Bullets/Wizards history
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Episode 998: chat with JP Finlay on Commanders' renaissance 2024 season and 2025 offseason and more
15:21 - Guest: Commanders insider JP Finlay of NBC4 on the behind-the-scenes images from the Commanders' NFC Championship Game run that most stick with him, how much the team's 2024 season in terms of fan excitement reminded him of the Redskins' glory days, what has most stood out to him about the Josh Harris ownership group, whether the team's 2024 season went a long way toward making it so that Commanders remains the team's name, which of the Commanders' many unrestricted free agents in the 2025 offseason would be most expensive to keep, whether Marcus Mariota as one of those free agents might leave for a spot as a bridge QB1 on another NFL team, who would have replaced Kliff Kingsbury as Commanders offensive coordinator had he left for an NFL head-coaching job and more
38:16 - Capitals: analysis of a wild 5-4 overtime loss at the Ottawa Senators in a game in which the Caps overcame a 4-2 third-period deficit
46:55 - Wizards: thoughts on the Wizards tying their franchise record for longest losing streak in a regular season at 16 with a 134-96 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, including a pep talk for Wizards fans discouraged by the tanking
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Episode 997: deep dive with Kevin Cole on if Jayden Daniels had greatest season by rookie QB ever and more
13:16 - Guest: NFL data analyst Kevin Cole of UnexpectedPoints.com on whether Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels had the greatest season by a rookie quarterback in NFL history, including the key stats for and complexities of this question and the extent to which Redskins legend Sammy Baugh perhaps has claim to the greatest season by a rookie quarterback in NFL history...and Cole discusses the best advanced quarterback stats, the degree of certainty that we can have that Daniels already is an elite NFL quarterback, why the notion that the Commanders' success in the 2024 season was predicated mostly on good luck is wrong and how Commanders general manager Adam Peters should attack the 2025 offseason
46:43 - College Basketball: analysis of Maryland's 76-68 win over No. 17 Wisconsin, American's 75-68 win at Lafayette, George Mason's 58-53 overtime win over Loyola Chicago, Virginia's 82-71 win at Miami and Virginia Tech's 76-66 win at Florida State
57:22 - Wizards: thoughts on a 106-82 loss to the Toronto Raptors for the Wizards' 15th consecutive loss
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Episode 996: intel with ESPN's Don Van Natta Jr. on how Joe Gibbs got Dan Snyder to sell Commanders and more
12:44 - Guest: ESPN senior writer Don Van Natta Jr. on how legendary former Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs compelled Dan Snyder to go through with the sale of the Commanders to the Josh Harris group when Snyder was trying to not go through with the sale, the absurd lengths to which Snyder went to not sell the Commanders, Snyder's unhappiness with the Commanders' success, the significance of the fracture between Snyder and Dallas Cowboys owner, president and general manager Jerry Jones, the degree to which Snyder was disengaged during the process of the team rebranding to the name Commanders, why Van Natta believes that another rebrand for the team is coming and more
47:19 - Capitals: analysis of a 3-1 win at the Calgary Flames as newly-extended goaltender Logan Thompson continued his great play
52:19 - College Basketball: thoughts on Georgetown's 66-41 loss to No. 15 St. John's and VCU's 78-69 loss at Saint Louis
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Longtime Washington, D.C. sports personality Al Galdi takes an in-depth look at D.C.-area sports every weekday, giving hard-hitting analysis on - and having some fun with - the Commanders, Nationals, Orioles, Capitals, Wizards, Terrapins, Hoyas and more.
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